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| - For many years my family and I came here when it was Katz's Deli. Then, $1.95 got you the breakfast special of two eggs, hash brown potatoes and a bagel of your choice (weekday's only). Howard and Wanda (?) would be happy to see what has become of their neighborhood place. Postino Central is still very familiar to those who remember its earlier incarnation but it's now clean and hip, and still very inviting. If you're a patron of LGO or any number of their other restaurants, you know this group just gets it.
The menu and layout are right out of the original Postino. Hey, if you've got a winning formula why screw it up (are you listening Hanny's?)? The outdoor patio has an open bar to the main restaurant a la Chelsea's Kitchen. It works here too, bringing some of the interior vibe outside. The principal problem with LGO, it's parking, has been addressed with a large number of spaces and complementary valet parking. Very nice.
I was interested in the bathrooms (that didn't sound right), as their location is basically unchanged from the original, though dramatically improved. The guy's has a funky sliding door and the girl's two sinks. I'm guessing this has something to do with the fairer sex's inclination to potty in tandem, though I admit I'm unclear of the benefit of the two sink, one toilet layout. Interesting.
You have to hand it to this group. They take interesting buildings and make them better (when it's obviously cheaper to just tear them down and start over), they locate in real neighborhoods and improve the property values and they know how to stick with a winning formula. If you know Postino you won't be surprised by Postino Central but you will be happy you came.
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