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Tomato creme brulee at Pearl's on the Corner, 1444 Frankford Ave., on Sept. 6, 2024.
Tomato creme brulee at Pearl's on the Corner, 1444 Frankford Ave., on Sept. 6, 2024.Read moreMichael Klein / Staff

Pearl's on the Corner

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This intimate cocktail bar with food at Frankford Avenue and Jefferson Street in Fishtown is unfussy and modern, with a coffered ceiling that hides some pretty effective soundproofing. Partners Shawn Gormley, Tom Gleason, and Doug Graham had the good sense to bring in chef Elise Black. For her impressive, she mixes short rib and ribeye, slices tomato on the bottom, adds truffle mayo to both sides of a Liscio’s brioche buns, plops a dab of ketchup on the top bun, lays on big slabs of house-made pickles, and some yellow American. The rest of the food menu is studded with cleverness: tomato creme brûlée, scallop crudo, lump crab dip, and mussels marinière.

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Restaurant Details

1444 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19125
https://www.pearlsfishtown.com/
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