P. J. Clarke's

P.J. Clarke's
Restaurant information
Established 1884[1]
Food type Hamburgers, Pub Food[1]
Street address 915 Third Avenue (NE corner of East 55th Street)
City New York,
State New York
Postal/ZIP code 10022
Country United States
Website www.pjclarkes.com
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P. J. Clarke's is a saloon, established 1884. It occupies a building located at 915 Third Avenue on the northeast corner of East 55th Street in Manhattan. It has a second location at 44 West 63rd Street on the southeast corner of Columbus Avenue.[1]

History

The bar was once owned by a Patrick J. Clarke, an Irish emigrant who was hired in the early 1900s by a Mr. Duneen who ran the saloon. After about ten years working for him Clarke bought the bar and changed the name.

The building is a holdout and is surrounded by 919 Third Avenue, a 47-story skyscraper. Clarke's former owners, the Lavezzo brothers, signed a deal in which the building housing the saloon was sold for $1.5 million and a 99-year lease was signed with Tishman Realty and Construction.[2] However, due to financial reverses the Lavezzos were forced to sell their interest to a consortium, which includes George Steinbrenner, Timothy Hutton, and others. Prior to his arrest in 2008, Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, whose offices were located near to the bar, was also an investor.

The building was originally a four-story structure. It lost the top two floors when the skyscraper went up in the late 1960s. On the second floor there is now a separate upstairs bar/restaurant called Sidecar, which offers a more formal dining experience.

Notable visitors

The bar has catered to a number of notables over the years:

Reviews

In 2013, Zagats gave it a food rating of 18.[1]

In film

In television

Expansion

Columbus Square

In addition to the original P.J. Clarke's location at 915 Third Avenue on the northeast corner of East 55th Street in New York City, there are two more locations of P.J. Clarke's in Manhattan:

As well, there are two restaurants of the same name, licensed from the original, in Chicago:

In early October 2010 P.J. Clarke's opened just two blocks North of the White House:

In early January 2011 P.J. Clarke's opened in The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace:

Its first location outside the U.S. opened on November 7, 2008, in São Paulo, Brazil. It's a partnership with local entrepreneur Maria Rita Pikielny Marracini.[6] There are currently two P.J. Clarke's in Brazil.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 P.J. Clarke's - New York | West 60s Restaurant Menus and Reviews
  2. ↑ Dunlap, David W. "New Team, Old Look for Saloon; P. J. Clarke's Changes Owners, Who Plan to Retain Atmosphere", The New York Times, February 15, 2002. Accessed August 4, 2008.
  3. ↑ "P.J. Clarke's". Burger Weekly. Burger Weekly. June 12, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ True Love Ways Unveiled
  5. ↑ "GOOD EATING; Oscar Ate Here", The New York Times, March 23, 2003. Accessed August 4, 2008.
  6. ↑ Schimidt, Fernanda "Tradicional hamburgueria americana, P.J. Clarke's inaugura primeira filial fora de NY em SP", UOL, November 6, 2008. Accessed November 6, 2008.
  7. ↑ http://www.pjclarkes.com.br/local.php

Coordinates: 40°45′32.45″N 73°58′5.14″W / 40.7590139°N 73.9680944°W / 40.7590139; -73.9680944

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