Tom's Restaurantis adinerlocated at 2880Broadway(on the corner of West112th Street) in theMorningside Heightsneighborhood ofManhattaninNew York City.[1]It is on the ground floor ofColumbia University's Armstrong Hall, home to theGoddard Institute for Space Studies.Frequented by Columbia students and faculty, it was founded by Tom Glikas in the 1940s and after a sale at some undetermined point has been owned and operated by theGreek-Americanfamily of Minas Zoulis, who retained the original name.[2]
| Tom's Restaurant | |
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 Tom's Restaurant in 2012 | |
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| Restaurantinformation | |
| Street address | 2880Broadway Morningside Heights,Manhattan |
| City | New York City |
| State | New York |
| Coordinates | 40°48′20″N73°57′56″W/ 40.80556°N 73.96556°W |
SenatorJohn McCainoften ate at Tom's when he visited his daughterMeghanwhen she was a student at Columbia.[3]Likewise,Barack Obamafrequented the restaurant as a student at Columbia.[4]
In popular culture
editTom's Restaurant was the locale that inspiredSuzanne Vega's 1987song"Tom's Diner."[2]
Later, its exterior was used as a stand-in for the fictionalMonk's Caféin the 1989–1998televisionsitcomSeinfeld,wherecomedianJerry Seinfeld'seponymous characterand his friends regularly convened to dine.[1][2]The interior shown on the television show, however, looked very little like the real Tom's, as indoor scenes were filmed on a set inLos Angeles.[2]EarlySeinfeldepisodes showed the entire neon sign; later, the "Tom's" portion was cropped out, or dimmed, showing only the "RESTAURANT" wraparound. Even though the interior and exterior have undergone minor remodeling since the show, the distinctive sign has remained the same. Tom's is featured in "Kramer's Reality Tour" conducted byKenny Kramer.[citation needed]Tom’s can also be spotted in the background ofAdam Sandler’s 2000 movie,Little Nicky.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ab"Tom's Restaurant".The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon April 9, 2013.RetrievedApril 4,2013.
- ^abcdVines, Richard (March 13, 2008)."Real 'Seinfeld' Restaurant Is New York Staple".Bloomberg.Archivedfrom the original on September 30, 2022.RetrievedApril 4,2013– viaArizona Daily Star.
- ^"11 questions for Meghan McCain".Allday.Today.September 9, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon February 3, 2013.RetrievedApril 4,2013.
- ^Cowan, Alison Leigh (January 20, 2009)."Recollections of Obama's Ex-Roommate".The New York Times.RetrievedAugust 11,2018.
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