CHELSEA — It was an off-the-menu order.
A man stole an iPhone and a handbag from two different restaurants in Manhattan, police said.
The first robbery happened on July 2 when the alleged thief nabbed an iPhone from a 44-year-old woman while she was eating at Chef's Secret on East 45th Street.
He then struck again on July 17 in Chelsea at Eolo on 7th Avenue when he stole a handbag left on a chair by a 65-year-old woman, making off with more than $100 and a cell phone, police said.
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