Union Square: Even though the most recent (and hopeful) estimates have the already-delayed Urban Tavern opening around the beginning of August, the plywood shell is down, allowing a peek inside Donna Scala's $13 million gastropub within the friendly confines of the Hilton. With a theme modeled on NYC's Gramercy Tavern, the room is already starting to resemble the rendered version—except for the horse-deer animal part—and there's a subtle entrance from the hotel lobby as well. Complete visual plywood tour of 333 O'Farrell's newest restaurant above.
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