Bridgewater's Pub
Here's a great people-watching game: seeing who likes to get hammered by themselves in a train-station pub. The location for this game is Bridgewater's, the fancy pub in 30th Street. One time when I was there, there was a 20-something man who I assumed was some sort of rock-n-roll star, chowing and drinking, sloshed enough that at one point in the middle of his meal, he wandered outside of not just the pub, but the whole station (I assume to vomit). And of course, there are the scores of martini-slurping businessmen who sit at the bar, watching the news or whatever game is on. Now, this experience might not sound worthwhile--who wants to people-watch at some overpriced, mediocre Amtrack outpost? But here's the thing--the food and drinks at Bridgewater's are great. From exotic meat (Ostrich, anyone? No? How about alligator?) to a nice selection of imported German beers to one of the best veggie burgers I've had in the city, it's definitely a worthwhile place to consume. I recommend going during lunch--they run some cheap sandwich specials, like the tasty foccacia grilled cheese pictured. Yup.
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