Corio 337A W. Broadway (@ Grand St.)
SoHo
212.966.3901
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Corio:
There’s a SoHo formula that works and this duplex Mediterranean restaurant has it down: small quarters, romantic candlelight, exposed brick walls, and stylish Europeans sipping red wine and looking good doing it. Innocuous jazzy house stuff plays in the background, couples dine on spicy surf and turf tapas, and…that girl’s wearing nothing but her underwear! Yes, as some places have belly dancers or roaming violinists, Corio’s burlesque dancers strut and strip every hour or so Thursday-Saturday (karaoke hits Tuesdays). It may sound odd to say this all plays out rather tastefully, but it does. Personal pizzas are a popular starter here and the sugarless chocolate cake keeps everyone thin and your wallet’s going to lose a bit of weight also – light-drinking couples should plan on hitting the $80 mark.
I stopped by Corio one Saturday afternoon to inquire about planning an event. The general manager was upstairs in the lounge as I looked around the place. I asked her some questions and told her about my event. She was disrespectful and extremely condescending. My questions were simple and straightforward, but she could not undertand why I asked for prices for tickets, bottle service etc. She explained to us that even though we would be in a mixed gender group of about 20 people, for every 4 men, we would need to buy at least one bottle. When I questioned her as to why, she became hostile and insulted me by commenting that I don't "get out much". Needless to say I did not book my party there. If my 2 minutes of conversation with her were so unpleasant I can only imagine how unprofessional she would be once she actually gets the deposit. The owner should seriously reconsider her employment as she can only push potential customers away with her abrasive and disrespectful manners.
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