tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57481496582217970.post540003249413110659..comments2023-11-05T01:52:06.864-08:00Comments on Stories, Pictures and Essays by Allan Ludwig: Buffa's Was A Prince Street InstitutionAllan I ludwig AKA Elisha Cook Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04674909484013010177noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57481496582217970.post-72509670637642582012008-04-11T16:39:00.000-07:002008-04-11T16:39:00.000-07:00That's very good news. For a while it looked as if...That's very good news. For a while it looked as if they wanted to upscale the restaurant and upscale the waitresses as well. I'll be very happy to see Toni back and so will all the old Buffa crowd. We really miss the place. I really miss Toni and everyone else who used to work there.Allan I ludwig AKA Elisha Cook Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04674909484013010177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57481496582217970.post-88888735153565344002008-04-11T07:03:00.000-07:002008-04-11T07:03:00.000-07:00Hey Elisha: I saw Toni on the street yesterday. An...Hey Elisha: I saw Toni on the street yesterday. And after she bragged yet again about how cheap her rent controlled apartment was, she said she was definitely coming back to the "new" place as Atilla the Hun of waitresses. We shall see. They are racing to completion on the new place.<BR/>PKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57481496582217970.post-18724744516557851992008-03-29T14:21:00.000-07:002008-03-29T14:21:00.000-07:00Hi Ruth:Yes, you must have been served by Adele. S...Hi Ruth:<BR/><BR/><BR/>Yes, you must have been served by Adele. She told absolutely everyone that I was a cheap bastard who would not buy his bride to be a ring. And all the while I was looking around for a ring. There are lots of memories of Buffa's.Every one who went there has a story. Our neighborhood is changing so rapidly that I have written a lot of them down. I'm slowing posting them on the blog.Allan I ludwig AKA Elisha Cook Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04674909484013010177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57481496582217970.post-86850914158103834942008-03-29T07:27:00.000-07:002008-03-29T07:27:00.000-07:00hmmmm .... if my memory serves me, and this is ind...hmmmm .... if my memory serves me, and this is indeed questionable .... when heather and i made our first visit to little italy in august 1997 - making our 10 day search for two apartments the success of which would guarantee our move from san francisco .... we had breakfast in buffa's and damn if i don't remember hearing about this cheap-assed geezer who wouldn't shell out for a ring .... yo!Ruth Parsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03198493933539902831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57481496582217970.post-53556608513176706102008-03-25T07:39:00.000-07:002008-03-25T07:39:00.000-07:00I think you are right. The charm of Buffa's was th...I think you are right. The charm of Buffa's was the people who frequented it and the fact that you could always find a table at which to sit. It was a place to chat with neighborhood people and keep upon all the local gossip. It was also reasonably quiet. You could hear yourself talk and hear others. You could also hang out for as long as you wanted. The new restaurants around here are geared to the tourist trade and they want you in and out as fast as possible. They are also crowded and noisy.Allan I ludwig AKA Elisha Cook Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04674909484013010177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57481496582217970.post-57697542019179854652008-03-24T22:01:00.000-07:002008-03-24T22:01:00.000-07:00i never thought i would miss buffas as the food wa...i never thought i would miss buffas as the food was pretty bad and the coffee too. however you could get a table and hear your self speak. sometimes two things impossible to find at the areas resaurants these daysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com