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Message: [QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 3141992, member: 716"] Kind of sad, because they're nice people and it's a landmark. And when I worked in the building it was fun to take the elevator from my office directly into the bar. But I never go there, don't like their beer at all, and am indifferent about their food. (Though my wife is going to be sad about never having a Tumbleweed Burger again.) Me, I'm still broken up about J. Ryan's closing last year and Nick's Place a few weeks ago. Those places have character and won't be replaced. Even The Stoop, whose menu was average but whose pastries were incredible, has left a hole in the local food scene. Empire's demise doesn't have the same effect. Its basement space, which essentially was all of Empire's appeal, is very cool and I'm sure tenants will be lining up for a slice of the bar/restaurant pie in that location. [/QUOTE]