tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post7657833652822982669..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: El QuijoteJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-11868088369075527472018-03-16T17:45:18.423-04:002018-03-16T17:45:18.423-04:00now it's true...now it's true...Sybarite22https://www.blogger.com/profile/14869354470172158328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-42050962426700942332015-01-01T12:02:50.841-05:002015-01-01T12:02:50.841-05:00Ditto the previous comment! Going there today for ...Ditto the previous comment! Going there today for my birthday; counting on enjoying this old NYC standby, one of my very favorites!Esta Joy Krotennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-63444877032098689852014-12-31T17:49:38.821-05:002014-12-31T17:49:38.821-05:00Been eating there for ver 40 years. If this guiy r...Been eating there for ver 40 years. If this guiy ruins it, I'll chip in to buy a contract on him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970010311734280518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-82813141370940113522014-07-28T03:39:36.061-04:002014-07-28T03:39:36.061-04:00Jeremiah, actually, the purchase of the restaurant...Jeremiah, actually, the purchase of the restaurant does not confirm your rumor at all as you said the restaurant will completely change, which is false and the restaurant would never have been sold under those circumstances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-17114332786723282722014-06-20T11:35:59.644-04:002014-06-20T11:35:59.644-04:00www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140618/chelsea/hotel-ch...www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140618/chelsea/hotel-chelsea-buys-beloved-el-quijote-restaurantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-5041936065781352242014-06-18T14:43:14.602-04:002014-06-18T14:43:14.602-04:00Don't know why people, esp. nowadays, are such...Don't know why people, esp. nowadays, are such contrarians and in denial. Some of the comments here confirms NPR's April Fool's joke on why America doesn't read anymore. And that's how Bloomberg got elected three times. Keep enjoying that Kool-Aid.02:43 6-18-14noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-568719184571282802014-06-18T14:16:23.359-04:002014-06-18T14:16:23.359-04:00And the rumor has been confirmed, just as it was o...And the rumor has been confirmed, just as it was originally told to me:<br /><br />http://ny.eater.com/archives/2014/06/hotel_chelsea_acquires_84yearold_staple_el_quijote.phpJeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-31266017570512541862014-05-23T18:20:19.838-04:002014-05-23T18:20:19.838-04:00Sorry that JM did not post this in Buzzfeed style ...Sorry that JM did not post this in Buzzfeed style of having gifs and snark for you to comprehend it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-35477673109137877772014-05-20T13:09:24.718-04:002014-05-20T13:09:24.718-04:00I still believe that there is an intent to change ...I still believe that there is an intent to change the place. Jeremiah did not pull this out of thin air!<br /><br />And I truly believe if they do what the other places did it may as well close down for good.<br /><br />For the life of me I cannot understand why an institution such as el quijote would even consider it.0<br /><br />For all the ones that have "succeeded" in the authentrification game many more have failed and gone under.<br /><br />I hope they understand that the reason it is so beloved is because of exactly the way it has been for almost century. <br /><br />Gilded new york is a fleeting one. The real new yorkwrs will always be here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-39017862112236020712014-05-20T12:02:00.215-04:002014-05-20T12:02:00.215-04:00True. I never said they were closing or vanishing,...True. I never said they were closing or vanishing, and I wasn't told they were. I was told they will be changing -- I was also told a number of specifics about that, which I was then asked to hold back. Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-56551782148212695242014-05-20T11:35:50.584-04:002014-05-20T11:35:50.584-04:00In defense of Jeremiah, he never said disappearing...In defense of Jeremiah, he never said disappearing or vanishing in the post; he said changes are purportedly happening, whether the rumor is true or not, it still does not say vanishing. El Quijote stays for now, but will it remain the same?, which Jose did not mention. 11:35 amnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-3795716754372682772014-05-20T09:56:16.116-04:002014-05-20T09:56:16.116-04:00Thanks for clearing that up, Jose! Nice to see you...Thanks for clearing that up, Jose! Nice to see you on Friday night.<br /><br />I appreciate the way Jeremiah documents NYC's changes, but even if he has "inside info" on this, I feel that this post is disruptive to El Q's day-to-day business. They were getting calls from Florida about this rumor on Friday night! <br /><br />To leave this post up crosses over from news into a lurid obsession with "vanishing porn." It is actually okay for bloggers to occasionally follow some of the standard rules of journalism.Glenn Belveriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654151007886311315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-75987515160968119042014-05-20T09:10:45.736-04:002014-05-20T09:10:45.736-04:00That is good to hear ! But please I implore you no...That is good to hear ! But please I implore you not to go the route that fedora, minetta, waverly inn.<br /><br />The reason your restaraunt is packed nightly is precicely because of it old world charm and authenticity.<br /><br />Filled with REAL new yorkers and lifelong customers.<br /><br />I believe going after the gentrifying class is short sighted and may very well backfire.<br /><br />There is almost a century of history and goodwill. <br /><br />If it aint broke dont fix it!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-86761283042268221592014-05-19T19:56:21.284-04:002014-05-19T19:56:21.284-04:00On behalf of El Quijote Management, I would like t...On behalf of El Quijote Management, I would like to assure our customers that we aren't going anywhere. The rumors are 100% false.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466151077849572295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-83213769091159860342014-05-19T16:14:58.970-04:002014-05-19T16:14:58.970-04:00I MAY have been wrong about dean specifically but ...I MAY have been wrong about dean specifically but his statement was surly and he is a banker...<br /><br />Beyond that if he is such an admirer of the old school places(and this is the classic of all classics) and goes there for the first time and a short time later sees this sad article; was the meal that atrocious that he would find this the appropriate place to spew negativity ! Where people are lamenting its potential demise ? <br /><br />So while he may not fit my description to a t he is a reasonable fascimile of the type that are ruining the city.<br /><br />Unaware, unconcious, unsympathetic and utterly selfish.<br /><br />I always used to say that fedora was the worst food in new york but there is no place I would rather have been in that moment. <br /><br />And I would certainly never bash a restaraunt after having been there once. Especially one as historic and important to the social fabric of this city for almost a century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-33557830663034732252014-05-19T15:59:24.142-04:002014-05-19T15:59:24.142-04:00Thanks Glenn. I'm told there's a lot going...Thanks Glenn. I'm told there's a lot going on behind the scenes, but it's all under wraps. I wish I knew more.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-27592572118557115372014-05-19T14:41:53.624-04:002014-05-19T14:41:53.624-04:00Crazy Eddie - I commend you for retracting your co...Crazy Eddie - I commend you for retracting your comment when you found out you were wrong. Classy move.<br /><br />randallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-10797029199264628482014-05-19T13:14:14.119-04:002014-05-19T13:14:14.119-04:00I was at El Quijote on Friday night and I asked th...I was at El Quijote on Friday night and I asked the manager about this rumor (a LOT of people were asking about it). He told me that someone recently approached the owner and wanted to buy the restaurant. The owner turned him down.Glenn Belveriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654151007886311315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-29514961298651905362014-05-19T11:49:04.067-04:002014-05-19T11:49:04.067-04:00I'd like to know what the hell is going on her...I'd like to know what the hell is going on here. EQ is one of the last places left in the city that I go to often. Minetta used to be another place I would go to frequently, but once they made they changes they priced out their old clientele. I never go there anymore. Now this? My question is what's really to improve about EQ? Every time I go there it's packed! What the hell more do they need? I'm so freaking sick of these changes that cater to the disconnected trendoids that have just about destroyed the culture of New York City. Everybody's turning into a bunch of fucking robots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-1428377400343187982014-05-19T11:35:59.979-04:002014-05-19T11:35:59.979-04:00I would like to take back most of my post specific...I would like to take back most of my post specific to Dean’s comment. I see he likes La Paella and Sevilla (on Jeremiah’s Vanishing FB page), not “foodie/ trendy” places by a long shot. Sorry. My remark in general re the post 9/11 demo that has come here still stands. Anyway, I am still concerned that they will try to "Fedora" it. Crazy Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-90832721435124480182014-05-19T11:24:54.397-04:002014-05-19T11:24:54.397-04:00Coopting our history for their suburban sensibilit...Coopting our history for their suburban sensibilities...<br /><br />Funny, when I moved here I loved it just the way it was.<br /><br />Its one thing to take over a lease and create a new restatraunt suitable for their nouveu riche tastes but its disgusting that our treasures are apparrantly not good enough for them and need to be reffitted and redesigned as if they are some sort of movie versions of what they envision nyc to be. <br /><br />I truly wish fedora and the others closed their their doors forever rather then be taken over and have their corpses humped by these interlopers. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-12000538104060663092014-05-19T10:21:12.402-04:002014-05-19T10:21:12.402-04:00Anony 8.18 AM. What a brilliant post. You have sum...Anony 8.18 AM. What a brilliant post. You have summarized exactly the MO of the arrogant, empathy free, new demo that has moved into this city during the last 8 or so years. It’s a keeper. BTW, Bill Gay 90s, Minetta Tavern, Fedora, etc., these are the templates for such changes. Crazy Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-48903342597124771792014-05-19T08:18:31.989-04:002014-05-19T08:18:31.989-04:00Its quite clear deano that you are the exact demog...Its quite clear deano that you are the exact demographic they will be going after in el quijote 2.0.<br /><br />Not rich but socially striving, entitled, label concious and blind to history and charachter.<br /><br />Your appetizer may have been late getting to the table and the plating may have not been artfully presented enough. You probably thought the older waiters were icky and laughed at their old school uniforms.<br /><br />I know your type and im not a fan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-84463693342260548582014-05-17T20:09:19.727-04:002014-05-17T20:09:19.727-04:00I'm not the anonymous source but the hints of ...I'm not the anonymous source but the hints of the <i><b>changes</b></i> coming are in this post. Yes there was a long term lease extension. No, El Quijote isn't vanishing. However, the changes will be similar to that of Cafe Dante, Bill Gay 90s, Tavern on the Green, Beatrice Inn, Minetta Tavern, Mars Bar reincarnate, etc., i.e it will be another soulless trendy authentrified luxe overpriced joint catering mostly to the moneyed transients that will most likely have ramps, kale, and quinoa in their new menu. So, yes, go and enjoy El Quijote's affordable meal while you can.20-06-5-17-14noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-25462741898200186252014-05-17T08:04:06.638-04:002014-05-17T08:04:06.638-04:00Coyote Combination here I come! Even if it's ...Coyote Combination here I come! Even if it's a rumor, I'm due anyway.PJMinNYCnoreply@blogger.com