Wilfrid1 Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 Time Out has it under their Just Opened heading. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 I would take that with a grain of salt. I tried to go to this diner-type place on Houston (near the Sunshine Theater) that TONY said had opened, only to find that it's not quite ready. Give it another few weeks just to be safe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 You must mean Lo Side - and what a silly name that is. It was open on Tuesday, with Grand Opening banners outside. But yes, can't hurt to call ahead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 We ended up at 'inoteca instead, so no great loss. Still, the prices looked cheap, and if the food is halfway decent it might not be a bad option before or after a movie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tamar G Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Tragic news about the Landmark Tavern posted on the Midtown West thread by Tamar. apparently closed The bar was carved from a single tree. Research suggests this was the third oldest bar in the city (opened 1868) ...And the Landmark's passing was almost unnnnoticed. Good news, according to TONY. With a restored interior, and an Australian chef offering a more ambitious menu, the Landmark lives again. And the scotch eggs are back. We shall have to see what the restored interior entails, but I am pleasantly surprised that someone invested in this remote location. It's been open for 2 weeks- still has the original bar. I had never been before as I decided to go just as it closed . They still have the original bar, and nice irish men behind it. We just had a couple of salads, mine with the scotch eggs. I managed to live in Scotland for 8 months without ever having this delicacy. They were a little soggy from the dressing of the mediocre salad they were on, but the tops were still deep fried and crispy. Leave it to the scottish . . . My friend had a chicken salad that tasted like typical diner breaded chicken tenders, and we shared a plate of crispy papdom-like bread (in texture, not in spices), with hummus (eh) a red pepper dip (eh) and an eggplant dip that was quite tasty. I tried a Belgian wheat beer, and I did notice a selection of more than a dozen single malts so I will definitely be back to drink. One of the owners was schmoozing and buying drinks for most of the regulars- he obviously wants to make this work. Definately not a food destination, but it will be a pleasant place to come drink in my neighborhood. One of the few not gay places that doesn't have pulsating music. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 I hoped Chowhound was wrong again, but no - McHale's really is closing. In fact, worse than that, it's being demolished. New York Post. We have until January 1 to enjoy one of the last remaining real bars in the Times Square neighborhood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 Lex reports McHale's has already gone. A wonderful old-time New York facade, some of the best bar-style burgers in the city, and a reminder of pre-Disney Time Square. Lest we forget. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stone Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Now I don't know what to do when someone talks about how great some uber-trendy chi chi foo foo place's burgers are. I used to drag them to McHales. I guess now I'll have to take them to the NY Burger Company. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 Resist. Molly's Shebeen survives. I must go and make sure Smith's, across the street, is still standing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daisy Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Molly's burger not as good as McHales's was, IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 I am just putting it forward as a surviving exemplar of the genre. But since I find Blue 9 burgers disgusting and Shake Shack's disappointing, I am supposed to have recused myself from having an opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
omnivorette Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 JG Melon makes a fine burger. Restaurant 343's burger is really good too - but it ain't no pub. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rail Paul Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Molly's burger not as good as McHales's was, IMO. agreed. I walked past McHale's on Sunday, and was quite surprised to see the lights on. I assumed a private private party, or something like that (McHale's is usually closed on Sunday) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stone Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 IT'S NOT DEAD YET! The reports of McHale's demise are greatly exagerated . . exaggerated .. overblown. I just called. They're still open until the end of the year. I think Wilf should chain himself to the bar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 Lex should bend over so we can spank him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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