August 8, 2008 at 11:33 am
· Filed under food and drink, manhattan ave.
I noticed two weekends ago - when we were all still caught up in Studio B brouhaha - that the shutters were up on the corner of Manhattan and Noble and there was lots of lovely woodwork and other activity going on. It looked like the place was actually going to open!
Which it did, on Monday:
I ate there Wednesday night. The sushi was very fresh and tasty. The prices are fair for the quality and portion. This is a marked improvement over Wasabe and probably a little better than the sushi place on Berry and 5th. Prices are competitive with both of those places.
They have a fairly extensive menu (tempura, teriyaki, etc.) which I didn’t even get a chance to explore.
The best thing is, they are open until 11:30 weeknights. 11:30! What is open that late in Greenpoint that isn’t a bar or a bodega?!
Strong recommend.
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January 4, 2008 at 11:04 am
· Filed under commerce, food and drink, manhattan ave.
1) INDIAN FOOD COMES BACK TO GREENPOINT: From the CB1 agenda for next week, we see that a Zaika of India Inc. is applying for a restaurant beer/wine license. I could be dead wrong but it would seem that L and A Italian is being succeeded by an Indian restaurant. I will be VERY happy if this is true (although still sad to have lost L and A).
2) 155 Calyer: The former home of the hapless William Taft Vegetarian Diner is now some type of design studio. Which is a fine use of the space, but gosh we (selfishly) wish it was new commerce.
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August 24, 2007 at 11:51 pm
· Filed under food and drink
We were on the B61, heading back from Court Square and the 7 after the Mets game, heading for Vinnie’s on Bedford Ave. Not because we wouldn’t rather eat somewhere in the 11222, but because - well, nothing is OPEN in the 11222 of the pizza variety.
We were crossing Nassau Ave. when I saw something out of the corner at my eye, and gestured, “Let’s get off here - I’ll take the lumps if I’m wrong.”
But I was right:
This is the spot between the banquet hall and the bodega - it’s always been a pizza joint, but it was never open particularly late. Which is a wonder, given that THREE buses and one subway all converge on that corner. Schmook’s is open until 11 Monday-Thursday, and until midnight on Saturday (and until a very generous 10pm on Sundays).
The slices are $1.50. A pie is $8.00. And delivery is free. The slices were fresh, hot and tasty. Not quite Vinnie’s, but definitely a step up from the $10 pie they offer on Tuesdays at L.A. Italian Restorante up on our end of Manhattan Ave.
Their web site is straightforward and to the point.
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