Everything I can think of is either outside of center city and a bit off the beaten path:
Fiume, Local 44, Frankford Hall, Dock St, Sidecar, Bishop's Collar, the bar/pizza place on Fairmount near Eastern State Penn.
or too expensive:
Eulogy, Monks, (some of the above could be in this list)
There's always the Dark Horse. I do love Guinness.
Ten Stone has space but I'm not a fan really.
There's a decent Mexican place down near 12th and Passyunk that has a great margarita pitcher deal and a lot of space. For that matter, there's also the place on 15th and South for tequila and lime juice.
I'm just throwing stuff out there. Heck, if this job thing happens in NYC I may not be able to attend anyway but if I'm in town, I can make it wherever as long as it's not in the northeast.
Phil Forrest