Sunday at Luana’s Tavern, the New Place on 4th

A new-American restaurant opens in a highly trafficked corner where P.J. Hanley’s once held court.

Originally published August 6, 2023

Luana’s Tavern facade illustration by Zac Crawford

It was the restaurant owners’ friend moonlighting as a magician who asked me to take a bite. I gave him a look – “bite, that?” – then wiped my fingers clean of duck wings, picked a card from the ones he fanned before me and… bit it. Brunch at Luana’s Tavern was served.

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