{"id":7921,"date":"2008-04-01T13:04:29","date_gmt":"2008-04-01T17:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=7921"},"modified":"2010-07-20T09:07:29","modified_gmt":"2010-07-20T13:07:29","slug":"the-grey-dog-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=7921","title":{"rendered":"The Grey Dog (Restaurant)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve only been to the one on University Place – but today the one on Carmine Street is the focus of NY Daily Photo<\/a> (still one of my favorite sites ever). The Grey Dog has quickly become one of my favorite places to eat, hang out, sit and read, whatever … It is bustling, and crazy … but here’s what Brian has to say about the place, and I think it’s right on:<\/p>\n

And once you’ve settled in, the mayhem recedes as you focus on your meal. You start thinking – this place is not that bad once you staked out your territory. What was annoying starts feeling like exuberant festiveness. Everyone seems happy and life is good<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How rare it is to find a restaurant like that, especially here in New York. This place feels very New England-ish to me, with the exposed brick and the pictures of dogs, etc. And it is true: the mayhem recedes once you settle in. I love it there. You can sit and nurse a cup of cappucino and sit typing on your laptop, or you can have a couple beers with your friend before running to a movie, or you can have a full meal. The staff is laidback yet attentive (and no waiter service! You order at a counter – but there’s alcohol and wine, too – a very odd and nice combination). The food is dee-lish. It’s an awesome place to convene, and I remember sitting there before going to see Rambo<\/i>, and the snow was falling pretty heavily, and it was night, but where I was was warm and safe. The pipes are exposed above, there were some people who were quiet and alone (like me), others who were on dates (it’s a great date place), and others who came in big groups. But not one group dominates … somehow the atmosphere is flexible enough for all.<\/p>\n

New Yorkers should definitely check it out.<\/p>\n

Oh, and in keeping with National Poetry Month, poet Frank O’Hara lived in the apartment next door to the Grey Dog on University Place, once upon a time. The apartment building has a bright red old-fashioned door, and there is a plaque on the door, telling us a bit about O’Hara and what he was working on during his time living there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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