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So There’s This Letter on Hop Sing’s Web Site …

Posted by Foobooz on March 19th, 2012

Lêe from Hop Sing Laundromat just let us know he posted a letter on the Chinatown bar’s web site. We don’t think it’s a Dear John letter to the city of Philadelphia, but at this point, who knows. Here’s a piece of it.

The amount of coverage came as a surprise to us, but that is what the press does to new events, items and places of interest as late American author David Foster Wallace once wrote, “it did what all ads are supposed to do: create an anxiety relievable by purchase,” except we did not intend to advertise our establishment. After al, this is a just a simple bar …

Really though, you’ve got to check out the whole thing for yourself at Hop Sing’s web site.

Hop Sing Laundromat [Official Site]

Hop Sing Laundromat
1029 Race St, Philadelphia, PA

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    • Brian

      is this coming from the same person who held a press event to show off different cocktails… ?

      You can’t have your cake and eat it, too.

    • barryg

      This guy Lêe must have a really sore dick from jerking himself off all the time.

    • Cheltenham Charlie

      DFW said a lot of things. He wrote well about tennis, and ‘Consider The Lobster’ first ran in Bon Apetit. It’s Jonathan Franzen that hates publicity, and e-readers, too.

    • JonP

      That letter doesn’t say very much, except that this bar has received a lot of publicity.

      And look here’s a blog post about it! Weird.

    • no

      So… does this mean the place is closed now? The webpage has been useless since day one.

    • rory

      knew this would get a post when a friend forwarded me the link to his website. Wonder how many different quotes Lêe googled before picking that one?

      here’s what that letter means: “so, we’re not going to be opening a week or two after that event we threw, but we’d like some more press anyway that doesn’t focus on the fact that this is now the fourth opening date (may, october, january, and middle of march) we’ve missed since going public after telling anyone and everyone that we weren’t going to be a publicity focused place. Let’s see which food writers fall for this one! Oh, and did you know different gins should go in different cocktails! mindblowing!”

    • Michael G

      I was hoping he was going to start serving ramen coctails.

    • http://www.yomattfoto.com mg

      Maybe its me but the more I read about this place the less I want to go there.

    • Snake

      Why isn’t this joint open to the public yet? From the soft opening pictures, it looked finished.

    • Steve

      Meh….with so many amazing options in Philly for food and drinks (from dive to upscale) who really gives a sh*t about this place? Like the website says…it’s just a bar. I’ll take my business somewhere else, because if the opening if the place is so unorganized I can only imagine what the service will be like when it’s finally open

    • Jimmy

      All the press is turning me off.

    • http://www.phillychitchat.com Hugh E Dillon

      I think it’s the greatest party since Truman Copote’s Black & White Ball.

    • cocktail sucker

      Dear Blog Readers,
      I have composed this letter is hopes of addressing the intentions of our forthcoming establishment. We would like to publicly denounce allegations defining our bar as a speakeasy. The purpose of our secretive demeanor and non-discript facade is simply to discourage clientele we deem unsuitable for our drinking establishment. Understand that our marketing philosophy is deeply rooted in the concept that confusion creates hype. We have managed to confuse the public on countless occasions concerning our concept, construction and impending opening. The result of our business philosophy has eclipsed even our highest expectations. Now we must clarify certain facets of our mystique in hopes that your confusion doesn’t propagate disappointment. Henceforth all atmospheric references towards early Americana and cocktail culture are solely intended to evoke feelings of nostalgia in our future patrons. Our “Stanley Hotel-esque” ambiance does not define us as a “speakeasy”, nor does our choice to employ a shoe shiner. We do intend to staunchly enforce our rambling, semi-coherant list of house rules. These rules are in no way related to any famous “speakeasy” style bars that have previously utilized this tactic to control and edit their patrons.
      We are simply a bar eager to serve you quality cocktails methodically executed by our fancifully mustached bar keeps. Cocktails so incomprehensibly good they required a team of scientists, gurus, poets and mediums to conceptualize. Only God himself knows the intricacies of these magical concoctions. Wr are salivating in anticipation for the public to indulge in our libations. Unfortunately, we do not feel confident in your abilities to appreciate our exotic tipples. First you must promise to lower the expectations we have all built together over these last few years. Disregard our egomaniacal boastings and forgive the continuous reeling of metaphorical bait. Soon the sea of confusion will part and all of Philadelphia will rejoice at the hands of our alcohol induced rapture. Other windowless, candlelit rooms will be rendered obsolete, the streets will be awash in the tears of bartenders and their unused ice balls. Prepare yourself for that day by remembering that we are radically different from any existing bars and if you do not understand our philosophy, you will not be part of our revolution.

      Sincerely,
      Philadelphia’s ill fated Bonanza reference.

    • Deadhorse

      Talk about beating a dead horse

    • don

      who wants to drink at a place where the owner thinks we are not ready to drink his “screw driver” go fuck youself.

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