Store Opening/Store Closing 2.0

by **Observateur** » 22 May 2012, 15:08

JustinBrannan wrote:Gold Coast is closing tomorrow. Sad news.

Whoa -- THAT was fast.

by **beerman** » 22 May 2012, 15:50

Observateur wrote:
JustinBrannan wrote:Gold Coast is closing tomorrow. Sad news.

Whoa -- THAT was fast.

ok OBSERVATEU find out why

by **Observateur** » 22 May 2012, 16:05

beerman wrote:
Observateur wrote:
JustinBrannan wrote:Gold Coast is closing tomorrow. Sad news.

Whoa -- THAT was fast.

ok OBSERVATEU find out why

The ouija board told me "things just didn't work out." (What would we do without spirits from the Beyond?) It's sad that they're closing but I don't feel any big need to know more than that.

by **cherryblossom** » 22 May 2012, 16:52

Have you NOT listened to ANYTHING people posted??? You should play with a ouija board because you can invoke evil spirits and become possessed! Good God man, think!!!

by **abayridgeguy** » 22 May 2012, 17:08

Kitchop wrote:New work permit, dated 5/9/12, in window of old Bally Bunion space on Third between 95th & 96th. Permit is for internal demolition/renovation. Says no change in occupancy or purpose. Windows are papered over so we can't see what's being done but someone seems to be working in there. Also still in window right next to the new work permit is the notice of application for a liquor license by Michael Dorgan, dated Sept 2011. So, it looks like the space will still be a bar/restaurant. I hope they keep the fireplace.

Mike Dorgan (a friend of mine) is a partner in "The Wicked Monk..." so it's a definite; unless, he's opening a new place...

by **Observateur** » 22 May 2012, 17:16

cherryblossom wrote:Have you NOT listened to ANYTHING people posted??? You should play with a ouija board because you can invoke evil spirits and become possessed! Good God man, think!!!

I'm possession-proof -- so low-key that I'd be bad p.r. for demons. If I were possessed I'd do wild things like wear lime-green Bermuda shorts or order something with hot sauce. Demons want something more dramatic.

by **cherryblossom** » 22 May 2012, 17:40

oops, I wrote should and meant should not. And don't underestimate yourself... as summer approaches and you become a ginger, there's an opening for a soul that demons can just pop right into.

by **bklyngirl** » 22 May 2012, 20:03

JustinBrannan wrote:Gold Coast is closing tomorrow. Sad news.

Unfortunately I'm not surprised. From the beginning I said the former Chianti's space was too big to be a lunch spot. I'm sure Gold Coast did good business on the weekends, but they probably had mostly empty tables during weekdays. Yes they serve some dinner entrees, but most of their menu is sandwiches/lunch food, and Bay Ridge isn't a "business lunch" kind of neighborhood. I heard their weekend brunch was very good though, but I never got around to trying it.

by **carfreeinla** » 22 May 2012, 23:36

Any rumbles about something else going into the Gold Coast space?

by **bklyngirl** » 23 May 2012, 21:24

from the Home Reporter's website:
Gold Coast Restaurant closed its doors for good the afternoon of Wednesday, May 23, just under a year after it opened. Owner Ted Mann said there were many factors in the decision to shut down. “It wasn’t received as well as was expected. It was not as busy as it should have been,” he told this paper. “Put that with endless Department of Health inspections…It wasn’t working out.”
Mann, who owns eight other eateries, said that the Mommy and Me Story time event held at Gold Coast will be relocated to Cebu Bistro on 88th Street, which he also owns. “Gold Coast was a labor of love. I am just going to refocus my energy in Cebu,” Mann said, adding that he is also opening a “massive” beer garden in Park Slope this June.

by **lucy6643** » 23 May 2012, 23:36

I guess I'm surprised Gold Coast closed so soon. My son and I ate there once (with a Groupon), and we thought the food, service, and ambience were all excellent. We would definitely have gone back.

by **fakeJohn** » 24 May 2012, 10:21

by **naked rev. trish** » 24 May 2012, 22:27

article on colluci

http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2012/05/d ... ation.html

by **gildedageinnewyork** » 25 May 2012, 00:02

kitchop wrote:

Does it have to be close to home? If you are going to be downtown before your party, Sahadi's on Atlantic Ave is good for that kind of thing. Sahadi's has good baba, hummus and mini spinach pies and more. And it's very inexpensive. I've never shopped at The Family Store but I think I remember hearing good things. What about Tanoreen (though much more expensive than Sahadi's, no doubt)?

Sahadi's rocks, like an exotic bazaar in Damascus, everything is ultra-fresh, and, as far as I can tell, mostly homemade, and reasonably priced. Herbs, spices, teas, bins of nuts, olives. I found tins of smoked paprika that cost a ransom in other stores here for "pennies". Their coffee selection is extensive, high quality, inexpensive, and can be bought in the bean or ground; full pound, not supermarket 14 or 12 oz. Also, across the street is Oriental Pastry carrying much of the same and at even lower prices. I can never walk out of either of these w/out at least a bagful of goodies.

by **Kitchop** » 25 May 2012, 16:30

gildedageinnewyork wrote:kitchop wrote:

Does it have to be close to home? If you are going to be downtown before your party, Sahadi's on Atlantic Ave is good for that kind of thing. Sahadi's has good baba, hummus and mini spinach pies and more. And it's very inexpensive. I've never shopped at The Family Store but I think I remember hearing good things. What about Tanoreen (though much more expensive than Sahadi's, no doubt)?

Sahadi's rocks, like an exotic bazaar in Damascus, everything is ultra-fresh, and, as far as I can tell, mostly homemade, and reasonably priced. Herbs, spices, teas, bins of nuts, olives. I found tins of smoked paprika that cost a ransom in other stores here for "pennies". Their coffee selection is extensive, high quality, inexpensive, and can be bought in the bean or ground; full pound, not supermarket 14 or 12 oz. Also, across the street is Oriental Pastry carrying much of the same and at even lower prices. I can never walk out of either of these w/out at least a bagful of goodies.

ITA. And luckily for me, Sahadi's is very close to my Clandestine Y. Otherwise, I'd be wishing for a Sahadi's in BR.

by **Kitchop** » 25 May 2012, 16:33

So, is it true that Zio Toto burned down last week? If so, is it gone for good or will it reopen like Casa Calamari?

by **wspceo1** » 26 May 2012, 10:42

Looks like the old protection rackets in Bay Ridge are still doing a great business.

by **gildedageinnewyork** » 26 May 2012, 13:40

kitchop wrote:

...I'd be wishing for a Sahadi's in BR

YES!! Good idea!!!!!

by **clipper** » 27 May 2012, 10:47

I think Gold Coast could have made it if they had fashioned themselves after Katz's deli with a counter and stools, real deli counter, etc., So many people that I know were so excited and couldn't wait for the opening of this "NY style deli" and once it opened, it wasn't anything like they thought it was going to be and they didn't bother going at all or returning if they tried it out.

That huge Leros building on 88th and 5th has For Rent signs in the window. I thought radiology places were goldmines but it appears they are not. That' s a pretty big building. Hopefully, something decent will move in.

by **north ridger** » 27 May 2012, 11:42

Kitchop wrote:So, is it true that Zio Toto burned down last week? If so, is it gone for good or will it reopen like Casa Calamari?

The Zio Toto Cafe was open last night, in the spot that Rustica was in. Strange timing.

by **Kitchop** » 29 May 2012, 13:31

I don't think I like this thread being off the General Chaos (aka Main) board, all by itself, forgotten and mostly not even about recommendations. It's one of my favorite BRT threads but it seems lost over here. :-(

by **beerman** » 29 May 2012, 14:05

north ridger wrote:
Kitchop wrote:So, is it true that Zio Toto burned down last week? If so, is it gone for good or will it reopen like Casa Calamari?

The Zio Toto Cafe was open last night, in the spot that Rustica was in. Strange timing.

why

by **maggies** » 29 May 2012, 14:16

north ridger wrote:
Kitchop wrote:So, is it true that Zio Toto burned down last week? If so, is it gone for good or will it reopen like Casa Calamari?

The Zio Toto Cafe was open last night, in the spot that Rustica was in. Strange timing.

I was waiting for the light on that corner and I remembered reading that this place burned so I turned to take a look and the sign posted said that they were locating temporarily across the street.

by **maggies** » 29 May 2012, 14:20

JustinBrannan wrote:Yes Coluccio's moving into 8613 3rd Avenue former home of Richard & Vinnie's

I was in Coluccio's today and I asked who I think is the owner and he told me that his son is opening a take out type restaurant in that space in a couple of months.

by **bklyngirl** » 29 May 2012, 22:18

beerman wrote:
north ridger wrote:The Zio Toto Cafe was open last night, in the spot that Rustica was in. Strange timing.

why

um are you asking why it's strange timing? Well because the signage for "Zio Toto Cafe" has been up for a few weeks now, and they ironically open right after their original location across the street burns down in a fire. So yep some might say that the extremely convenient timing is a bit strange.

by **qwijibo** » 30 May 2012, 16:54

Maria Pizzeria on Fort Hamilton and 72nd St is up for sale after a pretty long run with the current ownership.

by **Kitchop** » 30 May 2012, 18:00

Sam's Cafe on 94th St is still not open. Hopefully, they are closed for family vacation and the 20th when they were supposed to reopen is June 20, not May 20.

by **bklyngirl** » 31 May 2012, 16:08

The sign on the door two weeks ago said May 20th...that's not a good sign if they haven't been open since then.

by **xoxoxo** » 01 Jun 2012, 10:53

jerry.kingsley wrote:I heard Lief Ericson is being sold to one of the bartenders and will now be called Gallaghers????

new store sign at former Lief Ericson at 5 Avenue and Senator Street: CORNER BREWERY

by **naked rev. trish** » 02 Jun 2012, 09:27

north ridger wrote:
82n3 wrote:cavale tonuzi hair salon closed. Big space. between 82nd and 83rd on third ave

Moved to Shore Road.

doesn't look like it. haven't seen any sign of them and FB chatter now says they closed abruptly due to financial problems.

by **naked rev. trish** » 02 Jun 2012, 09:38

xoxoxo wrote:
jerry.kingsley wrote:I heard Lief Ericson is being sold to one of the bartenders and will now be called Gallaghers????

new store sign at former Lief Ericson at 5 Avenue and Senator Street: CORNER BREWERY

As of last week it was Corner Kitchen. Serving brunch as well as burgers and french food. First time I've seen it in the daylight and it looks pretty good.

by **north ridger** » 03 Jun 2012, 09:53

naked rev. trish wrote:
north ridger wrote:
82n3 wrote:cavale tonuzi hair salon closed. Big space. between 82nd and 83rd on third ave

Moved to Shore Road.

doesn't look like it. haven't seen any sign of them and FB chatter now says they closed abruptly due to financial problems.

My wife had a gift card and we thought we'd be out for the money. But according to her the CT people are working in someone else's shop downstairs. At the time it sounded like they may have been separate but based on what you're saying maybe CT really did close entirely and the staff just moved en masse to another spot. In any case I'm glad she got to use the gift card.

by **86er** » 05 Jun 2012, 00:40

Mike's Mini Market at 95th and 3rd ave is now closed.
I never really liked them, but that block is getting depressing.

by **Doh** » 05 Jun 2012, 18:14

Anybody know what happened to Bang
kok Thai down on third and 67th-ish??? Its been closed the last few weeks- I liked that place....

by **nethergirl** » 07 Jun 2012, 15:04

86er wrote:Mike's Mini Market at 95th and 3rd ave is now closed.
I never really liked them, but that block is getting depressing.

Drat, you are talking about the place on 96thand 3rd, it was really nice having them so close. I am interested to see what happens once Wicked Monk moves into Bally Bunion. You're right the block is sort of quiet with things closing so much but right now we don't really have a bar like that on our end. I'm sort of worried about tons of drunk guys hanging around outside when I need to run out at night to Walgreens or whatever. This used to be an issue with Panic Room. Does anyone know what the current Wicked Monk situation is? Does it get rowdy outside of the bar?

by **bklyngirl** » 08 Jun 2012, 07:01

The meat market on 96th & 3rd re-opened about a month or two ago after renovations, but I didn't realize until this article that it's run by the same people who own Embers...
http://www.homereporternews.com/food_drink/dining-out-vinnie-s-and-embers/article_e42fef86-b014-11e1-a74a-001a4bcf887a.html

by **naked rev. trish** » 10 Jun 2012, 13:06

As much as no one wants to hear about another nail salon in the Ridge -- Latoue Nail on 82nd and 3rd rocks. Slightly higher than Mimi's but drop dead gorgeous and they do some nice work.

by **italiana71** » 10 Jun 2012, 20:07

Something tells me ST. Germain is done. Hasn't been open in weeks. Again, saying they are doing renovations but I pass everyday and never any work being done.

by **xoxoxo** » 11 Jun 2012, 10:36

Brooklyn Papers today reports that A.L Coluccio to open in August at 86 St and 3 Ave

http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/35 ... 08_bk.html

by **beerman** » 11 Jun 2012, 10:54

xoxoxo wrote:Brooklyn Papers today reports that A.L Coluccio to open in August at 86 St and 3 Ave

http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/35 ... 08_bk.html

by **VirginiaDave** » 11 Jun 2012, 13:34

xoxoxo wrote:Brooklyn Papers today reports that A.L Coluccio to open in August at 86 St and 3 Ave

http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/35 ... 08_bk.html

Cool, the chef from Owls Head is going to make some items for the place.

by **Tara** » 11 Jun 2012, 19:59

I hear that the old Huckleberry's/Uncle Bucks is not going to be a burger place after all, but an affordable large portion Italian spot akin to Lidia Bastianich's "Becco" in Manhattan.

by **VirginiaDave** » 11 Jun 2012, 20:28

Tara wrote:I hear that the old Huckleberry's/Uncle Bucks is not going to be a burger place after all, but an affordable large portion Italian spot akin to Lidia Bastianich's "Becco" in Manhattan.

I heard Italian too.

by **maggies** » 12 Jun 2012, 09:46

Italian eateries in BR are going to become the new nail salon joke.

by **maggies** » 12 Jun 2012, 09:47

naked rev. trish wrote:As much as no one wants to hear about another nail salon in the Ridge -- Latoue Nail on 82nd and 3rd rocks. Slightly higher than Mimi's but drop dead gorgeous and they do some nice work.

On your comments (I believe it was you) I went to Pink & White and loved it. Now I'll try this place. Thanks!

by **naked rev. trish** » 12 Jun 2012, 10:06

very quiet -- lacking the hustle and bustle of P&W, which is good when you need it. But don't think for one minute I'm leaving P&W -- it's just nice to have a quiet and comparable alternative closer to home and open Sundays.

by **maggies** » 12 Jun 2012, 10:33

naked rev. trish wrote:very quiet -- lacking the hustle and bustle of P&W, which is good when you need it. But don't think for one minute I'm leaving P&W -- it's just nice to have a quiet and comparable alternative closer to home and open Sundays.

I am lucky to be able to shuffle things and get to P & W on a Thursday around 1 so it is not so bad. The young lady gave me a neck massage for a really long time the other day. I guess that is a perk of my
being underemployed.

by **qwijibo** » 13 Jun 2012, 08:18

86er wrote:Mike's Mini Market at 95th and 3rd ave is now closed.
I never really liked them, but that block is getting depressing.

I went in for a Lotto ticket recently and the owner told me they haven't had a machine in a long time.
Bad sign.
When they take away your machine, it usually means you are financing your business with the Lotto's money.

by **VirginiaDave** » 13 Jun 2012, 16:41

qwijibo wrote:
86er wrote:Mike's Mini Market at 95th and 3rd ave is now closed.
I never really liked them, but that block is getting depressing.

I went in for a Lotto ticket recently and the owner told me they haven't had a machine in a long time.
Bad sign.
When they take away your machine, it usually means you are financing your business with the Lotto's money.

Or they sold a ticket to someone under age. That's what happened to a bodega on 3rd between 76th and 77th. They have it back now.

by **86er** » 14 Jun 2012, 13:34

Looks like a new printing spot has opened up on the Mezzanine level at the 95th St stop of the R (at the 5th Ave and 95th St entrance).

There's a been a lot of turnover here recently (bodegas, internet cafe etc...), this place looks the most promising.
Then again, STAPLES is literally, one block away.

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