Fat Salmon

Stephen Starr has hired a chef for his still unnamed gastropub at 18th and Sansom. [The Insider]

The Standard Tap’s kitchen is now open an hour earlier. The Tap now serves food starting at 4pm and that includes weekends too. So that limbo between brunch and dinner is now just an hour.

Wolfgang Puck is taking over the catering at the Kimmel Center and will be opening a restaurant on the Spruce Street side where the gift shop now resides. [The Insider]

Ta-tas aren’t the only thing coming to the Taj Mahal Casino. The White House Sub Shop will be opening next Spring on the second level dining corridor. [Philadelphia Daily News]

Michael Klein provides word that Jennifer Carroll will be competing on the upcoming Top Chef All-Stars. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Fat Salmon has gotten its liquor license. The Walnut Street sushi spot has a full bar now including several Hitachino Nest beers.

That’s Amore has opened as an Italian BYOB at the corner of Haddon and Collings Avenues in Collingswood.

Garces Trading Company will start taking reservations as of September 10th. [Brownstoner]

Flying Monkey’s second location (we refuse to call it by its full name) has opened a pretty garden room. [Meal Ticket]

Snackbar has paper in the windows. They’re ripping out the old bar and putting in a longer one. The menu will also be changing, more apps and small plates. [The Insider]

The just reviewed Fat Salmon has added a liquor license. [Grub Street]

The PLCB motions to have the Garces Trading Co. related lawsuit against the board dropped because it is immune from the suit. [Brownstoner]

Rare is the review where the opening paragraph describes sucking on shrimp heads but the rest of the review laments the restaurant playing it safe. But that’s what happens in Adam Erace’s review of Fat Salmon, the sushi spot on Washington Square West.

Halfway through the second head, I almost forgot about the amaebi themselves, chilling off to the side on a white platter laden with various nigiri, sashimi and a radioactive-looking roll called the Rolling Fire. The shrimp’s bodies were opened like books, butterflied into pairs of glassine pink petals that glistened under the restaurant’s globe-shaped pendant lights. Cool, subtly sweet and mild in an agreeable way, the meat seemed almost puritanical by comparison.

Fly Fishing [City Paper]
Fat Salmon [Official Site]

Kelly White-Phillips gets into Adsum early and enjoys several of the cocktails and the Kool-Aid pickled watermelon. [Living on the Vedge]

Two Eat Philly also gets to Adsum for an early look-see. [Two Eat Philly]

It’s the height of summer veggie season and Zavino has the specials to prove it. And the 13th and Sansom pizza and wine bar is also offering homemade sodas. [The Secret is Salt]

Midtown Lunch says the King of Falafel cart really is just that. [Midtown Lunch]

An Empty Fridge finds Fat Salmon is a pleasant surprise. [An Empty Fridge]

Table Matters heads north and finds perfection at Tierra Colombiana. [Table Matters]

Fidel Gastro raves about the lobster burger that’s currently being served up at P.Y.T. [Fidel Gastro]

Down to Earth wine snob Maria Valetta finds her perfect beer bar, the Coffee Bar inside the Warwick. [SipsBitesandSites]

Fat Salmon has opened on Walnut near 7th. It looks nothing like its predecessor, Aso Sushi. [Meal Ticket]

Michael Klein has some more on Mixx, the new spot in the old Maia space. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

El Sitio is a South American BYOB that has just opened in Collingswood featuring lots of grilled meats and what always intrigues us, empanadas. [The Insider]

When It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Rob McElhenney and his ownership group take over Skinner’s in Old City the spot risks becoming more of a St. Joseph’s Prep Alumni hangout than Avalon, NJ. [The Insider]

Flavor Restaurant is no longer owned by Win and Sutida Somboonsong. It has been sold to Edward and Yawalak (Toi) Darrah. Toi is a long time family friend and employee of the Somboonsongs. Staff and web site will remain the same.

Brewer’s Plate Tickets are now on sale. [Grub Street]

Jolly’s Dueling Piano Bar will be opening Friday. There will be 2 dueling baby grands, room for 125 and a menu put together by Brendan Smith of *Smiths. [Meal Ticket]

If Jose Garces decides to open a New York restaurant he says it will be an Amada. [Grub Street]

Meal Ticket has a slideshow and the menu for Grey Social,  French bistro spot that is promisingly swimming against the Old City current. [Meal Ticket]

Grey Lodge didn’t stop their refurb with new urinals, they also have gotten a glorious new sign. [The Grey Lodge]

Year after year Zagat polls diners to find out who is most generous. And year after year Philadelphia comes out on top. [KYW 1060]

Shinju Sushi at 930 Locust Street is moving to the former site of Aso Sushi at 719 Walnut Street. They’ll also get a cool new name, The Fat Salmon. [Meal Ticket]

MidAtlantic has started weekday lunch. [The Insider]

Sarcone’s Deli is adding a franchise in Delaware. [The Illadelph]