Smorgashutter
Just got word that the Smorgaschef on 49th St. & 2nd Ave. has closed. It’s out of bounds and not really a Midtown Lunch (everything is over $10), but if you must partake there is another location on Park Ave. & 38th Street (where the old AQ Cafe used to be.) For my Swedish food fix I prefer the new location of AQ Kafe (on Broadway btw 57+58th), or FIKA Swedish Espresso Bar (on 58th btw. 5+6th), both with lunch options under $10.
Smorgaschef’s goodbye sign is after the jump…
Photo uploaded to the ML Flickr Photo Pool by mrgeneko
Posted: 8:30 am, August 3rd, 2009 under Closed.
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@wayne – sorry if it was confusing… the Smorgaschef in the Scandinavian House is still open. Their 2nd Ave. location closed.
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I didn’t know they had another location.
I work really close to their Park ave location.
I should give them a try…to see if their meatballs are different than the ones they serve at Ikea. -
Since we’re on the subject of swedish food, am I the only one that thinks the food at Aquavit is gross? I don’t even remember what I ordered but I just remember it being very unpleasant.
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I thought aquavit was great. I have friends who love aquavit and go there frequently.
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Zach… I would boot Smorgas from Scan House anyway and move FIKA in – better food, lower prices, hotter staff
Aquavit’s food is awesome – esp. the festival buffets
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@ dubs, you are not alone. But you can’t just come out and say it. There is an unwritten law that a person can’t insult Marcus Samuelsson. Just happily hand him your money.
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I went to Aquavit for Restaurant Week. It was bomb-diggity. Great all-around experience. I’ve been recommending it to all my RW’ing friends.
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“How about dinner? I know a place
that serves great Viking food.”
Excellent AQ, gone… Marginal Smorgas, gone…
Maybe Scandanavian House will do the right thing and lease the space to the real swedes of FIKA for a reasonable rate?
Dare we dream?