the reason to go to SMITH's is...

.... THIS GUY!

Meet G! He is one of this fair city's best bartenders and he makes Smith's in Center City the place to go every Thursday and Friday. Tough, good-looking dude and he is uber friendly, pours drinks with the quickness, flashes sick tattoos, and brings the wit and perceptive observations.

Smiths is on 19th St, between Chestnut and Market and is yuppie central - largely afterwork HH crowds from the nearby high rises (so much Brooks Brothers you will drown in it), but they have great drink and food specials and is a pretty chill bar. Plus, like I said G works there! If I had to say, I'd call it "upscale pub" I guess? Very upscale... hahaa hence the YUPPIES, but still a worthy stop. And if ever there were a yuppie antidote, it'd be this guy.

G is a regular renaissance man; he does everything! Stop in and ask him about his helicopter flying or snowboarding.

Anyway, the bar/restaurant is made up of 2 decently sized rectangular rooms that are connected, with a back room with a pool table in the left bar. (But G works on the right side!). There isn't anything particularly notable about the food or beers on tap here, but the food is solid and consistently executed. It's a great go-to place to drop in with your coworkers when you're looking for a chill spot to share a drink before you catch your commuter train home.

As for the food specials, they have quesadillas and boneless chicken wings at discounted prices (I think half off?) between 5-7pm on weekdays.