"Saloon is an Italian restaurant, but it’s also a quintessential South Philly dining experience. It’s been around for decades, and is still outfitted with dark wood walls and candlelight, stained glass windows, and paraphernalia from 19th and 20th century Philadelphia. The staff has as much personality as the building itself—picture heeled, Delco-accented servers reciting three minutes' worth of specials. Though the menu ranges from traditional steakhouse dishes like clams casino and petite filet with mashed potatoes, stick to the Italian specialties like the linguine pescatore with jumbo shrimp and a buttery lobster francaise." - alison kessler, candis mclean
