Welcome back Hinsch’s: Ridge greets reopened favorite
The community landmark and soda fountain known as Hinsch’sLuncheonette reopened its doors on Monday, November 28, to muchrelief and excitement from customers young and old.
It feels wonderful [to be back], said Kay Camberlange, whoarrived at the Fifth Avenue and 86th Street eatery at 10:30 a.m. onopening day with two of her friends for their favorite pancakes,scrambled eggs and bacon. We’ve been waiting all [autumn]. We usedto come every morning since 1957. It looks different now, but it’sstill nice.
The 63-year-old restaurant, which originally opened in 1915 asReichert’s Ice Cream Parlor before Herman Hinsch took over thebusiness in 1948, was shuttered suddenly on September 29 bythen-owner John Logue. The decision was spurred by currenteconomic conditions, customers’ changing eating patterns and [theLogue family’s] desire to retire early, Logue said at thetime.