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    Black Diamond Lounge

    4.2 (6 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Great atmosphere, good variety of shisha and cigars. Always friendly and attentive to guests. Mari is the best hookah girl!

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    Is there signage for this lounge? Rode by Laurel Hill Plaza and saw a smoke shop. Just wanted to know if it was the same place?

    Unfortunately, there isn't a sign up yet, but will be soon! The smoke shop is the same place: Puff & Pipe.

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    Normas Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Restaurant

    Normas Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Restaurant

    4.1(379 reviews)
    7.5 mi
    $$

    Everything we order was great and so full of flavor, the service was fine they were attentive and…read morethe food is pretty cheap with plates starting at 11

    Meh Mediterranean in a daycare setting…read more Before I even reached the door, the walls of a crying infant arose from a family dining al fresco at Norma's in Cherry Hill. Restless little ones blocked the entry, setting the tone for my overall Saturday evening experience. That Norma's is popular, there can be no doubt. We had no reservations, and felt lucky to snag a table. The place was bustling, servers had their hands full, we were obliged to be patient until ours arrived. I love Norma's menu -- my partner is vegetarian, so Mediterranean works great for us. I went the veggie route as well, starting with a lentil and ckickpea soup that was hot and savory and the high point of my meal. Other appetizers we enjoyed were the spanikopita and the cheese manaeesh, second to none. My veggie skewer was perfectly charred yet light. After such a promising start, then, our entrees came as quite a disappointment. My partner opted for the falafel salad, and while Norma's falafel are indeed superior, the salad was a bit of a mess, too ... wet, diluting the dressing, leaving runny runoff on the plate. But the greatest misfire wss the mixed kabobs entree I ordered. Everything about it was underwhelming -- these are signature items that should be stand+outs, but weren't. The kabobs were just okay, lacking in appeal, resting on a bed of rice that was unremarkable except for how cold it was. I suspect my plate had been held too long. I know they would have fixed it had I asked -- but seriously, I was up to *here* with all the kids. While I was eating, a woman behind me gathered up her gaggle of tots, squeezing out of the way to make room for a baby carriage the size of a Volkswagen. Does Norma's deserve a second chance? Sure. Next time, I'll stick with the appetizers and stay close to my wine glass lest the kindergarteners in my vicinity cause my nerves to fray.

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    Bok Bar - Clam Chowder French Fries

    Bok Bar

    4.1(346 reviews)
    11.1 miEast Passyunk Crossing
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    Bok Bar feels like the reward at the top of one of Philadelphia's most inspired acts of…read morearchitectural reinvention. I had been here a few times before, but always later at night, when Center City had become a field of lights and much of the city itself had disappeared. Arriving around 5:30 before dinner at Irwin's was completely different: the texture, color, and architectural detail of Philadelphia were still visible, from the brick neighborhoods below to the older structures and towers rising toward Center City. I realized I had never fully appreciated how beautiful the city looks from up here in daylight. At that hour, the crowd may have appealed to me almost as much as the setting. It felt full of people in roughly the same stage of life as my wife and me: couples on dates, old friends catching up, and people who still love a great happy hour but probably get to enjoy one less often these days. There was a wonderful sense of people being genuinely pleased to be out on a beautiful evening, sipping a glass or two of rosé and enjoying company they had made time to see. It felt social without being frantic, grown up without being dull, and cool without trying very hard. Somehow, the whole place lands at a strange and wonderful intersection of the YMCA, a John Hughes public high school, and the relaxed design sensibility of Soho House or The Hoxton. The YMCA part is the lack of ego and organic community; the John Hughes part lives in hallways and bathrooms that could have appeared in The Breakfast Club or Ferris Bueller's Day off. Warm lighting, raw materials, and an attractive cross section of Philadelphia give it a cosmopolitan glow that never feels staged. On a warm summer evening, there is even a faint Wet Hot American Summer looseness to the whole operation. Walking in made that combination almost comically tangible. We passed inMovement's full gymnastics facility beneath the old "Girls Gym" sign; we had taken our 3.5-year-old daughter to a birthday party at its smaller Queen Village location, so seeing this enormous Olympic-style setup inside Bok was especially fun. A fit guy in a perfectly worn vintage Venice Beach T-shirt, and for a second the building felt suspended somewhere between 1930s South Philadelphia and 1980s Southern California. Places like this feel plausible in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, cities where large old structures can still become something strange, ambitious, and culturally alive. My wife and I grabbed Diet Cokes, found seats easily, and spent a little time outside before heading across the hall to Irwin's. The staff was friendly, and the whole experience felt like a neighborhood gathering place, despite occupying one of the city's most dramatic rooftops. There is a little bohemian capitalism in the mix: commercially alive, aesthetically sharp, and still pleasantly rough around the edges. It has the forward-looking energy of somewhere like Venice without drifting into the sterile polish that can swallow parts of Santa Monica. Food gives me another reason to return. I ate at Bok Bar on an earlier visit and remember being seriously impressed; this time, the Korean tacos looked fantastic, but I had to leave them untouched because dinner was waiting a few steps away at Irwin's. I also keep seeing the yoga, fitness classes, and other programming and would love to experience the rooftop in an entirely different way. Bok has always felt broader than a conventional bar, which is probably why all of those uses seem so natural here. Ultimately, Bok Bar reflects one of Philadelphia's best instincts: finding a new purpose for an extraordinary old building while preserving the grain of what was already there. The larger Bok complex now houses artists, makers, and businesses, while enough of the vocational school remains visible to shape the place's personality. Bok Bar captures that balance beautifully, giving a historic building a lively contemporary purpose that feels imaginative, useful, and deeply local. I left thinking that 5:30 on a gorgeous evening may be my favorite version of it yet.

    I love the skyline view from Bok Bar. Spacious area with plenty of seating…read more Check out for restaurants that serve food here. I had the chance to try Cantina Martina. Delicious food. Food was ready right away.

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    Bok Bar - The Bok Building is an old vocational high school reimagined in the coolest way!

    The Bok Building is an old vocational high school reimagined in the coolest way!

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    An old cafeteria table.

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