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Red Lobster Stretching Its Claws To Harlem
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Garth Johnston
Published Feb 9, 2012
Modified Feb 9, 2012
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Is Harlem angling to be the next Times Square? Chain wise, maybe! Not only did the area just get the nation's first IHOP with a 24-hour takeout window but now the storied strip that is 125th Street is set to get Manhattan's first Red Lobster outside of the tourist trap on the Deuce. Soon, you'll be able to enjoy an Admiral's Feast before stopping by the Apollo. Yay?
Seriously though, the new Red Lobster will be a whale of a restaurant. 9,500-square-feet on two levels, the chain will have 300-seats to fill in the Harlem USA II development currently going up next door to the Apollo (and catty-corner from the first Harlem USA).
And while we are on the topic of Red Lobster... are we the only ones who still automatically think of Project Runway when ever it comes up? No?
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