Store Opening/Store Closing 2.0

by **86er** » 14 Jun 2012, 13:39

I also checked out SAM'S CAFE and it's still closed. They have a sign on the door for deliveries to go around the corner. I took a peek inside and EVERYTHING is still there.
Looks like they could still start back up any day. I hope so.

by **Doh** » 15 Jun 2012, 20:26

Sorry to say but I think Sams Cafe is done.... I saw it listed "for sale" on a business selling website......

by **gildedageinnewyork** » 20 Jun 2012, 22:40

Looks as if St. Germaine has closed for good. Some time back, the original owners sold it; apparently the new owners didn't make a go of it (when I went in to buy pastries from the display case in the front a couple of months ago, the prices were so sky high - 3 little goodies for $21 - that I ended up buying nothing. Apparently others felt the same way.)

by ao » 21 Jun 2012, 12:53

sorry to hear, loved their eggs copenhagen

by **Paws Truly** » 22 Jun 2012, 19:02

Pegasus Restaurant reopens tomorrow morning 6/23/12. Welcome back

by **VirginiaDave** » 25 Jun 2012, 14:29

Chock full o nuts was apparently waiting for Northridger to leave before it opened. It is now open.

by **naked rev. trish** » 25 Jun 2012, 14:57

they also have ruebens and pork chops

which I'm trying to reconcile....

by **cherryblossom** » 25 Jun 2012, 15:28

I told you it said Restaurant.

by **naked rev. trish** » 25 Jun 2012, 15:57

it can say drive through. if it says Chock full o nuts they should have counters and serve counter food not meals

by **cherryblossom** » 25 Jun 2012, 16:12

They should also turn the lights on so people could tell that they're open, but who are we to judge?

by **naked rev. trish** » 25 Jun 2012, 16:21

it's perfectly obvious from across the street.

by **c'est Moi!** » 26 Jun 2012, 08:41

86er wrote:I also checked out SAM'S CAFE and it's still closed. They have a sign on the door for deliveries to go around the corner. I took a peek inside and EVERYTHING is still there.
Looks like they could still start back up any day. I hope so.

Passed by there over the weekend and it looked very empty.

by **ninetysecond** » 26 Jun 2012, 17:01

c'est Moi! wrote:
86er wrote:I also checked out SAM'S CAFE and it's still closed. They have a sign on the door for deliveries to go around the corner. I took a peek inside and EVERYTHING is still there.
Looks like they could still start back up any day. I hope so.

Passed by there over the weekend and it looked very empty.

Yeah

by **86er** » 27 Jun 2012, 08:56

At 5th Ave and 75th, see the awning for the new Brooklyn Pretzel Company.
Is this going to be similar to the chain spot on 86th?

by **Narrows Born** » 05 Jul 2012, 12:03

Passed by yesterday and Omonia's storefront is up! Don't know anything more, but glad to see they are coming back!

by **bklyngirl** » 05 Jul 2012, 19:11

Really?! Didn't their newly renovated space just have a realtor's sign in the window the last couple of months?

by **naked rev. trish** » 06 Jul 2012, 09:06

no. not that I remember.

by **bklyngirl** » 06 Jul 2012, 18:54

ah-ha! I thought I saw a realtor sign; Laura saw it too so I know it wasn't a figment of my imagination.

Posted on May 14, 2012:

Laura wrote:I noticed that Omonia has a retail space for rent sign in the window of their fully renovated building. Does this mean that they're not re-opening? Or are they just renting out the upper floors (please let it be that, Astoria is a mission)?

by **bklyngirl** » 06 Jul 2012, 18:55

Brooklyn Pretzel Factory's Grand Opening will be July 14

by **BacciMia** » 07 Jul 2012, 11:30

I know the woman that owns the pretzel shop. good ppl.

by **naked rev. trish** » 07 Jul 2012, 17:03

Don't recall seeing a realtor sign at any point on that building. What has been posted for quite some time is the name of the construction company. It's a blue and white sign that may look like a realtor's.......

by **Altereedem** » 08 Jul 2012, 17:35

Defunct Ski Bar on 5th and 74th, now a Hookah joint called " Blow "

The name is right in the middle of a huge black background with about 5 feet of empty space before and after the word BLOW.

Are these guys inviting to be mocked?

by **bklyngirl** » 09 Jul 2012, 07:02

naked rev. trish wrote:Don't recall seeing a realtor sign at any point on that building. What has been posted for quite some time is the name of the construction company. It's a blue and white sign that may look like a realtor's.......

nah it definitey said something about "for rent"...but like Laura said, maybe it was for the upstairs space. Or they were advertising space they have somewhere else for rent. And the sign was about half the size as the construction company sign that's now in the window.

by **c'est Moi!** » 09 Jul 2012, 08:51

Altereedem wrote:Defunct Ski Bar on 5th and 74th, now a Hookah joint called " Blow "

The name is right in the middle of a huge black background with about 5 feet of empty space before and after the word BLOW.

Are these guys inviting to be mocked?

Funny, especially since they mostly suck in these joints.

by **observ** » 09 Jul 2012, 10:59

Altereedem wrote:Defunct Ski Bar on 5th and 74th, now a Hookah joint called " Blow "

The name is right in the middle of a huge black background with about 5 feet of empty space before and after the word BLOW.

Are these guys inviting to be mocked?

Maybe they got name and p.r. tips from the Easy Come restaurant at 87th and Fourth. (Its huge flashing multicolor "Easy Come" sign probably shows up on satellite photos.)

by **nethergirl** » 12 Jul 2012, 12:24

Altereedem wrote:Defunct Ski Bar on 5th and 74th, now a Hookah joint called " Blow "

The name is right in the middle of a huge black background with about 5 feet of empty space before and after the word BLOW.

Are these guys inviting to be mocked?

Hah! Perhaps they are trying to hint that there will be cocaine available? :oops:

by **naked rev. trish** » 24 Jul 2012, 08:28

Our Ribbon cutting will be on August 8th at 11:30am. Please skip work, skip breakfast, and head over to 7612 5th Ave in Bay Ridge Brooklyn.

Leske's the last of NYC's original Scandinavian Bakeries reopens.

We will have eats and treats for everyone.. please help us celebrate. If you can't come on the 8th.. please come on the 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th.. for all of our opening specials.

Please buy your first order by Sept 8th to join the Kringler Klub for special discounts including 5% off all purchases and 10% cash back (as store credit).

by **Kitchop** » 29 Jul 2012, 18:26

David's Brisket House is opening a BR location on Fifth Ave near 77th St. Just saw their sign up there, checked online and it looks like they will be opening soon, within the next few weeks. If we're lucky, maybe they will provide what Gold Coast didn't. I've never eaten at the original location in Bed-Stuy but they have a great reputation.

by **italiana71** » 29 Jul 2012, 19:09

So that's what's going in on 77th.

On another note, the folks on the parenting board are raving about the new bar that opened up in the old Leif Erikson place. They said they have great food and a great selection of beer. Anyone been yet?

by **86er** » 31 Jul 2012, 10:54

Kitchop wrote:David's Brisket House is opening a BR location on Fifth Ave near 77th St. Just saw their sign up there, checked online and it looks like they will be opening soon, within the next few weeks. If we're lucky, maybe they will provide what Gold Coast didn't. I've never eaten at the original location in Bed-Stuy but they have a great reputation.

This is definitely going to be interesting. Royal Diner is just a block away (I maintain the best diner in the 'hood) and so is Mejlander & Mulgannon. Then there's Leske's re-opening soon. The 76th and 77th St blocks on 5th Ave are quick becoming a food destination.

Here's the menu for David's Brisket: http://www.davidsbriskethouseinc.com/

by **VirginiaDave** » 03 Aug 2012, 16:01

Ate at the original David's today. really good stuff. They will be a nice addition to the neighborhood.

by **Tara** » 03 Aug 2012, 23:52

Word on the street.........

Gold Coast spot will become a brick oven pizza & pasta spot called Abitino's. The family owns a bunch of pizzerias throughout NYC.

And Huckleberry's will also become a pasta spot.

by **observ** » 04 Aug 2012, 17:50

I've always thought that what Bay Ridge really needs is a pasta/pizza place -- maybe even two of them.

by **bklyngirl** » 05 Aug 2012, 22:44

I already knew Huckleberry's was gonna be a pasta place, but now Gold Coast too?! ugh Like we don't have enough italian restaurants in that stretch of blocks.

by **RoyalScam** » 07 Aug 2012, 21:05

I thought Gold Coast was becoming an Italian Market/Salumeria type place? At least that's what I read in one of the local papers.

Also, what's up with Ballybunion? Major construction going on there.

And the former Tiny Tots children's haircut place on 97th and 3rd has some action going on as well.

by **gildedageinnewyork** » 07 Aug 2012, 21:08

The RiteAid on corner of 79th and 3rd Ave. seems to be emptying displays, shelves. Are they closing?

by **bklyngirl** » 07 Aug 2012, 22:35

RoyalScam wrote:I thought Gold Coast was becoming an Italian Market/Salumeria type place? At least that's what I read in one of the local papers.

You're either thinking of the former Blockbuster space (on 81st & 3rd) or the former Rich & Vinnie's space (on 86th & 3rd).

RoyalScam wrote:Also, what's up with Ballybunion? Major construction going on there.

Wicked Monk is moving to the former BallyBunion space.

by **italiana71** » 08 Aug 2012, 08:42

Rite Aid just closed their photo processing dept, as assume all drug stores will be doing.

And the pizzeria going into Gold Coast doesn't not get too many good review on yelp. (they have a few locations in NYC)

by **italiana71** » 08 Aug 2012, 08:44

Forgot about one, Grapevine Mediterranean Kitchen will be going into where the St. Germain place. It will be like a Family Store for this side of Bay Ridge.

by **Tara** » 09 Aug 2012, 15:40

YIPS is going in the old Haagen Dazs spot on 4th and 87th Street

by **RoyalScam** » 09 Aug 2012, 19:33

Tara wrote:YIPS is going in the old Haagen Dazs spot on 4th and 87th Street

Like YIPS in the city??? Their BBQ Chicken is like red crack!!! Can't wait.

Looks like Piattini Ristorante on 99th and 4th is out. Paper lining the windows.

Also, the former Tiny Tots on 97th and 3rd is going to be a regular Unisex beauty salon called Bellagio. Signs went up today.

And I'm standing pat on Gold Coast being more than just a pizzeria. I distinctly remember reading an entire article somewhere about it. Besides, a pizzeria right across from Casa Calamari? Seems stupid to me.

by **bruklinboy** » 10 Aug 2012, 12:39

heard a rumor something called Leske's re-opened????????

by **observ** » 10 Aug 2012, 13:33

bruklinboy wrote:heard a rumor something called Leske's re-opened????????

Yup. It did.

by **maggies** » 10 Aug 2012, 15:08

Drove by 10 minutes ago. Yep they're open.

by **qwijibo** » 11 Aug 2012, 11:22

A music school for ages 2 and up is opening on 79th off 3rd (by Giacomo's pizza)

by **Kitchop** » 14 Aug 2012, 13:55

Looks like Fresca Bakery on 5th between 88th & 89th is gone. I never got around to trying them.

by **bklyngirl** » 14 Aug 2012, 18:02

Fresca has been closed for at least a few weeks, maybe even a month now. I never tried them, but I heard not-so-good reviews about their pastries when they were located on fort hamilton pkwy, so I'm not all that surprised that they didn't last long with the move to 5th Avenue.

by **clipper** » 18 Aug 2012, 11:11

I asked one of the managers in the 79th and 3rd Rite Aid if they were closing and he said no, they are remodeling. I think they recently remodeled the one on 93rd and 3rd.

Has anyone been to the new pretzel place on 5th in the 70s? Are they ridiculously expensive like Auntie Anne's Pretzels?

I read recently that the new school building on 89th and 4th across from 7-11 is a K-1 school that used to be housed around the corner from 7-11. K-1? Isn't that kind of a large building for only two grades? And where on earth do all those kids enter 2nd grade?

by **bklyngirl** » 19 Aug 2012, 11:58

clipper wrote:I read recently that the new school building on 89th and 4th across from 7-11 is a K-1 school that used to be housed around the corner from 7-11. K-1? Isn't that kind of a large building for only two grades? And where on earth do all those kids enter 2nd grade?

It's not only going to be K-1, it will go to 5th grade. Perhaps you got it confused because the Pre-K & K that was housed in the early childhood building around the corner from 7-11 (I didn't realize that 1st grade was housed there too) is being moved to the new school building on 4th Ave. But those won't be the only grades there.

by **krakenblood** » 20 Aug 2012, 12:27

clipper wrote:I asked one of the managers in the 79th and 3rd Rite Aid if they were closing and he said no, they are remodeling. I think they recently remodeled the one on 93rd and 3rd.

Has anyone been to the new pretzel place on 5th in the 70s? Are they ridiculously expensive like Auntie Anne's Pretzels?

I read recently that the new school building on 89th and 4th across from 7-11 is a K-1 school that used to be housed around the corner from 7-11. K-1? Isn't that kind of a large building for only two grades? And where on earth do all those kids enter 2nd grade?

I was in Bean Post in June, before the pretzel place opened. Someone brought over a few pretzels for people in the bar to try. It was good, but I haven't been there since they opened, so I don't know what they cost

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