Sardi’s to Lay Off Dozens During Renovations
Sardi’s to Lay Off Dozens During Renovations
macbeth
Broadway Star Joined: 5/7/03
#2Sardi’s to Lay Off Dozens During Renovations
Posted: 5/2/26 at 10:40am
Let’s hope they start with the caricature artist.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#3Sardi’s to Lay Off Dozens During Renovations
Posted: 5/2/26 at 10:49am
...Was there any question that they wouldn't? Of course they're not going to keep them on the payroll when there are no customers.
Given Shubert's involvement and a wish for preserving continuity, I suspect some of the best current public-facing employees will be re-hired. But who knows. There'll probably be a new chef and restaurant-management firm too who will put their own stamp on the establishment.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#4Sardi’s to Lay Off Dozens During Renovations
Posted: 5/2/26 at 10:52am
TotallyEffed said: "Let’s hope they start with the caricature artist."
Squigs Robertson, please! Or Robin Schwartzman. Or Ken Fallin (though he's pushing 80). Or one of those people who draws them on the streets of Times Square.
#5Sardi’s to Lay Off Dozens During Renovations
Posted: 5/2/26 at 11:02am
Fallin used to be great as a Hirschfeld-like but the quality of his work really diminished in the last decade or so, particularly when he started digitally adding color fills to his illustrations.
Would love to see a rotating roster of illustrators brought in for the caricatures.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#6Sardi’s to Lay Off Dozens During Renovations
Posted: 5/2/26 at 11:40am
The entire staff of Sardi’s was privy to all this months ago so none of this is news to them. The renovations are basically to upgrade kitchen and bathrooms and other things that haven’t been upgraded in decades. The entire dining room and restaurant layout will remain intact as the entire look and atmosphere of Sardi’s is its own landmark. It’s been mentioned that signature items on the menu will be kept, but the menu will be going thru revisions. That menu, including service, has been stagnant and bland for decades so I’m beyond excited for this reboost. Sardi’s deserves it and I hope it generates new life to it. I stopped going there over a decade ago (it was horrible). I’m looking forward to making a return visit and hopefully it’ll keep me returning. Gallagher’s is the only NYC restaurant I’ve stayed faithful to since I started going with my parents in the early 1970s as a kid. It has managed to stay consistent throughout the decades.
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