Say Goodbye to Ellabess, Snack Box

by Alexia Nader

February 17, 2012

Whom did the restaurant gods not smile upon this week?

Ellabess, the restaurant inside the Nolitan Hotel, closed after service on Valentine’s Day and will reopen this spring with a new concept. [Eater]

Snack Box in Times Square was shut down by the DOH for 66 violation points. [Midtown Lunch]

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