Best Restaurants with a Fireplace in Far Northeast Philadelphia

I've been to La Famiglia before a number of years ago and since we were so close during our visit to Philly I decided to try it again. It did not disappoint. The staff, especially the Maitre'd, Jesus, were superb. Jesus made a great presentation of the bottle of Barolo that we ordered. The food was outstanding. We split the tuna tartar appetizer. Unlike any we had before. Delicious. My partner, Margaux, ordered the pork chop. Wow, I'm not a pork chop lover but after tasting this one, I changed my mind. I ordered the house special pasta, penna La Famiglia. Penne done perfectly but it was the sauce that was the standout. Highly recommended. We had to skip dessert since we ate so much and even took some leftovers home and had them the next day. I highly recommend La Famiglia.

Service was fantastic. We enjoyed our waiter very much. He was very good at his job and made it a pleasure.

Members of our garden club met here for lunch after a local activity. We were seated well before our original lunch hour…a great accommodation for us. We were all seated at one long table. Our server was friendly and very helpful to this large group. Our lunches were very tasty Job well done!

In our party of 4, only I had been to Louie Louie before. We were dazzled! We started with oysters on the half shell, roasted bone marrow (exceptional) and steak tartare. Mains were all delicious and well presented: Flounder Françsise, Verlasso salmon, moules frites and Mediterranean bronzino. Desserts were Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée and cookies and cream trifle. A splendid meal!

We all (8 of us) enjoyed our meals and desserts. Servers, mostly Mario, were pleasant and attentive to our needs. It was a treat for team to sing happy birthday to 2 at our table and offer complimentary desserts. 1 of us is not able to eat garlic so she couldn't enjoy the mashed potatoes, unfortunately. Overall it was a great experience we can share with others. It's possible we'll be back.