The story
Chef Louis Szathmary's legendary BYOB where Beef Wellington stayed on the menu for 26 years because 50% of diners still ordered it. Hugh Hefner and Frank Zappa were regulars. The alley was renamed Szathmary Lane.
Everything that was here
- 1963–1989
The BakeryContinental/European
Chef Louis Szathmary's legendary BYOB where Beef Wellington stayed on the menu for 26 years because 50% of diners still ordered it. Hugh Hefner and Frank Zappa were regulars. The alley was renamed Szathmary Lane.
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