112th Street Area 2012/09/15 - Photo #8

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The Mill Korean Restaurant. It's called the Mill because after World War II, it was the Mill Luncheonette, a lunch counter most famous for being mentioned (although not by name) in J.D. Salinger's Glass Family saga as a hangout of the Glass children, who lived around the corner on 110th Street, where they served chocolate egg creams (which contain neither eggs nor cream) and matzoh brei as well as regular luncheonette fare. When the owner finally retired around 1990 (give or take 10 years) to the Korean guy who worked for him, he did so on the condition that it still be called the Mill, and that matzoh brei would still be served every Passover (I haven't checked about the matzoh brei, but it says here that egg creams are still on the menu).