14. House of Korea

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Conveniently, the Manhattan bar inside the restaurant, the House of Korea, that Vinnie tends at is just down the street from the Park N Lock, so it’s also filmed on 30th Street. In an earlier scene inside, we see a conversation been Vinnie and his boss, the owner of the House of Korea, who is lamenting the bad business.

His boss turns down the idea to rebrand the restaurant as a steakhouse. But later, Vinnie sees some Danskin leotards in a shop window and has an idea to drum up business: the waitresses will wear leotards on the street, pass out empty glasses, and offer a first drink free to customers.

According to Bob Brenner, there was no Korean restaurant in Times Square during this era.