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“Mamie Taylor’s” Opens A Little Back Room Bar For Private Get Togethers

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The fellas over at Chinatown’s Mamie Taylor’s have spent the last few weeks quietly going about building a curtained-off private back room. It’s a long and narrow space with its own bar, a fireplace, and bar-height ledges for standing sips and bites. It can accommodate groups of 10-20, and they are now taking last minute bookings for the holidays (don’t forget to read up on their New Year’s Eve shindig). They took a photo for every day of its construction so that our readers could trace its path to completion. Check it out…

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