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American · Fairmount · $
American · Fairmount, Philadelphia, PA · $$
Bad Brother offers a balanced experience of upscale casual dining in a neighborhood bar atmosphere. The location is a 3-story corner row home in the historic Fairmount neighborhood walking distance from the Eastern State Penitentiary and the Art Museum. This 100 year old building creates a classic Philadelphia feel featuring an old school wrap-around bar and 2 floors of dining. Bad Brother's core focus is thoughtfully sourced ingredients, a seasonal menu, and craft beer.
“Charming neighborhood spot with a great selection of beer and really excellent food. We had fries and wings, which were perfect.”
“I visited Bad Brother and had a great experience. We ordered wings, a burger, and a Philly-style sausage sandwich. The wings were very delicious and full of flavor. The bread was fresh, and the burger was cooked just right. The Philly-style sausage sandwich was really interesting—it’s like a Philly cheesesteak, but instead of steak they use sausage. It was a great twist and tasted amazing. The atmosphere was calm and comfortable. I definitely recommend this place.”
“Holy wow! This place is a gem. They're so low key and friendly but the service and quality is unparalleled. This might be the best burger I've ever had and everything on our plates was well thought out. The drinks were delicious and generous and all the staff we interacted with were super chill and kind. If I could I'd give it 6 stars. Bad Brother is unassuming and will blow you away.”
“One of my favorite local neighborhood spots, and a true gem. What I love most is the rotating menu, which keeps things exciting and gives you something new to look forward to every week: Sunday: Steak Night Monday: Meatloaf & Martinis Tuesday: Pasta Night Wednesday: Wine & Cheese Thursday: Cider & Swine The service at the bar is always top-notch. You'll often find one of the "Bad Brothers" (Nick or CJ) behind the bar, which really adds a personal touch to the experience. The food is consistently fantastic. Every night offers something different, and the quality never disappoints. The ambiance is great as well, though be prepared to wait for a seat at the bar, especially on busy nights--this just speaks to how popular and delicious the food is.”
“We really wanted to like this place because it seemed like a good neighborhood spot and the decor was cute. Took 40 minutes for 3 burgers to come out and the two adult ones were not cooked. Thank goodness the children's one was. Both were ordered Medium Rare but were Rare. I promise I'm not even trying to be difficult but how does that even happen?! When I mean rare I mean RARE. 40 minutes for 2 undercooked burgers and the place wasnt even busy when we got there. I was so hungry out of desperation, I took several bites of the undercooked burger before realizing how undercooked it was. The server kindly offered to have a patty redone for me and that one was better and it came with an apology (this is no way a reflection of the service itself which was friendly and accomodating). My husband ate his undercooked burger and had some not so fun side effects later. The Caesar salad was good. Lastly, the soap dispenser in the one bathroom was broken and that's just unhygienic. This place seems it could be such a great neighborhood bar but messed up burgers at those prices just cannot happen.”
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