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| The Happy Rooster watercolor 12x14 |
I left Paducah at six-thirty in the morning and by
three-thirty in the afternoon checked into my hotel in Center City
Philadelphia. An hour later my
cousins Danny and Joey joined me and we set out to find the perfect spot to
enjoy martinis, food, and each other’s company. Joey thought it would be nice to find a small, local tavern
away from the glitter that marked so many of the restaurants and cafes we were
seeing. We didn’t have to walk
very far. Just a few blocks from
the hotel we saw an interesting and un-pretentious looking tavern on the corner
of Sixteenth and Sansom Streets calling itself The Happy Rooster. Through the open door we could see the
dark interior with a modest row of booths and a small bar. We stopped outside the door and
silently asked one another if this is where we wanted stop. When
the lovely young waitress approached us and asked if we wanted to come in we unanimously agreed it was . Happy hour was still a half and hour away
so we had our choice of seating, and chose a booth that gave us some privacy without
hiding us in a dark corner. And
thus began one of the highlights of my trip, only an hour after my arrival.
The Happy Rooster proved to be an absolute gem. The martinis were great and the food
was exquisite, beyond anything we expected. (I had barbecued Scallops on a bed of greens.) This was no routine corner tavern. I could not have found a better place
to unwind after a day of airports and airplanes.
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