New Restaurant of the Week – Kati Thai – 347 East 14th Street

Living in NYC, especially in Union Square, it is tough to keep catch of all the new restaurants, bars, and stores that open.  So I decided to highlight a new business each week to give you a stronghold on everything new and exciting going on in Union Square.

The first business I’m going to highlight is a relatively new restaurant called Kati Thai.  It’s located at 347 East 14th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenue).  Having been around for a number of months, Kati Thai seems to have its fair share of repeat customers.  Reasonably priced, good food and nice decor are some of the reasons cited for the solid ratings on yelp (http://www.yelp.com/biz/kati-thai-cuisine-new-york).  

Check out the menu and other reviews here also:  http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/kati/

TGI Fridays Opening soon in Union Square

In just a couple days, TGI Fridays (http://www.tgifridays.com/home/welcome.aspx) is going to open on the east side of Union Square to everyone’s delight (or dismay, depending on your opinion).  The TGI Fridays will occupy part of the first and second floor of 34 Union Square.  The remainder of the space in the building is leased to coffee and donut shop, Tim Hortons (http://www.timhortons.com/ca/en/index.html) (from Canada, nonetheless).  The store replaces the space formerly occupied by Zen Palate (the vegetarian restaurant). 

This is what happens when an area becomes increasingly popular – Zen Palate couldn’t stomach the significant rent increase, while TGI Friday’s (and Tim Hortons) were glad to pay top dollar to get the Union Square location.