The Downtown Brooklyn Thread

new ramen place Chuko about to open on Vanderbilt in the space that used to be Nick's Diner. run by two guys who used to work at Morimoto. I'm excited to try it but skeptical that they apparently are setting their prices as high as Momofuku (12 bucks a bowl). Better be fucking good.

It follows that the broths will use antibiotic- and hormone-free meat, the pork will be Heritage, and scallions will apparently be brought in from Japan. As a result, the average price for a bowl of noodles will be $12, making that another first for Prospect Heights.

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went here last week, ramen was as good as momofukus i guess, which is to say pretty good but $12??????

tbf i got about two meals out of my bowl. also seems like theyre not doing takeout right now???

not in bk, but my ramen place of choice has become minca on fifth street.

ive been to minca a few times

Someone did place a few candles on the stump but the wind had blown them out.

hey, a friend is DJing at Minor Arcana tonight!

went to chuko last night, ramen was pretty good, a little bland i thought. weird that they use thin strips of pork, never seen that in ramen before. not as good as momofuko, ippudo, menkui tei, or even zuzu on 4th ave, imo.

This Saturday, Ursa Minor takes place in the un-pretentious drinking bar, Minor Arcana. It is an anything and everything goes queer-friendly party, which will feature both male and female go-go dancers and performers (and maybe some halfway in between as well.) DJ Tranz Xavier will be spinning the music; with a focus on rock, 80's retro, and some classic burlesque standards. Each month features a new theme in a fun and sexy environment, without the Manhattan attitude, and plentiful drink specials and promotions.

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Manhattitude

uh Friday; I wdn't go Sat unless I brought someone to grope.

also the Q is not running, so v diff to get to/from the area for me.

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went to chuko last night, ramen was pretty good, a little bland i thought. weird that they use thin strips of pork, never seen that in ramen before. not as good as momofuko, ippudo, menkui tei, or even zuzu on 4th ave, imo.

I think zuzu sucks but otherwise, basically otm.

it costs the same as Momofuku but smaller portions and not as good

tbf i got about two meals out of my bowl.

really? shannon and I thought the bowls were pretty small compared to momofuku or setagaya. I finished mine easily and we had apps. (gyoza was p good, freid green tomato bun just tasted like bun)

xpost - Brian Turner from FMU is DJing at that too

maybe youre just fat dave

. . . says the super double obese guy

im trying to lose weight by only eating half my ramen bowls

aiming for super obese

in other news there's going to be a brick-and-mortar place run by the guys from Kimchi Taco Truck on Lincoln Place right across Flatbush from me

are you sure its there?? they have a storefront on washington that theyve been using for storage--i see the truck out every day--and i thought they were going to be using that spot for their restaurant

opocalypse

yeah you are right max I wuz confused

KIMCHI GRILL The chef, Youngsun Lee, and his partner, Phillip Lee (no relation), will expand on the menu of the Kimchi Taco truck now that the chef, who made his name at Persimmon in the East Village, will have a proper kitchen. Bright, well-spiced Korean fare with a Mexican accent will include a kimchi quesadilla and kimchi barbecued meat burritos, which are not sold from the truck. (Late October): 766 Washington Avenue (Sterling Place), Prospect Heights, (718) 360-1839.

Saw a trailer yesterday for a new SJP movie about a weary supermom which featured many recognizable exteriors of Brooklyn Heights

lot of weary supermoms there tbf

Rick Ross performing at the Williamsburg Bank Bldg makes me lol for some reason.

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wow was wondering what they were gonna do w/that amazing room, rent it out is the answer i guess

should have the flea every day

I asked a guy I’d been out with twice before to go to a concert at Prospect Park with a group of my friends. He accepted the invitation and asked me to have dinner at his place first in Crown Heights, which is a mighty rapey neighborhood for a girl from the West Village. I was proud of myself for trucking all the way out there alone, but I started to get angry during the walk from the train that he had no regard for my safety. As we entered our second hour of waiting for his friend to prepare dinner, I mentioned that we were late for the concert, and he said, “you should just go by yourself.” A trip to the ghetto left me hungry and dateless.

http://thoughtcatalog.com/2011/my-dating-hall-of-shame/

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I though they've been using that space for events since the building was converted.

they have but i thought maybe like 'a thing' would eventually go in there

did u guys know that anthony mackie owns a bar on nostrand

apparently he built the thing himself

tell me more

rendezvous

downlow

http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2011/07/anthony_mackie_will_personally.html

Pastrami?
Pastrami! Yes! I just discovered it. I’m from New Orleans, we don’t have that there! You love it, too?

I’m a Jew from New York. Of course I love it.
Well, I guess I’m a Jew from New Orleans now because, damn!

What makes your place so different from that?
For one, I’m the bartender and I’m the chef. I’m going to be bartending every night for the next week and a half, and then ongoing from there. I would make Tom Cruise very jealous. Cocktail, Top Gun, all those early movies from when he was a cool dude, he inspired me!

lol

saying brooklyn has better food than italy and new orleans is pretty o_0

give the guy a break he just discovered pastrami

it has more types of good food

this is a good natured type of guy here

yeah i want to go to his bar now, ill bring a pastrami

otm

hope he does this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZsiY9S4WpI

After two months I've come to the conclusion that I do not really like living in my area of Williamsburg. I mean I'd like it if I was single and five years younger, but it doesn't really have much to offer me now other than good italian delis/butchers.

Yeah. I've been going to my studio over there and am dying to find places to get a quick cheap bite that isn't PIZZA!

you live near lorimer/graham/metro. ave, hurting? there are some good restaurant in wburg.

Yeah a bit east of graham. There are a few good places to eat for sure -- Il Passatore is good, and I thought Mesa Coyoacan was decent. Also liked Le Baricou a lot. Feel like the neighborhood is kind of dominated by single twenty-somethings and bars though, and where I live is kind of ugly. I suppose I am spoiled by living at heavily subsidized prices in Brooklyn Heights.