Updated: 1:18pm
Gotham Building Tavern has closed. As in, no longer doing business. I’m still trying to confirm details, but have been told by two sources that Friday was the last night. More to come.
It seemed like a nice day for some exercise, so I took a bike ride across the bridge and somehow ended up in front of GBT. Doors are open but all the tables and chairs are in their cleaning position. There is what looks like ex-employee graffiti across the windows.
Thanks to Stretch and exGBT for the tips!
14 Responses to “Gotham Tavern Closed”
- Posted by: J Eisenhart:
Whoa. Who woulda thunk?April 29th, 2006 at 1:32 pm
- Posted by: Joe Dixon:
“Ex-employee graffiti” is actually “happy birthday Gabe”, Gabe being the sous-chef who had his birthday party there last night.April 29th, 2006 at 1:40 pm
- Posted by: Vapid1:
Not with a bang but a whimper.April 29th, 2006 at 2:13 pm
- Posted by: Pork Cop:
They seemed like such nice people…..Maybe the International Herald Tribune will do an obit….April 29th, 2006 at 2:22 pm
- Posted by: Pascal Sauton:
I think Karen Brooks and Mike “mczlaw” Zusman should re-open it and sell trendy bagels.
I’d be the first one in line.Once again, it’s people in the streets. I hope they can find jobs fast. I am so sorry for them and Tommy Habetz. He’s one of the best.
April 29th, 2006 at 2:40 pm
- Posted by: Pork Cop:
Life can certainly be bitter/sweet.April 29th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
- Posted by: blase:
who woulda thunk? anyone who prizes substance over styleApril 29th, 2006 at 2:50 pm
- Posted by: nancy:
Any smart restaurant owner in need of a wonderful chef should grab Habetz immediately. Or perhaps he’ll open his own place.April 29th, 2006 at 3:05 pm
- Posted by: Food Dude:
Habetz was a part owner of Gotham. It will be interesting to see if he get’s his own financing to reopen or something. I would be curious to see what he could do without the distraction of Tommy and company politics. Before they spiraled down into pub food, he put out some brilliant dishes.Maybe if they’d dump those ugly lights, tear down the birdcages so they could seat more, and do something about the lincoln log wall, they could make a go of it.
April 29th, 2006 at 3:22 pm
- Posted by: LadyConcierge:
What about family supper? A friend in the biz says it’s gone, too. :(April 29th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
- Posted by: Food Dude:
LadyConcierge, see the post above this one.April 29th, 2006 at 6:48 pm
- Posted by: pollo elastico:
Pascal, do you have some personal fued with mczlaw? Did he wrong you somehow? If so, please get your own Myspace account and stop using these comments to vent.April 30th, 2006 at 12:32 pm
- Posted by: schrammalama:
Hurray! Still bitter from a lousy dinner.May 1st, 2006 at 11:51 am
- Posted by: gourmand:
down with the birdcages, lights, mirrors, driftwood, mile long booths, crappy bar stools, pub menu….up with tommy —- whenever you recover from PTSD
May 1st, 2006 at 3:28 pm
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