Flash in the Pan

Since the early 80s I had been going to the Kiev, showing up at odd hours on arrival in Manhattan, grabbing some Ukrainian food, and then going about my business. When I met my wife, I learned that she, too, was a fan. So we were sad today to see that the Kiev is closed. Some construction is going on at the old site of 7th St. and 2nd Ave. The Second Avenue Deli is long gone, and it seems like the passing of an era. Luckily, Christine's, which also serves all-day breakfast, offers Polish food, so there is still one Eastern European connection that we knew downtown. I remember when the Kiev had moved from the old hole-in-the-wall decor to its more upscale look. We wondered if that was the beginning of the end. Apparently it was.

Labels: New York, restaurant, Ukrainian