Billy Murphy's Irish Saloon

3335 Conrad Street
Philadelphia (East Falls), PA 19129
(215) 844-9683
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Billy Murphy's Irish Saloon is an East Falls staple. It's the quintessential corner bar, low key, no frills, but a great place to get a couple of beers and some delicious food.

Anytime there are pig wings on the menu, I have to order them. This was one of those times. Braised pork shanks, cooked until extremely tender, then fried to crisp up the exterior and tossed in wing sauce. Hiding under the discard boat, they peaked out like a seductive, sticky temptress.

As usual, these were incredible. It's a pork lollipop, with nothing but tender meat perched on a shank. The sauce was spicy and sticky, and had enough body to stay put.

The "Von Hayes" sandwich seemed remarkably similar to another famous Philadelphia athlete-inspired cheesesteak variation. Steak meat, cheese, fried onions, tomatoes, special sauce. It was an exercise in gluttony. Keep in mind, its pretty dark in here, so I struggled with photos a bit.

The famous "turf burger" is $5 on Tuesdays. This one has special sauce, American cheese, jalapenos, fried onions, lots of bacon, and more special sauce. A steal at $5, this is the kind of burger that makes for a great corner bar. Just bring cash (they don't take cards).

The Schmitter, home edition

I love the Schmitter. I really do. There is almost nothing that makes me as happy as eating one of these delicious, calorie laden gut bombs while watching the Phillies. One thing that compares favorably, is eating one in the comfort of my own home, while watching the Phils. So a quick run down of the ingredients is in order.



On the bottom, American cheese. Top that with ample amounts of sliced steak meat (not chopped). Next up are the fried onions, and fresh sliced tomatoes. After that, more cheese. Now you delicately plop some fried salami, homemade thousand island (ketchup, mayo, diced sweet pickles, salt, pepper, and a dash of chili sauce) and MORE CHEESE. After which, you simply close up shop with the lightly toasted top half of your kaiser bun.


This sandwich is remarkably simple to make, but it will really take your Phillies watching parties to the next level. I can't wait to have it again.