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Kelliann's Bar & Grill
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Categories: Bars, Restaurants
Neighborhoods: Fairmount, Spring Garden1549 Spring Garden St
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 563-6990
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Lunch, Dinner, Late Night
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Wed, Thu, Fri
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Yes
- Coat Check:
- No
11 reviews for Kelliann's Bar & Grill
Ok. I can't lie. I spend entirely too much time here. When I first moved to Philadelphia 3 years ago, this was the bar I came to and somehow immediately became friends with everyone that drinks there. I eat dinner here. I drink lager here. I fall and break my face here.
Recently, they have the bucket of high life for cheap. The shots are massive. The owner is a friendly guy. The bartenders are awesome folks as well.
So its a neighborhood bar, but we welcome all kinds. Pop in and help me make over the jukebox in God's image. Or lose at quizzo to Kant Telltime and the Broken Watch Band.
There is a lot to like about Kelliann's.
The food is good and cheap and served late in large portions.
It has a nice neighborhood bar feel. I'd describe it as a nicer dive bar, but with good food.
Almost every time I go there I get good service.
The beer selection is good (but not great) and they are not stingy with their liquor either.
There is a sizable outside section which is handy considering the bar is rather small.
My only complaints is their habit of playing commercial radio when no one is pumping money into the jukebox. I'm not picky about what music is playing in a bar, but I just don't like to listen to obnoxious commercials while i'm drinking.
If you live in the neighborhood you should definitely check this place out!
It is about time I laid down a serious review for Kelliann's. I have lost enough rounds of Quizzo here to be able to assess the situation.
First off, the space is small and the tables tend to be close together. During busy nights, it can get a bit cramped. However, the friendly patrons make the tight squeeze feel less awkward. Like Meredith said, this is a neighborly bar whose customers are almost always from our hood. That said, Kelliann's is not at all pretentious or trying to be a gastropub (thank god).
The food tends to be good and cheap. The sliders are great, they come with fresh-cut fries and they're only $6. I also had a grilled tuna burger here that was wonderful with the spicy sauce with which it was served. Salads are surprisingly fresh and the portions are generous.
The beer menu is the usual suspects- Yards, Guinness, Yuengling, Sam Adams, ect. However, Deb is a great bartender. She mixes strong drinks with precision and speed.
Since Kelliann's is in close proximity to my apartment, I find myself in here pretty often for late-night drinks on weekends. However, it wasn't until this past Wednesday that I realized I should have been coming here every week. One word: Quizzo! Had the lovely Meg C. never informed me of this phenomenon, it probably would have taken much longer to pop my Quizzo cherry. Let me just tell you, it was everything I had always dreamed it would be (without the pain, bleeding, or premature ejaculation!).
The crowd at Kelliann's is very neighborly. In fact, I walked in on Wednesday night and was greeted by my across-the-street neighbor, which was a nice and unexpected surprise (and we just so happened to need two more people for our Quizzo team!). You won't meet a nicer bunch of locals than at this bar. I remember back to the first time I ever came here, and almost immediately upon entering I was asked by a drunken local woman for a hug. You don't experience that often in Philly.
I have yet to try the food here, but if it's as good as I hear it is, I won't be too stingy in awarding it its fifth star. With friendly and attentive bar staff, reasonable drink prices, a fun-loving crowd, and a prime location, Kelliann's leaves little to be desired. As far as dive bars go, this place gets two thumbs up in my book.
Surprisingly good food here. Especially for a local bar.
We had salads with grilled chicken, pecans, dried cranberries and goat cheese crumbles. All for $6.95.
It does reek of beer though.
And the service was excellent. A cool lady bartender with "Trust Me" and 2 crossed handguns tattooed across her chest. She was cool!
Considering that I now work right across the street, I will likely be a lunch time regular.
Things you need to know:
At 9:00pm the wings are only 25 cents a piece. Grab a plate--they're tasty, and the celery is fresh.
The chowder is not amazing, but it is good.
Lager here is $3.50 a glass, and most other taps are $5.00. Pretty average pricing if you ask me.
The place was packed last Tuesday when I went for the first time. There is a lot of bar space, though, and a bunch of tables. Be prepared to stand, like most of the patrons.
The jukebox is one of those modern Internet variations. Get ready for a wide variety of tunes.
The bathrooms are small, and pretty nasty, but the graffiti more than makes up for it.
Great clientele, too. Definitely not the hippest place, though it's no drag either. Twenty-somethings and older made up the crowd, making for a rather mature, up-beat atmosphere.
Had a beer with a couple of friends the other day here. It's a cozy, small place with a couple of outdoor tables. The bartender was friendly too. I should come back for this Quizzo that Meg and Meredith are talking about.
At 75% Irish I usually find myself having a profound and utter distaste for off Irish pub's. But I found this Kelliann's (I feel like the West Philly one could be another story) to be a chill little pub. It might have been the random and fun crew that I was with, the Bacardi mask that made the rounds, The round of Irish Car Bombs, or the Madonnathon on the jukebox courtesy of Big Drew doing the the talking. But I'd even say it's perfect for a good weekend gathering.
The bartenders definitely hooked up some spot on service. The beer varieties were good and plentiful. And even though I don't really get the fuss behind sliders (they look like White Castle) the food did look mighty tasty. The bar has a colorful group of regulars that like to dance to random songs too. I think I'll be back.
I had a load of fun here. There was just a "normal" crowd. I asked the bartender if it was normally not so busy on Fridays and he said it was the summer crowd. Still I like me a dead bar in the summer. Keeps the jerks at bay.
They have a satellite jukebox which means that Big Drew can scare the squares with a Madonnathon and other not super straight music. It was fun.
I bought 6 sliders instead of 3 because i felt HUNGRY. 3 hit the spot just fine though and other people finished the rest. They were really good sliders though. They were all cooked medium rare.. not over broiled like most places.
Overall...would go back again and again.
I love Kelliann's. It's been my regular hangout since I moved here almost 5 years ago. We've lived in the Spring Garden District for the majority of our time here, so my boyfriend and I just like to walk over to Kelliann's for a hangout.
Personally, I do NOT like college crowds. I prefer to go places where I can feel relaxed and hangout without having to shout to be heard. Kelliann's can *usually* provide that, with the occasional mess of people. I'm not really sure what brings them -- it feels really random to me. But I guess that's a good, because it shows that the bar attracts a really diverse crowd. I've been there when it was just a few guys sitting around after work watching a hockey game; when it was filled with Eagles fans shouting drunkenly at the flat screens; when it was filled with people from the CW Building across the street, having wine after work; and when it's been filled with what seems like an overflow from the Old City crowd.
Kelliann's always has really friendly, personable bartenders though, including the owner of the place who will occasionally buy a round on the house when it's a room full of regulars. The food selection is pretty good [their chicken Caesar salad is the best thing I've ever eaten], though they close the kitchen pretty early [around 10 or so, I think]. As far as entertainment, they have a live band there every Sunday night, and the rest of the time it's between the radio, jukebox [if the patrons are feeding it], or whatever sporting event is on the flat screens.
My only problem with the place is the size -- it's a teeny little Celtic bar and the very definition of a hole int he wall. But it's definitely always clean and crisp.
This is one of the first places I went to after I moved to the city. I've had several items from the menu and liked everything but the crab soup. My favorite is probably the blackened burger with hand cut french fries. They have several beers on tap, including two of my favorites, Guinness and Blue Moon. As far as liquor selection they seem to have just about anything you could possibly drink.
What's really cool about this place is that it doesn't matter where you are from. If you hang out here and talk to people, they will talk back to you. You won't be ignored or made to feel uncomfortable. Its a real nice atmosphere. There are a couple of regulars in just about every day if not every day on the weekend so you always end up knowing someone there. And if you are really lucky you'll get to see the crazy Trinidadian do his dance(he's really good).
