Friday, March 14, 2014

Slowly but surely the exterior of the former Mary Ann's is becoming Dahlia's


[EVG file photo via Goggla]

At some point in the past, say, nine months, Mary Ann's began morphing into Dahlia's on Second Avenue and East Fifth Street. On Tuesday, workers finally painted over the Mary Ann's on the front of the building…



The sidewalk awning still says Mary Ann's … As far as I can tell, the menus with Mexican fare are almost identical? Can anyone confirm this? (And the Mary Ann's in Tribeca is now also Dahlia's? So many questions????)



And I realized that I hadn't been to Mary Ann's in about 18 years…

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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 14, 2014 at 8:19 AM

    I finally gave up on Mary Ann's a few years back. Still, I feel some nostalgia and it is sad to see it go.

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  2. GojiraMarch 14, 2014 at 9:41 AM

    What the hell is Dahlia's?

    I remember in the 80s and 90s when drug dealers used to hang out in Mary Anne's and work the bank of pay phones the place used to have. Bye, M A...

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  3. AnonymousMarch 14, 2014 at 10:15 AM

    You didn't miss anything. I think I last ate there in the 80's and didn't think much of it...several people I know got food poisoning there over the years.

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  4. dwgMarch 14, 2014 at 3:02 PM

    Food aside, a friend of mine painted the sign for Mary Ann's way back in the early 90's. Always thought it was fun and colorful. Also some other art work in there I think. Will miss it.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 14, 2014 at 5:00 PM

    I go in the summer to sit outside and drink frozen daiquiris, the food there is fucking terrible.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 14, 2014 at 8:44 PM

    I would rather eat a hipster biscuit than go to that place again...

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  7. AnonymousMarch 31, 2014 at 12:55 PM

    Wonder if this "Dalia's" has the same owner as Mary Ann's...see this article over at Towleroad: http://www.towleroad.com/2014/03/-gay-ny-chef-awarded-16-m-after-restaurant-owner-forced-staff-to-attend-anti-gay-prayer-meetings-.html

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