The Downtown Brooklyn Thread

me neither!

I don't know for sure that Sorrel closed but the person that first recommended it to us, we saw her two weeks ago and she said "I heard it closed"

we meant to walk by and check it out but haven't done it yet

check out this menu and see what you think
http://www.alchemybrooklyn.com/

I think I had the hangar steak last time

You guys Flatbush Farm is apparently really good, too -- some of my Bklyn foodie friends eat there semi-regularly.

Sort of far from Bell, though, I guess.

al di la!

i went there once .... it's okay.

Al Di La in park slope is v. good but I don't know how much money you're looking to spend

xpost!

the "just ok" was about flatbush farm

That was goign to be my next suggestion, Lauren! My upstairs neighbor used to work at Al di la.

yah flatbush farm is good yer mom will like it

http://www.rosewaterrestaurant.com/menudinner.html - see late summer market menu

hmm the alchemy menu sounds a little pubby.
flatbush farm is at 6th ave and st. marks? that's not too far!

it's high-end pubby but flatbush farm is a better suggestion

so al di la is pretty pricey?

http://www.aldilatrattoria.com/

probably not that much more than FF depending what you get

i think the mains top out around $22, with pasta more like mid/upper teens...?

yeah it's not so bad. now that I think about it our bill was high mostly because of wine and dessert. I've only been once.

i feel like al di la will be so crowded friday night...i may try it if we are shot down on sorrel and flatbush farm though!

related: is there a single good thai restaurant in park slope?

JOY

kind of a trendy room (often has a dj playing Brazilian lounge chillout beatz) but real spacious and serves good cheap Americanized thai. as in, I would never get the pad thai at Sripraphai but at Joy it's super tasty

oops I mean SONG thai

Joy is in Carrol Gardens, same owners

there are many good restaurants of 5th ave

is there a single good thai restaurant in park slope?

how's Long Tan?

thai sky, thai cafe, and some other one were all not so memorable. i like joya in cg tho.

yes Song is by the Joya peoples

I was getting mixed up w/ the Indian restaurant Joy on Flatbush

Lemongrass = also not very memorable

lemongrass is a chain, right?

Mmmm Joy Indian make Laurel happy.

Oh shit now I want a korma.

you ppl have money left over for records after all the fine dining?

morbs, i ate a can of chickpeas for dinner last night. i just like to fantasize.

Joy is the indian place on Flatbush, Joya is the terrible thai place on Court.

The pad thai at Sripraphai is really good.

lemongrass is a local chain, i think. in any case, it's not good. we went to arunee (in qns) over the weekend, and i'm going to be "controversial" and say that it was as good as anything i've had at sri.

I've heard good things about it and been meaning to check it out. There's always debate about that place, Zabb and SPP. Nothing beats the duck salad at Zabb, even at Zabb City, the one on 13th st btw 2nd and 3rd.

The pad thai at Sripraphai is really good.

I wasn't comparing them quality-wise, there's no comparison. I would just never get pad thai at Sri b/c they have so much more interesting stuff

i've never had the pad thai at sripraphai, but the broad noodle dishes are underwhelming. arunee is in jackson heights, right? i think i've been there. and zabb too. queens has ruined me for all other thai food (except maybe, like, in thailand. i guess.)

is zabb city related to queens zabb?

Yeah, same people.

Zabb City menu is simplified, better translated and probably more expensive though!

arunee is in jh, yes. on 79th.

i need to convince the zabbs to open a place on franklin avenue. there are so many empty storefronts and more yuppies every day.

or on manhattan ave. there are like 6 thai places around us, and they're all lousy.

i just called sorrel; not closed, btw.

The good thing about moving into Brooklyn Heights studio is being in walking distance to work. The bad thing is that Pace has a dorm across the street. The good thing is that my window doesn't face the street. The other good thing is that the Coen Bros., Brad Pitt, George Clooney movie is taping in the nabe this week.

sorrel was "just ok". i guess i should have had lower expectations for a $25 prix fixe but i thought they were somehow associated with 360 in red hook who do a way, way way better job.

"did"...I think 360 is gone.

Yup, 360 is gone. The chef/owner decided he had enough, which is too bad because I never made it there.

Clooney got in a motorcycle accident in Jersey last night, so it looks like he maybe won't be filming in the nabe next week. Boo!

do you work for Page 6 or something?

I went to 360 once, it was good.

hi aaron!!

Heya Lauren!! Are you still at the same phone #? I owe you a phone call.

And yes I gotta go write some blind items now. WHICH LANKY CELEB WAS SEEN CANOODLING WITH A MUCH, MUCH OLDER MAN LAST NIGHT AT BUTTER??? (hint: it was one of the Olsen twins)

Hay guise when does the Red Hook Fairway close on Sundays?