Sunday, March 13, 2011

Elbow Room

West Hartford Center is the restaurant mecca for this region.  There are perhaps 25 - 30 good restaurants in a small area.  When good weather arrives, diners will want to sit outside, but the Center wasn't designed with wide enough sidewalks to accommodate the growing demand.

So, if you are the Elbow Room and operate a successful restaurant with more demand for outdoor dining than your small piece of the sidewalk can serve, what do you do?

Answer:  You build a funky rooftop dining patio, overlooking Farmington Avenue and LaSalle Road.

But, if the weather is not great, of course, no one eats outside in Connecticut.
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16 comments:

  1. LowellMarch 13, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    Very funny. And funky, as you say. The weather (as shown in your photo) doesn't look good enuf for outdoor dining. Yet.

    Personally I like to eat indoors. Away from noise, clatter, bugs like mosquitoes!

    Re your comment on Ocala: I think the duo was negotiating for some gold jewelry for Mama...

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  2. Regina KMarch 13, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    That would be a good place for people watching.

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  3. KateMarch 13, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Good restaurants are great places to have close by, and roof tops seem to be proliferating in some parts of our town. An imaginative way to expand, I guess...if it's architecturally safe, that is.

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  4. Cezar and LéiaMarch 13, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Looks like a nice place!I like a lot the tree in this picture and the lights.I hope the weather is nice there today! :)
    Hugs
    Léia

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  5. cieldequimperMarch 13, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    I'm sure you'll show it to us when it's crowded up there!

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  6. BirdmanMarch 13, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    Can you say eyesore? I know you can

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  7. SharonMarch 13, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    I bet that patio/deck will be full the minute it warms up.

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  8. VPMarch 13, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    We are now waiting for a spring/summer shot!

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  9. RedPatMarch 13, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Not sure how aesthetically pleasing it is but I bet it's great to sit up there and watch the world go by!

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  10. DawnMarch 13, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Love eating outside...and above everything else would be the way to do it. Can't wait for it to get warm.....

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  11. jooMarch 13, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    Wow, 30 restaurants! Paradise for food lovers! And I'm waiting for spring shots as well:)

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  12. Genie -- Paris and BeyondMarch 13, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    Perfect solution and I am waiting to see the view from your lens from up there... Hope that it will be nice enough soon!

    Bises,
    G

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  13. MichelleMarch 13, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    Looks like a great place to hang out with friends...in good weather.

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  14. RandyMarch 13, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    Sometimes you just have to stand out in a crowd.

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  15. HalcyonMarch 13, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    Love it! What kind of food do they serve?

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  16. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comMarch 14, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    I guess the Elbow Room needed more elbow room.

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