Lounge 47: Nostalgic for the Era of Jello Molds and Other Abominations

Lounge 47, with its vinyl booths and 1970's detritus, is an oddly thrown together nostalgia trip down Vernon Boulevard. Unfortunately, the restaurant seems to have never bothered updating its menu from the era. The result is a solidly mediocre dining experience that makes you yearn for the days of frank and beans under the watchful eye of Welcome Back Kotter reruns.

The chicken burger is filled with Swiss cheese and arrives with a half-hearted smile from the waitress. Warned that the sandwich filling is hot, you wait. After three regular check ins at 7 minute intervals, you discover that the scorching hot magma center of Swiss has only cooled to nuclear reactor levels while the surrounding meat has plummeted the temperature of a hockey puck. The salad arrives fresh and plentiful but is (very) cold comfort. As a consolation, there is a quaint patio out back where folks can drink away their misguided dining choices.

Next to Long Island City's other eateries, Lounge 47 is a weak entry into the edible gauntlet that runs down this Queens thoroughfare. The service is lackluster, if not openly reluctant, and the higher-end prices are unwarranted. Coupled with the fact that the menu suffers from a creativity vacuum, Lounge 47 reveals itself to be a bad idea poorly executed.

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Lounge 47

4710 Vernon Blvd.

(718) 937-2044