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Dean's Pizzeria and Restaurant by Brian Scott Lipton
July 15, 2007, 9:36.24 pm ET
If you’ve ever wondered if Nick’s, Angelo’s, and Patsy’s – three of the city’s pre-eminent pizza chains – are related, the short answer is yes. (The long answer involves some complex genealogy.). Add to that list Dean’s, which has just opened its second Manhattan branch in a gorgeous space on West 85th Street that used to be the grand ballroom of an Art Deco Hotel. Many of the original details of this vast space – which seats over 200 people (not including a small sidewalk café) -- remain, including beautiful moldings, Greco-Roman columns, and stained glass, while the seating is decidedly modern and comfortable. more
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