Breakfast at Wraptor, by Brian Abate

After enjoying many evening meals at Wraptor Restaurant and Bar, 358 Columbia St., I decided to try breakfast.

I got a western omelet which came with toast and fries. The omelet was big and tasty, and the eggs weren’t runny at all. There were big portions of ham, onions, and peppers in the omelet. I also had a

glass of orange juice which was fresh and cold.
The food was ready quickly. My server was nice and while I was eating, Wraptor’s owner Enrique Barranco came in and we chatted. I noticed a few German decorations on the wall and asked him about them.

“We had a German couple that stayed in the hotel down the block that came here to eat every day while they stayed here,” Barranco said. “They actually got married in the United States. They were very nice and they’ve stayed in touch. They sent a Christmas card and the decorations.”

Wraptor has relied heavily on tourists as many of their customers are people who are visiting the neighborhood and staying at The Lodge.

“There was also a father and daughter who were actually also German that were visiting New York and ate here a while ago,” Barranco said. “The father had said ‘I want to come back to New York City’ and they did.

“They remembered coming here to eat and they came back and the father remembered what he ordered last time and asked me if I could make it again. I always change the menus a little after a while and that dish wasn’t on the menu anymore but I still had the ingredients. I made it for them and they were so happy.”

Having a lot of customers from The Lodge has introduced Barranco to people from all over the world.

“It’s cool because there are customers from Europe, from Latin America, from Japan, from any part of the world and that’s very nice,” Barranco said. “We get to meet a lot of different people.”

In addition to their tasty food, Wraptor has different events and celebrations. They had a spring celebration with a mariachi band and food in March. In May there will be a Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day celebration at the restaurant.

“I want to serve and support the community,” Barranco said. “I love what I do every day. Everything I do here, I do with love.”

Wraptor is open early and late and is on the corner of Columbia and Seabring Street.