Pacifico Is Open…
…and thank Bob for that! Because it seems that the cursed corner that once housed Gravy, Trout, Pacific Pizza, and most recently the dreadful Since 1963 BBQ, and Cafe Bueno is again under construction. One can only assume it will be yet another ill conceived idea ofthe management team behind the successful Pacifico, a restaurant that gives my friend stomach aches every time she eats there, but still mixes a solid margarita.
Will the next incarnation be Italian? French? Malaysian? Canadian? Mmm, poutine! One can only speculate at this time.
The real questions are will the new venture last more than 6 months? We can only hope so. I never wish for bad restaurants to close – improving is a better option for all involved. Will I try it? You know I will. Or at least I’ll think about it. I thought about trying Cafe Bueno, but I couldn’t get past the prices knowing fair well that I would probably regret it.
Will I give the new place a bad review? Not if it’s good, I won’t. I would hope that at this point the proprietors of the Corner of Smith & Pacific conglomerate of restaurants would think long & hard about the next restaurant they put in, assuming it’s still them, of course. Only time will tell.
In the mean time I will continue to enjoy the rest of Dine In Brooklyn 2010 as I make my way to Williamsburg tonight to meet a group of friends for some dinner, followed by music by Hunters, Run! at Bruar Falls on Grand Street.
Enjoy the spring weekend!
~Sam
Brooklyn Brew Shop & The Double Windsor|Giving Away Beer Kits For St. Patrick’s Day
The folks of Brooklyn Brew Shop and The Double Windsor are teaming up to test your knowledge of craft beer trivia this Sunday, March 14th for the chance to win free beer brewing kits, black and tan pouring spoons, and naturally drinking craft versions of the Black & Tan favorite. St. Patrick’s Day isn’t traditionally a gift-giving holiday, but there’s nothing untraditional about treating yourself to a few libations.
Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar
Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar
50 Henry Street
Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201
718.855.5595
www.brooklynheightswinebar.com
Wine bars are often thought to be pretentious, stuffy, and expensive. They’re often cold and employ a staff that thinks they are superior to you because they know about wine, and you’re ordering pinot noir (because you’re a big fan of Paul Giamatti), and you can’t properly pronounce Sangiovese.
My wife and I happened on the Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar in our search for dinner last night before deciding on Henry’s End. Ironically enough, the wait at Henry’s End was 45 minutes; a time probably typical for this restaurant – and what better way to solve your waiting and space issues than to open up a wine bar a few doors down from your popular restaurant? Well, that’s what they did. So the place we originally passed up was the place where we ended up having a drink and a couple small plates while waiting to sit for our meal. Read more
Henry’s End
Henry’s End Restaurant
44 Henry Street
Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201
718.834.1776
www.henrysend.com
I have found my death row meal; should I be on death row in Brooklyn; but isn’t the point of a death row meal to have anything you want from anywhere? But I digress. Henry’s End is located smack at the end of Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights just north of Cranberry Street, and mere steps from the BQE and the start of DUMBO. The closest subway stop is at Clark Street making this spot well off the popular strips of Atlantic Ave, Montague Street, or Smith Street. The area is a little bit quieter despite its proximity to the BQE…and then you step inside. Read more
Dine in Brooklyn is Here!
Hide the children and pack up the valuables, kids. Dine-In Brooklyn has arrived. In what promises to be the most current Restaurant Week on record (see what I did there?), the old standbys along with some new blood are coming to the party. Some people think of March and get excited for silly things like college hoops, or the end of a deathly cold winter, or like… a birthday if you have one in that month and get excited over those types of things. But I, my friends wait patiently for the Ides to roll around in anticipation of this special week. The other boroughs have their own restaurant week, but like most other things, Brooklyn’s is just better. (You heard me Staten Island, I’m talking to you.)
Roberta’s | Take II
Roberta’s
261 Moore Street
Brooklyn, NY 11206-3816
(718) 417-1118
www.robertaspizza.com
On a rather unassuming stretch, home to many an industrial building, behind a cloaked exterior and curtained doorway in Bushwick, lies Roberta’s. Part Wood burning oven pizza joint, part locavore’s delight, part beer garden, part radio station, part bonfire site, Totally AMAZING. Read more
Williamsburg | Barcade
Barcade
338 Union Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-302-6464
www.barcadebrooklyn.com
Barcade, a hidden treasure of Williamsburg, is a must visit for Gen-X and Gen-Y kids that grew up with arcade classics such as Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Gauntlet and 1943. I say hidden, as the bar can easily be missed from the street, with only a small, poorly lit sign to advertise its location (a better marker is the sizeable bottle cap mural that decorates the smoking area in front of the converted warehouse). Once inside Barcade, however, there are two features that are impossible to miss: dozens of old-school arcade video games and a great selection of craft beer. Read more
Nature’s Grill | Finally Open!
Nature’s Grill
138 Court Street
Brooklyn New York 11201
718.852.5100
www.naturesgrillcafe.com
After months of delays, Nature’s Grill’s Cobble Hill restaurant is finally open! They also have a restaurant on 3rd Ave in Bay Ridge.
Nature’s Grill offers a menu of fresh juices, smoothies, protein shakes, wraps, panini, hearty sandwiches, hot entrees, soup, salads, whole wheat pizza, breakfast, desserts, & lunch specials. From the looks of the menu it will take a few visits to really gauge whether or not it was worth the wait. Walking past at 4:00 today it looked relatively busy. I’ll try it first tomorrow for lunch.
If you live in the Bay Ridge area you can check them out at 7417 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11209, Between Bay Ridge Avenue and 74th Street, 718.680.6900.
~Sam
Pete’s Waterfront Ale House
Pete’s Waterfront Ale House
155 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11201-6724
(718) 522-3794
www.waterfrontalehouse.com
Walking into Pete’s Waterfront Ale House reminds me, somewhat of walking into an old Ground Round restaurant. It’s grimy. The smell of free, hot, salty popcorn permeates the air. There’s a bar to the right playing Nascar on the TV. We seated ourselves at a cramped table next to a half-wall with a ledge housing salt, pepper, four kinds of mustard, Worcestershire sauce, house BBQ sauce, & vinegar. The place may look dirty, but so did Brooklyn for many years. This is what you would call a remnant of the old republic. A relic. And if you can get past this, or even embrace it you’ll be in for a pretty decent meal. Read more
Read | Trapiche
Bon Appetit Magazine has teamed up with Trapiche wines from Argentina to bring you the Trapiche Grill Off Recipe Competition. You can read about it by clicking here, or you may enter the contest by clicking on the image at the left.
Good luck and enjoy!
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