NEW RESTAURANT in Crown Heights!

Subject: Re: Trendy Pizza Bar in Crown Heights

elatorre wrote: edgy.

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Subject: Re: Trendy Pizza Bar in Crown Heights

elatorre wrote: Totally excited! I passed by there this morning and spoke to one of the owners. The place is called Basil. They are due to open in about 2 weeks and the menu is FANTASTIC. They had a couple of promo menus available and he handed me one. This place is going to be different and edgy. I can't wait!!!!!! There is a website on the menu www.basilny.com

pro tip: when shilling your/your friend's website, wait until it has more than a splash page.

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went there yesterday

the good
-gorgeous decor
-blocks from my house
-delicious coffee
-reasonably priced menu

the shady
-the service is pretty suspect...the exec chef at one point had to come out and yell at a waiter to bring a party of seven a bottle of wine (they'd been waiting for over 10 minutes)
-i asked for a spoon for my coffee and never got it (i'm not jewish)
-they didn't pepper shakers/grinders..they brought my friend some pepper in a bowl
-they were out of sugar (for coffee)
- the hostess only talked to the Hasidic guests..but that could be b/c she knows them personally

i really enjoyed the cup of coffee at the place..i might wait until they hire more waitstaff and stock up on the basics b4 returning for an actual meal