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Obika Watch Day 2

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Yesterday was supposed to be the grand opening for Obika, the Italian Mozzarella bar in the atrium on 56th and Madison– but as Eater reported yesterday, and today, the place is not open. I love cheese just as much as the next guy, and I’ll probably check it out the day it opens just to be sure- but from all the press it’s gotten I’m starting to think this is definitely not going to be a Midtown Lunch…

Thanks to Lunch’er Bossman for sending along the photos.

The Scoop on Obika

The New York Times pulls back the curtain on Obika, the mozzarella bar which after “a year of construction and red tape” is finally scheduled to open in the atrium on 56th & Madison on September 22nd.

Mozza Progress Finally Being Made at Obika

Eater has posted a photo showing that progress is finally being made at Obika, the mozzarella bar set to open in the atrium on 56th & Madison. No word on if they’re still sticking to their September 20th opening date, but I’ll keep an eye out.

WTF? Obika Mozza Bar Has Made No Progress

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In October of last year it was reported that Obika would be opening one of their Italian mozzarella bars in the atrium on 56th Street and Madison Ave.  Plywood went up, and everyone in the upper right hand corner of Midtown has been waiting for the arrival of what could be a pretty cool place in an otherwise desolate part of Midtown east.  On Monday I stopped by to see if any progress had been made, sticking my camera through one of the holes at the bottom of the plywood.  My strange discovery, after the jump…  Read more »