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Friday, May 30, 2008

Friday Double Deathwatch: Beer Table & Burger Shoppe

We are just going to say right here and now that the next restaurant to come up with an outlandishly overpriced menu item as a way to "create buzz" and get coverage in the Daily News and Gothamist (serial followers of this junk) will be subject to automatic Deathwatch. We are making an example out of Beer Table, with its $95 bottles of beer, and Wall Street Burger Shoppe, with its ridiculous $175 burger, to show that we mean business. We're sorry, but each crossed the line. (And we're not completely insane: If either restaurant agrees to drop its menu item, we'll remove both venues from the Deathwatch immediately.) The gold flecked desserts, the foie gras cheesesteaks, and whatever else you other restaurateurs are cooking up— cease and desist. And Daily News, we are about five seconds away from Deathwatching your entire food section—how many more times will you fall for this pathetic routine?
· $95 of Beer on the Wall [NYDN]
· The $175 Burger is a haute handful for rarefied tastes [NYDN]

Monday, March 24, 2008

EaterWire: Bruce Willis Partner at Bowery Wine, Bar Q Taking Resys, Manahatta Reopened, Burger Shoppe's 3rd Floor Club, and More!

EAST VILLAGE— Bowery Wine Co., the wine bar that opens next week in the Avalon Bowery Building, has a surprising celebrity partner: Bruce Willis. "...the action star is a partner in the Bowery Wine Co., which opens to the public this weekend at 13 E. First St. 'It's upscale and loungy,' says owner Chris Sileo, formerly beverage director at The Plaza...Willis and his pals, 'Sopranos' regulars Vincent Curatola and John Ventimiglia, already christened the place at a private party last week, where the 'Die Hard' star took his place behind the bar." [NYP]

NEW YORK CITY— OpenTable just added 11 New York restaurants to their roster in the last week. The notables: Palm Court, Wakiya, and a fun preview, Bar Q. Anita Lo's new West Village Asian joint is still in plywood stages, but you can get a resy on the old OT for May 5. [EaterWire]

FINANCIAL DISTRICT— Josh Stein has some intel on future developments at Burger Shoppe: "The remaining three or four floors (they have the whole building) may or may not be developed into an exclusive club (a la Upstairs at Cipriani's, minus the D-bags) or, hopefully this one, an illegal poker room (my idea). The man who will make this happen is Greg Seider, the mixologist once from Norwood, who is just killing time until the place gets its liquor license. (It's already been approved by CB1.)" [My Memoirs]

Mannahatta Relocated, chef changes in Midtown, next>>

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Good News/Bad News: Burger Shoppe

Burger Shoppe, the three week old retro burger joint down near Wall Street was anticipated by some desperate FiDi folk as their own version of Shake Shack. Co-owned by a Pop Burger chef and decked out in formica counters and original diner floor, it had potential as a go-to neighborhood spot. Early reports hint it's no Shack, but it works as a worthy burger alternative to the other Wall St red meat joint, Zeitzeff. As usual, there is some good news and, then there is some bad news. We'll tell you the good first:

1) Good News: NYC Nosh goes to opening day, and while there was an issue with a soggy bun, overall the place is decidedly a good addition: "In spite of its opening-day jitters and occasionally hit-or-miss menu, Burger Shoppe remains a sound addition to the neighborhood. Excepting a strip of restaurants on nearby Stone Street, the area immediately surrounding Burger Shoppe is a desolate canyon of office towers, Subway sandwich shops and an occasional deli. Moreover, Burger Shoppe seems to understand the locals better than many lunch spots do–with deals like the Party Monster, an order of 100 burgers for $365 (one hour’s notice required)...at the end of the day it is difficult to beat the prices, and Burger Shoppe fulfills its promise of cheap fresh food, cooked to order." [NYC Nosh]

Down and dirty with the bad news, ahead.>>

Monday, February 25, 2008

Monday Opening Report: NY Greenwich Steak and Burger Now Open, Terroir and Burger Shoppe Getting Close

This is the Monday Opening Report, a new regular feature that will provide the precise status of venues reported as open elsewhere. As per standard operating procedure around here, your contributions are so very welcome.

Petraske's Mercury Dime, Pre-Plywood

1) East Village: The Hearth guys’ much-delayed wine bar, Terroir, of plywood fame, was listed in NYMag’s openings this week. As for the food: “Canora is reviving some of the Italian snacks he concocted at Craftbar, like his sausage-stuffed sage leaves and a signature panino of duck ham with hen-of-the-woods mushrooms and taleggio.” Status: Not Open. “Opening at the end of this week or early next week.” 413 E. 12th Street.; 646-602-1300. [NYM]

2) East Village: Sasha Petraske’s E. 5th Street project has been buzzed about for months, formerly as some Mighty Ocelot joint, a supposed beer and wine bar that was never to be (thanks to angry neighbors). According to NYMag’s Openings this week, Petraske teamed up with old friend T.J. Siegal to open The Mercury Dime, as it will be called, a coffee shop/cafe where: "Siegal plans to continue operating the café by day, with free Wi-Fi and a small menu of pastries and made-to-order sandwiches.” Status: Unknown. Listed number is out of service. 246 E. 5th Street; 212-533-3295. [NYM]

3) FiDi: The relative culinary void of Manhattan’s Financial District receives a new entry this week, (albeit just a burger joint), in the Burger Shoppe. NYMag reports on its opening with cheap eats details of: “$4 burgers, two-for-$5 hot dogs, and buttermilk-batter onion rings.” Status: Not open. Opening Friday the 29th. 30 Water Street; 212-425-1000. [NYM]

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