Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
It was high fives all around yesterday when ConEd restored gas service to C&B Café.
ConEd crews arrived at 9:30 a.m. to inspect the lines and perform pressure tests, then returned before noon to restore service.
Gas service was shut down early the morning of Aug. 19 after an alarm went off in the basement of the building at 178 E. Seventh St., between Avenue A and Avenue B. ConEd traced the problem back to what C&B owner Ali Sahin described as shoddy work on a previous gas line nearly a decade ago.
The turnaround was unexpectedly fast: licensed plumbers installed new gas lines late last week, and with yesterday's approvals, the café is back in full operation.
Meanwhile, Sahin said that some of the cold menu items that debuted during the outage — including the tuna sandwich — may remain. However, the regular lineup is expected to be back in operation today.
It might take another day or two to get everything fully operational, but Sahin and his team appeared confident.
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