Kelliann’s Bar & Grill

Such a fan of this place! Incredible service from such a genuinely nice bartender. I’ve been here a few times and have never been disappointed by the prices, food, beer, service, or even the music they play! Everything is GREAT especially for a neighborhood bar! However if you’re looking for anything more than a cheap dive bar/​your go-​to neighborhood bar, I’d pick another place.

Kellianns is a place that is warm to my heart. For the comments below that complain about multiple things I want to point out that it’s a CORNER BAR! It’s not a fancy spot nor do they claim to be. In response to «Alice C» you made a complaint about service on POPE weekend! Are you serious? They were the only bar open in the area! I would love for you to complain about service and food on a normal day/​weekend.
I have met my closest friends at Kellianns and have friends who bartend there. It is your typical corner dive bar with great vibes, great staff and decent food for how big their kitchen is! Get real.

I am a dive/​grungy/​comfy bar type of person, but all the things I like about dives/​grungy bars don’t at all apply to this place. Service was completely absent and inattentive, food was absolutely, utterly disgusting (how do you mess up chicken tenders? They tasted like freezer-​burnt plastic patties.) and it was not well priced at all and actually cost as much as a nice dinner out would. Not sure how this place has four stars, but I’d advise all to go to Oscar’s instead, or any of the other nearby bars in this area!

Good food, laid back atmosphere. Came here on a Tuesday night for the first time. I got the chicken Caesar wrap and my boyfriend got the chicken buffalo sandwich. Both were very yummy and affordable.

Always fun! Great food and beer selection awesome staff. My favorite bar/​restaurant in PA.

I’ve lived next to Kellians for 6 years. We frequent Quizzo and love Damon. The service is usually pretty good and if you come here on a semi-​regular basis, they will learn your faces and your orders pretty quick. It’s like a neighborhood Cheers. It can be loud on game nights and during Pub Crawl weekends but it’s a neighborhood pub. Food is not great. Fries are a good stand-​by.

Just went here yesterday with 5 friends and we were looking for a place to sit down and eat and have a few beers in the neighborhood. Place is small and cramped inside, very little room between the tables and chairs if you’re sitting down to eat. When we sat down, you could tell the waitress was a little out of it, and frankly a bit rude. It took her a while to get drink orders, and sadly you could tell it was just her serving everyone at both the bar and the tables and was frustrated. She seemed taken aback when I asked if they used peanut oil, and also when my friend wanted to order TWO pork sandwiches for himself, as if no one ever had done that before. He’s got a bit of a big appetite, and did eat them. But if someone is wanting to spend money, why question them? It took her a long time to get our orders, though I will say that we were waiting for a friend to show up. They definitely need to hire some more help in here.
The menus also weren’t updated. My friend tried to order a flatbread only to be told that they didn’t serve that anymore by the waitress and it was on the menu by mistake and hasn’t been served in 3 years (!!) along with a bunch of other items that weren’t there. At that point, why not print out a new menu? The food itself was blah. A few of us, myself included got cheesesteaks. The bread I must say was pretty good and so was the cheesesteak, but the fries were overcooked and bad. My friend complained about the taste of the soda he ordered. I paid $ 7.50 for the cheesesteak though, which was not bad. Overall the prices were good, which was a plus. They also have a pretty nice selection of beers and liquor.
I’m surprised that this place has such good reviews. It’s not a particularly nice-​looking bar or spacious, food wasn’t good, and neither was the service. It wasn’t terrible, but we probably won’t be going back.

Best wings I ever had!!! Very crispy outside; juicy inside. Burger and chicken club very good as well. Worth a trip to North Philly

This place definitely smelled like an old bar rag but I enjoyed myself. They make a decent burger and they have a great draft selection. The bartender was really friendly and fast. I’d come back.

Kellyann’s has bar food that is really good. Their portions are very generous, enough for leftovers for a second day. Their French onion soup is topped with cheese and croutons. We liked their meat loaf with mashed potatoes — comfort food. Staff is friendly and happy to help. Nice neighborhood feel across from Community College, the Colonnade and Masterman school.

Very nice crowd here. First visit was tonight. Person running the bar was great, super easy to talk to and super fast about helping us. We got one special beer and two coke&Rums for me and they were both spectacular. Strong but still not that terrible aftertaste coughing or anything. Very smooth. Crowd was nice and seemed a little busy but friendly. Definitely coming here again. Hopefully tomorrow night.

While I love this place for the closeness to my house and the awesome wings the service SUCKS! There aren’t enough people working so while the bartender does try their best they just can’t handle the amount of people.
Neighborhood dive bar that needs more staff.

I didn’t come here expecting anything. A friend promised me wings and a beer on a Friday night. I walked away from Kellianns having eaten one of the best pork tenderloin sandwiches ever. I’m hooked!

Great neighborhood spot.
Must try the burger!
Tasty food, good service and moderately priced beer. Strong drinks and nice patrons. A little small, and a bit dive-​like, but still very nice place during the week!

This bar and grill is located a block away from CCP main campus.
Try the Salmon BLT. I learned it’s only available seasonally. I come here relatively frequently for lunch. I love the bartender that usually there at this time. He automatically lets me know if the Salmon BLT if available that day, which I love. Lol. Service is good and pretty quick, esp since my lunch break is only for an hour.
Haven’t been here during happy hour or evening hours, so I can’t give a rating for those hours and service.

I come here often before softball games. Dive bar-​ish scene which is right up my alley, complete with photohunt and outdoor seating. It’s a very relaxed atmosphere so sometimes it’s hard to get the bartenders attention.
My advice, stick to the beer and wine and stay away from mixed drinks. Numerous times they get the order wrong and the pours are just way off. most times leaving the drink way too strong to enjoy.
For food, I’ve had the burger and wings. The burger was cooked correctly and the ciabatta bun was amazing. Sometimes the bun overpowered the burger but that’s OK. And no complaints with the wings.
You can’t beat the prices here… $ 7 for a burger with fries. I mean come on. I loved it. I’ll probably stick to just drinking here as it’s dirty inside and sometimes not conducive to eating a full meal, for me at least. I’ll keep coming back before games.

I came in for dinner on a Friday night and got the buffalo chicken sandwich and fries. The meal was really good and I was all-​around satisfied. Unfortunately, on Sunday night I ordered the exact same meal. The sandwich was significantly smaller, came on not-​as-​good bread, and they forgot the side of blue cheese (or ranch? I wasn’t sure). As an extra little treat, I found a sharp piece of metal in my fries.

Kelliann’s is a go-​to buffalo wing spot for a lot of people, myself included. They are not huge, but always good quality and the sauce is terrific. They are in my top 3 wings in Philadelphia, definitely a contender for #1.
Other menu items that friends have had here have been decent. Never a complaint.
I like the outside seating when it is nice out; it’s a nice area of town. The inside is pleasant as well. Good place to watch sports. Good draught beer list. Legitimate Guiness pour. Usually not packed, and as far as I can tell the clientele is friendly. My servers have always been friendly.

There is a reason this place got only 4 stars. The men’s room is really small. I have a 54 inch waist and I had a hard time turning around.
Other than that I liked the place.

We just moved to the neighborhood and decided to catch a late dinner with drinks here a few nights ago. Everything about this place is three-​star worthy:
They have a decent selection of beers on tap, but they’re a little overpriced. A pet peeve of mine is not having much of a description of the craft beers, and Kelliann’s falls victim to this mistake.
The food menu is nice for a late night bar meal. Everything is grilled or fried, so don’t expect anything too fancily prepared. The star of the menu is the meatloaf. It’s delicious, grilled, and moist. The spinach and fries are excellent as well, but it would be nice to see a mash or mac n’ cheese as an option. All the sandwiches are good, but not great, and the wings very good (a little hotter than you may expect).
Nothing wrong with Kelliann’s, but nothing extraordinary enough to make this my go-​to bar. The exploration will continue.