- Reserve with OpenTable
- Cuisines: Asian, Japanese, Pan-Asian & Pacific Rim
NileGuide Expert tip:
Patrons visit Pod for the excellent Japanese food as well as the fun, retro/futuristic Stephen Starr décor. If you have a bigger group, you can sit in a "Pod," where a dial on the wall controls the lighting of your entire surroundings.
Description:
Pod has a fun, futuristic decor (molded rubber, sculpted plastic, and video displays punctuated by a glass exterior curtain wall), generous portions, and a great selection of sushi. The young waitstaff is clad in what looks like Star Trek outfits, and the bathrooms resemble airplane loos. You can self-select the color of your "pod" (a curved semiprivate seating area) from nine different pastels, depending on your mood. Another gimmick is the conveyor belt that carries sushi or small, delectable Japanese dishes like crab spring rolls, vegetable pot stickers, and gingery pork dumplings around an oval seating area with stools that light up when you sit down. (Dishes revolve unclaimed only 20 min. before they're whisked away.)
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User Reviews for Pod
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Excellent
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This is a great place if you enjoy sushi but offers other things to enjoy as well. We started with sushi, but actually had lamb chops for dinner and they were the best I've ever...
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- posted on 11.24.12
- by GatorD39
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Cool retro decor and very good, upscale asian food
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I found POD while doing some on-line research. I made a mental note to check it out the next time I was in Philadelphia and managed to try it this trip. I loved the decor I saw on-line....
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- posted on 11.13.12
- by JasKalBrn
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Great ambiance, mixed food and mixed service
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Pod has a very funky retro/modern decor, Panton chairs, colourful lights and a few "pods" that are fantastic for a group of friends of a family to rent out -- reservations...
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- posted on 11.11.12
- by AandM2008
Awards:
CitySearch
- Healthy Food 2006 – Audience Winner
- Healthy Food 2006 – Editorial Winner
- Trendy Scene 2006 – Editorial Winner
Frommer's
- Highly Recommended 2010
- Details
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 1 215 387-1803
Address:
- 3636 Sansom Street
- Philadelphia, PA 19104
Payments:
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Hours:
- Monday - Thursday: 11:30am - 11:00pm; Friday: 11:30am - 12:00pm; Saturday: 5:00pm - 12:00pm; Sunday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
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