Quick Bites


Former Swift Half bartender John Boswell has bought the Corner Spot in Port Richmond and is remaking it as the Port Richmond Pour House. [Meal Ticket]

La Terrasse on Sansom Street in University City is closed. A Penn spokesperson calls the closing temporary. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Mikawa is the name of a new Japanese eatery slated to open on Spruce next to the Bains Deli at the corner. [The Insider]

Cake and the Beanstalk has an official opening date, Tuesday March 1st. [f8b8z]

Jolly’s Dueling Piano Bar is taking over the cursed restaurant space in the Academy House on Locust Street. Why anyone would willingly open a restaurant or bar in that space is beyond us. [The Insider]