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| Fred's (West) | ||
| Address:
476 Amsterdam Ave. Phone: 212/579-3076 |
Neighborhood:
Upper West Side Website: fredsnyc.com |
Cuisine: Brunch |
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Since when is it okay
to charge $10 for a hamburger? Wasn't it not long ago that this was
the joke when referring to a really expensive restaurant, "Oh, Tavern
on the Green, a burger there costs, like $10." Maybe we're a little
behind the times, but shouldn't a place at least have linen napkins
if they are going to charge $12 for macaroni and cheese? Can a place
that is named after a black Labrador retriever really pass itself
off for anything other than a brunch, chicken sandwich and burger
joint? The East Side version of this restaurant opened in late 2000,
and is already showing signs of struggle (as of January 2001). Of
course, it opened in the "cursed" ex-Bishops, ex-Deadline space on
3rd Ave. (The "cursed" is in reference to a letter to the neighborhood
that Fred's owner taped to their window prior to opening.) Anyway,
the food may be semi-decent, the dog theme cute, and the atmosphere
neighborly and laid-back, but it's hard to excuse the mark-up on food
that any cook worth his/her salt could create for pennies on the dollar.
[MF] Other Locations: Fred's (East) |
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