The Bishop's Collar — Restaurant in Philadelphia

Me and my husband rode our bikes up to Fairmount today and had our hearts set on some Mexican food for a snack. Alas, Feliz Cantina was closed for the weekend! Such a disappointment.

We wandered around a couple blocks and everywhere seemed to be super crowded and/or just the normal american pub fair. Boo.

I seemed to recall ordering a snack from Bishop's Collar in the past so we checked out their menu. They had quesadillas and nachos, so we went with that to try and save our craving. We ordered them to-go because we aren't ready to dine out yet. They were ready quickly, which was great. We carried them a couple blocks south to the Art Museum area for a picnic.

Neither were anything to write home about, but it filled the empty voids in our tummies. The quesadillas were filled with cheese and vegetables but there wasn't a lot of flavor otherwise. The pineapple salsa, which sounded amazing, was actually just chopped pineapples, onions, and peppers. Nice, but I wouldn't call that salsa? The nachos had some really poor distribution of cheese and toppings. There were blobs of stuff and then lots of dry chips. The green chips were new and exciting, but I've made better guac at home and that's pretty much all that there was except for the cheese and sour cream.

I may just be sad that the actual mexican place wasn't open, but considering all the recent reviews that mention solid flavors and then us receiving some bland apps makes me wonder if those people work there or are related to the owner. Hahaha. Or maybe the meaty options have all the flavor and we missed out by going vegetarian?

Still, I wouldn't write this place off to try it again. They did a nice job spacing out tables outdoors and they're on a...

I won't say that this is the "best place" in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, but it's definitely my favorite. Been going there for more than a decade. For several years now I've been running outdoor clubs/meetup groups and they're always welcoming and receptive to like 5-25 of us coming in after a hike or tour in the area, especially after 9pm on a weekday since their kitchen is still open. Reasonably priced for being on the edge of Center City, the food is always good and reliable, the drink list well stocked, and service friendly and on point. Definitely the type of neighborhood place that any neighborhood in a city would love to have. Kudos to owners/management for never changing what...

I would say if you're a local and just want something fast that you're really not too picky about, this is a good place. Very reasonable prices. I ordered the roast pork sandwich, and the pork was almost non-existent, but the bread was good. When I was there, there was no signage about being seated. I had to kind of flag down a bartender asking, "So do we just go outside and find a seat? Do we wait?" So all that to say, if you have friends you want to impress at a local tavern with amazing food, maybe go somewhere else. Just nothing to write home...