tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post17374752391428177..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: El QuijoteJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-53122961873062964072018-03-19T05:16:53.261-04:002018-03-19T05:16:53.261-04:00It is quite extraordinary that the ownership of th...It is quite extraordinary that the ownership of the poor Chelsea is so clueless as to destroy El Quijote although given what they have done <br /><br />to the Chelsea I wonder why I am surprised. I adore El Quijote it has been part of my NY landscape for 50 years butt since it is on the <br /><br />West Side and I on the East Side I do not eat there often and it remains a pilgrimage I make a few times a year but it resides i n me 24/7<br /><br />the way the Vatican or the Louvre do. Unlike Ratners which suffered from low attendence , El Quijote with its Peter Lugar prices<br /><br />seemed always full whenever I went so I wonder if gutting it is just a skewered idea of progress. El Quijote deserves a funeral.penny arcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639565136366170807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-87742151234190701222018-03-17T16:52:48.509-04:002018-03-17T16:52:48.509-04:00I have been going to El Q for 25 years with friend...I have been going to El Q for 25 years with friends, family and dates. It is such a wonderful staff. I always felt at home and me and everyone that was with me was always treated with respect. I hope and pray that it will eventually be re-opened. Since the hotel has been under going renovations since Hector was a pup I can only hope that renovations are done in a very timely fashion.Allen Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793337476824590255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-3907651404236945272018-03-17T11:31:13.923-04:002018-03-17T11:31:13.923-04:00Oh, this one hurts. They all do, so you feel like ...Oh, this one hurts. They all do, so you feel like maybe you've gotten immune, but then a closing like this slides under your armor and cuts.<br /><br />I'm an out of towner, and each day I feel less and less like visiting NYC, as when I go there now it's turning into Anywhere USA. :-(Mod Betty / RetroRoadmap.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12474815012466164858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-20714241615606786502018-03-17T11:20:29.921-04:002018-03-17T11:20:29.921-04:00I lived four floors above it, early mid 80s. Would...I lived four floors above it, early mid 80s. Would shuffle down in my moose hide slippers in various states of alert or bleary to get paella to go, sometimes waiting at the bar with the almost famous, the currently famous or my favorites, the formerly famous. Often parked my R90/6 with the Czech sidecar out front. It was in excellent shape. I on the other hand was a wreck, in that glorious, mid 20s post punk rock moment in time. Now, we take the kids there from time to time, and I marvel at how they were able to scrub the tar and nicotine laden dust webs that hung like lace from a vampire movie that used to cling from all the figural bottles and Quixotic tchotchkes behind the bar. If I could eat there every night between now and closing, I would. There will not be another like it.Toddly Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071677507346375816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-21970840204190754402018-03-17T05:27:49.419-04:002018-03-17T05:27:49.419-04:00I've been goung to El Quijote for over 20 year...I've been goung to El Quijote for over 20 years I'm so sad to hear it's closing. Their food is delicious and their sangria is great! My fav waiter...Fernando! Please reopen againIsolina Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600356656802045005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-8126992920478921282018-03-16T20:24:49.516-04:002018-03-16T20:24:49.516-04:00Just rip my fucking heart out. The last time I wa...Just rip my fucking heart out. The last time I was at El Quijote was to celebrate the life of my old, late boss, Janet Landon. RIP Janet. You were smart and fair. You fought the good fight, even if you had to take a beating. We miss you.MikeB26https://www.blogger.com/profile/00296288380229158374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-12150685520372133022018-03-16T19:14:33.472-04:002018-03-16T19:14:33.472-04:00Oh no! This is crushing! I love this place. The lo...Oh no! This is crushing! I love this place. The look, atmosphere, and omg the food! This is so sad...CubedLinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09525412849494579465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-62722557470582124172018-03-16T16:21:59.293-04:002018-03-16T16:21:59.293-04:00So sorry, one of our favorites.So sorry, one of our favorites.Barry Collodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055166496168085593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-47488358007693481742018-03-16T15:24:24.407-04:002018-03-16T15:24:24.407-04:00I find myself increasingly numb as the bodies pile...I find myself increasingly numb as the bodies pile up. But this one wrecks me. My first NYC apartment was just around the corner from El Quijote. I've been going there for 48 years.BrooksNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001832037256411973noreply@blogger.com