{"id":299733,"date":"2026-07-18T23:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/299733\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T23:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:30:09","slug":"nyc-woman-goes-viral-for-canceling-date-due-to-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/299733\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC woman goes viral for canceling date due to restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"

She\u2019s got no reservations.<\/p>\n

A picky Manhattan diva went viral for ditching a first date over a \u201clame\u201d dinner spot \u2014 and doubled down on her high-society standards this week, telling The Post that the wave of online hate has sent a fresh stampede of hungry suitors to her inbox.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just the bum men sitting in their basement that can\u2019t afford a nice restaurant that are commenting, so like, I\u2019m good,\u201d Savannah\u00a0Pagnozzi said.<\/p>\n

Savannah\u00a0Pagnozzi went viral for her post about not settling for NYC men who pick \u201clame restaurants\u201d for first dates. Helayne Seidman for the NY Post<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I\u2019ve been getting a bunch of DMs from guys <\/a>being like, \u2018I would love to take you out,\u2019 and they choose an amazing spot. Honestly, a lot of men find it super attractive that as a woman, I\u2019m like \u2018No, these are my standards.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Pagnozzi, 29, who lives in Hudson Yards, explained in her Instagram post that she\u2019s looking for a potential partner who chooses a spot with white tablecloths in the \u201cthree-dollar-signs\u201d category, meaning the average cost of an entree there is $31 to $60.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe restaurant you pick says a lot about you and I take my restaurant game<\/a> very seriously. So if we\u2019re not compatible on the restaurant\u00a0you choose, we\u2019re not going to be compatible on a lot of other things,\u201d she said in the clip.<\/p>\n

The post racked up over 230,000 views and countless comments from men, such as, \u201cThat\u2019s why you\u2019re still single,\u201d \u201cI wouldn\u2019t waste my fav restaurant on you\u201d and \u201cThe guy here dodged a bullet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe audacity! She deserves McDonald\u2019s,\u201d another said, while someone else added, \u201cU madam, are Chili\u2019s material.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pagnozzi, an influencer and comedian, matched with the man she ultimately canceled on \u2014 a 38-year-old who works in finance \u2014 on Luxy, the high-end dating app designed for affluent singles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were things before even the restaurant situation that weren\u2019t up to what I feel solid communication and planning is. And so then when the restaurant got thrown in there, I\u2019m like, \u2018OK, no. We\u2019re not doing this.’\u201d<\/p>\n

The influencer and comedian has been flooded with DMs from men wanting to take her out to high-end restaurants. Helayne Seidman for the NY Post<\/p>\n

She declined to name the eatery he selected, but did hint that it was a run-of-the-mill place on the Lower East Side on par with the casual restaurant chain The Smith. <\/p>\n

\u201cJust very chill, like I could show up in jeans, and I don\u2019t want to be showing up to a date<\/a> like that,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cDating is supposed to be fun \u2026 go somewhere vibey, make it sexy, make it exciting. It\u2019s not supposed to be this interview process that it somehow got turned into.<\/p>\n

In her now-viral post, Pagnozzi explained that she\u2019s searching for a man who chooses a date spot with white tablecloths. Olga \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if I wouldn\u2019t go there to kick it with my girlfriends on a night we\u2019re going out and getting drinks, why would I go there with a man and lower my value of life?\u201d<\/p>\n

The Arizona native, who moved to the Big Apple in November, said she is dating to find a husband, so will not waste her time with subpar standards.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDating in New York is competitive, so if you\u2019re not gonna be up there slaying it, then step aside,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

And after that viral video, Pagnozzi might be finding Mr. Right Restaurant.<\/p>\n

She said she\u2019s been pleasantly surprised by the men who have reached out, and the high-end Manhattan restaurants they\u2019ve suggested.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey always choose really good ones, like Avra, Beefbar and Mamo. I have definitely accepted some offers for sure. I\u2019m ready to find my husband.\u201d<\/p>\n

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