Rupert Jee’s Hello Deli, the beloved West 53rd Street sandwich shop made famous by the “Late Show with David Letterman,” is closing after 31 years.
made famous by the “Late Show with David Letterman,” is closing its doors after 31 years.
“The office workers were extremely loyal, the ‘Late Show’ fans were amazing. We got the best of both worlds.”on March 18 and are waiting to find the right buyer. There is no asking price, but the pair is accepting offers. Letterman moved his show into the Ed Sullivan Theater, which is located in the same building as the deli, in 1993, two years after Jee purchased the store, for less than $50,000.The Upper West Side native was given a “Late Show” segment entitled “Fun with Rupert.”“I told the writers, ‘Please don’t come in. I’m deathly afraid of being on television,'” Jee recalled.
He made faux paus like asking a customer if she wanted fresh ground pepper on her sandwich and serving water with his finger in the glass.Jee was even flown first class to cities such as Los Angeles and Miami to film his skits.“We went to one of these posh stores and they obviously didn’t think I was funny and panicked because they thought I was a nut,” he said.“They pretty much said, ‘You don’t ‘f’ in this area,'” Jee recalled. “And so we drove off and we bothered people from another area.
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