WPCNR MAMARONECK AVENUE AMBLER. April 20, 2004: Esy's, the corner anchor lunch spot for  over two decades on Mamaroneck & Post in White Plains was closed this morning by the City Marshall. Silverman Realty Group did not have anyone who could tell why the restaurant was closed, though a sign in the window said, "Closed water damage." There were also "For Rent" signs on the windows. The Silverman Realty Group was interested when WPCNR called in knowing whether I was interested in renting the space.

CLOSED TODAY: Esy's, under a different owner twenty-five years ago, popularized the health food, grange style of eating in White Plains when light, on-the-run health food featuring avocados and eggplants and food you never knew of before first became in vogue in the 1980s. Photo by WPCNR News.

The sandwiches were always tasty, (I liked the proscuitto, eggplant and avocado on black bread), the service fast, and the salads crisp, the garnishes zesty!  The acoustics allowed you to hear what you were saying to your companion. You could eat in 40 minutes (something you cannot do at the White Plains High School Cafeteria), and it was a restaurant where you could linger sit and watch the girls walk by on Mamaroneck Ave. Once highly popular with the downtown legal crowd and the ladies who go to business, word is Esy's was not doing as well lately and the crowds were no longer there. Esy's served the greatest kosher pickles.