Comments on: Thayer Street Institution Quietly Closes Its Doors

By: JOE BERNSTEIN

JOE BERNSTEIN — Fri, 02 May 2008 03:01:14 +0000

You folks have NO clue as to what insulting and truculent(love it) staff unless you’ve ever gone to Katz’s deli in NYC,just off the Bowery.Middle-aged Jewish waiters who literally fling the food at the customers and make Don Rickles look like Mother Teresa.

By: Howard Lovecraft

Howard Lovecraft — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:18:36 +0000

I think they had trouble find insulting and truculent staff who could keep the place dirty enough.

By: Michaela Zacchilli

Michaela Zacchilli — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:04:01 +0000

more IMPORTANTLY, smoothie king is STILL GONE

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:30:12 +0000

I was in there 3 weeks (at most) ago and had no idea they were closing.

Mmmm…. pickles.

By: jrmy

jrmy — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:54:39 +0000

Damn… I remember when I first moved to Providence, I lived on Thayer Street (no, really - my apartment was down the alley behind the Army/Navy store), and I ate at Geoff’s more than I probably should have. It got to the point where the guys behind the counter would give me free loaves of bread if I was there when they were closing.

I haven’t been there in years, though (probably to make up for all the Jen & Berry’s I ate)… I had no idea that they’d closed down either… and here I was dreaming of introducing my kid to their special brand of horrible customer service and really good pickles.

By: raininri

raininri — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:44:29 +0000

Zog is still open. I’m pretty sure Geoff’s on Benefit is as well, but it’s been a couple of months since I’ve been there. That sandwich always reminds me of the sun carving from the original version of The Wicker Man.
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