| |  | Obikà | | | “Open throughout the day for Italian pastries, salads, antipasti, and pasta, but the main draw is the mozzarella di bufala DOP, flown in fresh twice or thrice...” —nymag | | Cuisine: Italian, Mozzarella Bar |
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| | | | | | Obika, while an excellent concept, needs more time to turn things from being completely unhinged into a smooth and enjoyable dining experience. Basically everything that could have gone wrong at Obika today did: outlandishly long waits to place and receive orders and pay checks; multiple menu item... Read More | | | | | | Click the image above to view the full photogallery. The hotly anticipated New York outpost of Italian mozzarella bar Obika is finally open in the IBM atrium on Madison and 56th after almost a year of delays. Yesterday, they purportedly ran out of food by 1 p.m., and today, the place was already a... Read More | | | | | | Obika, in Plywood Days [Photo Credit] 1) Midtown: The Times and others report that mozzarella bar/chain Obikà will open today in the sculpture garden of 590 Madison Avenue. Here’s the scoop on the offerings from the Times: “Obikà focuses on the most prized mozzarella in Italy, large bal... Read More | | | | | | Thought you would be interested: I met up with a friend today for lunch and based on your posting decided to check out the Obika takeout counter. Not only did they break their promise of being prepared today but they seemed to have done worse than yesterday: they apparently ran out of sandwiche... Read More | | | | | | Click the image above to view the full photogallery. 1) Midtown East: News came in May that the much delayed Obika "the mozzarella bar that has created a furor in Rome, Milan, and London," (more info here) would finally be coming soon to the IBM Building in Midtown East. Three weeks ago... Read More | | | | | | Click the image above to view the full photogallery. 1) Midtown: Here's the latest in our daily Obika Watch. The place is still plywooded, but it's getting ever so slightly closer. The original reports put the latest projected opening at Sept. 22, but as with every other projection for the mozz ba... Read More | | | | | | Obika, the Midtown mozzarella bar projected to open last fall, this summer, Sept. 22, and most recently, today, is still not open. A sign says it will open "next week." [EaterWire] Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | We've had a couple reports comes across the wire that the long awaited mozz bar Obika in Midtown is finally open. But sadly, they are false alarms. A call to Obika reveals that they are open today for a magazine piece and will open to the public on Wednesday. [EaterWire] Read More | | | | | | STRING CHEESE INCIDENT Obika, the mozzarella bar that has created a furor in Rome, Milan, and London, has its sights on New York City. The corporate Web site says its next opening will be at 590 Madison Ave. (at 56th Street), and plywood ? labeled with Obika's name and quotations from various press ... Read More | | | |
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