Picnic turns historic brewery into stunning chicken dining destination | FYI Philly

when you first walk into picnic there's a wine shop Vibe you can walk around and pick up the bottles and take it to the table the wine shop is located inside what was once known as building number one it was the old wh Broad and has Brewery and the dining room was the breweries building number two we just saw this really unique space that you couldn't recreate nowaday if you wanted the Wii is the team at defined Hospitality we fell in love with the history and the character of the building we're like we want to save this place this is what looked like when they found it it was basically falling apart there was no roof few pigeons and uh a lot of debris 3 years later it's an 11,000 squ foot restaurant with a picnic style Vibe so this rotisserie is really special the rotisserie is a centerpiece of the open concept kitchen there's not one in Philadelphia for sure and I don't think there's one on the east coast the wood and charcoal is housed in the back so we're able to catch all like the juices and the drippings all that schaltz adds flavor to a variety of vegetable based side dishes we love veget and whatever's in season we really want to focus on summer favorites include the watermelon and goat cheese salad and the heirloom tomatoes it's actually from my mom's Garden the organic chicken comes from a Farm in Pennsylvania it's a fantastic chicken it's brined and coated in spices before it hits the rotisserie the whole process takes 2 days it's served with a selection of sauces we have a chili oil here that you can mix and match we have a pickled pepper oi an chovi salsa ver day plates are big enough to share this is the Grateful ched and you can create create your own meat and cheese board we have five to six cheeses and three different Meats this is the Aged appalachin everything is cut and sliced to order this is a Pudo and these are the french fries scratch made in house and then we have an oyster bar as well there are five everchanging varieties on the menu these are the birthday girls all from the East Coast we focus on east coast oysters I think they all taste different there's a cocktail bar too we have a strawberry gimlet here like the food menu Chef Nick Kennedy says the focuses on quality ingredients and good technique this is a shamoy margarita shamoy is a fermented salted plum and if you're looking for a place to watch the big game the floral filled frames around the dining room are actually TVs in Disguise you want to create something special where people can come in and really just have a good time together look reservations are highly recommended don't say we didn't tell you the place is massive but it's already proven to be very popular