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30: 535: 167:); Claire was originally conceived as a regular for the show, but was written out (and Pete's replaced by Monk's) by the time the show went to series, because it was decided that having the female lead be from such a different social status compared to the rest of the cast would be unworkable. 505: 87:. The restaurant consists of a number of booths, tables, and a counter. Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer normally sit in the first or second booth from the entrance. 208:
The Blonde Waitress, who George is certain is giving him "the finger" by pointing to the menu and scratching her face while talking with him. The actress is
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episodes, the most of any character other than the four leads. In most appearances, she appears as a non-speaking background character.
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Ruthie Cohen, the cashier at Monk's, is seen behind the register in most scenes set in the café, and appeared in 101 episodes. In "
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Carlito, an employee who passed out. Elaine’s date Ben, who is not a doctor, tells him to elevate his legs in “
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coffee shop." According to George, it has practically the same menu but is disliked by Jerry and Elaine (in "
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The owner of the fictional café is Larry the Cook, played by Lawrence Mandley. He first appears in "
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in the office in which they were writing. In the original pilot "
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Jerry refers to a competing coffee shop, Reggie's, as "the
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waitress with whom George had a brief relationship in "
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Kelly, a waitress who openly flirts with George in "
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Monk

Tom's Restaurant
coffee shop
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Seinfeld
Tom's Restaurant
112th Street
Broadway
Columbia University
The Robbery
sound stage
The Outing
The Pilot
Al Ruscio
The Wife
Ruth Cohen
bizarro
The Soup
omelette
big salad
The Pool Guy
Susan
Larry David
Thelonious Monk
The Seinfeld Chronicles
Lee Garlington
The Gum
The Soup

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