Chef Spotlight
Mr. K’s
570 Lexington Avenue at 51st Street
New York, NY 10022
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri: 11: 30 a.m. -11:00 p.m.
Sat & Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Reservation: 212-583-1668
Take Out & Delivery: 212-583-1618
Website: www.mrksny.com
All major credit cards accepted
*****
“There is no more elegant or gracious spot
to enjoy truly spectacular Chinese cuisine”
- Bob Lape/Crans NY
“The most luxurious Chinese restaurant
around”
- Ruth Reich/New York Times
“And taste, and texture in the way that
only the best authentic Chinese food can”
- David Rosengarten/Gourmet
“Art Deco, Jewel-like setting with
outstanding healthy, eclectic Chinese
cuisine and peerless service:”
- Gail Gerson-Witte/Daily News
“Probably no other restaurant in the city
pampers its clientele more. The food is
consistently good and occasionally
brilliant”
- Tom Jones/Forbes Magazine
*****
Four Diamond Award
- AAA
Award of Distinction
- ZAGAT SURVEY
Star Diamond Award
- AAHS
*****
Family Style Dining
I’m on the phone with Russ Panopoulos, ostensibly to talk about
Frankie & Johnnie’s steakhouses (two in New York City and one
in Rye, N. Y.), but I’m more impressed by the story of a hard-
working family that takes great pride in its work. And the story of
brother-in-laws Van Panopoulos (Russ’ father) and Peter Chimos,
who joined together almost 25 years ago to buy the original
Frankie & Johnnie’s on West 45th Street. And how they expanded
in 2002 to a second location on West 37th Street, in a landmark
building once home to actor John Barrymore (a gorgeous two-level
townhouse with a cozy bar downstairs and an expansive study
upstairs, which retains its stained-glass ceiling from 1926, when it
was built).
And I’m hearing about the next generation, the children of Peter
and Van, all in their 30s, who are taking up the mantle, inspired by
