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El Faro Restaurant

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Non notable restaurant. The Spanish paper linked article is mostly about a documentary on Little Spain in New York, and not on the restaurant itself. Contested PROD. PROD removed citing restaurant's age. Ravendrop (talk) 04:00, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Well. Follow the link http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/genteytelevision/2011/02/05/00031296925866719507292.htm Citation: "Mejor suerte corrió el restaurante El Faro, fundado en 1959 en el 823 de la calle Greenwich por el celanovés José Pérez y por su socio Andrés Lugrís. «Todavía somos socios, pero hoy son nuestros hijos, José A. Pérez y Mark Lugrís, quienes dirigen el negocio», explica José Pérez, cuyo testimonio es uno de los más destacados en el documental Little Spain. «Durante la ley seca -recuerda Pérez-, el restaurante era un lugar de bebida clandestina, como muchos en torno a los muelles. Después fue una bodega portuaria, especializada en lo español. La clientela de los años 60 y 70 era variada: en gran parte, de marineros gallegos que trabajaban en barcos americanos, en su mayoría como fogoneros; pero otros eran políticos españoles exiliados. Y luego había clientela americana y artistas de Hollywood, como Marlon Brando, que venía muy a menudo»." And please see the second picture of the article, citation: "UN RESTAURANTE FRECUENTADO POR MARLON BRANDO. Detrás de la barra de El Faro, en una imagen del año 1959, los socios fundadores José Pérez (sirviendo una copa) y Andrés Lugrís. El restaurante tenía una clientela eminentemente española, pero también fue frecuentado por celebridades como Marlon Brando y logró tres estrellas en la crítica gastronómica del «The New York Times»."

It says, among other things, that the restaurant had clients like Marlon Brando in the 50s, and that achieved 3 stars at the New York Times Review.

This NEW reference states context in the landmarks of Little Spain and gives years for the citation. Little Spain and its landmark will be recognized in the WP as an important part of the history of Manhattan. Thanks. --Lolox76 (talk) 08:01, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

La Voz de Galicia is oldest and most important newspaper of Galicia, and the galicians were the best represented Spaniards in Manhattan. --Lolox76 (talk) 08:03, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

• Delete. The restaurant is still not notable. It doesn't matter if Marlon Brando ate there. He surely ate at lots of restaurants all over the world. They are not all notable just because he ate there. It also doesn't matter that it got a good review in the New York Times. The idea of the location being recognized by someone or some newspaper as a landmark in Little Spain has not been established. --Crunch (talk) 14:51, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, but with all due respect you cannot read Spanish, because thats all about. Otherwise, why to include in the documentary...?? --Lolox76 (talk) 21:35, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

• Delete as non-notable restaurant. Carrite (talk) 20:03, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
• Delete - Non-notable. A Google search provides no articles about the restaurant in the first 10 pages (250 hits), almost every hit was a review or directory listing, none of which establish notability. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 05:35, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:24, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:24, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:25, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
• Keep -I think it is a mistake to delete it, because it is clear that the Spanish restaurant was founded in 1927, it is part of the history of the neightborhood, no matter about the "fame" of the place. Landmarks of New York City, standing in the same place for more than 80 year -keep in mind how fast everthing is transformed in NYC- represents itself an achievement. The historical value of the place is out of doubt. --Lolox76 (talk) 21:32, 8 February 2011 (UTC)