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This week, in our #SaveNYC issue, Time Out New York pays homage to all the great places we've lost (RIP, Elaine's and Loehmann's) and tallies the other New York institutions it would break our heart to lose. Barrett Foa, who is best known to TV audiences as tech geek Eric Beale on the hit CBS crime drama NCIS: Los Angeles, is currently starring in Buyer & Cellar at the Barrow Street Theatre through, Sunday, July 27. Here, his take on what indispensable, amazing New York City institution is worth saving.
Sardi’s
"One of the world’s most famous restaurants—instantly recognizable by the caricatures of famous Broadway celebs that adorn the walls—this Theater District landmark has been a Broadway institution for over 90 years. This was the go-to place for actors, writers, agents, and critics to mingle, gossip, and make deals. Countless casts of Broadway shows would gather here after the curtain fell on opening night waiting for the New York Times review to spell their fate. (No more! Now we just open the NYTimes app on our iPhone and tweet it out. #TheNewGossip) Growing up in Manhattan, I remember going here as a kid before matinees. As an adult actor, it’s fun to pop in for a Cobb Salad and find so many of my friends on the wall."