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    Sumo Lounge at Raw

    3.5 (30 reviews)
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    One of the bars in the rear
    Dave L.

    Tucked in the back of Raw is this moody lounge. The ambiance is all amber lighting and intense visuals, with a modern feel. Contrary to their name, it's not that big. It's about the size of two and a half sumo wrestlers. (It should be no surprise that this venue can get crowded.) There was no cover last I was there (but can vary depending on the event), and the music - a mix of pop and old school hip-hop - wasn't bad. If you get thirsty, they have two bars. Not a bad place to start the night.

    Sushi
    O C.

    Raw Sushi and Saki Lounge is great for a romantic dinner, dinner with a group of friends, or a private party. There is indoor and outdoor seating. The food is delicious and the service is excellent! We come here a lot to have dinner with friends. The sushi is so fresh and the hot dishes are tasty, too! The seafood fried rice and/or grilled squid are must tries! It is a very convenient spot in center city and I highly recommend eating here for Japanese cuisine.

    Edamame
    Laura M.

    I would give this place a 3.5 stars instead of 4 strictly because of service. A few of us were looking to have a drink and some appetizers outside since the weather was so nice! The city was packed and we were having trouble finding an outside table. A friend of mine suggested that we check this place out, so we did. They have an outside area between their building and the adjacent one that is like a hidden oasis. It makes you feel like you are in a different country, which is really nice. We were able to walk in and get an outside table, which was great! We were there during happy hour, but our waitress didn't acknowledge that it was happy hour. She brought us some water and said she would be back to take our drink order. She did come back, but 20 mins later. Conveniently, happy hour was then over. We still decided to order cocktails and some appetizers, despite the poor service. For drinks, we ordered the lavender lemonade and the drink made with wasabi (forget the name of it). For food, we got the edamame, the house salad, and the tiny dancer roll. The sushi roll and salad were awesome. The edamame, which we got with salt, needed more salt. Overall, the ambience is nice and be food and drinks are great. The service was lacking and needs to be improved.

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    Andrew M.

    Having traveled around the us extensively for work. I've had the pleasure to test many sushi places and enjoy a wide variety of atmospheres. This restaurant is at the peak with such style to include a manga/anime stickerbomb wall and the value on food and quality was superb.

    Tuna Zushi
    Alisa R.

    Great happy hour!! Got to pick our cocktails because we were the first to order that day. We chose the lady dragon and it was delicious! Ordered a spicy tuna roll and a salmon avocado that were great. Tried a tuna Zushi and it was interesting but not great for sharing. Don't thing I'd order that again.

    Julio C.

    had some drinks but the visit fell short the waitress messed up both our drink order and the sushi we ordered, bar management made it right but it still ruined it for me, its been years simce i came into center city for sushi but i decided to give it a shot and for what we paid it was not worrh it, plenty of new sushi bars in and out of the city limits that can do sushi and drinks alot better than Raw.

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    NOTO Philadelphia

    2.1(211 reviews)
    0.5 miCallowhill
    $$$$

    I was at NATO for the Bingo Loco show. We waited outside before they opened, in line. Once they…read moreopened our tickets were scanned, and we had a quick security check. There were a few security inside and outside. Once inside there was at least 1-2 police officers. The tables were small for adults and at time uncomfortable. But, we made it work. It was really crowded. For Bingo Loco this is not the perfect choice for a venue, or any type of event that involves audiance to be on stage at any point. There is an upstairs and a downstairs. So if you need to come on stage, it will take you a while to get there. The bar staff were amazing. They did not charge for non alcholoic drinks which is appreciated. They were also very busy, but kept things moving all while whipping out the drinks and talking to customers and keeping their cool. The bathrooms were down a long hallway. The bathroom attendants were helpful. They were taking you down to the bathrooms,, opening the door and checking to make sure iit was empty, and clean before letting you in. At one point they were cleaning because someone threw up. So I appreciated them cleaning up as the night was going on. The show itself deserves its own review. But, it was good, and this was my second time at a Bingo Loco. The venue was pretty clean. But, by the end of the night it was not... to be expected HEHE Parking is at various public lots, and street parking throughout the surrounding area.

    Came to NOTO for Bingo Loco; the event itself was fun though there wasn't enough seating for the…read moreamount of people there. I had to ask several tables if I could sit with them until I was finally able to find a corner. The only reason I'm even giving it a star is because the event itself was entertaining. While sitting in said corner, I was in the way of the booths on the second floor so people kept bumping into me accidentally. However, one of the employees purposely touched me twice when passing by. The first time was a tap on the shoulder and the second time he bumped his hip on me and then turned around and laughed.

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    Plush Night Club

    2.0(4 reviews)
    0.7 miSpring Garden

    great vibes back then we need these vibes back was fun and ever lasting good energy and great womanread more

    They keep it G-H-E-T-T-O! It's like a warehouse in the middle of nowhere, literally. Free before…read more11, then $10 for ladies, $15 for dudes I think. $2 mandatory coat check. All of the employees are extremely rude and yell and curse at you for not knowing all of their ridiculous rules (e.g., "No sitting on the tables!"). The one bartender was sweet, but the everyone else that worked there was very ghetto and pissed off. One side for under 21, the other for over. The over 21 area is like a little lounge-style thing. They serve basic drinks and beers (bottled poured in cups) and some food. They have their own DJ, but it still feels like some cheap couches in a warehouse. No dance floor on this side unfortunately, which really could have changed our experience. We had a couple of reasonably priced drinks ($5 for beer, $8 for Absolut cranby's) and then were forced to mingle with the youngins. The other side had what my homegirl called "Hoodrat Row", basically a stage with a bunch of Hoodrats getting stretched out to shake it like a hooker (homie: "It's like 'When Animals Attack' up in there"). It was dirty, big dance floor with bars on either side serving soda and water for the kiddies. The DJ was pretty good and was getting the crowd hyped, but the clientele were just wack. It was like a horrible high school dance, with dudes and girls literally dry humping in every position you could imagine. Real low class stuff, i'm not even kidding, straight up dry humping. Some girls lifting their skirts to show their panties. I'm just surprised nobody actually started having sex (that I saw). There were some bright spots. The DJ played some decent jams, but didn't really know how to mix that well. He played what everyone wanted to hear tho fosho. There were some dance battles that would break out that were alright, but usually got real stupid real quick. There were only about 2-3 remotely skilled b-boys there, so then dudes would just start getting ridiculous. Then, the fights broke out...Multiple, big brawls, one after another. Security scattering and for some reason arguing. I saw one dude throw at least three punches and somehow he stayed til they closed. Completely disorganized. Security fighting patrons, patrons fighting patrons, and it looked like security fighting security. Apparently they threw them out and they were fighting outside so nobody wanted to leave for a while. They basically cut the music for like 20 mins turned on all the lights, and kicked out 75% of the crowd. When it came back on, it was wack, but the homies wanted to stay cuz they had the dance floor to themselves. Afterwards, they kicked us out and told us we had to stand outside. We tried to get a cab for literally 30 minutes standing outside under this tiny awning in the freezing rain, but none would stop. We called two different companies 3 different times and they told us they were coming, but none came. Our friend went up the street to another, less ghetto corner and got two cabs to stop, but they said they wouldn't take us (everyone else was black, so I guess that's why). All of the employees knew what was going on and were going in and out of the place, but didn't offer for us to wait inside and actually told us we couldn't. They told us they wouldn't call any other companies and that we had to figure it out. They sat there in their cars looking at us and laughing like some douchebags while they could have offered us a ride to our hotel. We ended up just walking, so forget this place. Leave that to the little kiddies tryin to play gangsta.

    Time - Chocolate Pot de Creme

    Time

    3.8(691 reviews)
    0.1 miAvenue of the Arts South
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    My sister is local to the area and insisted that our trip to visit her included an evening at Time…read more We arrived on Monday night around 9:30-10 pm. Everyone we interacted with was absolutely wonderful and pleasant, ranging from the team members to our fellow patrons. I had a gin and Sprite to drink and I ordered the burger for some grub. The drink was standard but on the strong side. I enjoyed the burger very much and found the fries to be hot and crispy, just as a good shoestring fry should be. Of course, we enjoyed the live music that swirled around the bar that evening. The band was great and upbeat. I would definitely return!

    I've been to TIME multiple times over the last month alone and have always loved the food, music,…read moreatmosphere, and service, which is exactly why I chose to bring friends visiting from out of town here on a Friday night. Unfortunately, this was by far the worst experience I've had. We had a 7 PM reservation and arrived at 7:15 PM. I acknowledge that we were late and apologized to the host. However, we arrived within the stated grace period. When we checked in, the hostess explained that because we arrived later within the grace period, our 90-minute seating window would still end based on the original reservation time. We acknowledged that and had absolutely no issue with it. What made the experience uncomfortable was how aggressively we were reminded about the time throughout the entire meal. We were reminded at least 5-6 separate times how much time we had left. Comments like "just so you know you have 25 minutes left" and "our next party is coming in 5-10 minutes" made it feel like staff was actively trying to rush us out before our reservation time had even ended. Mind you, we already understood the policy. One reminder would have been enough. Instead, it completely changed the energy of the evening and made us feel unwelcome and pressured to leave. We had originally planned to stay through our reservation and then move to the bar for the live music afterward, but after being repeatedly rushed, we decided to leave entirely and spend the rest of the night elsewhere. The most disappointing part was the interaction with the manager, Eric. Rather than listening or showing any understanding, he immediately became defensive and aggressive. He repeatedly insisted we were "15-20 minutes late," which was simply not true -- we arrived during the stated grace period. The issue was never the policy itself. It was the way we were treated throughout the night. It's unfortunate because this has genuinely been one of my favorite spots in Philly, and I've recommended it to multiple people. But this experience left a really bad impression, especially when bringing guests from out of town.

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    Silk City Diner & Lounge

    3.9(1.1k reviews)
    1.1 miNorthern Liberties, Spring Garden
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    What a fabulous diner! Authentic!…read more Walked into a very busy breakfast spot but the waitlist wasn't very long. Both the hostess and manager made sure Party of 3 was seated within 10 mins. We were seated in the train part of the diner and it didn't disappoint. Lots of greenery and eclectic Philly memorabilia too. Dorie was our waitress. Our table ordered: Chicken & Waffles, Breakfast Burrito and me - I couldn't decide so Dorie helped me create a sampler of sorts with Shrimp & Grits and 1 slice of Banana Foster French Toast. I originally ordered the Espresso Martini but it wasn't what I was expecting based on what I saw on IG. Dorie had no issue with getting me something else and brought me Espress Ya'Self. Now my daughter said the Breakfast burrito was full and tasty and her friend enjoyed the buttermilk fried chicken thighs, vanilla waffle, herb-maple chicken gravy, hot-honey, maple butter. It looked really good. Now imagine banana foster flavor infused over a Texas Toast sized french toast with caramelized bananas and dark rum glaze with pecans. Be prepared for the prices but it's worth it!

    Sunday comfort food done right. Nothing hits quite like a classic grilled cheese and a bowl of…read moresoup--simple, satisfying, and exactly what you want while waiting to get tattooed at Central Tattoo. Warm, nostalgic, and perfectly timed, it's the kind of low-key meal that turns a casual afternoon into a small ritual. Sometimes the basics, done well, are all you need.

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