Please Note: Alison at Blue Bell is cash or check only.
Where the Locals Eat Rating
Top 100 Restaurant, Philadelphia
"Chef Alison Barshak of Striped Bass fame has found peace, happiness and prosperity in Blue Bell."
—Restaurant Report
"Worldly, yet relaxed Alison at Bluebell, is the sort of restaurant where Veuve Clicquot flows freely at a six-top, while the dress code runs to Talbots and Ralph Lauren. Alison Barshak's big bold flavors are postcards from her travels to Asia, France, Italy and Mexico..."
—Philadelphia magazine
"Her minimalist little restaurant is the right home for her pitch-perfect tastes."
—Gayot
"Alison Barshak has come up with an imaginative and exciting menu, and a pleasant young staff to put it into action."
—City Paper
"Barshak... has a knack for elevating more familiar dishes to something personal and special. ... With dishes like these, Barshak dispels any notions that her notoriety as a chef was built solely on hype."
– Craig LaBan, Philadelphia Inquirer
How others rate Alison at Blue Bell
Zagat 2008
26 Food Rating (Extraordinary to Perfection)
American (New) Tops
Philadelphia magazine
No. 25 on Top 50 Restaurants list, 2008