Tap Room On 19th

Good daily and happy hour specials. Great beer selection. Really enjoyed the General Tso’s Cauliflower and the wings. Fried chicken sandwich and burgers are also solid choices.

My new meeting place.
Love the food!
Awesome red headed waitress, love her!!!
You must try General Tso’s Cauliflower !!!

Great food and awesome service. Servers can make suggestions not only food but drinks and very inviting to make you feel as tho you are at a friends. And customers can not stop talking about the food there favorite drink or the service.

We came for Father’s day brunch. I had the eggs benedict but instead of Canadian bacon it was with pork belly. OMG the pork belly gave it a great flavor. It was so delicious — the best eggs benedict I ever had. It came with breakfast potatoes that were very tasty. My DH had the steak and egg special. his filet was good perfectly medium rare. My DD had the breakfast burrito and it was huge and flavorful. Service was excellent. El fresco dining available, but it was hot out so we ate inside. Loved the art work. Can’t wait for my next visit to try the burgers.

Thank you for always hooking my 6 and 7 year old nieces up with dessert.
Please lower your price on the steak salad! It’s the only healthy option and it’s $ 20 :(
Although I never make it, it’s great that you always have events at the bar that are family friendly.
Can we get a cider on tap for those who want to limit their gluten (or trade out the magners for a better cider??)
Chicken fingers for kids? or children’s burgers?
This review goes out to my favorite bartender, Seamus.
I like the art rotation.
The Sammy Cheesesteak is a great sandwich.
Michael S. (owner) is great to the neighborhood crowd and regulars. Thank you.

Went for Taco Tuesday…3 different taco options. I had 1 of each and they were all delicious. Saw many other dishes coming out of the kitchen that looked really delicious. Can’t wait to go back and something else.

Service was great, we we’re greeted immediately seated and given water within a minute. The House made fireball shot was pretty flavorful and city wide special is awesome. My burger was cooked to a perfect medium, fries crispy and dipping sauce awesome.

Stopped by on a friday night and was surprised by the great service, beer selection and really good food. Owner actually special ordered us the mac and cheese fries (wasnt even on the menu). Their standard burger was to live for as well. This place is what a Philadelphia bar is supposed to be.

Service was outstanding at this place. I went here with my fiancée on a Friday night and we sat at the first level bar. There was only one bartender behind the bar but the service was STILL excellent. They have food and drink specials from 5pm-​7pm. We tried to order the Mac and Cheese fries we saw online and even though they were no longer in the menu, they still made them for us. That was very nice of them. We also tried the empanadas and the burger and they were delicious. There is free street parking available in the area. We will be going back to this place!

The obvious backlash from my review tells the people who read it 1 thing THIS PLACE IS SO UNPROFESSIONAL! If I was that obnoxious why wasn’t denied service? I wasn’t «airing dirty laundry“as you put it I was giving a review of the service I received from Mark on not 1, 2, but 3 separate occasions! This is all nonsense I actually have a life! It seems you guys are obsessed with my review weird but whatever. Take the bad review you earned it. Is there no end to the messaging? This is literally the 3^rd negative message I received from the Taproom because of my review. Below this response is a picture of the «compliments» I received from the owner Micheal S. in which he calls me an ass in one and in the second the makes a threat to come to my place of business to cause a scene. So everyone learn from my experience stay away from this bar or lie about the service! This really makes the establishment look pretty pathetic honestly.

Had lunch here yesterday (Friday 4÷8÷16) & the food was awesome & service was great! The Bartender was super nice & I had a great burger cooked perfectly. Also idk if it was the owner or just a employee sitting next to us, but he was super nice & helpful as well. (Helped me decide on getting a Mac his opinion was helpfully always been up in the air on this purchase) When the bartender got busy he got us drinks! Thank You mystery man you were a great help too.
I strongly recommend this place!!!

Great atmosphere, great food, and a great staff. The bartender Seamus has a cock like a Burmese python. I will be returning

Favorite corner bar in south philly. This place is great and has a relaxing laid back atmosphere. Huge selection of beers and cocktails on top of that, the food is amazing. Also all of the workers are awesome

We finally made here! We went for happy hour and it was awesome. They have ½ off bar snacks, $ 2 off drafts from 5−7pm. On Tuesdays, they have $ 2 tacos, $ 2 tecates, and $ 5 margs.
We sat at the bar and it wasn’t too crowded when we went. The bartender was training someone new so we didn’t have the best service but the bartender was still friendly.
We got:
Korean Wings — delicious with a hint of spicy.
$ 2 tacos — beef and chicken. They don’t do plain tacos, the beer one had a special sauce and crispy chips on top. the chicken one was fried chicken with a spicy sauce and toasted coconut. The beef taco was better then the chicken.
fried eggplant bites — AMAZE. SO GOOD. i could not stop eating them!
grilled cheese — they have a specialty grilled cheese everyday. they had the pork roll, egg, and cheese when we went and the BF loved it. It comes with fries and a special sauce to dip. It was good but i couldn’t make out what the sauce was!
We cannot wait to go back. Definitely an expensive happy hour but we love this place more then SPTR (south philly tap room).

These five star reviews make no sense to me and must be solely given for the beer and nothing else. Yes, the beer selection is good.
Other than that… This place is in a semi-​sketchy area and the interior follows suit. There are three or four tables and all of them were dirty, had bar stools with ripped cushions, and the floor was grimy. This is one of the crappiest (and dirtiest) pubs I’ve been to.
Service was pretty good (we came at an odd hour and nobody else was eating). Waitress was very polite and attentive.
Food — standard bar fare, some better than average and some worse than average.
Can’t recommend this place as there are tons of pubs in Philadelphia and this one is in dire need of an interior makeover and deep clean.

These other reviews have to be fake, because this place is just awful.
My girlfriend and I came on a Monday, and we ordered two drinks and two burgers. I should have known something was off when we got an aggressive eye roll when I asked what salad dressing is used to the salad.
Fast forward 30 minutes, our waitress has not checked on us once, hasn’t made eye contact with us once, and is having a beer behind the bar (real professional). I ask another server for an update, and the server says he will check. Lo and behold, the order was never put in. A normal establishment would apologize, but not here. No that’s not what this place values. They ask us if we still want the burgers and they will expedite it.
They bring out our burgers 4 minutes later and they are both completely undercooked. The middle of the clearly microwaved patty is Ostrich pink.
I ask the server if we can send this back and have the check. Once again, zero apology.
I rarely say this but on MLK I feel like it is my duty. You won’t find a lot of minorities in this bar, and I can tell you firsthand that it is by design. It is 2016 in the 5^th largest city in the country, get over it.

Finally made it here for the burger and it did not disappoint. The space is really nice and cozy, the people are awesome, and most importantly the food is top notch. Made it over to Taproom to try the sandwich that was voted best sandwich in Philly Mag, the El Diablo Sucia. So get there and check the beer selection out which is big and then order some arancini along with the El Diablo which came with spicy cheese fries and a burger cooked medium rare. The speical sandwich was phenomenal no other word for it and the cheese fries were awesome as usual. The burger though stole the show, the burger was cooked to perfection and was juicy and flavorful and most importantly the bun held up throughout the whole experience. I will be back soon, probably on a Monday for ½ price burgers or Tuesday for taco night!

I read about this pub on some visitphilly or uwishunu article about the best burgers in the city. I bookmarked this place in case I was ever hungry on the way home from a game since I don’t spend a lot of time outside of Center City when I’m in town. I finally had a reason to come here last weekend when East Passyunk turned into Arctic Ave, and I can say that I am SO happy with that decision.
First of all, MACARONI AND CHEESE FRIES. Let that sink in. A plate of french fries, topped with some delicious macaroni and cheese, with a seemingly frivolous (but so necessary) fried egg on top. Do it.
Then, burgers. I ordered the tap burger, and all by itself it was amazing. I tried it with and without the aioli, and honestly I thought the flavors worked well together without it.
The service got a little slow at times, but I think the bartenders were doubling as waiters so I wasn’t too peeved by it. I nearly had to roll myself out of there.
I will absolutely be back! The macaroni and cheese fries and burger were a good enough reason to be in that area all by themselves!

This place was the business.
I had been meaning to get back to TR19 for a while now and finally I found some willing participants to join me in my quest. This is a great neighborhood place with a solid beer list and some awesome food to boot. Let’s get right to the hits.
The korean wings were wonderful. Super crispy, a little tang and exactly what I needed to start off my meal.
The better burger project which was made with La Freida ground lamb mixed with mushrooms and a host of other items was just perfect. It was one of those burgers that saddened me when I was finished eating it. I wanted more.
Even though it’s a little out of the way for me, I will gladly über down here anytime someone asks. I know I’m going to drink some great beer and have a wonderful meal.

I have to admit I am a HUGE fan of this spot, it may be small but it surely is a «Gem» located in South Philly. Myself, Vinny P. and Jim H. met up here to grab a few to many libations, share some laughs, and stories, with some bangin ass food. Yes I said «bangin ass», because kiddies this is the kinda joint you want to enjoy your night at. Besides the horrific parking situation you’d encounter this corner tap room is nothing short of amazing.
A constant good vibe with bartenders who are very knowledgeable in the craft scene. We had the pleasure of dealing with Bill and he was on point with everything in which he was pretty solid with his recommendations. From the great crafts on tap that is in constant rotation, and the bottled selections even down to the nice liquor selections Taproom on 19^th is on point. You’ll surely find something to accommodate your thirst.
Tap Room has some pretty good appetizers and bar snacks menu that you can look over. This is what we rocked out:
Wings~ Korean Style ! Dude, I mean DUUUDE these wings had me licking my fingers to the point I was about to gnaw on them thinking I had another wing. A nice subtle kick to them with cashews and sesames sprinkled over top adding more flavor to it. Order it!
For my main course I went with their:
Better Burger Project~ Truly a carnivores dream burger in which I added bacon, well their «Insanity Garlic Bacon» to this work of art. BRRUUHH, Uhh-​Maze-​ING! This is a Lamb burger with fresh mozzarella from DiBruno Bros. Oh it gets better, they also went and concocted a cucumber and tomato salsa, with a rosemary and mint aioli. This master piece was held together on an Italian potato roll that was made in Conshy. That is Conshohocken for those who don’t know what «Conshy» means. I am telling you this thing, this beast I had cooked at a medium rare was juicy and flavorful. I along with my partner in crime were making moaning sounds with every bite. It escalated from a «PG» scene to an «R» rated moment while devouring this. Literally this is a must. A MUST order if you’re a burger fanatic like myself.
Great bar, great crew, plenty of TVs for the sporting fan, with an amazing menu. I’m sold, I know I’ll be back even if the parking could be a bish.

Totally premature review alert. I had such a good, but brief, experience at Tap Room on 19^th that I can’t resist sharing it.
On Saturday, ¹¹⁄₇ they had a big party to celebrate their 2^nd anniversary. One of the biggest draws for me was a ridiculously amazing beer list. They also closed off the street for a block party which was pretty cool thing to do.
So the hubby and I stopped by specifically for one beer. The staff was so warm, welcoming and knowledgeable about beer in general. They chatted with us about all things beer and were just really chill people.
Unfortunately, we had to leave after one drink for another commitment, but we could have stayed there trying different beers and chatting all day. We left with the immediate urge to go back to this establishment for both the beer and the staff.
Let’s just say that I don’t feel that enthusiastic about a bar that often.

A little pricier and Hipster than I would seek out on my own (You’d sooner catch me with a bunch of older Italian guys at Brothers II or the Café.), but, it was a cozy-​feeling bar and a fun night after my cousin’s wedding serenade last weekend.
I even drank some craft beer. Don’t remotely remember which because I was pretty drunk already from the party. They were 16 ounce pours and delicious, despite.
Want to return to try the food.

Came here with my friends for taco Tuesday and happy hour! The Margs were delicious we had 3 each at $ 5. The best taco was the hot dog. The best bar snacks were the arancini and deviled eggs.

Loved it that they’re taking the gastropub concept out of Center City and Passyunk East and extending it out to 19^th & Ritner. So Tap Room on 19^th still has a South Philly neighborhood bar feel to it, but with the happy addition of an excellent beer list, and good food to go with. I recommend always starting with whatever they’ve got on cask. I also can personally vouch for their housemade veggie burger — such a relief not to have the bland, generic «garden burger» — that they call the Bonzo Burger. Fries (plain, simple but perfectly cooked) were excellent as well. Our bartend was a perfect example of attentiveness. I’m particularly pleased to see that they are participating in Dining Out for Life 2015, Thursday, April 30, and I’m hoping for a great turnout to support a local pub that gives back to the community.