Where did the fashionable Germantown ladies and gentlemen go for a five-course luncheon in the ’50s? At the Boswell House, customers dined in one of four dining rooms to their famous Steer Liver and Onions, scallops with tartar sauce and broiled chopped sirloin. For over thirty years Boswell House was a Germantown favorite.
Fast forward to 1991 when Ellen Rose Appelbaum, of the Chestnut Hill Spice Shop Fame, opened her eponymous restaurant, Ellen Rose. With husband Noyma at the hosting, the popular BYOB drew customers from all around. The restaurant served its last meal in 1996 yet to this day older residents still say, ‘That was Ellen Rose’ when they pass the corner of Greene and Haines.
Today the building is vacant and for sale. Some of the kitchen amenities are still in place and they have plenty of parking. Pass the word among your foodie friends in case they know someone interested in opening a new restaurant.
Disclaimer: WCGN is not a realtor and has no affiliation with the owner or the listing agent.
