Bonners Irish Pub - American @ 120 S 23rd St

As the name suggests, this page is a pub. It does have a good lunch menu to satisfy your mouth and wallet. This is located between Chestnut and Walnut St on the Sansom St and 23rd St Intersection. It looks like it is kind of nowhere, given its location and the look of it. It has a sort of rundown look to it, but I think it is intentional to give the boisterous feel of Irishness. The outside of the building is green and you can surely say it has that the place has something to do with Irish. I chose this place after a long walk to Mama Palmas Pizza of Spruce, only to find out it was open for dinner only. I was walking back to Market St on 23 st with my Business Associate who saw this place and said that it where he had met his wife. So we decided to give it a try. The interior was little dark, but we were pleasantly greeted by the lady at the bar, who placed us on a table to the left of the bar. The place is surely a pub that is converted to a restaurant on one side. We both had Iced Tea. The tea was unsweetened and little bitter. But a little sugar eased it out. A lemon wedge would have made it better. I ordered Crab Cake with Mashed Potatoes and Cajun Fries. My colleague had Grilled Ham and Cheese sandwich on a Rye Bread. She did ask both of us if we wanted our fries together with the main course which I thought was good to hear. Very few ask. I said yes and my colleague no. The fries were great. They were fresh, hot and mildly spicy just I had expected. It did not have the smell of grease either - Prefect. A few minutes later the Crab cake was on the table. It was all I expected of a crab cake, excepting that the cake was big. They should have made it into two, instead of one big cake. The exterior was nice and crispy; the interior was soft and creamy. A tard bid high on cream I should say, but it was good. The mashed potatoes were good as well. My partner liked his sandwich immensely and fries as well. Overall the check came out to $20 for the two of us with the drinks and tax included. The average price of a sandwich on the menu was like $6-$7. The place was not crowded at all for a beautiful lady like this. It was sixties in the early February. The food was quick. Also the host did mention that the patties they use on their burgers are fresh and not frozen. They do have some specials daily displayed on the board and the host did mention them again. Overall the pluses are the food, friendliness of the waitress and the host, cost of the items being very reasonable, not so crowded and time it took to bring the food to the table was quick. The only thing I would recommend they improve is the exterior of the place and also adding some light indoors would help.