Rooster’s, located at 294 N Keswick Avenue in Glenside, was featured today by Philadelphia Magazine in an article titled “Rooster’s Brings New Life to the Old Keswick Tavern“.

The article describes a brief history of the location (the former Keswick Tavern), the atmosphere, the “massive, sharp” TV, and its kitchen’s offerings.

An excerpt:

But Rooster’s isn’t a sports bar. Not really. Not any more than it is an English pub (even though it serves a decent shepherd’s pie) or a cocktail bar (even though they make their own ginger soda for the Dark & Stormy and sling dirty freezer martinis with blue-cheese-stuffed olives). It is, from the bones out, a Stove & Co. restaurant, which means that it isn’t any one thing entirely but is actually everything, all at the same time, which has long been Stove & Co.’s best trick for attracting fans.

Rooster’s was fun, friendly, loud, crowded. It was a quintessential neighborhood bar, at least in the time I spent there. And I didn’t love everything. The burger was uninspired — a double patty with yellow American, too little burger sauce, brioche that tasted like chewy air, pickles I threw away — and the honey-sriracha wings were tasteless, just heat and no flavor. But I liked the intent of the place. Because Rooster’s is the clean, well-lighted place for a neighborhood that lost an iconic one, stepping into shoes it knows may take years to grow into.

The author rated Rooster’s 2/5 Stars — “Come if you’re in the neighborhood”.

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