Up front storage isn't much better, with slightly
less narrow door pockets and small - ish centre console drinks holders — although oddment storage in the centre console is reasonable.
At Roman's, Tarlow intentionally put the bar «too close to the
door,» in his words, to create a backlog of customers at the front of the long,
narrow restaurant, and allow the dining room to become
less bustling and more elegant as it extends away from the street.