No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

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28 E. 23rd St. · btwn Madison Ave. and Park Ave. South
Rose Hill, Manhattan

Already closed by 2009

In 2026

No license found in 2026

No active NYS liquor license at this address or under this name nearby

Later here: Dim Sum Sam (licensed 2022–26).

From New York State Liquor Authority active licenses, downloaded October 9, 2026.

New York on Tap listed this bar without a review.

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