Pumpkin Made Me Smile Like a Jack-O-Lantern

We ate last night at Pumpkin. Fantastic. 28 seats. Great food (I had the chicken). BYOB. Cash only.

Below is a picture of the perfectly crisped fish that MAC had. It was tasty, too. Okay, I was going to be lazy and just say "good," but I'll say more. Pumpkin is in an unlikely spot, right next to an open lot on South Street. It's cute inside. They have four 4-person tables, including a "cool kids table," that has a banquette in a little nook. We sat in the front window (because there's the "cool kids table" and then there's the "beautiful diners table," which is where we were). There are six 2-person tables. None of the tables are too close, so you can have a real conversation.

The tables are covered in an interesting brown paper. The menu is printed daily and there are no additions - so what you get is fresh. At our table we got the chicken (baked half, on finely pureed potatoes), a pork-two-ways entree (pork loin and pork shoulder), and the fish (I don't remember what kind it was...nothing I'd heard of before). We also got appetizers and super tasty desserts (lemon custard, chocolate creme, pineapple cake). All in, including tax, was $116 for three.

As I mentioned, they only take cash. And remember to bring your own wine if that's what you want to do. I'll go back.

Pumpkin
1713 South Street
Philadelphia, PA
215.545.4448

Cool little tidbits: Their leftovers are put in Pumpkin branded Chinese takeout boxes. And, they give you a packet of spiced pumpkin seeds when they bring the bill.