Hummus: check, Brazilian: check, next stop Italian

epiclylaterd

via http://ilovefranklinave.blogspot.com/2012/04/crown-heights-in-news-falafel-murals.html

Falafel place coming soon to the nabe. Franklin is becoming a one stop shop for everything. Keep the exciting news coming. Looks like its shaping up to be a great summer with all these businesses popping up.

Just a thought but I'm holding out for a pet store and a really nice bookstore on the ave and I would be even happier!

whynot_31

Businesses that are just now entering the area are most at risk of closure, because they are paying comparatively higher rents than businesses that opened just a few years ago.

I'll do my part by eating Falafel.

whynot_31

798A Franklin Avenue

epiclylaterd

I should add that the article says rumored, however, hopefully not too far off.

epiclylaterd

I should add that the article says rumored, however, hopefully not too far off.

whynot_31

A gyro place would work as well.

tsarina

I'm behind the gyro and falafel all the way.

whynot_31

It will be named

"Hummus Station"

http://www.nychealthratings.com/nycrestapp/restaurantlanding/3/Crown Heights/30287/

whynot_31

This place sounds like it will be vegetarian, possibly even Kosher.

hiscrownheights

dang. no lamb falafel? :study:

whynot_31

Time will tell.

Does anyone have a rumor as to when or whether this is still happening?

whynot_31

Confirmed ...it is still happening. 

capt. planet

Animal clinic coming to 753 Franklin Avenue. Stay tuned for details.

whynot_31

Construction on Hummus Station and the Pizza place is ongoing....

whynot_31

Hummus Station was granted CB8 support for a beer and wine lic in Oct.

....it will feature 22 seats, 8 of which will be stools at a bar.

whynot_31

Construction continues to move along nicely.

Dated photo of 798 Franklin:

alwayslookaround

Hummus Station is being opened by the owners of MySpaceNYC Realty. It's not MySpaceNYC renting the space to the restaurant, it is MySpaceNYC opening the restaurant on their own. Their greed knows no bounds.

If you do ever consider eating there, please realize you would be fueling MySpaceNYC's efforts as they continue to exorbitantly raise rents in this neighborhood.

Surely you can satisfy your hunger elsewhere - somewhere that wouldn't require you to swallow your own conscience with every bite.

At the very least, you should know the hand that feeds you. If you want to know more about Hummus Station and the people who will own/run it, stop into MySpaceNYC realty and talk with Guy or Rob. See what you think.

eastbloc

I trust MySpaceNYC to make good hummus.

whynot_31

Eastbloc-

Hummus is not that hard to make, but I must try anything before I know whether it is good.

So, once they open, I will either ask fellow contributors if it is any good, or spend approximately $7 of my own money to see for myself.

I predict I will be served by employee making between $7 and $10 an hour.

I predict the manager will make more than the employee, for work that is less arduous.

As a result of being owned by their operator, I predict that they will have to pay less for occupying the space than they otherwise would, but will have to cover Opportunity Costs.

While I wish everything was cheaper (including residential rents, beer and hummus), I have grudgingly accepted that "fair" is determined by the amount I and others are willing and able to pay.

As a result, I will not let others define terms like "greed", "conscience", and "exorbitant". I will define these for myself, just as others define them for themselves.

If the hummus and beer are good, I'll be a regular.

chloeroyale

Sorry why not if its owned by my space I won't go.

whynot_31

You don't have to be sorry.

I suspect that much of the neighborhood won't go because they don't like hummus, and/or don't think it is worth the price asked.

The Hummus Station merely needs ENOUGH customers who do patronize it.

the invisible lines

Hmm, it was somehow lost on me that this was to be owned and operated by MyspaceNYC. I still want to try some new Mediterranean, but unless it's mind-blowing, I'll probably avoid it. Boo.

whynot_31

I find it weird that a MySpace employee (or a few of them) will actually operate a Hummus restaurant for any length of time.

It seems more logical that MySpace would buy a commercial property and then rent it out, OR launch a business that it would then sell or rent to a proprieter for a profit.

My sense is that prospective proprieters would be willing to pay a premium for a soon-to-open business with an approved kitchen and alc lic.

If it has recently opened and can show an expanding customer base, that sounds even better.

Hell, if I was a real estate employee, I would be willing to run a Falafel place for a couple of months just for variety ...I wouldn't "demand" a large portion of the profit that would be earned my employer from flipping it to a new owner.

BTW, here's the link to the pizza place that will go into the adjacent storefront: http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/topic/slice-pizza-place-coming-to-franklin-and-ep#post-762872

I don't know if MySpace is involved in the pizza place in anyway.

whynot_31

Bump. Anyone have any updates?

whynot_31

May 5, 2013: The Hummus Station (798A Franklin Avenue) is rumored to be opening within a week a two of its adjacent neighbor (the was to be a pizza place, but now becoming a Yogurt Place).

The Yogurt Place now has a banner that says "Coming Soon".

whynot_31

Hummus Station was recommended for a beer and wine lic by CB8.

A little digging indicates, yup, they have filed for a beer and wine lic. As of today, May 11, 2013, it is presently in "pending" status.

http://www.trans.abc.state.ny.us/servlet/ApplicationServlet?pageName=com.ibm.nysla.data.publicquery.PublicQuerySuccessfulResultsPage&validated=true&serialNumber=1269358&licenseType=RW

The following people are named as applicants:

COHEN, SHAY

KOZAK, MORTY

ROTHSTEIN, JACOB

BENJAMIN, MOSHE

HOCHMAN, GUY

Hummus Station is rumored to be opening after Yogumoo.

whynot_31

On May 21, 2013, DL wrote on another thread:

DL said:

Plus, he showed me the space under construction next door--it's going to be a vegetarian hummus restaurant and bar!

We are getting close....

whynot_31

Rumor is this place will open by June 15.

howncreights

Saw inside, it looked lovely.

whynot_31

June 12, 2013:

Thier alc lic is still in pending status.

The place next door (that was rumored to be a potential pizza place, but decided to become a frozen yogurt place) has already opened next door.

Tick, tick, tick

whynot_31

June 18: Not open yet.

BTW, for those wondering if MySpace is really going to be operating Hummus Station, I can certainly confirm that they own the web domain name:

http://whois.domaintools.com/hummusstation.com

However, the website is not yet up and running, and the alc lic is still in pending status.

So, signs point to "not quite yet"