Wilfrid Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Le Garage in Bushwick, last service 12/17. Nice little family place; I had some good food there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 That's really too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) I didn't even know Zod Arifai had a restaurant on 8th St. in Manhattan until I read it was closing. Edited January 13 by Sneakeater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Sorry can't help myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I am bummed that Lalo's Seafood Shack is closing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethG Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Head cheese champion Morscher’s Pork Store. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) If I remember right, @SethG, years ago you and your cat decided you preferred Muncan's. That's one of the few things keeping me going through this trying time. (The other main thing being that Ridgewood Pork Store is closer to my new apartment anyway.) Edited January 28 by Sneakeater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING. FOUR DAYS BEFORE I MOVE TO RIDGEWOOD. JESUS CHRIST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethG Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/28/2024 at 11:57 AM, Sneakeater said: If I remember right, @SethG, years ago you and your cat decided you preferred Muncan's. That's one of the few things keeping me going through this trying time. (The other main thing being that Ridgewood Pork Store is closer to my new apartment anyway.) IIRC, Morscher’s won Battle: Head Cheese but Muncan’s remained the overall favorite, for the variety, but also because that duck (or goose, in season) pastrami inevitably tilts everything in their favor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Goose pastrami! I'm fucking THERE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 On 1/29/2024 at 8:29 PM, Sneakeater said: Goose pastrami! I'm fucking THERE! I told you Muncan is still a saving grace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethG Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) On 1/29/2024 at 8:29 PM, Sneakeater said: Goose pastrami! I'm fucking THERE! The goose they only make during a particular season or for a particular holiday, I can’t remember which/when. But the year-round duck version ain’t nothing to sleep on. Edited February 3 by SethG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 The entire Market Line doneski. I’m most concerned about Ends Meats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 Quote Owners blamed the lack of foot traffic at the food hall Upstairs, you can hardly squeeze through the crowds (I admit I am usually there on Saturday or Sunday, maybe it's empty early in the week). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 12 minutes ago, Wilfrid said: Upstairs, you can hardly squeeze through the crowds (I admit I am usually there on Saturday or Sunday, maybe it's empty early in the week). It's certainly quieter during the early part of the week, but never dead like downstairs often was/is. Not that there hasn't been some turnover upstairs either, but I think that was to be expected. You'd certainly think Nom Wah and Veselka and Burgers and Ippudo would draw some people, but no... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plattetude Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 +1 on Ends Meat. Damn. Also Grand Delancey... waaaaaaah. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 I wonder what else can be done with that space. Put more market vendors down there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 It's very odd because I would say that the number of food halls in the city has steadily increased over the last few years. There must be a demand. The Tin Building seems to be doing alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orik Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Compare how Dickson's (and all of Chelsea Market downstairs) did coming out of covid - could easily have met the same ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 16 minutes ago, Orik said: Compare how Dickson's (and all of Chelsea Market downstairs) did coming out of covid - could easily have met the same ends. I think Chelsea Market is a much larger tourist draw, with the building it's in and with its location. Let's fact it: Essex and Delancey, or god forbid Broome and Norfolk, is not exactly 9th Avenue and one block away from 14th Street. Chelsea Market had also been well-established when covid hit; the market line basically opened and then god covided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I am very sad to be losing Gouie and Essex Pearl. And People's Wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I should have gone there at least once, but haven't been to a food hall in about 5-6 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 5 hours ago, backyardchef said: I should have gone there at least once, but haven't been to a food hall in about 5-6 years. It’s still there; the good stuff is just upstairs and it’s called Essex Market. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Bonner Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 The midtown urbanspaces are also dying. And the issue is once the traffic starts to decline it just accelerates the process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 3 hours ago, Anthony Bonner said: The midtown urbanspaces are also dying. And the issue is once the traffic starts to decline it just accelerates the process Tell us about it. San Francisco's downtown (Financial District and Union Square) is a wasteland since "work from home" drained the offices and online shopping sapped retail foot traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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