The Hard Rock Cafe is a restaurant that is well-known to most people. The restaurant began when they collected an Eric Clapton guitar. Clapton was a frequent visitor of the restaurant in London, and when the owners proposed the Hard Rock Cafe, Eric handed them his guitar to hang on the wall. After that, thousands of guitars from famous musicians started to roll in and now the company has the largest and most valuable collection of guitars in the world. The chain is located in more than fifty-two countries around the world.
My friend Youn's birthday was September 29th [we met in grade school], and my friends and I all decided to meet at Temple University to go out for her birthday. Originally, we had no clue where we wanted to take Youn since it was pouring rain outside the entire time we were down town. We finally decided to go to the Gallery on Market East Street. Once the Gallery closed, we were all starving so we decided to walk a ways down from the Gallery to find a place to grab something to eat. As we walked further, we saw the gigantic guitar symbol and realized that was the Hard Rock Cafe. Youn had never been to this restaurant, and [neither did any of us] we decided to take her there.
For Eastern students that can drive, if you click here, it will take you to Google Maps. From then, you will add Eastern University in Destination "A" and The Hard Rock Cafe in Destination "B". The destination is about a thirty-minute drive. For those students who do not drive, you will have to take the train. All you have to do is catch the R5 in St. David's to Market East Station-which is below the Gallery. If you exit the train station, just walk down Market Street until a huge guitar is visible-you can't miss it. The address is 1131 Market St. #31. Or for those of you that prefer a ride from the train station to the restaurant, there are plenty of Taxi services there as well.
The Hard Rock Cafe is on the more expensive side and would be listed as ME for Moderately Expensive in the Zagat Survey. Not one entree was under thirteen dollars and none of the prices are listed on the website menu, so that is another price indicator. If money is an issue, [which is understandable considering most college students are tight on money] I learned a few helpful tips:
-Split Everything: The entrees are big enough to be split up for two, so partner up with one of your friends and order something together.
-The fountain sodas are roughly four dollars each. So say ,for example, a group of four all ordered a Coke-that would equal sixteen more dollars on to the bill. So, just stick with water. If you really want soda then go to the dollar store before.
-Skip Appetizers: The appetizers all ranged from five to eight dollars, and if everyone ordered a salad, back to the group of four example, it would cost roughly twenty-four dollars.
I skipped the appetizers and I wasn't really that hungry so I went with a simple Macaroni and Cheese Dish which was really well prepared and I enjoyed it immensely:
The atmosphere did not disappoint. As expected, the entire restaurant was decorated with Rock music, objects, and even clothing. They also had plasma screen TV's playing the newest Rock videos. To top off the fun night, my friend Youn got a free sundae for her birthday!
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