Table Talk: Manayunk restaurant scene is revving up again

 While working at Bourbon Blue the last few years, Joe Keough says,
he sensed the need for something a touch earthier in Manayunk: a
neighborhood-type tavern with decent food. But not too downscale,
either.
 "If you're not into Red Bull and vodka and walking on broken glass,
where do you go?" he asked.
 He and Bourbon Blue alum Jeff Bender took over the corner spot up
the block - at Main and Rector - that most remember as Main-ly
Desserts (followed by the short-lived Fish Tank on Main and Sole).
 *Manayunk Tavern* (4247 Main St., 267-335-2121), with Dennis
Selfinger in the kitchen, aims at mid-20s to mid-30s with two dozen
microbrews (six on tap), a decent wine list, and comfort food (all
but the twin filet under $20). It's open from 4:30 till 2 a.m.
weekdays, and noon to 2 a.m. weekends; lunch will start in the
spring. Kitchen is open late.
 Manayunk seems to be on an upswing again.