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What a weird place the Space Womb looks like.

#3, old news. Don’t complain. Check out how many Greek restaurants there are in Astoria. They seem to survive.

4, is it an American comfort food place like DuMont in Wburg? That’s the kind of place I think woul ddo great in LIC

Similar to DuMont? That’s patting yourself in the back a little early, don’t you think?

Well It’s Comfort Food, why doesnt everyone just wait and see and judge for themselves…

Yes the name of the place is El Ay Si and it is promounced LIC

Can someone enlighten me to what “comfort” food is?

I am soo excited about this new restaurant. I heard the chef’s previous restaurant in the West Village won several awards. I think we’re all going to be pleasantly surprised…and no, I am not the owner.

17, I like mac and cheese and mash just as much as the next guy, but some interesting versions of the classics would be great too, like roast chicken and pork, steaks, pot pies, broiled fish, lots of good sides. Sometimes, I just want “normal” but really well-prepared Yank food when I’m sick of sushi, Thai and pizza.

One more thing: the owners should aim for a cozy and not so perfect look (like DuMont). The design of some of the newer restaurants in LIC feels too scrubbed, suburban, middle-class to me — places where you’d take your parents when they come to NYC for a visit. A more laid-back, boho vibe, without being cheap, is what I want to see.

Space Womb looks pretty cool, whatever it is. anyone know if 5pointz has reopened?

“One more thing: the owners should aim for a cozy and not so perfect look (like DuMont). The design of some of the newer restaurants in LIC feels too scrubbed, suburban, middle-class to me — places where you’d take your parents when they come to NYC for a visit.”

Seriously. All anyone tells me when they visit is that the vibe seems to be “cheesy” from the name to signage to decor to patronage of a lot of these places. The aesthetics are just plain awkward.

The Look of the place will be rustic, were salvaging alot of old stuff and doing some cool things with the space…

#22, and #25 ditto.

22, 25, and 26, what places are you talking about? I like the decor and vibe in several neighborhood places. I wouldn’t paint them all with the same brush.

29, it’s 27/28 here. I think I know where you’re coming from. I also tend to go to restaurants that are more heavy on the authentic, well-worn charm that evolved over time — and less on the glitzy and/or overdone designer “theme” restaurants that have sprung up overnight.

I could be totally wrong here, but I guess that some of the new restaurant owners were aiming their places at a certain older, richer “Midtown-y” demographic they assumed to be moving into the towers, and less so to the younger crowd in the upland areas.

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