ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS
WHERE SHOULD WE EAT IN SOUTH PHILLY? WHICH OF THE NEW ITALIAN BYOBS ARE WORTH OPENING A GOOD GAVI FOR? SHOULD I SPRING FOR THE $100 TASTING MENU AT VETRI? HEREWITH, THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO DOZENS OF ITALIAN RESTAURANTS, BOTH RED-GRAVY AND REFINED
AGED TO PERFECTION
100 Years of family owned success keep customers coming back to Ralph's Italian Restaurant. To think of a restaurant as consistent means one thing; but when applied to Ralph's Italian Restaurant in Philadelphia , the concept carries a bit more weight.
UP FROM MARINARA SAUCE
A SIX-YEAR-OLD, Jimmy Rubino wanted nothing more than to work in Ralph's, the legendary South Philadelphia restaurant (and Frank Sinatra hangout) founded by Jimmy's great-grandparents, Francesco and Catherine Dispigno, in 1900.
RALPH'S HAS BEEN A CELEBRITY DESTINATION FOR 100 YEARS
Legend has it that President Theodore Roosevelt was a Ralph's Restaurant customer back at the turn of the century and that's not so hard to believe. Roosevelt was a man of the people and it is easy to visualize old "Rough and Ready" sitting down to a hearty meal in the Italian Market at Ralph's.
RESTAURANT'S TILE FLOOR IS A TRIBUTE TO LOST ART
You walk through the front door of Ralph's Italian Restaurant in South Philadelphia and you immediately find yourself standing on a work of art. Few people probably ever think of the floor at Ralph's as a work of art, but it truly is.
BULLY FOR RALPHS
On Saturday, June 16, 1900, Theodore Roosevelt, the Governor of New York and Thomas C. Platt, a Senator from the same state, arrived at North Philadelphia Station and made their way to the Walton Hotel in Center City. The famous "Rough Rider" was in town for the Republican National Convention.
