Monday, August 26, 2013

Lyric Diner returning to former Lyric Diner space



The latest in the Lyric Diner saga.

First, a quick recap!

Taverna, the Greek restaurant that took over the Lyric Diner space on Third Avenue at 22nd Street, closed a few weeks ago after just six months in business. The same owners closed Lyric Diner last August.

However, as a reader notes in the above photo, the Lyric is returning.

pcvstBee first reported this development on Saturday. No word just yet on an opening date.

And it's probably a good thing that Taverna kept up some Lyric Diner signage upon opening...

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9 comments:

  1. Alex in NYCAugust 26, 2013 at 12:31 PM

    This is just too, too bizarre.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 26, 2013 at 1:33 PM

    Was it the same staff working at Taverna?

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  3. AnonymousAugust 26, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    This is good news. I loved the lyric (especially the massive dinner specials that provided leftovers for like two subsequent meals).

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  4. James C. TaylorAugust 26, 2013 at 2:19 PM

    Is this -- dare I say it -- the turning point? No, probably not. Hopefully they saved the neon.

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  5. AnonymousAugust 26, 2013 at 5:29 PM

    Okay -- we'll take it!

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  6. AnonymousAugust 27, 2013 at 7:39 AM

    So what was the point in shutting it down in the first place then?

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  7. AnonymousAugust 27, 2013 at 10:09 AM

    ...maybe he thought a more "upscale" place would do better? (Look around...some of the newbies are doing okay.)

    Meanwhile, I wish they'd bring back Pete's Place (of Third Avenue)...

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  8. UWSrAugust 28, 2013 at 10:18 AM

    The old Lyric was by far the best diner in the neighborhood. I was sad to see it go. A good diner is a community asset, a meeting place, I am very happy to hear of it's return!

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  9. GiovanniAugust 28, 2013 at 2:02 PM

    DNAinfo confirms Lyric is coming back as a Diner, this time with a full bar and late night specials. I just knew they would be finding a way to start serving tequila! Maybe they should call it Club Lyric. Glad its coming back, and I'm sure the Community Board agrees we could really use a few more bars in the neighborhood. Here's an unintentionally revealing quote by George, the Lyric's owner:

    "It's going to be the same diner, but a little different," owner George Kalogerakos said outside the under-construction restaurant this week. "It'll have a bar now and a new late-night menu.... The dinner menu will be different with new items and better quality food."

    http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130828/gramercy/renovated-lyric-diner-return-gramercy-owner-says

    Hey George, what were you serving up for dinner during all those years at the Original Lyric, compost?

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