Uptown Joe's Opens, Is Priceless Without the Price

In the face of Original Joe's lawsuit storm, Frank Bramante opened Uptown Joe's in the old Cafe Majestic last night. The tony space remains pretty much unchanged from its previous tenant—the porcelain dogs are still there (relief!)—but from the swank surroundings to the comparisons to Quince (when fried calamari's on the menu), there's certainly a fair amount of head-scratching going on here, starting with the above flier. Quince, for example, would probably not do that.
· Original Joe's Ready to Battle Uptown Joe's [~ESF~]
· Fall Tracking: Uptown Joe's Sets a Date, Controversy or Not [~ESF~]