Philadelphia’s Best Restaurant for
Great American Cooking.
Celebrating 20 years of truly distinctive and flavorful food from one of the
great chefs of America!
*Featuring the award winning food of nationally renowned Chef Jack McDavid
* Winner of the Philadelphia Zoo’s Zoobilee Culinary Conservation Challenge
Our commitment to using the finest and freshest homemade and locally grown products provides a true
Philadelphia dining experience. Set in a 19th Century Firehouse in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Jack’s offers a unique setting with an elegant old neighborhood feel. Enjoy dinner in our main dining room, drinks at the large mahogany bar, or a light bite in our tavern area. Jack's also offers some of the best outdo or dining in the city next to our urban waterfall.
Located near the corner of 22 nd Street & Fairmount Avenue, only five blocks from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, minutes from Center City Hotels and across the Street from Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site.
20th YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY!
APRIL 10th
We're rollin' out the Red Carpet and we want you to join us for our 20th Year to Celebrate a Great Milestone of Jack's Firehouse and the Down Home Diner!
So Give us a call and we'll add your name to our party list. We are requesting a $75 donation per person which will go towards establishing the McDavid Foundation for Hunger Relief.
The party will start at 5pm on April 10th. We'll be serving strong drinks and good food and Jack will get a couple of whole hogs going in his smokers. We plan to have Jack say a couple words and have Jim Smith and the Trailer Park Trio belting out some great live music. We'll have some fun and games set up and we'll keep the party going til the wee hours. Join us - we would really enjoy having friends - new and old - come out and toast Jack's Firehouse and the Down Home Diner celebrating 20 Years of feeding Philadelphia!
Please call Mick to book your
Special Party -
The Firehouse works great for Groups of 10-150.
and we have menus that fit almost every budget.
Please don't hesitate to call with questions. 215.232.9000. We look forward to having a great party with you here at the Firehouse!

Jack's Firehouse has always been committed to using the finest and freshest ingredients. This is why the restaurant has chosen to increase their support of local farmers and purveyors through a partnership with the PA Preferred Program. Owner Mick Houston has continued founder, Jack McDavid's tradition of sourcing local products and realizes the importance of maintaining relationships with the local community. Jack's chefs prepare their meals with love and professional pride that any guest can appreciate. Jack's Firehouse is sure that the ingredients in these meals have also been cultivated with the utmost care. From the farm to the fork, from the plant to the plate, it is the attention to quality and devotion to sustainability that makes Jack's Firehouse and PA Preferred your source to eat locally and eat happily.
Keep Pennsylvania growing!