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Re: (erielack) Tad's Steaks (in NYC)
Walt,
"Tad's=Steaks"
I remember Tad's well. It was more "upscale" than some of
the other not-so-fancy eateries (I guess like Perkin's,
Denny's, etc.). Other places for the budget minded chains
included Child's, Stouffer's, Schraffts, Savarin (in the old
Penn Station), a place I forget the name of in Hudson
Terminal, and, of course H&H -- not all of which were
automats.
Tad's is still around -- there's one by Penn Station that's
a popular place before and after Knick and Ranger Games, and
another near Times Square near where NYS&W's Irving Maidman
had his HQ.
Cheers,
Jim Guthrie
ELHS #1296
When I worked on the New York division while furloughed
from Scranton, I stayed in the ERIE bunkroom for enginecrews
on Pavonia Avenue in Jersey City. This place ( on the 2nd
floor of an old brick warehouse had about 20 or 30 bunks,
lockers, & a small kitchen with a 2-burner hotplate, table &
chairs & a fridge. I'd occasionally fry up a hamburg & open
a can of beans if I got in late from a job, but if in
Hoboken would have a good meal at Schaeffer's restaurant
across the street from the Hoboken Terminal. I was warned
NOT to eat in the Clam Broth House because one of the
conductors or engineers got deathly ill there (they must
have caught THOSE clams in the water near the ferry slips).
If I worked a day job & was at loose ends I rode the ferry
to the new York side & ate there.
I spent this Sunday going thru some old negs and ran
across some B&W snapshots I took in NYC while wandering
around. One of them was a street-level view looking toward
the Chrysler Building and in the right foreground was a sign
above the sidewalk..........TADS STEAKS $1.99. It's been a
long time since I ate there (1962 or so) but I remember
they'd give you a steak, baked potato, and garlic bread for
the $1.99. I think it was a chuck steak. They had better
cuts of meat, but the basic meal was OK. This franchise was
all over the place midtown & downtown. Anybody else remember
it??? I know the price sounds unrealistic nowadays but there
it was...........a little chewy but what the heck. Comments,
anyone???
Regards to all,
Walt Smith
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