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Brian D.

07/04/2014

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Absolutely the best

Porter's is the perfect bar! Small, nicely decorated (and clean), INCREDIBLE food and beer selection, and probably the best staff I've ever met. Not to mention their very cool mug club!

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Phone: (610) 250-6561

Address: 700 Northampton St, Easton, PA 18042

Website: http://www.porterspubeaston.com

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The Porter brothers purchased a dilapidated building on the corner of 7th and Northampton in 1988. There wasn't much going on in Easton back then and most people said we were crazy (to invest in Easton). The "Central Bar" was closed when we purchased it but we probably could have just re-opened up with a few minor fixes here and there. It was a shot and beer place that specialized in affordable alcohol for a local clientele. A good friend, Bud Oddsen, counselled us on our investment, "a bar is a lifestyle business and will require a great deal of work and involvement". Ha! What an understatement. But to this day it has been, without a doubt, a fantastic, worthwhile journey. After extensive renovations to the building we opened May 16, 1990. I will never forget the phone call from my brother Ken while I was just finishing college. It was 2:30 AM at the end of our first day in business. "Jeff, we just closed out the register; we havThe Porter brothers purchased a dilapidated building on the corner of 7th and Northampton in 1988. There wasn't much going on in Easton back then and most people said we were crazy (to invest in Easton). The "Central Bar" was closed when we purchased it but we probably could have just re-opened up with a few minor fixes here and there. It was a shot and beer place that specialized in affordable alcohol for a local clientele. A good friend, Bud Oddsen, counselled us on our investment, "a bar is a lifestyle business and will require a great deal of work and involvement". Ha! What an understatement. But to this day it has been, without a doubt, a fantastic, worthwhile journey. After extensive renovations to the building we opened May 16, 1990. I will never forget the phone call from my brother Ken while I was just finishing college. It was 2:30 AM at the end of our first day in business. "Jeff, we just closed out the register; we hav
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Price Range
$$
Neighborhood
West Ward
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Porter's Pub & Restaurant

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Cuisines: American, Bar & Grills

Price Range : Average

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