The East Side Cafe is no more.

We now have Cafe Petisco to replace it at the corner of East Broadway and Henry St. (right across from the Seward Park Branch of the NYC Public Library)  The new cafe uses the same guts as East Side with some simple re-purposing and furniture stain, but even those small things make a big difference.

Right now, it is a good deal as a BYOB with no corkage fee and ok food.  The pesto panini is a good deal as it comes with a small salad.  I really like the arugula and endive salad.  It is nice at night because it is still quite empty and the wait staff are all brand new and eager. 

We went there for brunch on Sunday and it was ok.  The coffee wasn't good, but at least it wasn't burnt like it used to be at East Side.  I had the goat cheese omelet, which was pretty ordinary. 

The cookies they sale from a jar are clearly freshly cooked from a mix, which makes them kind of awesome if you miss that from your childhood....