Read about China Blue in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
The members-only social club will be set up with three kitchens and storage for booze. But the food menu is entirely BYO. / 1 comment
After seven years on the corner of Watts and Greenwich, the owners have decided to close under the pressures of rent and lack of customers. / 9 comments
Plus: China Blue tried a no-tipping policy and abandoned it; more funding for the Walker Hotel Tribeca; Brooklyn Chop House finally opens tonight; changing intersections to accommodate cyclists. / 2 comments
Wontons in red oil. Salt-and-pepper shrimp. Crispy chicken with house special sauce. Lamb with cumin. Who are you going to call? / 14 comments
Plus: Three other stores that pulled out of the World Trade Center mall; Community Board 1 wants the Sphere out of Liberty Park; Black Tap on the Lower East Side; China Blue owners to open Williamsburg restaurant. / 1 comment
"Could we have a poll of where everyone orders Chinese delivery/take-out in the 'hood?" asked HH. Here were the responses. / 25 comments
Plus: China Blue has a new menu; four brass bands on one stage; photo booth fun at Babesta sneaker party; mannequin obsession. / 2 comments
Plus: Incessant beeping from City Hall; AT&T's refusal to regularly open the Thomas Street plaza; UPS truck behaving badly; northwest Tribeca demolition; China Blue loading dock; three landmarks looking good. / 2 comments
...and Saks Off Fifth is taking its place. Plus: Bâtard menu and photos; Pier 40 proposal update; the Onion on the 9/11 Museum restaurant; a Vince boutique at Brookfield Place; gala outrage; China Blue cocktail; Broadway building not going residential. / 1 comment
Plus: Bare-breasted book club; deli reopens; China Blue film festival; bodybuilder watch. / 3 comments
Plus: Dylan Prime's new lunch menu; Cuban café on Broadway open; China Blue delivering; Live Well Company debuts next week; photos by World War II vets at Soho Photo; Broadway restaurant in play? / 6 comments
Plus: 4 World Trade Center as event space; China Blue review; Wogies debut; Downtown Lunch hiatus; graphic-novel cocktail menu; Cómodo spinoff.
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