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Re: (erielack) Tad's Steaks (in NYC)



Tad's Steaks is still in New York City.  They have several restaurants.  At 
least one in the Times Square area.

When my family used to travel to NYC in the 1960's from the Binghamton area 
(Endicott) when I was a kid, my Dad used to like to eat at Tad's. Their T-bone 
steaks were very reasonably priced.

Gary Machlica
Hillsborough, NJ



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From: walter smith <wsmith5957_@_yahoo.com>
To: EL Mail List <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Sun, July 10, 2011 10:14:30 PM
Subject: (erielack) Tad's Steaks (in NYC)


    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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