Staff Blog
Ugly Mug to replace Glam in Old City
posted by Drew Lazor
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| The original Ugly Mug in Cape May |
| uglymugtavern.com |
Andy Cosenza, owner of Old City club Glam (52 S. Second St.), has plans to convert his space into a Ugly Mug, a franchise of the tavern that originated in Cape May some 30 years ago. Head of Franchising Bob Ransom, whose family has since sold the flagship Mug, says the Philly location will serve as the template for national expansion. They’re putting in dinner seating and bars on both floors of the space; there’s room for about 135 on the ground level and 75 on the second floor.
For those unfamiliar, the Mug is an American tavern through and through; nice beer selection, with grub like the Ocean Burger (topped with shrimp) and the Maryland Burger (topped with crab). Their signature interior touch: coffee mugs hanging from the ceiling. Ransom says there’ll be close to 1000 dangling at this location.
Look for the spot to open sometime in early 2009.
