Archive for 'Otarian'

Snapshots: NYT Isn’t the Only One Who Hated Otarian

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We never bothered checking out Otarian, the health conscious, eco-friendly shitshow fast food place on 8th Ave. and 56th that shuttered back in January.  But The New York Times hated it, and apparently they weren’t the only ones.  Ouch!  Hope that won’t effect something better moving into the space…

Still Curious About Otarian: the new eco friendly vegetarian place that opened recently on 56th Street and 8th Ave.?  This horrible review in the New York Times should put an end to that. Unless you liked Danku... in which case, it sounds like it might be right up your alley.

“Low Carbon” Otarian to Open in Midtown on Thursday

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Last week Otarian, the much hyped “low carbon” fast food restaurant opened on Bleeker Street and their second location is set to open tomorrow on 8th and 56th. For Midtown Lunchers who prefer greenhouse emissions meat with their lunch this place is probably a pass, but for Sarah and the other ML vegetarians we’ve rounded up some pre-opening coverage.
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Otarian Vegetarian Opening in Midtown on April 19th

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Fork in the Road just reported that Otarian, a new fast casual Vegan/Vegetarian spot that touts itself as being “low carbon”, will be opening on Bleecker Street April 19th.  What they didn’t mention was that there is a second location opening in Midtown on the same day, on 56th Street and 8th Ave.  You know we don’t usually get super excited about this kind of stuff but one of us we’ll sacrifice ourselves for the good of  the vegetarian Midtown Lunch’ers.