SC - Period Restaurant?

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

Irmele wrote:
>I was sitting here, innocently reading my email, watching FoodTV, when "The
>Best Of..." starts doing a piece on the City Tavern in Philadelphia. The
>servers wear period costume (well...kinda) and the furniture and
>accoutrements look pretty good. They claim the food is authentic -- it's
>authenticity was "checked by the interior department".  (!?) Hmmm....

It's the oldest restaurant in the US. It was started in 1772 and 
completed in 1773, says the website:
http://www.citytavern.com


>Anyone else see this review?

Nope. Heard about on a quiz show one of my local NPR stations.

Anahita al-shazhiyya