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Default Old New York City Restaurants...

Sweets was fantastic.. I worked in that area and used to go there for lunch.
Their filet of sole was also the best..

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Andy wrote:
> Gregory Morrow said...
>
>> I stumbled upon an interesting site, featuring original reviews and
>> menus of old NYC restos and nightclubs. Featured a Algonquin,
>> Biltmore, Black Angus, Copacabana, Cotillion Room, Eden Roc, Embers,
>> Famous Kitchen, Gage and Tollner's, Glen Island Casino, Jack
>> Delaney's, Jack Dempsey's, Latin Quarter, Little Club, Luchow's,
>> Major's Cabin, Marianne et Fils, St. Regis Maisonette, Stork Club,
>> Waldorf-Astoria,. Zanzibar...loads of nostalgia!

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>
> When we were kids, on vacation in NYC in the early '60s, we went to a
> fish restaurant called "Sweets." My parents ordered for me, the baked
> halibut. ICK! I only ate bread and butter. It came served on a silver
> platter drowning in butter. It was DELICIOUS!!!
>
> We also climbed the stairs up to the top of the Statue of Liberty! I
> guess we got up to the crown, I forget. I do remember looking out at
> the scenery.
>
> Thanks for bringing back a long lost, fond memory!
>
> Andy