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Mondrian SoHo Renderings Strike Terror In the Hearts of Foodies

Earlier this week, the renderings for Mondrian SoHo's new restaurant — which is being headed up by former Top Chef hottie Sam Talbot — surfaced on Eater. And people hate them. The blog Dreamtard actually posted the renderings first, claiming that the "light fixtures on the walls are actually motorized arms that light up and move as somebody walks by them." Uh, ew.

Choice Eater comments: "This design asks a simple question: What if Tron were haunted?" and "oy, serious uglies." We'll hold back on the commentary, especially given the rendering-to-reality discrepancies that we hope (pray) will come into play to tone some of this down in real life.

The hotel itself, by the way, is a-rising: Curbed took some shots of the facade of the 25-story tower, and the rumored opening date of "later this year" is contradicted by the (typically more realistic) HVS Manhattan Market Overview — which is predicting an "early 2010" opening date for the 274-room Morgans property.