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Ted’s gets a new look

By MARY GREENE

JEFFERSONVILLE — Co-owners Sabhat and Gus Kabakci, pictured, at center and right, and brother Navzat Can, at left, welcome well-wishers to Ted’s Restaurant, in Jeffersonville, on Sunday, April 22 to celebrate the restaurant’s arty new appearance. Beloved for many years for its Greek, Turkish, Italian and American cuisine and old world, comfy ambiance, diners can now feast their eyes on the restaurant’s new décor.

“I feel great,” said Sabhat, whom everyone calls Mrs. Gus. “I feel as though I am walking into my own home.”

As to customer reaction, she said, “Everybody loves it. It came up so bright, and the colors are so soft. Everybody asks me, ‘Why don’t you go into the home decoration business?’”

The renovation, which took nearly six weeks to complete, features the work of wood sculptor Ed Schmidt, known for his wooden totem pole that overlooks the field at the Woodstock site, in Bethel.

The new furnishings accommodate seating for 95. Ted’s Restaurant, located on Main Street in Jeffersonville, is open seven days a week from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. For more information call 845/482-4242.