Put Down This Bookbinder; the Renovated Institution Draws Crowds Despite Shoddy Food and Service.

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Those servers don't know how to open a bottle of wine. Nor do they know not to touch their noses while taking an order, not to call young women "madame," not to clear food before it's done and not to linger awkwardly at a table to recite the dessert list, since it's already printed on the dessert menu.

The maitre d'ignores you when you walk in. The unsmooth host bumbles an explanation of why a table isn't ready. "We have a table for you, but it's just still full of people."

Maybe these prices wouldn't seem extreme if Bookbinder's were the only show in town. But just around the corner places like Buddakan, Fork, Bistro 7 and Farmacia--need we go on?--do just about everything Bookie's does, but better.

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Put Down This Bookbinder; the Renovated Institution Draws Crowds Despite Shoddy Food and Service.

Here's a statement that will have zero effect upon the universe: The revamped Bookie's is bad. Really bad.

No doubt there have been attempts at improvements. The dark, subdued President's Room (a lounge) has been buffed to a gentle...

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