Outlet: HARRY THE K'S
We were there: 5:37 p.m., pregame.
Wait to get seated: 19 minutes.
Order: Appetizer sampler and chicken Caesar salad.
Cost: $28, plus tax and tip.
Phindings: The Phoodster wanted a change from standard CBP dining (read: Using a trash can as a table). Harry The K's is the full-service eatery at the base of the left-field scoreboard. It's named in honor of legendary Phils' "voice" Harry Kalas.
My $16 appetizer sampler consisted of four chicken wings, two cheesesteak spring rolls and the queso fundido, a nacho-esque bit of business.
The wings were not particularly spicy but they were almost unpleasantly salty (the better, presumably, to move high-profit beverages). The spring rolls were two small pillows of chopped beef and, allegedly, American cheese and sautéed onions (both undetectable in the filling), but dipped in ketchup they weren't half-bad. The accompanying chipotle sauce was bland to the point of having no taste at all.
The queso fundido was a small mound of naked, cumin-spiced chips meant to be dipped in a pool of sludgy and similarly flavor-free melted pepper-jack cheese.
For $12, the chicken Caesar salad was big enough for two, and the lettuce and grilled chicken strips were surprisingly fresh. Sadly, as with the chipotle sauce, the dressing's flavor was barely perceptible.
Considering the high price and low quality, Harry The K's seems like a pretty shabby way to pay tribute to such a beloved figure as Kalas. Don't entertain any "high hopes" if you plan to eat there.
Rating: Error.
