New Tapas Restaurant Coming to St. James

Ruth Puzo October 11, 2012 at 06:34 pm

Thank you for posting this wonderful picture and story of the new restaurant in St. James. My father Victor Puzo was the owner of Victor's Lodge which was in this building from around 1958 until 1963. We did just lunch and was the place to go for all the engineer's who worked at Gyrodyne. What wonderful memories of life in St. James.

Henry Powderly (Editor) October 11, 2012 at 06:52 pm

Ruth, I'd ove to hear more about that. Would you want to post a blog about St. James past?

localguy October 11, 2012 at 06:56 pm

Excellent, was wonderign when someone else would come in and fill the void left by O's. Hopefully the prices will be reasonable enough to stop in each week. $8-$10 for a glass of "ok" wine is a little steep. $8-$10 for something worthwhile will keep me coming back. I hate it when you ask for a glass of wine that is retailing for $7 and they want to charge you $10 for it. 400% mark-up should be the limit!! LOL.

George DeCamp October 11, 2012 at 11:26 pm

Also on that location when I was younger was a bar called "The Office". We would go there to see the bands who played there several nights a week. One of the bands that played there often was "The Hassles". The organ player in the Hassles was Billy Joel. We knew back then that he was destined for far more

Allie October 15, 2012 at 12:32 pm

Need to get a little more cultured in mount sinai. A tapas rest. Would be great in place of the old White Castle.

Larry November 17, 2012 at 02:44 am

Very disapointing. Expensive

Dan December 8, 2012 at 02:58 pm

The wine list is extensive and interesting. The menu is focused and well executed. All wines are offered by the glass, served in a quatrino. The owner, Glenn, has created a warm and inviting lounge area that offers tapas and live music. A sophisticated addition to St. James.

vincent cutrone February 24, 2013 at 02:37 pm

they call themselves a tapas bar. please five thigs to choose from and my wife and i sat for 20 minutes and no waiter or waitress stepped up even to see if we needed a drink. the little manager approached us after 15 minutes if we had a server i told him no and he said he would get us one asap. five to ten minutes later no one showed. my wife and i got up and walked out never in my life have i ever had to do that. i know all about restauanting and they need to go back to school and learn something new that place sucks all around. anyone that thinks they deliver needs to live a little outside the box. if anyone wants good food and an excellent dining experience go down the block to H2O restauant at least they dont lack the experience.