"Michael Odom" > wrote in message
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> We did tonight, anyway. I had to take some notes and start work on a
> short piece I have to write on a painting show in the city this
> afternoon, and we had an art benefit for an ailing friend this evening
> in another gallery. In between the two, D and I killed some time
> picking up blood oranges and gorgonzola and good oatmael at Central
> Market. Next we quaffed some wine at Cafe Express (merlot for me and
> a kooky Aussie shiraz for D) -- admittedly not a wine destination, but
> it's usually okay for the likes of us. And it was so tonight.
>
> We decided to eat at the Stonleigh P. For ya'll who live where it's
> colder than here, and for ya'll who live in Old Europe and Oz and
> other such foreign lands, the Stonleigh P is a bar and grill across
> Maple Ave. from the Stonleigh Hotel. The P was once the Stoneleigh
> Pharmacy, but part of the neon sign burned out ages ago. Basically
> the "harmacy" left the Pharmacy, and we were left with a "P" about the
> time it was converted from a drug store to an eatery-***-bar back when
> Nixon was on everybody's mind and Vietnam wasn't a cuisine option but
> a quagmire in the making. They have a seriously cool juke box and
> good burgers. http://www.stoneleighp.com/
Michael,
I heard a different version of why it is called the Stoneleigh P, instead of
pharmacy. I've always heard they couldn't get a restaurant called a
pharmacy, so the owner put correction fluid over the 'harmacy' on the
documents, and left it the Stoneleigh P. I checked their website to see if
they mentioned it, and sure enough.. this is the version that is on their
site.
Agree with you though, that they do have good food. Haven't tried a burger
yet though.. will have to next time we're downtown.
lucy