668816 Sat Nov 21 09:21:25 -0800 2009 27 83 Southern New England 0 5198346 I saw a sign on the old Houlihans "Angelico's on the Boulevard" coming soon. Hopefully it isn't the same owners as Angelico's Lakehouse in E Hampton, as I am not a fan. Also, I noticed work being done on the old Tribeca as I drove by, it has a sign up but I only caught the first two letters ("Pa..."). Anyone have any info on either place? Sat Nov 21 09:21:25 -0800 2009 19634 mels 1 5198366 Just Googled Angelico's, sadly it's the same owners as the E Hampton one http://angelicosotb.com/ Hopefully their food and service will improve in their Glastonbury location. Sat Nov 21 09:33:52 -0800 2009 5198346 19634 mels 2 5199666 <<Hopefully their food and service will improve in their Glastonbury location.>> Don't count on it. I'm not a fan, either (understatement). http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/620440#4690546 Sun Nov 22 04:58:15 -0800 2009 5198366 249664 kattyeyes 2 5320621 No such luck. I will never go back there. Overpriced bad food with slow service. Wed Jan 13 19:10:18 -0800 2010 5198366 1139986 Yanksfan1962 1 5200574 Did u check on Everything F.T.K. while u were there? Fire report, please. Sun Nov 22 14:17:28 -0800 2009 5198346 181204 stuck in Hartford County 2 5200666 I didn't, but I understand they were badly damaged and know the spa part of the salon was, too. Enough that I don't know when the store (or spa) is opening again and enough to gather there is nothing left to sell or salvage. :( Sun Nov 22 15:07:06 -0800 2009 5200574 249664 kattyeyes 2 5202783 The fire damage was extensive enough for the authorities to condemn that portion of the building. That allows for an insurance recovery under a "total loss" scenario. Best case option for an owner or tenant who wants to rebuild as they can get lossed business income for the time that they are dispossesed. Whether they will actually reoccupy the refurbished building is unknown, however. Mon Nov 23 11:36:22 -0800 2009 5200574 13225 FoodieJim 2 5216626 My mother said she heard that they EFTK was looking at a space in Glastonbury, and they hoped to make an announcement within the next few weeks. Mon Nov 30 11:51:19 -0800 2009 5200574 1128400 CLCT 3 5277829 I went to shampoo one a week after the fire (had no clue what had happened) to get my hair cut and they said sadly eftk lost a ton of product as well.... I hope they'll be able to reopen somewhere Sun Dec 27 11:08:30 -0800 2009 5216626 264146 kubasd 2 5324174 EFTK will be reopening soon, ive been in touch with Vicky and shes not sure it will be the same location Fri Jan 15 06:40:11 -0800 2010 5200574 1115088 JJBCooks 3 5324197 That's great to know. Please keep us posted. There's no other store like it in the immediate area. Fri Jan 15 06:53:09 -0800 2010 5324174 249664 kattyeyes 3 5327512 yes, thanks for the update, please keep us posted! thanks Sat Jan 16 16:19:30 -0800 2010 5324174 53762 geminigirl 1 5202170 Yeap, it is the same Angelico's as the Lakehouse. I have been to the Lakehouse a couple of times and did not think it was that bad. I am hoping that the Glastonbury location will be more middle-of-the-road food since we do not have a lot of that in town. As for Tribecca, I have been by there a couple of times and did not notice a sign unless it went up over the weekend or very late last week. Either way I heard it is Italian. They were stocking the place last week so I would guess they will be opening soon. I peaked in the window and thought the interior looked the same with a few changes. I have to go by there today and will post if I see anything new. Jay Mon Nov 23 08:27:23 -0800 2009 5198346 52302 JayCT 2 5202473 I just went by Tribecca and the name on the new restaurant there is Piatti. I tried looking for it on line but could not find anything. There is a sandwich shop in Groton called Tutti Piatti and a California chain named Piatti but that was all I could find. Anyone know anything about it? Jay Mon Nov 23 10:03:15 -0800 2009 5202170 52302 JayCT 3 5216496 Piatti is partly owned by the family that used to own Panfilo's on Main Street in Glastonbury. They're targeting an opening date of next week. Mon Nov 30 10:59:13 -0800 2009 5202473 1128400 CLCT 2 5202791 Re; Angelico's-Hard to believe that if Houlihan's, a "family fare" restaurant with national chain backing and a huge bar business could not survive, that an existing enterprise with a lousy reputation will do better. Having been to the Lakeside location, I cannot imagine what would lure me in to the new place. Nickel beers? Mon Nov 23 11:40:05 -0800 2009 5202170 13225 FoodieJim 3 5202881 Amen! Mon Nov 23 12:07:09 -0800 2009 5202791 249664 kattyeyes 4 5320627 It's awful. Stay away. Wed Jan 13 19:12:31 -0800 2010 5202881 1139986 Yanksfan1962 1 5203086 Having never been, but the advocate review had better things to say about Angelico's NB outpost Mon Nov 23 13:11:24 -0800 2009 5198346 178131 BiscuitBoy 2 5203128 Are they related? I haven't been in years, but Angelico's in New Britain was very different, from what I recall. Mon Nov 23 13:23:15 -0800 2009 5203086 249664 kattyeyes 2 5264783 The managing partner at the New Britain store invited us to the East Hampton location. They're related. The East Hampton store tries too hard with the food and the service is astoundingly bad. We went once, and had a reservation that was made by the manager of the New Britain restaurant. Despite the fact that we were greeted as if we were "VIPs" everything went downhill from there. The New Britain location is a red-sauce Italian restaurant with good food, nice specials (we had prime rib for $9.99 recently) and very good service. The problem with the New Britain restaurant is that it's very dark -- to the point of being depressing. It's such a huge place they shut the lights off in the unused areas/rooms. But they should close the doors to the darkened rooms. On the good side, we thoroughly enjoy their spaghetti sauce, steak (they do a great job with their steaks) and a number of clams specials. Bottom line: I'll try the Angelico's in Glastonbury once. Sun Dec 20 08:47:48 -0800 2009 5203086 270888 shaogo 1 5257199 Former Tribeca, now Piattis, open this week. More upscale than Tribeca, no breakfast, no tv, Italian, moderately priced--stuffed burgers, great salads, paninis, dinners, soups, pizza. Great addition to a quiet part of town! Wed Dec 16 16:17:43 -0800 2009 5198346 1132436 sunnyren 2 5258723 Thanks for the update sunnyren. I'll have to check it out soon. Thu Dec 17 10:01:00 -0800 2009 5257199 19634 mels 3 5258729 I was just by there and the parking lot was busy. When I asked one of the other businesses they said that it opened last week. I was by there on Monday and they weren't open. Maybe they aren't opened on Mondays. anyway I will try ot check it out tomorrow. Jay Thu Dec 17 10:03:27 -0800 2009 5258723 52302 JayCT 2 5264683 Actually, I just stopped in too. There are tv's in the bar area (nice to watch the game). Large selection of past dishes with both lunch and dinner portions. Sun Dec 20 07:48:11 -0800 2009 5257199 1132546 akammer 3 5266713 Piatti as in the chain? http://www.piatti.com/loca10c.html Mon Dec 21 07:26:10 -0800 2009 5264683 178131 BiscuitBoy 4 5267640 The locations list on the web site does not list any on the East Coast. Of course, that could mean that they haven't got around to adding it yet. Mon Dec 21 12:48:37 -0800 2009 5266713 216063 philbkr 5 5270162 I do not think that Piatti's on the west coast is the same. I did have lunch there last week and it was okay. We had chicken parm sandwiches. The chicken had little taste and the sauce was not great, not bad, but just not great. I will say the roll they served it on was excellent (very fresh) and they gave you a small side salad with your sandwich which was excellent for the price ($8). Also the service was very SLOW. It took over an hour to get meals and there were not many people in the place. The atmosphere was nice too. I also had lunch the other day Zoup. It was very good but I thought it was a bit pricey for the soup. Sandwiches looked decent and the salads looked great. It is counter service and the place was pretty crowded. It is part of a midwestern chain. I hope it works out for them. Also I noticed a lot of cars in the parking lot at Angelicos on the Boulevard. They must of had a party or a "soft" opening since their banner out front says they will open on January 4th. Jay Tue Dec 22 13:08:39 -0800 2009 5267640 52302 JayCT