Meanwhile, Canter’s owners vowed to clean up their act. “We are just having some growing pains as we evolve,” part-owner Dena Stein told The Times on Thursday. “We won’t let it happen ...

In this age of highly curated artisanal food and free-range Scandinavian design, it’s easy to pick apart an institution like Canter’s. But I’ve been eating there since forever and I love it.