Blame It on the Alcohol

A memory of Sammy’s Roumanian Steakhouse

Rob Rosenthal
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5 min readJan 9, 2021

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A spread at Sammy’s Roumanian.
Photo: Sammy’s Roumanian Steakhouse

Some restaurant closures hurt more than others. It’s not always about the food itself, although it’s often the key element. To a guy who has eaten at over 4,000 restaurants across six continents, the losses that sting most are the classics. Take NYC’s 21 Club, for example. Not the world’s finest food, but an incomparable feeling of being immersed in New…

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Rob Rosenthal
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Author, FOOD HUMORIST© @realrobrosenthal.com