What amazes me is that in a city the size of New York, with literally thousands of restaurants, they continually eat most of their meals in that crummy cofee shop. Even when George was living in Queens, he came all the way into the city to eat at the coffee shop.
Coffee Shop
Mar 21, 199717 posts by 15 posters
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Fans discuss why the characters spend so much time at the same coffee shop in New York despite thousands of dining options, noting George's insecurity and limited social circle outside the group.
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On Fri, 21 Mar 1997 [email] wrote:
Good point, but as we see through watching the shows that George doesn't have a whole lot of friends outside of the group. I'm guessing that he's too insecure (definitely) of a character to be able to eat at a restaurant. Remember when he got kicked out of the coffee shop sometime last season and was forced to eat alone at the place with the "big salads"?
Wesley
I'm trying to correct myself really quick, but can't remember if the place he went to is the place that had the big salads or the place that didn't have them. Anyone remember?
Wesley
-I'm trying to correct myself really quick, but can't remember if the place -he went to is the place that had the big salads or the place that didn't -have them. Anyone remember? - -Wesley
Monks...big salads Reggies...no big salads
Monks...egg white omelette Reggies...no egg white omelette
He went to the one that didn't have big salad.
no big salads, that's why Elaine didn't want to eat there
On Sun, 23 Mar 1997, Wesley Johnson wrote:
On Sun, 23 Mar 1997 12:54:41 -0500, Wesley Johnson wrote:
actually, it was the place without the big salads.
In [email] writes:
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True. But I get a kick out of the fact that the place really exists. Three years ago I was visiting a friend who attended Columbia University and we were walking down Broadway and there it was at 112th street. Surprised, I asked him if that was the coffee shop from Seinfeld and sure enough it was.
[email](Jeffrey S Swearingen) wrote:
I don't know why this is such a surprise. I live in Chicago, another city with literally thousands of restaurants, and my friends and I tend to go to the same couple of places all the time. The reasons are simple: they're in the neighborhood, they have decent, inexpensive food,and we can sit around for a long time without being uncomfortable. I imagine that's why they go to Monk's.
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But they're NOT in the neighborhood for George or Elaine. On some shows you'll see George eating there without Jerry. Not only that, they're treated with no respect by the employees. One waitress constantly gives George the finger. Another time the chef(manager?) kicks George out. And yet another time the chef berates Jerry for bringing in outside syrup.
[email] wrote:
Yeah... but it's New York City, they're accustomed to rude people
In article , MF writes:
wow. I love a good pigeon hole....
A nice New Yorker
It Shrinks...???
Let's just take a step back for a second. Its NOT that New Yorkers are rude. They just are very direct and have a low tolerance for incompetence. In places like Southern California, incompetence is pretty much everywhere. New Yorkers have no patience for it and they will let you know DIRECTLY rather than walk on eggshells and tiptie around someone who is acting stupidly. Which is what they do in SoCal. I lived there for a few years and I almost wanted to kill a pizza guy who asked me if it was "...whoa, two slices dude?" that I wanted after I told him three times.
[email] wrote:
First, having the characters eat in the same place reduces the number of sets required for the show. (The exterior is Tom's Restaurant on 112th and Broadway in Manhattan, but the interior isn't.) Second, changing the venue can be distracting if it doesn't contribute to plot development. Third, this is another opportunity to develop additional characters, such as the restaurant's staff.
---Alvin H. Nichter
What, you don't have a place (coffee shop) that you frequent?
[email] wrote:
Why should this amaze you? Any good coffee house, which I assume that this place is, has its pool of regular customers who will dine there pretty much exclusively. Look at the old Cheers show? The entire premise of the show was the regular customers who drank there. Its where everyone knows your name.