EaterWire: Attempted Robbery at Esca, Cody's Shuttered by Holland Tunnel

MIDTOWN WEST— The Post reports that two masked men attempted to rob Esca last week, but only made off with envelopes full of receipts: "According to law-enforcement sources, two men stormed a back door early Thursday and headed straight for a coat closet where up to $15,000 had been stored - the earmarks of a possible inside job." [NYP]

SOHO WEST— Cody's Bar and Grill at 282 Hudson has been closed for the last week with the above sign in the window. A tipster muses: "Perhaps the city is reimbursing them. I've never seen more than one or two tables occupied in this location-challenged place." [EaterWire]

MIDTOWN EAST— "21" Club is the latest restaurant to be accused of stealing servers' tips in a lawsuit. [City Room]