Showing posts with label 10003. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 10003. Show all posts

Monday, October 15, 2012

EV Grieve Eatery Etc.: AAA Amici Pizza still open; IHOP still smells

A few weeks ago, we noted that Taureau at 127 E. Seventh St. moved away from the East Village. Our friends at the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop told us that Taureau owner Didier Pawlicki was opening another French bistro in the space... So, the renovations continue at the space, and it looks as if it will be called Table Verta...


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The Post checked in yesterday with a piece about the East 15th Street residents sick and tired of the noise and smell coming from the IHOP. (We wrote about it last November here and here.)

By the way, the building that houses the IHOP on East 14th Street is still for sale. Still asking $14.5 million. Here's the listing.


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And several readers told us that the Starbucks sidewalk seating has returned to the Second Avenue/East Ninth Street location after all that expired permit hoopla with the city... Uh, of course, this photo from Saturday doesn't actually show the tables and chairs out for the day just yet...


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And after being closed for a few days on Third Avenue at East 12th Street, AAA Amici Pizza was back open for the weekend, as this photo by EVG reader ‏@robbyohara ...

Monday, October 3, 2011

THESE are the most popular places to eat in the 10003 zip?


The Post has this piece about the most popular eateries via 2011 credit-car transactions. Per the paper: "In an analysis of restaurant spending from 10 ZIP codes, diners popped up in six neighborhoods’ top-10 lists, said Bundle.com, miner of financial data."

According to this research, these are the favorite dining destinations in 10003:

• St. Mark's Market
• Mumbles
• The Smith

Huh? St. Mark's Market is fine, but is it really a dining destination? And Mumbles?Is it that popular?