Monday, March 21, 2011

The food courting of East Village delis continues

Roger's Garden on First Avenue between First Street and Second Street closed for renovations back in early January... (uncovering a Dash Snow tag on the rolldown gate in the process)



Here's what the space is looking like now...


It's the latest deli to go more upscale... with a new-look that can best be described as New Americana Food Court... similar to other newish eateries-delis in the neighborhood to open in recent months...






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For Bodegas, An Uncertain Future (The Local East Village)
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11 comments:

  1. Little EarthquakeMarch 21, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    Personally, I don't think the new ones are any "nicer" than the old. And they arent any less cookie cutter.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    Haha, not going to get teary-eyed over this one. Roger's Garden was beyond filthy, with a good quarter-inch of dust covering most of the goods on sale.

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  3. LisaMarch 21, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    OMG, WHAT is with these HIDEOUS signs? In what design book are they held up as exemplary? Christ!

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  4. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    I loved the cat at Roger's, though. Bodega cats are so dope. Food's in packages anyway and they keep out vermin.

    Not sure why everyone keeps making these shiny plasticky signs, though. Kinda shitty looking.

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  5. blue glassMarch 21, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    the new signs are just ugly

    seems everything new is glittery, plastic and false

    do we need the sign police?

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  6. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    Did the Dash Snow tag get painted over?

    I'd like to think it did. OTOH, I'd also love to think that the de Menils paid for the Deli rehab.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    ...Bodega cats are so dope...

    Yup. There's a wee flickr pool of Bodega cats but, alas, no Bodega Cat Blog.

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  8. Laura Goggin PhotographyMarch 21, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    I like the new signs, especially as the old awning was pretty dingy.

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  9. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    New owners. Roger moved to South Jersey. I heard he still owns the pet food store around the corner on 2nd Street.

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  10. AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 2:54 AM

    I don't know about the other places, but I like CHEEP'S a lot. Their falafel is terrific. One, it includes a greater variety of vegetables, including pickled vegetables. Two, it's filled with so much stuff -- like 50% more than Mamoun's -- that it's a complete meal. And three, at $2.50, including tax (it used to be $2.00), it's a tasty and nutritious bargain that you don't see much of outside of New York's Chinatowns.

    -- Tom

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  11. AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    Tom - If Cheep's wasn't so effing Mall-court generic looking I would give it a chance and love to go. You guys killed me with the sign and the rush to make your little mall stand. I'd rather a Hot Chicks sign than that shit!

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