Village Whiskey

In the continuing quest to find a great burger place, today (6/13) we chose Village Whiskey at 114 S. 20th Street in Philadelphia.  I have been to Village Whiskey once or twice over the years, but never was in love with the place because of the seating.  Basically in their small booths that they have you are seated on top of one another and I have generally found this to be rather uncomfortable.  I did want to come back to try the burger so we chose to sit at the bar which has a full service menu and avoids the aforementioned seating challenges.

I ordered the Chicken sandwich in an effort to keep my new slimmer waistline in shape figuring I would sample the burger that one of my companions ordered.  The chicken sandwich was very good and was served on a slightly long roll probably around 7 inches with sharp provolone and mushrooms.  The grilled chicken had a nice flavor and was also served with caramelized onions that I added.  The flavor was really good overall on this sandwich.  The chicken was served in nice bite sized chunks.  This was a nice value for $11 ($1 extra for the onions).

My companion ordered the Village Burger which is described on the menu as a burger on a sesame seed roll with boston bibb lettuce, tomato and house made thousand island dressing.  My companion ordered cheddar as his cheese of choice and the burger was very flavorful.  This was a nice burger, but certainly not the best that I've had in the city.  The only complaint with this burger would be for $15.50 that it should fully reach the edges of the roll and it did not come close to doing so.  Empty roll without meat is not something that should exist at this pricing point.

In choosing to eat at the bar, one would think that the bartender would be gregarious and pleased to serve people when the bar was virtually empty, but not this guy!  Stan really acted like he was doing us a favor today and it is just something that should never happen!  I've always said this writing is primarily about the food, but it is tough to ignore a poor attitude when evaluating a business.

Today's lunch was good, but Stan the Man should have take lessons from the real Mr. Stan the Man who ran a restaurant and bar after his playing days in St Louis and was known as being a jovial, outgoing guy.

Lunch for 3 was $42 before tip.

Overall 3.5 Brownies