A full dinner menu is only offered on Friday and Saturdays from 5:30pm until 9:30pm. During the week, appetizers, hors d'oeuvres and sandwiches are served from 5pm to midnight.
Zinc is located next door to Parchman Stremmel, one of the city's most reputable galleries. Time your dinner right and stroll down the sidewalk for an art opening.
The Scene Inside the century-old building, the metal bar is surrounded on either side by floor-to-ceiling shelves stacked with bottles. An adjoining room and enclosed courtyard provide extra seating away from the televisions in the bar area. A mixed crowd keeps the place buzzing with energy late into the night. The Food Concentrating on fine spirits, Zinc gives diners a ...
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Posted by Citysearch
on April 03, 2008, (Edited July 16, 2005)
Known primarily as a piano store (since 1900), this store (formerly known as Jacobs Music Co.) is Center City's best source of sheet music for classical and pop musicians alike.
I must disagree with the mostly negative reviews "Zinc" has gotten. I have been there at least five times and have always had a good to wonderful time. Regarding the service - our server offered to GO BUY US CIGARETTES WHEN WE RAN OUT even though they do not sell them there. Further, when it's cold out, the outdoor seating is accomodated with very warm thick Mexican blankets that you can literally ...
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If you want to feel stupid about wine, go to Zinc. The servers are so rude and snooty that it's just uncomfortable being there. Ridiculously expensive wine list and smoky as hell. This place is well passed it prime - I prefer to go to Drink around the corner.
Expensive drinks all around, snotty staff, and so smoky you can't even see the people you're with. Been there a few times and it's gotten worse every single time. Avoid avoid avoid.