I started to read more on Public, and I was excited to finally see mention of a good brunch locale to check out over in SoHo. SoHo is my favorite as far as shopping is concerned, but restaurants? Oh no. Not too many to name, save Nolita House on Houston. We were looking for a good location to escape from the cold windy rain for a bite to eat before hitting the stores along Broadway.
Public doesn’t take reservations, so I once called to ask for a recommendation as to when we should arrive. They recommended that we get there right when they open on Sundays (11am) as there is usually a line waiting and once they seat everyone, it’s typically an hour for the table to then turn over. This made sense. We ended up there more around noon, but only found ourselves having to wait about 10 minutes to be seated. One thing I liked about the space at first glance was the set-up. Behind the hostess stand, there’s a waiting room with chairs where people can actually wait! Most places in NYC, you are just shoved against a wall, into the front awning, or the like while waiting. Usually restaurants just don’t have the space. I though it was very commendable that Public went to this extent to make the wait more comfy. Kudos for that! (more…)































