BUZZ BOX: Off-campus restaurants: Gone but not forgotten

Coverage of the changing Nassau Street restaurant scene in the Feb. 8 issue brought suggestions from readers about favorites that PAW omitted:

H.W. MATALENE ’58 remembered “the first chili-and-onion-adorned hot dogs in my experience” at the G&L on Witherspoon Street. “Particularly late at night, the G&L attracted undergrads with Bohemian proclivities, notably Frank Stella ’58.”

RUSS STRATTON ’60 suggested “another oldie on Nassau Street, Viedt’s, run by Mr. Goldstein, where I used to take my homesickness with breakfast during my first year.”

BILL ROSENBLATT ’83 said Iano’s Rosticceria should have been listed: “To those of us who were there during the ’80s, it was Victor’s. They served much the same fare as Hoagie Haven, but their location made them much more popular. In those days, Hoagie Haven was mostly a hangout for students at the nearby EQuad.”

For SUN-YOUNG PARK ’03, “My freshman year revolved around Einstein’s Bagels (since taken over by Zorba’s Brother). I will never understand why they deserted me.”