Palladino’s closed through September for renovation
UPDATE: There’s more than renovations happening at Palladino’s. According to Philly Mag, the closure is due to landlord/tenant issues. Luke Palladino is being sued for claims that he “hasn’t paid rent on the restaurant since March and owes the landlord more than $25,000.”
Palladino’s opened its doors in December of 2014, bringing Northern Italian dining from Luke Palladino to 1934 E. Passyunk Ave.
The East Passyunk Avenue dining spot is now planning a renovation to make the restaurant “more of a community gathering place.”
According to The Insider, the plan is to brighten the atmosphere of the restaurant, adding some rock-and-roll themed decor. This renovation will also be bringing some changes to the menu with more Italian-American classics and the option of ordering for takeout.
To make these changes, the restaurant will be closed throughout the summer. The expected reopening date is Friday, September 9.
“adding some rock-and-roll themed decor”
What? Why would you junk up your classy joint like that? I hope the food quality doesn’t suffer – the steak Firenze is superb.
Yeah, there aren’t enough places serving “Italian American classics” in the neighborhood. And rock and roll decor? WTF? What is the target market for this redesign? The people that already don’t go to Paradiso? Can’t wait til they close and someone who knows what they’re doing takes over.
37 PIECES OF FLAIR!
What?
Seems a little strange to close your steakhouse for renovations just before an arena-full of people come to town for the DNC. There has to be something else going on here, right?
Agreed! Seems very strange indeed!
Believe it or not, this a bad part of the avenue for a restaurant. The new décor sounds a little desperate. Looks like the death spiral has begun.
Yeah terrible… Le Virtu and Will BYOB are really struggling. As is Stargazy and Sate Kampar up the block. What a joke. Despite the food being good this concept is played out and boring. People are not interested in an Italian steakhouse. And the fact that he wants to make it more red gravy Italian shows that he knows nothing about the kind of restaurants people want in the area.
Wait, are you being facetious about the other restaurants suffering? Or are they really?
Sorry, was being sarcastic, they are all doing great was my point.
All those places are awesome! How could they be struggling?
Case Solved: http://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2016/07/13/luke-palladino-palladinos-passyunk/
Looks like landlord/tenant issues…
Thanks for the link Ian.
After reading the article, it sounds like Palladino himself is having issues. Lots of them. Hope it resolves. Despite what some others are saying here, I like having an Italian Steakhouse in the neighborhood.
Typical white business owner. Exploiting laws and trying to make more and more money.
that was neat.
what does that mean?
The whole concept of bringing Jersey Shore fancy Italian dinging to Passyunk Ave was doomed to fail. Let Starr or Garces take over the spot. Or even Tony Luke, turn back into sandwich joint.
All of the people who are making these awful comments obviously have 9 to 5 jobs and do not have a clue what it is like to depend on the public to survive. I really believe there is nothing more ignorant then criticism from those with no knowledge!!!!!!!
The Resturant itself was doing just fine. It’s Luke Palladino’s big ego which bit him in the ass. He thinks he is some kind of big celebrity. He isn’t that big a deal. The issue is he is a smart ass that thought he could get away without paying his bills….if he wanted to be an ass like that, he should’ve bought the building instead. Rent gets paid first, always…
Once he pays his landlord, and all his back judgements I’m sure he will reopen. Don’t believe for a second anything about the renovation BS….I go by the place a few times a week. Nothing is going on in there….just a wise ass that got it stuck up his ass…
This restaurant is not reopening. That was just his coward’s way out and not wanting to explain to the media when his bad practices caught up with him.