After a slight publicity slowdown, the new Red Rooster of Harlem is back in full force with what seems like almost daily updates on its imminent opening this weekend. New York magazine's Grub Street food blog has now uploaded the first complete photo set of the fully furnished interior of Marcus Samuelsson's restaurant at 310 Lenox Avenue: LINK. Some of the more notable information includes the fact that there will be a 76-seat main dining room, a 24-seat cafe up front and 20 extra seats at the bar. Grub Street also has the opening date listed as this Saturday, December 18th (which is different from yesterday's NY Times report of December 17th) and that dinner service will be booked from 5:30 PM to 10:30 PM. Thoughts on the newly furnished Red Rooster? We personally like the chalkboard graphics and the bentwood furniture setting at the back. Photos courtesy of Melissa Hom. More at www.GrubStreet.com
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ReplyDeleteNo tables for 2, in a city where a party of 2 is the standard? The shared long table thing is very 'cafeteria-ish' and having the adjacent party's conversation forced into my ear and private space is annoying, kind of like that loud person on their cell phone that forces you to hear their conversation....furthermore having my conversation possibly evaesdropped on is discomforting.
ReplyDeleteI understand restaurants 'sardine can you' and compromise and marginalize a patrons privacy to boost volume, but the party of 2 is the majority in this City and I appreciate restaurants that recognize that, and design mindful of that and a momentary small private space!
I really like the new illuminated street signage over the red awning spelling out “Red Rooster” with white light bulbs, big bright, imposing and complements Sylvia’s similar illuminated signage on the next block.
ReplyDeletePartyof2, The communal table is similar to the successful café chain “Le Pain Quotidien ”, but not the only option as there are single tables and booths in the Red Rooster. It is also very easy to rearrange the tables if this does not work.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant. Compared to what I first saw a few weeks ago at one of Marcus Samuelsson's many parties, this is a massive improvement. I think the communal aspect is genius and is totally appropriate for Harlem if the intention is to bring communities closer together. So, hopefully then he will have more affordable options as part of the cafeteria?
ReplyDeleteAlso, I thought initially there was going to be a store of some kind selling produce?