Barfly: Familiar names, no digs

by Deb L Changing Over: Philly twins Kirk and Kieran Harrington, the culinary force behind what was Corkscrew Café (the small-plate, boutique wine, authentic Philly Cheesesteak, chic but chill like you’re part of the family resto that is now Sushi), Marine/Rosecrans, MB, and Upper Manhattan, Highland, MB have teamed up with Seth Weiss, brother of Darren Weiss, chef/owner of Darren’s Manhattan Ave, MB – still with me? – to buy the Cruz Room, that hidden lounge behind the Underground, Hermosa Ave HB or if you enter through the back on Palm Drive it would be in front of the Underground. Actually, it’s more to the side. No matter. The new joint, Chelsea Pub & Lounge, is set to open the first week of January and will be hidden no longer! The two Ks (or as they are in my cell phone “2K”) have renovated the entire room, moving walls and shifting the staircase so the crashing waves would be viewable from every seat in the house. The new concept will feature inventive but affordable gastro pub fare, eclectic beer/wine and full bar. They kept the dance floor, one of three actual dance floors in Hermosa, and that Harrington smile they share which make guys want to be their buds and girls…

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