Chat ‘N Chew looks closer to reopening on Union Square
EVG reader Harry Weiner shared this photo from Monday… showing Chat ‘N Chew looking as if it never closed three-plus years ago on 16th Street just west of Union Square.Per Harry: “If you peer inside, it looks eerily the same as the old one.”The homespun restaurant has a new Instagram account (as of Sept. 30) with one post…Coming SoonA post shared by Chat ‘N Chew (@chatnchewny) on Sep 30, 2017 at 4:10am PDT//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.jsOn their landing page: “NEW ACCOUNT! A Union Square staple is coming back! Check back for updates on an opening date! Looking forward to see old friends & making new ones!”Apparently they have been teasing a return in their front window dating back to the summer. Now it looks as if they’re ready to open complete with holiday decorations.Anyway, the comfort-food diner first opened in 1994 before quietly closing in July 2014, as Jeremiah Moss first reported. The owners were to revamp the space that fall as a pop-up concept Little Sal’s Italiano. The operating owner, Andrew Silverman, was also behind a variety of concept-y places, such as Steak Frites and News Bar.
Chat 'N Chew looks closer to reopening on Union Square
