HOME > Chowhound > Pennsylvania > Nov 14, 2008 08:36 AM  Swallow
in NoLib - where is everybody?  Wife and I had a date at Swallow
in Northern Liberties last Saturday night. Great bistro food,
really good, friendly service and good prices (most entrees
under $20 which I've found to be unusual among Philly's quality
BYOs).  And not one other soul in the place for most of the time
we were there. I read reviews in both Citypaper and Phila Weekly
before we went and both reviewers said basically the same thing
that I'm saying - this is a great value among the newer crop of
BYOs but doesn't seem to be pulling customers.  We took a walk
around the neighborhood after the meal and saw at least 30
people waiting outside Bar Ferdinand for tables just a block
away. Felt sad, especially since we talked to the husband-and-
wife team running Swallow after our meal and they were sweet and
doing their best to be optimistic about business picking up.  At
any rate, I'd recommend folks get out there while it's still
open. You'll g