If Daddypops was the uber traditional, classic silver car diner, then the Silk City Diner is silver car dining fo
r the millenial generation. They're both beautiful silver cars, only 15 miles apart, and yet it is a completely different experience going to them. Walking into the Silk City is like night and day compared to Daddypops, which made it kind of awesome to do them in the same day. It was like a microcosm of what Triple D is all about...here were two owners who both were dedicated to keeping silver car diners alive, and yet they were doing it in their own unique, awesome ways, both cranking out amazing food, but from completely different angles. Don't walk into the Silk City expecting a stack of pancakes and a cup of coffee...walk in expecting Asian flair, kicked up French cooking, and old school classics with the slightest twist that blows your mind--I guess that's why their slogan is "Everything Old is New Again."
r the millenial generation. They're both beautiful silver cars, only 15 miles apart, and yet it is a completely different experience going to them. Walking into the Silk City is like night and day compared to Daddypops, which made it kind of awesome to do them in the same day. It was like a microcosm of what Triple D is all about...here were two owners who both were dedicated to keeping silver car diners alive, and yet they were doing it in their own unique, awesome ways, both cranking out amazing food, but from completely different angles. Don't walk into the Silk City expecting a stack of pancakes and a cup of coffee...walk in expecting Asian flair, kicked up French cooking, and old school classics with the slightest twist that blows your mind--I guess that's why their slogan is "Everything Old is New Again."The Silk City is right in the heart of central city Philly, and believe me if you drive by you'll notice. The place is a blaze with neon, and honestly if you go at night it's pretty frickin' beautiful. Taking up easily half of a city block, the Silk City is the quintessential silver car diner, but they've added on to it with a nice big brick addition which holds the bar with a huge dance floor and has much more of a lounge feel. It's like two restaurants in one. You go into the silver car and you get the ambiance of a diner, while the other side is more like a club--not what you'd expect from a traditional diner right? Now--before we break this place down a word of logistical advice--parking at the Silk City is purely street parking and in Philly that's no pretty picture. However, if you are so fortunate as to find a spot outside of the restaurant, MAKE SURE TO PAY YOUR METER! I don't care what time it is, even if it's 5 minutes until the end time of meter paid parking--put your money in. Can you get the sense we learned this the hard way? Yes indeed...while we left with our stomachs full of amazing food, we also left with a beautiful parking ticket. So...you have been warned. Anyway--what does this place look like?
We only hung out in the silver car side of the restaurant, and it was almost surreal. It was practically completely dark inside, with the entire interior lit by Christmas lights around the booths and the counter, along with neon lights running along the ceiling. Their menu board even had neon marker. I'm tellin' ya if it wasn't for the vinyl seating in the booths, you'd ne
ver guess that you were sitting in a diner. This place has the feel of a hip, apres work hangout, rather than your grandma's nostalgic silver car. It was almost jarring going from Daddypops to here, but it was also awesome, because it was like we were traversing the silver car spectrum looking at just what you can do with a diner. Diners can't be pigeon-holed when there are places like the Silk City out there. There is nothing about this place that's stereotypical from the decor down to every ounce of the menu. If you're looking for spicy, funky, tricked out food then I'm tellin' ya head to Philly and good luck deciding what to get because the menu is insane.
ver guess that you were sitting in a diner. This place has the feel of a hip, apres work hangout, rather than your grandma's nostalgic silver car. It was almost jarring going from Daddypops to here, but it was also awesome, because it was like we were traversing the silver car spectrum looking at just what you can do with a diner. Diners can't be pigeon-holed when there are places like the Silk City out there. There is nothing about this place that's stereotypical from the decor down to every ounce of the menu. If you're looking for spicy, funky, tricked out food then I'm tellin' ya head to Philly and good luck deciding what to get because the menu is insane.So as you all know by now...we love our wings right? Right. Well, welcome to the home of the best wings of the
Triple D gamut thus far. No joke. Best. Wings. Yet. and they're going to be pretty tough to top. They were really what made this one of the first joints we wanted to visit from Triple D--it just took a bit longer to get it on the schedule than we anticipated. Guy raved about these bad boys and man he wasn't kidding. They've got two options--Spicy Buffalo or Thai Chili glazed. We hands down went with the Thai Chili and I would recommend them to any future visitors. They're spicy, they're sweet, they're crispy, they're flat out, crazy good. They come completely coated in sauce and dusted with sesame seeds, and their homemade bleu cheese (yeah you read that right, homemade bleu cheese--I told you this place is crazy). The only thing I can compare these things too is like sesame chicken from a Chinese place. That's the flair they have and it's perfection. Probably one of my favorite things we've had ever, not just in the wing category. For my meal, I went for a smattering of appetizers--but the serving size was no where close to appetizers, these things were entree size. The highlight of my meal was the baked mac 'n cheese which is covered in a garlic bread crust. Wow. All I can really say. It's crazy creamy, with a little bit of a cayenne kick to it. It came out in a huge crock (kinda like what you'd serve French Onion Soup in) and the sauce was their homemade che
ese sauce. Ben tried to steal it from me, but I didn't let that happen. I also got a "side" of fries, and when they say "side" they mean a bowl as big of your head...which also comes with 2 homemade dipping sauces--their cheese sauce and chipotle ketchup (also homemade) and then they're sprinkled with scallions. I could not finish these things...I desperately wanted to, but I'm tellin' ya the serving was so huge it was impossible, but they were so good I felt guilty leaving them on the table. Ben conceded that I won this place for best meal. We tend to compare and see who made the better choice and here I definately won. Ben's meal was good to, but how can you compare with mac 'n cheese right? Well, he tried by countering with their roast beef sandwich. It sounds so tame right? Wrong. Crunchy French bread, gruyere cheese, and black pepper horseradish sauce, oh yeah and a homemade French dip sauce. Sure that sounds just like a plain ole' roast beef sandwich. We were so full when we left we could barely move, and dessert was almost impossible to resist, but we did. The next time that will not happen. Not when there are options like hurricane key lime pie with pomegranate drizzle and banana praline gelato. Seriously...gelato...at a diner. This place takes tradition and throws some neon lights across it and coats it in thai chili sauce...off the hook. Go. Get in your car now and go. They're open until 2 am every night you could still make it.
Triple D gamut thus far. No joke. Best. Wings. Yet. and they're going to be pretty tough to top. They were really what made this one of the first joints we wanted to visit from Triple D--it just took a bit longer to get it on the schedule than we anticipated. Guy raved about these bad boys and man he wasn't kidding. They've got two options--Spicy Buffalo or Thai Chili glazed. We hands down went with the Thai Chili and I would recommend them to any future visitors. They're spicy, they're sweet, they're crispy, they're flat out, crazy good. They come completely coated in sauce and dusted with sesame seeds, and their homemade bleu cheese (yeah you read that right, homemade bleu cheese--I told you this place is crazy). The only thing I can compare these things too is like sesame chicken from a Chinese place. That's the flair they have and it's perfection. Probably one of my favorite things we've had ever, not just in the wing category. For my meal, I went for a smattering of appetizers--but the serving size was no where close to appetizers, these things were entree size. The highlight of my meal was the baked mac 'n cheese which is covered in a garlic bread crust. Wow. All I can really say. It's crazy creamy, with a little bit of a cayenne kick to it. It came out in a huge crock (kinda like what you'd serve French Onion Soup in) and the sauce was their homemade che
ese sauce. Ben tried to steal it from me, but I didn't let that happen. I also got a "side" of fries, and when they say "side" they mean a bowl as big of your head...which also comes with 2 homemade dipping sauces--their cheese sauce and chipotle ketchup (also homemade) and then they're sprinkled with scallions. I could not finish these things...I desperately wanted to, but I'm tellin' ya the serving was so huge it was impossible, but they were so good I felt guilty leaving them on the table. Ben conceded that I won this place for best meal. We tend to compare and see who made the better choice and here I definately won. Ben's meal was good to, but how can you compare with mac 'n cheese right? Well, he tried by countering with their roast beef sandwich. It sounds so tame right? Wrong. Crunchy French bread, gruyere cheese, and black pepper horseradish sauce, oh yeah and a homemade French dip sauce. Sure that sounds just like a plain ole' roast beef sandwich. We were so full when we left we could barely move, and dessert was almost impossible to resist, but we did. The next time that will not happen. Not when there are options like hurricane key lime pie with pomegranate drizzle and banana praline gelato. Seriously...gelato...at a diner. This place takes tradition and throws some neon lights across it and coats it in thai chili sauce...off the hook. Go. Get in your car now and go. They're open until 2 am every night you could still make it.Don't believe the hype? Check it out for yourself...
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