ELYSSA "ZOOKEEPER" PHILLIPS THWARTS MOZZARELLA BAR BRASS DUCK THEFT

At 8 p.m. Monday  at the Osteria’s Mozzarella  Bar, server Elyssa Phillips had a warning for chef Marisa Takenaka.

 “Elyssa told me, ‘Watch out for those two drunk white ladies at 14 and 15’,” Takenaka told the Tribune. “They’re gonna try and steal some brass animals.”

 Four minutes later, two ducks were missing and Elyssa approached the two drunks.  

 “Nancy calls me ‘The Zookeeper” because I look after the animal here.  Now give them back. Girl, you’re not even doing a good job of hiding what you stole.”

 After acting dumb, the two slobs gav up  the brass ducks known as the “Bookends.”

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