Franklin Park (fka New Bar on St. John's and Franklin)

I made a visit over to FP and had a lovely time. The sign isn't very obvious so it's easy to miss. Can't wait to bring hubby over. He loves all kinds of beer and there's something called Pork Slap(?) that even I have to try.

brooklynred87 wrote: We had a great time at FP last night. Good crowd, hopping but not too loud, fantastic bartender (Shaun, great guy). Re: buybacks...the husband got his beer on the house on the second round. Smart.

Between this and (fingers crossed) Abigail, I'm finally able to bar hop within a three-block radius. And it only took 12 years of living in the PH/CH!

Funny you should mention it- I got NOT ONE buyback from Su the other night. Nice girl, but I was a little upset that I paid for all my drinks (I refuse to admit how many on the grounds that I may incriminate myself).
I also have waited for so long for this as well. How psyched are we?!?!?

Yesterday I went to the art gallery on St Johns, met the woman who owns it. She was really cool, and she's planning on having lots of music in the coming months (inlcuding some concert on June 15th), so imagine how cool it will be to go to Abigail's, saunter over to the gallery to hear some music/see some art, and then head to a beer garden to end the evening.
I seriously cannot contain myself. :bounce:

same block and side of the street as franklin park, but closer to classon. just past the garage.

OK - so does anyone else think that side bar ad for "Just Ask the Locals" with P.Diddy's picture is hilarious?

So, do celebrities hang out at Franklin Park? If so, I'm not going.

Awesome - thanks for the link, naif!

I went there with a neighborhood buddy on Sunday evening - it was a little too chilly to sit outside, but the inside is cool as well. Nice atmosphere, although I am willing to bet it's going to get hella crowded come summer.

see you there!

I will be the one with the big bottle of Captain Lawrence tripple Ale, watch out!!

Interview/article in the Observer.

The hip bar – which opened a few weeks ago at the end of the partially unsavory block on St. John's Place between Classon and Franklin

uhhh, how is this block unsavory? that article had a weird tone, it sucked.

lindsay6 wrote: The hip bar – which opened a few weeks ago at the end of the partially unsavory block on St. John's Place between Classon and Franklin

uhhh, how is this block unsavory? that article had a weird tone, it sucked.

*shrug* I was personally paced for a mugging on that block, and I know of several other muggings on it. I'm not going to quibble with "partially unsavory."

well, i'm a woman in my 20s and live on that block and walk up and down alone it daily and have never felt threatened...the parking garage is 24 hours so even around midnight i feel pretty safe. there are a lot of families with kids hanging out outside most of the time!

but yeah i am more annoyed by the general tone and the need to turn a bar review into a weird race/class thing it says more about the author than the neighborhood itself.

daver wrote: Interview/article in the Observer.

wow. that article blows. what a riptard. maybe 5% of the article is dedicated to FP, another 5% is dedicated to deliberate confusion of neighborhoods, and the rest is dedicated to making the surroundings sound shitty and lame.

blech.

does FP have food yet? i smelled some serious delicious bbq smells earlier in the afternoon wafting from their direction. but maybe someone nearby was just having a cook out. (or it could be that smoker outside of "the spice is right"). damn temptation is everywhere!