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Seriously, we knew something was fishy.  I mean when are Manhattan hot spots going to start coming up with a little bit better excuses?  Is this like included in some kind of restaurant manual on how to get out of tricky situations?

From Eater:

SOHO—While Guest of a Guest reports that La Esquina has been temporarily closed due to a plumbing issue, our inbox tells a different story: “La Esquina lastest victim of the DOH. Using the “water main break” excuse. Closed for the weekend. Calling people with reservations now to let them know they are closed for the weekend due to “water damage”. They got raided last night by a huge posse of cops and fire brass.” Developing…[EaterWire]

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August 24, 2007  @  03:24:16 pm By GUESTOFAGUEST
NYC, NYC RESTAURANTS, NYC SCENE

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  1. Something SmellsNo Gravatar - August 24th, 2007

    Tough shit! Yea I’ve heard that hobag Miriam at The Box use plumbing as an excuse too…as she was letting people in and out.

    I suggested to her that perhaps she and her staff should put more fiber into their diet, so that they go easy on the sensitive plumbing and sewage infrastructure on Chrystie St.

  2. Ha Ha SoundNo Gravatar - August 24th, 2007

    La Esquina being closed can only be a good thing for NYC. I think the whole secret bars thing is totally played out.

    Why not just go to Angel’s Share? I love that spot.

  3. Update « Guest of a Guest - August 28th, 2007

    [...] us it would be closed until this Saturday do to “remodeling”.  Based on the numerous past reports that have told us otherwise, we will add this excuse to the [...]

  4. Pinche « Guest of a Guest - October 22nd, 2007

    [...] the days of La Esquina becoming more and more numbered?  Recent trouble coupled with hour sheer boredom of the place lead us to believe this may be the case.  The famed [...]


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