Steak House

Arthur's Steak House, a Philadelphia institution that closed abruptly in July after 54 years, will be resurrected next month by "that skinny kid" who worked 11 years as a waiter for the founder of Arthur's, the late Arthur Effron. Giuseppe Giuliani, owner of La Buca Ristorante, 711 Locust St., will reopen the old Arthur's at 1512 Walnut St. as Arturo's, an Italian restaurant with an emphasis on beef and veal dishes. Like La Buca, however, Arturo's will also offer a variety of seafood dishes.

Arthur's, the last of Philadelphia's original steak houses, closed its doors after dinner Friday. Reached yesterday at the Center City restaurant, co-owner Shirley Kahn said plans were "uncertain. " The restaurant's attorney, Alan Liss, added: "A couple of plans are in the fire, but we're not at liberty to divulge them now. " Neither Kahn nor Liss would comment on reasons for the closing. Arthur's Steak House, at 1512 Walnut St., was founded in 1932 by Arthur Effron, and after Effron's death, in 1964, was run by his son, Eugene, and daughter, Shirley Kahn.

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