The EU has closed down

by | Jan 29, 2009


 

OK, it’s only NYC East Village Gastropub “EU” – but it makes for a snappy photo:

 

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What went wrong?  The original review from New York magazine rings a bell:

The menu at E.U. is a schizophrenic mélange of received trends and styles, centering on European comfort foods. You can get German sausages squeezed into a bun made of fresh pretzel dough, and two styles of Euro burger: the German, topped with liverwurst and bacon, and the Cheddar-and-gravy-smothered English (mine was overdone).

Apply your own similes and metaphors as required.

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