Great place. Good vibe, very local. Warning: CASH ONLY! Good beers on tap and the food is good.

This place was popular; I was nearby at various times throughout this past Saturday and it was teeming with customers every time. But based on my experience you want to either good with food or other drinks. I stopped by around 1:30pm on Saturday, needing to burn some time before meeting up with my cousin chums at my Airbnb down the street. I'm not very familiar with Philly (much more of a NY person) and I'm sure this was my first time walking around this particular neighborhood in South Philly - very cool area, reminiscent of downtown Jersey City. I didn't do any research and just popped in here because they had a bar. Lesson learned. I was wearing a Mets jersey in anticipation of the game that night (which was a horrendous experience and doesn't need more of a reference than that), so I appreciated that everyone in this establishment was pleasant and accommodating. That honestly wasn't the case everywhere I went - the bartender was nice, and a customer actually walked up to me on his way out to pay his respects (though mostly for the recently anointed NBA champs, the Knicks). Very classy. At the end of the day, I had a drink here and it wasn't very good. I ordered an Old Fashioned, which is a risk at a place that isn't a bougie mixology-type bar (and this isn't that), but they WERE explicitly advertising this cocktail on their board above the bar. It was a massive overpour, which you can probably tell from the accompanying picture. I barely detected any bitters, and maybe he thought it was an appropriate amount because he loaded the glass down with ice, but there was easily six or seven ounces instead of the standard two or so. Result? Basically gasoline. I strategically waited for some of the ice to melt to assist here, which helped a little. Also, he basically mulled an orange slice into the bottom of the drink so I accidentally sucked up some pulp/seeds once or twice. Honestly mystifying on a couple of different levels. Given that I was in a hipster Philly neighborhood, the price point was a little high. I think it was about $15, and should have been closer to $12 or $13, especially given the quality and time of day, but it is what it is. As several others mentioned, it's a cash only bar (a rare breed these days). The bartender seemed a little surprised I had the cash to begin with in my wallet, which makes me think they really rely on the processing fees for the on-site ATM, but I'd stock up on the bills beforehand if this is a pre-planned trip. I really have to stop ordering Old Fashioneds at regular bars. read more

Stogie Joe's Tavern - Old-Fashioned. - Burgers Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philly for the weekend and we stopped here for late night dinner. Such a fun spot and great service!The crab fries were excellent, the pasta special with mussels, clams and clams had great seafood and a delicious white wine sauce. And the pizza was amazing! Reminded me of NEPA style in some ways. Cash only but so worth it!!!! read more

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The food was amazing!!!! Saw a video on Instagram with Guy Fierre saying that the 'Crabby Sauce' was amazing, so i went with a few girlfriends and had to try it. Well it was absolutely delicious, i will be back for more. My other gf got the eggplant and she also said that was delicious. Tip....Just bring cash...cards not accepted, but they have an atm machine just in case. read more

Stogie Joe's Tavern - Crabby Sauce - Burgers Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Stogie Joe's Tavern is a great place with that neighborhood joint ambiance and vibe along with a friendly staff and equally friendly customers. The food here is good in that neighborhood joint type way and if you are familiar with places like this, going here is as much as a habit as a craving. I was here with a few friends and it was definitely a great place to come visit after being away from Philadelphia for quite awhile. read more

This place is so terrible my bank saw me try to use their shitty ass ATM thought there's no way anybody would use this and flagged my card for suspected fraud. Spent half an hour on hold with my bank just to pay for my flat miller lite read more

**CASH ONLY** - Just a heads-up, this wasn't clearly posted anywhere that I saw, so I want to make sure it's the first thing you notice. I visited this spot because I'm a big fan of *Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives* with Guy Fieri, and I was excited to try it out. The restaurant has a cool, laid-back vibe with both indoor and outdoor seating, and the outdoor area is dog-friendly, which is a nice bonus. We started with the honey hot baked wings. They had a great flavor and were fall-off-the-bone tender. That said, I wouldn't call them "jumbo" as described on the menu--they seemed more average in size. I ordered the Chicken Parmesan, which was a bit disappointing. It resembled more of a chicken patty topped with sauce and cheese, rather than a traditional cutlet that fills the plate. The sauce was runny and on the sweeter side--not really my thing, though that's on me for not reading the menu more closely. The entrée only comes with *either* linguine marinara *or* a vegetable side, not both, which feels a bit stingy for the price. My girlfriend ordered the Eggplant Rigatoni, which was advertised as spicy but really wasn't. The portion size was also smaller than expected. I guess we went in with high hopes--I was expecting more of a "Nonna's kitchen in South Philly" kind of experience. Overall, the ambiance was nice, but the food didn't quite live up to the hype. read more

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The food was very very delicious. Joey made our experience wonderful. He's a chameleon. He adapted to every persons personality. It's very Italian restaurant. LOVE IT!!! read more

Stogie's is a great neighborhood bar. Always have a good meal and staff are fantastic.

Great family owned establishment, food and drinks are great. Their crab gravy is amazing. Their mussels in white wine sauce is my favorite

This place is an institution in the area . The food is good, and you will never leave hungry. Peroni on tap and square pizza that reminds you of high school. I'm a fan. read more

The ambience and music are very good. The waiter took my order very fast, which I appreciate. Food came out in 30 minutes though, but the food was pretty good. read more

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I've been here before. Years ago I went and loved the chicken parm and pizza. Took my parents back and the Parm was not good. So anyway ...fast forward many years and just went back recently with my niece. Ate outside nice atmosphere. Server was attentive. Bucket of rolling rocks were good and cheap. My niece had a meatball sandwich which she said was good and potato wedges which were good. We had a bizarre version of clams casino which they serve without the shell...inside little tins. Weird and Stouffers-like and very disappointing. I mean, I was really expecting a real clam casino that I could enjoy with a beer. I also had a cauliflower crust pizza with sausage and that was really good. So hit or miss. read more

Last Friday April 15th was a beautiful spring day on Passyunk Avenue. My son was hungry and wanted a burger. My wife and I saw Stogie Joe's Tavern it looked welcoming so we gave it a try. The place isn't very big but I liked the the decor. The have sit down tables, decent music playing and a nice sit down bar. The place was a little more than half full but they had 3 waitress and a waiter (I feel he was an owner or manager). We placed our drink orders. I got a Long Island Iced Tea it was very good, my wife a Basil Mojito she said it was also very good, my son got a Shirley Temple, was there every a bad Shirley Temple? Of course not, he loved it. My son order a plain cheese burger with american cheese, my wife got the bacon cheese burger with fried onions. I saw they had Linguine with Crab Gravy and had to have it. We also ordered clams casino and a house salad that was very good. It had romaine, cucumbers, rosted peppers, sharp provolone, olives and Salami (small was big enough for 2) The entrees came but we had not gotten our clams casino or had our table received any bread or grated cheese, we did have hot pepper, which for me is a necessity when having Crab Gravy. Having ordered Linguine with Crab Gravy I expected and need bread to make sure I didn't leave any Crab Gravy in the bowl. My wife and son really enjoyed their burgers and lucky for me (as usual) my wife couldn't finish hers. I finished it for her, the burger was very good it had a nice grilled taste which I prefer over fried. My Linguine with Crab Gravy was very good but the portion was small for $19.95. Usually Pasta dishes are plentiful, a pound of Linguine is less than $2.00 in a grocery store and the fact that nothing came with the Linguine but the Crab Gravy, I was expecting a big portion. Like I said the Gravy was tasty just would have liked more for $19.95. The bread was good but the butter was cold and hard to spread. Not a big deal I just like when restaurants keep the butter at room temperature for easy spreading. The reason I give Stogie Joe's a 3 and not a 4 star is because the clams casino and the overall service. First we didn't get the clams casino till after our entrees and they are not on the shell. They are more breding and salt, they lack clams, bacon and peppers. If I had known they were not fresh clams on the shell I would not have ordered them. Stogie Joe's to us seemed like they are more friendly towards regular patrons than to people off the street as we where. I can't say they were rude but they weren't very attentive. My wife and I got our drinks right away but they forgot my son's drink and I had remind them, took awhile between drink order and taking our dinner order, had to ask for bread and grated cheese. No one asked us during or after how we enjoyed our meals. Look, it's South Philly so I wasn't expecting over the top friendly and I have had a lot worse service. Just would have been a better experience to have felt more welcomed and slightly faster service. All that being said I would recommend you give them a try because as far as food and drinks we enjoyed everything with the exception of the clams casino. Also, you may have a different experience with the friendliness and attentiveness of the service than we did. Ourselves, I would go again and order extra Gravy next time! read more

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We had a nice meal. The server was very nice. Definitely more of a bar than restaurant, but the pizza was good. read more

Stogie Joe's Tavern - Mozzarella Square Pizza - Burgers Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Great food and atmosphere. I am out all of the time and I've never in all the places that I frequent, did I ever encounter such a great waitress named Diane. Exceptional personality, extremely friendly and very pretty. Every restaurant would be very smart to hire people like her. read more

Went here on Sunday 7/28/24 for the first time. We ordered a small Caesar salad, mussels in red, French onion soup, and a pizza - all the food was good. The service on the other hand, was inattentive at best. Multiple times our server looked at our table with empty water and did not come over to check on if we wanted refills. We had to flag someone down to take order, flag someone down to ask a question, and had to remind our server about a drink that she forgot to bring to the table. It was unfortunate that the service was so sub par or else I would recommend this place to others. read more

Nice little spot for lunch or dinner in South Philly. Came here for a work lunch and was treated well by the staff and the food was a solid - portion and flavor wise. It's pretty easy to find and seems to be a neighborhood favorite. Upon entry, we were greeted and were readily led towards the back to our seats. I liked that they were able to accommodate our large group without a reservation. We were all served water quickly and placed our orders soon after. I got the house salad and they were able to move a few ingredients out and put others in to make it vegetarian friendly. The food came out fast and ready to eat! The atmosphere is relaxed and casual and can see this as a nice happy hour spot after work or a place to meet up for drinks. Parking in the area is tight but can be found in the surrounding streets. We had taken a walk from work as it was a decent afternoon so not too bad to get to on site. Enjoy your time! read more

Delicious and fun place. The linguini with crab gravy is next level good. And the pierogi ....wow! Some of the best ever. Very unique menu in a fun area. We will definitely be back! read more

I've always wanted to try this spot but always would pass by since I already ate from somewhere else while in area. Forced myself to come in after eating Stargazy lol and went with the crab gravy which came out fairly quickly. Wasn't a huge portion and I do wish there was a little more crab but this was a good this to try at least once if in area read more

Food was authentic South Philly. Great sandwiches, pizza was old school and salads was huge. Cocktails were healthy. Service was prompt, consistent and friendly. Sat in the area with garage doors, great view, cool vibe watching the street. Owner stopped by and was quite nice. read more

Got the eggplant parm pizza. So goood!!! Small was enough to feed two plus left overs. Pat at the bar was friendly and helpful. A great stop!! read more

Terrible service. Cesar salad and pizza was great though. Most likely will not be back

My go to spot before sporting events! I've always been seated quickly and the service is usually pretty good too. The pizzas are all very tasty! read more

The food was fine. The chili dry rub was pretty good. Most of the patrons seemed to be regulars. We sat at the bar tender and she was friendly, nice and attentive. Their was a man who seemed to worked there but was not working that day who came in and started drinking and making homophobic and transphobic comments. We will not be back. read more

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The staff at this restaurant is the most attentive staff I've ever seen at a restaurant before. They all work as a team and get things done so quickly. Our table never had an empty glass or an empty dish during the entire time we were there. They were welcoming, knowledgeable, and none of them looked overwhelmed. The food was good. The Buffalo wings were my favorite, they were very well seasoned and the Buffalo sauce had the perfect amount of spice. The pizza in my opinion could've used a little more flavor on the crust. The crab gravy pasta was good too. I didn't really like the loaded fries, they were too soggy for my taste. The bourbon sunshine cocktail was really good!! read more

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Two words.. T o m a t o P i e!! I get mine with minced garlic. One of the best iin town. Tell them Izzo sent you.

Service- Good attentive service Food- The food was really yummy, the noodles well cooked and shrimp decent size. Was sad the french onion soup was a beef broth but I understand that seems to be standard many places. My only reason for 4 stars was that when I take into consideration the price-portion-and taste I would have liked it to either fill me up a tad more or been a tad more memorable tasting. Regardless, all the food was very good and I'd reccommend everything in my pictures show . Atmosphere- I quite enjoyed sitting outside under the tent with all the heaters, it was cozy and toasty. read more

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Food here wasn't the best I've ever had but I'd definitely return as the staff was very friendly and the food does hit the spot. I ordered the crab spaghetti and my husband and son shared a pizza. Everything came out so quickly that you could still feel the heat from the stove! Monday night is apparently quizzo night but even though we weren't competing, it was to try to guess the answers as the MC announced the questions. Only minor minus is that it's cash only but they do have an ATM on premise. read more

In town for a medical appointment, stopped in. Had drinks, their fried mozzarella wedges with their own marina. Very flavorful. My friend had a burger which he seemed to enjoy. I had the chicken parm sandwich which I requested open face. It was served on ciabatta bread. Once again their breading, the chicken and sauce was awesome. We're planning to go back to try more of their food! Nice place. read more

Another Diners DriveIns and Dives spot in the books! We stopped here for lunch after a hike in Wissahickon. We really enjoy the East Passyunk area and how Stogie Joes has the garage door opening on the front so you can enjoy the street view without having to eat outside and be on the sidewalk with people walking right up on your table. We ordered the cheese pizza and Buffalo wings and I loved both. My husband did not like the pizza as much. It's a square pizza so not your typical NY style. The crust is thin and crusty and the sauce is on top. Overall, it's a solid place to try when in the area and it's Guy Fieri approved read more

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This is the spot for a delicious and fun evening on Passyunk! I hadn't stopped in before because it looked a little dark inside. But since Covid added much more outside seating, it made it much more appealing. We walked around Passyunk on a Friday night at 8 pm with a party of 6. Mission impossible. But they kindly sat us and made accommodations to our two tables beside one another since they can ***only sit four people maximum at a time at a table. Our server Natalie was a doll! She was very attentive and very punctual! We had everything we needed! The mozzarella and tomato sauce pizza (like a tomato pie w Mozz) is DELICIOUS. Served hot and mouth watering. We ate it UP. And the 10 year old didn't miss a bite! I ordered the Ferrano Sweet Pepper sandwich and it was really really amazing. Great temperature and generous portion sizes! The hummus platter was beautiful! The hummus could have had more flavor but they put more veggies in the center and they had delicious flavor on top. Everything was so delicious and we left so happy and eager to return! Thank you!! read more

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Loved stogie joes for a quick lunch today - got the ravioli which was incredible and a sausage sandwich. Service was friendly & fast which was much appreciated. read more

Good pasta dishes! But it's not amazing... we also thought their pizza was okay. I just couldn't understand why they're cash only and still charge a bit more than we expected. Maybe it's because we felt like the vibes gave a more bar feeling? Either way, I would think I'd like this place more if I had different expectations! Probably a great place if you intend to come for good beer and some dinner. They're usually pretty packed on weekends. read more

I love their house salad, their sausage bites and their pizza is amazing. The services is great and the restaurant just feels like home with the music playing. Everybody's in a good mood. read more

Saw this place on tv and wife wanted to try it. It wasn't too busy and even parking wasn't too bad for a place that was just featured on a cooking show. $35 for crab pasta and a Stromboli isn't too bad I guess... except the pasta didn't really have all that much crab in it. Maybe it was an error or something, but the Stromboli was good. It had unique ingredients and was good quality, not really like the standard pizzeria version. read more

Stogie Joe's Tavern - Stogie Joe Stromboli - Burgers Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This is my first time at stogie Joe's and I had a good time! The outdoor seating was a little bit too close for me but I was able to get a table in the farthest corner of their outside tent. The heater was lit as soon as I sat down! I ordered the Caesar salad with added shrimp. Everything was very tasty and refreshing. I also liked that I had a choice of a small or large salad. The pierogies were so good! You can't get them everywhere so it was fun to have them on the menu. I can't wait to go back and try some pizza! read more

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An establishment with a great bar and food, Stogie Joe's is a South Philly staple and a must go! The atmosphere is very exciting and the staff are very friendly and always around to help you. I enjoy the music that is played and some days there is live music, which is exceptional. For the food, all options are great. Definitely order the mussels in white or red sauce. Probably the best i've ever had. There is also an amazing square pizza that everyone must try. There is nothing like it anywhere else. Overall a great experience and would go back anytime! read more

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Wonderful food! Very good salads, ciders and mussels. I also enjoy their Quizzo night.

We had the Stromboli the Stogie Joe's Stromboli amazing flavor fresh good, we had two drinks both .... update they used one of my photos for their feature I am humbled but shiitt Stogi Joe better hook a bro up with a beer next time a brotha in Philly lol. read more

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