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| - I have never been to the original Delica Kitchen location in midtown-land, but I was aware that they also own Paulette's Original Doughnuts & Chicken. And then mid-2013 they closed Paulette's down and opened a second Delica location in its place. Quite the sneaky way to establish oneself in the east end, though I guess one cannot survive running a business that sells nothing but gourmet dounts and fried chicken.
The doughnuts remain, yes, though only a very limited selection is available in-store on a random rotational basis. But not the unspectacular fried chicken, which gets replaced by a whole brigade of what turned out to be Delica fresh meals-ready-to-eat goodies, like their sandwiches and amazing salads and chilis. Some gluten-free options available as well. I especially love the tuscan tomato soup, and you will too, because it is juicy, chunky and delicious.
The place feels much bigger, even though all they did was knock a wall down and made it look like something of a cooking show studio set. The limited semblance of window-facing bar seating remains from the Paulette's incarnation. A major qualm I have is, for all the goodness, it's all pricey. Worth it once-in-a-while on a cold day when you're too lazy to cook something for lunch yourself--just look for the classy "EAT LUNCH" sign.
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