My first impression upon walking inside the restaurant was how cool the details are. It is obvious they put a lot of thought and love into designing the space. Threadbare Cider is brought to you by the makers of Wigle Whiskey and is much less than a mile down the road from their space in Spring Garden. They consider Cider to be Pennsylvania's Wine, which is a fair label, that I will continue to use. The owner's wanted to bring the history of Johnny Appleseed back to the area and became very well versed in his history in relation to the region.
It is very obvious that the owner's and employees are very passionate about their product.
Most of the seating is tables with benches, but the benches are deep enough to be comfortable.
I was able to try their 3 current ciders - dry, farmhouse and a tart. I really liked them all, but the dry was my favorite. It was so smooth, and I'm certain I could drink an entire bottle by myself without even thinking about it.
As for the food - I was able to taste some of the pizza's and they were all delicious. Their gluten free "crust" is a polenta crust. I thought it was good, but you needed a fork to eat it because it was thick and wobbly. It just didn't feel like pizza to me. They also have a vegan pizza option, with vegan cheese, which was good.
One of the fun parts about the place was that they wanted to be accessible to families. They have a giant lite brite on one wall and even do a kid-friendly tour with activities specially designed for little hands. I think this is wonderful.
I can't wait to go back and try their Pear Cider when it's ready and have already told many many people they need to get out and stop by.