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Ollie’s Noodle Shop

  1. Closings
    Fire Burns Down Ollie’s Noodle Shop on the UWSNo one was injured.
    By Hugh Merwin
  2. Openings
    Ollie’s ExpandsDespite its financial and labor woes.
    By Daniel Maurer
  3. Lawsuits
    Lawsuit: Short-Changing Bosses Vowed Never to Hire FujianeseWorkers at a Flushing restaurant are mad as hell and aren’t going to take it anymore.
    By Daniel Maurer
  4. Financial Woes
    Ollie’s Noodle Shop Joins the Bankruptcy BunchBut is it the Chinese chain that served Tina Fey a bandage salad?
    By Daniel Maurer
  5. Mediavore
    Beer Garden Coming to Brooklyn; Ollie’s Makes a Big PaymentPlus: just because they’re celebrity chefs doesn’t mean their recipes are healthy, and Julia Roberts at Sweetiepie, all in our morning news roundup.
    By Leila Cohan-Miccio
  6. Back of the House
    The Heartening Backstory of the Deliveryman RebellionThe worker protests recently seen at Saigon Grill and Ollie’s Noodle Shop and Grill weren’t just an isolated pair of incidents; they indicate a sea change, according to a dramatic, eye-opening article in City Limits this week. Ever since workers at 88 Palace on East Broadway won their case against management for paying them poorly and ripping off a portion of their tips, the article says, long-terrorized restaurant staffers have been riding a wave of rebellion into fair treatment. Right on! Of course, our sympathies are always with the people who bring us our food. Wins Galvanize Workers at City’s Asian Eateries [City Limits] Related: Pols Come Out to Support Saigon Grill Workers; Delivery Service Still Suspended [Daily Intel]
  7. Mediavore
    Chodorow Makes Bold Claim on ‘Today’; Central Park BoathouseThe Central Park Boathouse has allegedly been scamming the city — hiding money and giving away meals. [NYP] Ollie’s Grill workers, claiming they are paid only $1.44 an hour, bring a federal lawsuit against the place. [NYS] Jeffrey Chodorow is back to business, promoting Kobe Club on the Today show. The highlight? “This beef actually lowers your cholesterol.” [MSNBC]
  8. Neighborhood Watch
    Free Brazilian Pool Party Returns to Times SquareClinton Hill: “Seder in a Box” prayer kit available for $1 at St. Joseph’s College. Bring it to one of the nontraditional Seder meals we recently recommended! [Clinton Hill Blog] Lower East Side: MySpace pages offer insight into why Falai Panetteria waitresses are so bitchy. [Gawker] Midtown East: No longer keeping their chin up: I-Chin has closed. [NYT] A Burger King on Fifth Avenue sues its landlord over rats, who were probably seeking a new food source after Hunan Fifth got shuttered. [NYS] Red Hook The beloved El Huipil is no more, but the new owners of the space will also serve Mexican food — made by a “hot chef.” [Eat for Victory/VV] Times Square: “Reality dining” comes to Broadway when Spotlight Live opens on April 6. [NYT] The free Brazilian pool party at Hotel QT returns this Thursday, promising live music, cachaça specials, and skinny-dipping-themed pickup lines. [NewYorkology] Tribeca: Oh, dom: Dominic closes. [NYT] Turtle Bay: The U.N.’s all-you-can-eat Malaysian buffet kicks off in mid-April! [NewYorkology] Union Square: Union Square Café name sold to Tokyo group. Related: Tokyo has a Union Square? [NYT] Upper West Side: Ollie’s Noodle Shop workers follow Saigon Grill deliverymen. [Eater]