landmark americana

it has pained me so much these last few years, because of financial constraints, not to participate in restaurant week and dine out for life . however, this year i thought, perhaps if i give a little, i'll get a little, or a lot! and made dine out for life reservations (thurs 4/28) at landmark americana /university city (3333 market street). the restaurant doesn't look very crowded in this picture because i went for a late 3pm lunch. but i can imagine on the nights featuring trivia, musical bingo and open mic, accompanied by various drink specials like $3 margaritas and $1 miller lites, this place is probably hoping with the younger set. it's the perfect college campus first date night. not too upscale, but a good step above the neighborhood hang-out. the menus are those big fancy book type, normally reserved for steak houses, yet inside the menu are comfort foods such as: mac n cheese - cork screw with bacon, sharp cheddar and grueyer cheese baked with buttery bread crumbs $8.99 smoke

after doing quite a bit of christmas shopping, we went here for sisters bday night out. perfect for a meet & dine, start of a night on town. parking after 7p was easy. brussels crazy tasty.

landmark americana is a great place to grab a beer and a sandwich when you're hungry late night. the restaurant and bar stays open late, the menu including food. they have an outdoor fire pit area that's great to dine in as well, even in the winter. sometimes it gets a little crowded, so you have to wait for your food for awhile. in my experience, the grilled cheese was not bad but the veggie quesadilla was really flavorful.  i felt that the quesadilla was well worth the price.  still, i will gladly come back here to relax and have a drink after work.

service and food exceptional. no wait to be seated; wide menu choices, everything was served hot, good portions; great waitstaff

while there food is good, their customer service is horrendous. a certain brunette hostess made a group of us, 19 and 20, wait until 9pm only to tell us after we waited 15 minutes for a table that they card after 9. even though this is a general pub rule in philly, it was so rude and unintelligent of her to wait to tell us. it was vobvious she knew we weren't 21 and she had a really smug pride once she informed us. i'll be taking my business to some of the local pubs who are willing to at least give us take out.

great burger & beer. i'm glad i didn't read the below reviews because i wouldn't have come here for dinner tonight if i had. i will say that they're not recent, so maybe management has gotten better?

that being said, it was a great burger, phenomenal sweet potato fries with a cinnamon dip that was sweet (but delicious), and a nice beer selection.

regarding service, there are some issues so the previous reviewers aren't incorrect. we waited for a table (only 2 of us) but, when we were seated, passed many open tables. then, between our first beer and second beer, the waitress took a very long time to come back. however, our food was very prompt after we ordered it and everything was delicious.

only in town for 2 nights, but i'd definitely recommend it for those looking for a medium or slightly above average priced burger, fries, & beer.

run away!. slow confused service, over priced static menu, union construction workers from the elbow building quaffing budwiesers at the bar for lunch - do not do!

horrible service! don't use living social voucher here!. great nachos and zango dessert. terrible crabcakes, warm beer, horrible service. our waitress was nice, but we used a living social voucher and was interrupted during dinner and accused of using the voucher previously. it took time for the manager to admit that the restaurant was at fault, but he seemed annoyed that he had to admit that he was wrong. very rude. i just wanted leave.
after writing a letter to the company, i was made to feel lucky that i got a meal for a reduced living social discount. there are so many other great restaurants in the area, don't waste your time here.

really bad service. i used to eat at landmark all the time. it was convenient and well priced. the service gradually got worse and worse since the restaurant has been opened. my boyfriend and i even confronted a manager letting him know that they were going to lose our patronage because of how poor the service had become, and that we ate there for maybe 3 meals a week. his exact words were "too bad, what do you want me to do?". never spent another dime on this chain and it's incompetent staff.

great atmosphere, pretty good food, decent prices. great place to catch a game in a great location.

i go here all the time--this is a great place to get sports bar food. everytime i go the service is usually okay, and the prices are great. i also like the ambience--overall the atmosphere is pretty cool.

not so good!. i always go to landmark an each time the service gets worse. for use to have to pay so much u wood think they would have nice waitress. they make me feel like i'm not want in landmark. even when i call to place a order they talk for ever to pick up. an then when u come to pick up your food they keep walking past u. an they don't even say can i help u or anything. i'm done with landmark for the money i spend there i would like some respect an a smile.

horrible service. the drinks and late night menu are well priced, but the service is horrible. i have been to landmark many times and i have never received even remotely good service. the waitresses and bartenders are always in a bad mood and it is a struggle to order food or drinks. waitresses tend to forget about your round of drinks or food order.