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November 3: Nick McDonell, a freelance writer reporting on the election, watches early results on a television outside Locust Rendezvous in Center City on Election Day.
November 3: Nick McDonell, a freelance writer reporting on the election, watches early results on a television outside Locust Rendezvous in Center City on Election Day.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer

Locust Rendezvous

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This time-honored everyman’s bar across from the Academy of Music does a juicy French dip and a rock solid grilled Reuben. Just don’t expect anything too fancy from Locust Rendezvous. “We’re the grilled cheese on white bread of the neighborhood,” manager Michele Recupido once told the Inquirer. “We’re not trying to be brie and pear on sourdough.”

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Restaurant Details

1415 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA, 19102
215-985-1163
https://locustrendezvous.com/
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Doesn't take reservations