A nice testimony! I took my wife on a business trip to Philly (My first). As we were walking along South Street I was suddenly overtaken by hunger.
Because of the 2nd floor, the grill vent fans are in the wall over the sidewalk just above head high. No better business plan and advertisement was ever conceived!
Now whenever I visit, I park usually at 6th street, buy a all day purple bus pass and head for Jim’s.
(For first timers.....Use public parking garages. Philly wreckers can snatch a parked car off the street without slowing down!)
Yes to all you said.
Also it’s worth noting that that neighborhood can be pretty dangerous after 1 AM or so.
A newly arrived teacher was killed in a parking lot near South Street a few years ago; I think he was from the Midwest. He stayed too late, was accosted when he went to get his car, and lost his life as a result. This was in the last five years.