The Mary Ambler, a popular tavern at 47 East Butler Avenue, was featured today in an article by Philadelphia Magazine titled “Philly’s Hottest Club Is a Members-Only Fried Chicken Joint”.

According to their coverage, memberships for Mary’s Chicken Strip Club sold out in just over 24 hours.

An excerpt:

This place has everything. “Sexy hot honey.” Baseball hats that bear the legend “SOMO” (Sundays only, members only). A menu pun inspired by pubic hair (or lack thereof).

Yes, even Saturday Night Live’s Stefon couldn’t make up “Mary’s Chicken Strip Club,” a pop-up from chef Chad Rosenthal out of his newest Ambler restaurant, Mary. When Rosenthal announced it in late May, it sold out in just over 24 hours, with 100 founding members paying $50 for the exclusive right to order take-out buttermilk fried chicken sandwiches, crinkle fries, and chicken strips — a.k.a. “landing strips” — each Sunday.

Mary’s Chicken Strip Club is described by Rosenthal as a “Sunday-only club, featuring Chad-crafted fried chicken sandwiches and @fritesstreet fries.”

Rosenthal, an Upper Dublin grad, opened Mary in the fall of 2024. The name of the tavern is for the borough’s namesake, Mary Ambler. She is remembered as the heroine of the Great Train Wreck of 1856 that happened near what is now Ambler Borough (then the Village of Wissahickon). Ambler helped organize the rescue of survivors from the wreck.

The full article is here. For more on the tavern, you can visit their website.

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