Store Opening/Store Closing 2.0

by **c'est Moi!** » 28 Jan 2013, 10:09

Tommy Holiday wrote:you're hysterical!

Hilarious, considering you are the one shouting, you might actually be hysterical!. :roll:

by **observ** » 28 Jan 2013, 11:04

Tommy Holiday wrote:THERE IS NO REASON TO EVER SUPPORT CHAIN STORES AND BUSINESSES WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD OR ANYTHING ELSE.

Maybe YOU have no reason to but others certainly do. It depends on their needs, budget, and time available for shopping.

by ao » 29 Jan 2013, 10:27

Kathy's Dumplings - 3rd ave & 80th St is now open

by **nethergirl** » 29 Jan 2013, 17:25

ao wrote:Kathy's Dumplings - 3rd ave & 80th St is now open

Has any one been yet? I am excited to see their menu but not finding anything online.

by **italiana71** » 29 Jan 2013, 17:29

I don't know but I live around the corner from the place and for a place only open two days, they are doing pretty well. I have to pass it at least three times a day.

by **bklyngirl** » 29 Jan 2013, 19:31

I was wondering if they were open yet, curious to try them out, would like to see their menu/variety of dumplings.

by ao » 29 Jan 2013, 19:37

www.kathysdumplings.m988.com

by **bklyngirl** » 29 Jan 2013, 19:47

Thank you ao!

by **sweepea** » 29 Jan 2013, 20:14

Anybody know why kitchen corner has been closed for 2 days now ?

by **Kitchop** » 30 Jan 2013, 20:26

ao wrote:Kathy's Dumplings - 3rd ave & 80th St is now open

I love a good dumpling.

But those hours are a little odd: opens 9:30am and closes 8:30pm. There are no breakfast dumplings and it all but rules out getting any dumplings in the evening after work. Wouldn't 11am til 10 or 11pm make more sense for a dumpling house? (Not that there is anything wrong with eating regular dumplings in the morning.)

by **bklyngirl** » 30 Jan 2013, 20:46

86er wrote:Just came back from the 2nd Floor of Foodtown - it's really INCREDIBLE.

They don't have much in terms of bulk foods, but they have an amazing assortment of just regular grocery items that are all organic/glutenfree/nutfree.

HUGE variety of frozen foods (like pizza, french fries, burritos, entrees, bread etc...), crackers, snackfoods (cookies, kale chips, tortilla, raw, popcorn, potato, sweet potato etc...), pretty much an entire wall of protein bars. They don't have any fruits, veggies or meats (except some frozen stuff) up there though. They were stocking a wall of vitamins/supplements behind what looks like is going to be a cash register.

cherryblossom wrote:I went to check out the new Foodtown and I'm pleasantly surprised at the changes. They carry everything I was looking for and I was ridiculously excited to see they carry my favorite laundry detergent. (I can never find it around here.) The second floor is phenomenal. I went at an off hour - I think about 2 other people up there with me - so I slowly wandered to check out as much as I could. PB2 at a decent price, multiple choices of coconut oil, tons of choices of "non-milk milk", and the enormous selection of Bob's Red Mill made me a happy camper. One thing I still cannot understand is what makes the same ground turkey (Shady Brook Farms) worth $2 more to buy it in Brooklyn! My meats will probably continue to come from out east, but I think I'll switch the bulk of my grocery shopping to Foodtown.

I finally checked out the 2nd floor of Foodtown this evening; first time I've been in there since that floor opened two weeks ago. Funny cherryblossom that you mentioned you went during an off-hour/only 2 other people up there when you went...well I went after work which is typically a busy time (and was busy on first floor) but second floor was just as empty as when you went. Nice selection/variety on the 2nd floor, I bought a few things. Will be interesting to see if they can maintain it over the long-term.

by **italiana71** » 04 Feb 2013, 13:36

Looks like Falafel King is getting ready to open it's restaurant, called La Lune. I really like the signage.

by **naked rev. trish** » 04 Feb 2013, 20:49

Kitchop wrote:
ao wrote:Kathy's Dumplings - 3rd ave & 80th St is now open

I love a good dumpling. But those hours are a little odd: opens 9:30am and closes 8:30pm. There are no breakfast dumplings and it all but rules out getting any dumplings in the evening after work. Wouldn't 11am til 10 or 11pm make more sense for a dumpling house? (Not that there is anything wrong with eating regular dumplings in the morning.)

The dumplings are good and fresh; owner/service is nice. Not on my gotta have 'em all the time list though. Hours are definitely weird and not being open on Sunday is suicidal for a food place.

by **naked rev. trish** » 05 Feb 2013, 06:42

Bad Ass Academy
238 Bay Ridge Ave (old firehouse/KoC?)

http://www.badassacademy.com/

(this is part of the group you see doing drills on 75th and shore)

by **bruklinboy** » 05 Feb 2013, 20:37

naked rev. trish wrote:
Kitchop wrote:
ao wrote: not being open on Sunday is suicidal for a food place.

thats what happens when there's not enough of my tribe in the hood

by **krakenblood** » 06 Feb 2013, 09:42

bruklinboy wrote:
naked rev. trish wrote:
Kitchop wrote:
ao wrote: not being open on Sunday is suicidal for a food place.

thats what happens when there's not enough of my tribe in the hood

so you're saying they should close on Saturday?

by **Kitchop** » 06 Feb 2013, 13:00

naked rev. trish wrote:
Kitchop wrote:
ao wrote:Kathy's Dumplings - 3rd ave & 80th St is now open

I love a good dumpling. But those hours are a little odd: opens 9:30am and closes 8:30pm. There are no breakfast dumplings and it all but rules out getting any dumplings in the evening after work. Wouldn't 11am til 10 or 11pm make more sense for a dumpling house? (Not that there is anything wrong with eating regular dumplings in the morning.)

The dumplings are good and fresh; owner/service is nice. Not on my gotta have 'em all the time list though. Hours are definitely weird and not being open on Sunday is suicidal for a food place.

Yeah, not being open on Sunday is definitely another part of their weird hours, along with opening in the morning and closing so early in the evening. Kathy's will have to have some pretty special dumplings for me to make an effort to get any within the slim window of opportunity. I fear I'll fall back on dumplings from Chinese restaurants that are open later and on Sunday. Or make my own. Well, make Trader Joe's own. Seriously, if they close at 8:30pm, what is the cutoff time for delivery in the evenings?

by ao » 06 Feb 2013, 14:17

last I was there, there is no delivery

by **Kitchop** » 06 Feb 2013, 15:05

ao wrote:last I was there, there is no delivery

So, closed half the weekend, closes early in the evening and no delivery? Unless I hear some amazing reviews, I'll probably never taste their dumplings. That's pretty limiting considering they are selling a product that is readily available elsewhere. How can a food business survive if they rely solely on daytime foot traffic?

by **86er** » 07 Feb 2013, 01:11

Maybe it's a front?

by **Kitchop** » 13 Feb 2013, 00:47

The empty space next to Gino's on 5th Ave will be a 24-hr laundromat. They have a sign up.

by **bklyngirl** » 19 Feb 2013, 22:16

VirginiaDave wrote:
bklyngirl wrote:I posted back in early November that JT's on 97th & 3rd had closed...now I'm hearing rumors that Chadwick's might take over the space. From what I've heard, it has to do with a rent increase at their current location and so they're considering moving to the former JT's space. But they haven't decided yet because they're worried about possibly losing some of their older regulars with a move.

One of the owners also owns Pipins, right? That would be convenient for him. I understand their reluctance regarding their older regulars though.

naked rev. trish wrote:I actually heard the Chadwick's rumor at the gym. Then it was posted on FB, then it was denied and someone had spoken the owner blah blah blah not happening. then over the weekend someone again posted that the building is being sold and Chadwicks has to leave so they are going to the JT space and that Chadwick's actually made JT vacate.

I can't find the post so I don't know if they took it down due to privacy or accuracy issues or whatnot.

For the first time in the last 4 months that JT's has been closed, there is now a "For Lease" sign on the space, so I assume Chadwick's is no longer planning on taking over that location.

by **bklyngirl** » 27 Feb 2013, 20:24

The former Wicked Monk space on 5th Avenue will be a bar called The Hideout.

Also, the former RJ's space (next door to Trace), which has had a sign up about a "sports venue coming soon" since last October, has been doing a lot of renovations the last two weeks.

by **naked rev. trish** » 27 Feb 2013, 21:44

I heard RJ's is the Leo guy from Casa Calamari
and the Hideout is former guys from Lonestar

by **bklyngirl** » 28 Feb 2013, 21:12

Greenway market on the corner of 78th & 5th is having their grand opening on March 2nd (saturday).

by **maggies** » 28 Feb 2013, 22:16

bklyngirl wrote:Greenway market on the corner of 78th & 5th is having their grand opening on March 2nd (saturday).

Hope they do better than Bay Green which has already changed names. Although to be honest I haven't been in there since the summer when flies outnumber people.

by **86er** » 02 Mar 2013, 23:46

A place called "Flavour" is opening on 86th beside Auntie Anne's. http://flavour86.com/
Looks like it's women's fashion.

Also, a new pharmacy called "Family Pharmacy" is opening up on 5th Ave across the street from Pizza Wagon, just south of 86th St.

Neither are open yet, but the Pharmacy looks like they should be open soon.

by **naked rev. trish** » 03 Mar 2013, 01:04

I thinks flavour is a move from across the street.

Greenway looks like bay green with organic come ons planted outside and 10000 plastic grapes hanging from the ceiling.

Roccos pizza was disappointing

by **Kitchop** » 03 Mar 2013, 12:00

86er wrote:Also, a new pharmacy called "Family Pharmacy" is opening up on 5th Ave across the street from Pizza Wagon, just south of 86th St. Neither are open yet, but the Pharmacy looks like they should be open soon.

This neighborhood supports a lot of mom & pop pharmacies that have been here for a long time. But it's amazing to me, with the proliferation of the big chains, that a new independent pharmacy would be opening at this point in time one block away from a big Duane Reade (which is owned by Walgreens).

by **gildedageinnewyork** » 04 Mar 2013, 17:52

I prefer the moms and pops, have used Powell's for many years. They are wonderful, so is their service.

by **naked rev. trish** » 04 Mar 2013, 21:28

via that social media thingamabob:

Home Reporter
The Windy City Ale House, 7915 Third Avenue is having their soft opening tonight. 24 beers on tap and 20 cent wings! Who's going?

by **michael718** » 05 Mar 2013, 10:06

Is the Spectator closing? I saw a sign saying the space was for lease.

by **Kitchop** » 05 Mar 2013, 10:51

gildedageinnewyork wrote:I prefer the moms and pops, have used Powell's for many years. They are wonderful, so is their service.

Oh, I don't disagree. I have nothing at all against mom & pop pharmacies. And there are a lot of them in BR so the neighborhood must be supporting them. I can totally see continuing to go to the mom & pop pharmacy that you and your family have been using for years. I just think it must be a difficult environment to try to open a new one In now (and in such an expensive location).

by **bklyngirl** » 05 Mar 2013, 10:53

michael718 wrote:Is the Spectator closing? I saw a sign saying the space was for lease.

They're moving to 98th & 4th, where a hardware store was.

by **nethergirl** » 09 Mar 2013, 11:12

naked rev. trish wrote:via that social media thingamabob:

Home Reporter
The Windy City Ale House, 7915 Third Avenue is having their soft opening tonight. 24 beers on tap and 20 cent wings! Who's going?

We were there last night for Hockey Night (wear a jersey and get $2 off beers). They also had happy hour until 8 which meant $2 off those beers too along with half priced appetizers. They have different deals throughout the week. They are still completing their menu but the Totchos (tater tot nachos!) and the Chicago style hot dogs were quite delicious and fresh tasting. The people working there are super friendly and they've a good job lightening the place up. I do hope they succeed.

by **naked rev. trish** » 09 Mar 2013, 15:00

something is going in at the old Aloha Grinds -- they took out the front brick and are installing floor to ceing windows...anyone know what it will be.

The old cousous la maision/greek place on 77th off 5th is now a Morrocan restaurant.

by **gildedageinnewyork** » 09 Mar 2013, 16:05

This is probably old news but I recently discovered that the Gap on 86th St. is now a Gap Outlet. I purchased $65 worth of merchandise for only $29 - good deals. If they are factory rejects, I can't find any flaws in any of the t-shirts.

by **qwijibo** » 12 Mar 2013, 14:12

Sultan on 79th and 3rd is closed and Giacomo's is expanding into that space.

by **cherryblossom** » 12 Mar 2013, 14:34

qwijibo wrote:Sultan on 79th and 3rd is closed and Giacomo's is expanding into that space.

I'm glad a place finally found success in that spot. I guess the curse is lifted! I was looking at their menu and wondering what Italian Fries are - anyone know? http://www.giacomopizza.com/Giacomo%27s_Menu.pdf

by **bklyngirl** » 12 Mar 2013, 17:28

cherryblossom wrote:I was looking at their menu and wondering what Italian Fries are - anyone know?

I've never been to Giacomo's...meant to because my cousin used to rave about it when they first opened, but I always seem to forget about that place. Nice to hear they're doing well enough to expand.
I've never heard of "Italian fries" but I'm assuming it involves olive oil and grated cheese (like greek fries have feta cheese, I assume italian fries have romano cheese), and maybe some herbs like oregano or basil.

by **bklyngirl** » 13 Mar 2013, 07:55

Noticed last week in the former pet boutique on 3rd Ave btwn 85th & 86th, window says "Red Freedom coming soon" -- anybody know what kind of store that's going to be?

by **Kitchop** » 13 Mar 2013, 19:00

So, it looks like the "new" Family Pharmacy on Fifth between 86th & 87th is actually the old Neighborhood Pharmacy that moved there from 2 blocks away. That makes a lot more sense than trying to start up a brand new mom & pop pharmacy. A sign in their old space on Fifth between 85th & 84th says "Frozen yogurt coming soon".

by **Kitchop** » 15 Mar 2013, 17:47

How long has Dish been closed? Is it gone for good? Or closed for renovations?

by **bklyngirl** » 15 Mar 2013, 22:19

Kitchop wrote:How long has Dish been closed? Is it gone for good? Or closed for renovations?

I noticed a sign in their window last week...it says closed for renovations, re-opening April 2013

by **bklyngirl** » 19 Mar 2013, 19:46

bklyngirl wrote:Also, the former RJ's space (next door to Trace), which has had a sign up about a "sports venue coming soon" since last October, has been doing a lot of renovations the last two weeks.

...looks like the name of the bar is Bench.

Also Uncle Louie G's on 87th & 3rd now has an "Under New Ownership" banner.

by **naked rev. trish** » 19 Mar 2013, 22:16

and the big hoopla is Brooklyn Industries coming to 86-87 on 4th.

by **maggies** » 20 Mar 2013, 09:59

naked rev. trish wrote:and the big hoopla is Brooklyn Industries coming to 86-87 on 4th.

FINALLY - people who have lived in Brooklyn their whole lives can now have easier access to a store that sells overpriced Brooklyn t-shirts!

by **86er** » 20 Mar 2013, 16:26

naked rev. trish wrote:and the big hoopla is Brooklyn Industries coming to 86-87 on 4th.

wow. Are they taking over a space? Sounds like a good stop off for hipsters on their way to the Lock Yard bar (if it ever gets going)!

by **Tommy Holiday** » 20 Mar 2013, 19:13

Brooklyn industries isn't even owned by someone from Brooklyn.. Another person making money off the borough we call home.

by **bklyngirl** » 21 Mar 2013, 20:11

bklyngirl wrote:
Kitchop wrote:How long has Dish been closed? Is it gone for good? Or closed for renovations?

I noticed a sign in their window last week...it says closed for renovations, re-opening April 2013

Sign in window still says reopening in April, but the signage no longer says Dish, it now says Suki Sushi.

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