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Excellent question sir and one that’s been eating at me all summer. Originally scheduled to open by early May according to owner Nick Giovanniello, the storefront has sat undisturbed since. Recently though, [Read more…] about WHAT’S UP WITH ‘THE SANDWICH KING’ IN LONG ISLAND CITY?
“I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”
Unlike directly across the East River, nothing really newsworthy occurred in Long Island City this week and I was pretty much resigned to publishing a single post with a photo and links to others tepid news. Then I passed the Corner Bistro, and like Wimpy I couldn’t resist popping my head in for a burger, as it’s always been a magnet for me time immemorial. Lo and behold what did I find – the classic joint had undergone a renovation.
Furthermore signs announcing “Corner Bistro Reboot” indicated a revamped menu would commence on October 1. So I spoke with Elizabeth McGrath, daughter of the owners of the original Corner Bistro on West 4th Street, Bill & Lorraine O’Donnell. She told me that in addition to the traditional and current hamburger-centric offering, the LIC location would [Read more…] about CORNER BISTRO 2.0
What timing, it’s Yom Kippur!
Food, glorious food!
We’re anxious to try it
Three banquets a day —
Our favourite diet!
In our last post we shared the news about the opening of Adda, an Indian restaurant, near LaGuardia College. Today NY Magazine conjectures that Adda could be the most exciting new Indian restaurant in NYC.
The 2018 Vendy Awards is next week, and the WSJ profiles one of the finalists Burmese Bites which serves their fare at [Read more…] about FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD IN LONG ISLAND CITY
A new Indian restaurant named Adda has opened in Long Island City according to Eater. Located at 31-31 Thomson Ave across from LaGuardia College, it is owned and operated by some of the same people who ran the previous restaurant, Unicos Tacos, at the same site. Despite that establishment’s brief tenure, this less-eclectic concept looks promising [Read more…] about NEW INDIAN RESTAURANT ‘ADDA’ COMES TO LONG ISLAND CITY
THE Shannon Pot will be relocating once again, this time going into a former coffee shop located on the southwest corner of [Read more…] about THE SHANNON POT BAR N GRILL MOVING TO 11TH ST.