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In response to our queries regarding Charlie Rose's chicken-appropriating adventures, many more of you have weighed in on just where the caper may have taken place. Among your guesses:

  • "It's not exactly Underground or cheap eats, but Gusto on Greenwich Ave serves roast chicken and lots of pasta."
  • "Is the Grange Hall still around? That's west village boite-y and has always served "food from the American farm"... Plus, lots of fogies go there. Rose is probably their pin-up boy." [Ed. note: The Grange closed, like, three years ago or something.]
  • "Charlie Rose always eats at the Spotted Pig. See him there constantly, upstairs, alone."
  • "definitley Babbo"
  • "the paris commune, greenwich st. and bank st."
  • "definitely cafe cluny - they spill wine on you, too"
  • More Rose-spotting, and our own thoughtfully researched guess, after the jump.
  • "I understand he goes to August all the time - bleeker btwn charles and 10th"
  • "I worked at the Spotted Pig a few years ago, not more than a day. I noticed that Charlie Rose is on housee account list, right below Jay Z."
  • "I'll tell you exactly where "the chicken incident" took place. It was at (Ye) Waverly Inn. Around 7:30. We were eating in the back room, where we saw Charlie walk in. Take a look around. And walk back out. As we left the restaurant, he was seated at a table on left. Although we didn't notice his crispy chicken entree, his own skin looked equally brown and delicious."
  • "There were two of us (ladies) eating at the Spotted Pig some time ago and mr. rose ended up dining solo next to us. He began to make small talk, interrupting my mouthfuls of delicious gnudi then scooted in closer and began eating our plate of fries without asking, without warning! In my mind, he's got dirty hands, having dated that creepy Amanda Burden, and we certainly did not want any of HER on our fries. The dirty bastard!"
  • So Charlie Rose likes to eat in the West Village. That much is clear. But we're inclined to cast our suspicions on a restaurant that none of our tipsters guessed: Barbuto. The evidence? We consulted the August 7 issue of New York magazine, in which the Underground Gourmet gave an exhaustive run-down of the best Cheap Eats in New York. The description of Barbuto, which came in at #22, reads:

  • Considering its location (Industria Superstudio) and its resulting clientele, this breezy West Village bo te needn't take its food so seriously. Happily, it does, as evidenced by rustic bean soups, fresh seasonal salads, and the impeccably sourced beef, poultry, and whole fish that issue from the wood-burning oven. It can get awfully loud and the service can be a bit scattered, but no one seems to mind. If you do, come at lunch, when the setting is almost serene.

  • We added the emphases to compare with the UG's original description of the restaurant as a "favorite West Village boite." Recall, as well, that the UG was offered a mid-course pasta dish to make up for the chicken debacle, and Barbuto certainly has pasta on the menu. Finally, service can, indeed, be a bit scattered, which the UG also made clear in the original post. Our money's on Barbuto. And thus concludes Chickenrosegate 2006. Thanks for playing!

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