Bee, who also owns the nearby N. 3rd, has installed his longtime chef Peter Dunmire (Rouge, Brasserie Perrier) in the kitchen to turn out a full, non-diner-y American menu (entrees $12 to $17), plus apps (spring rolls, tuna tartare, empanadas), and killer desserts.
The club side hosts DJs. The diner side is open from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily; kitchen is open till 1 a.m. Brunch will start "soon," says Bee. At N. 3rd, veteran Joe Lakavage is running the show.
Plans also are afoot to turn Silk City's side and back yard into a beer garden.
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Michael Chen, who has done sushi at Mount Fuji in Southampton and Mikado in Cherry Hill and Margate, has ventured out with his wife, Faith, at
Tokyo Bleu (602 Route 130 North, Cinnaminson, 856-829-8889). It's the handsome BYOB that last housed Max's. Chen oversees a huge assortment of rolls, plus entrees and noodle dishes. It's open from 11:30 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, till 11 p.m. Fridays, noon to 11 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday
Last week marked the debut of the second branch of Sabrina's Cafe, north of Logan Circle (1802 Callowhill St., 215-636-9061). This one - melding the space's diner past with a contemporary look - carries the full name "Sabrina's Cafe & Spencer's Too," after the 3-year-old son of owners Raquel and Robert De Abreu. (Sabrina is their daughter, who at age 7 is 15 months older than the Italian Market restaurant.) Menu is similarly hearty, reasonably priced brunch fare served all day, plus American entrees (meat loaf, fish) toward dinnertime; most entrees are less than $15. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays and Mondays, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
