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Store Next to 3D's--Anyone know what's happening? — Brooklynian

Store Next to 3D's--Anyone know what's happening?

photogirl
photogirl
edited November -1 in Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

The store next to 3D's on Franklin near Sterling is being renovated. Anybody know what's going to be there? Also, looks like work is being done on a couple of stores on Park Place off Franklin across the street from the subway. Any info on that?

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  • hatemail
    hatemail

    Maybe this? Closer to EP though so I'm not sure...

    http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2011/07/franklin-ave-wine-shop-will-open-in-two-weeks/?stream=true

  • whatchuwant
    whatchuwant

    Peeked inside when I was walking by- big wood bar-type counter. Nice.

  • xlizellx
    xlizellx

    Hatemail said:

    Maybe this? Closer to EP though so I'm not sure...

    http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2011/07/franklin-ave-wine-shop-will-open-in-two-weeks/?stream=true

    Not this -- this is next to the dry-cleaners near Lincoln. Although also nice news to hear!

  • ben
    ben

    Talked to a worker there, said a restaurant and lounge. Didn't get any details on what type of food.

  • mha
    mha

    Winebar.

  • mha
    mha

    Winebar.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Supposed to open this weekend, April 9, 2012:

    http://739franklin.com/about-us/

    Sounds like a somewhat upscale bar with panni sandwiches....

    http://ilovefranklinave.blogspot.com/2012/04/739-franklin-grand-opening-this-weekend.html#comment-form

    ...has anyone heard when the former location of Chavella's on Classon will re-open?

  • epiclylaterd
    epiclylaterd

    Im pretty sure i read somewhere that all of the furniture in there is custom made. Should be cool!

  • epiclylaterd
    epiclylaterd

    Im pretty sure i read somewhere that all of the furniture in there is custom made. Should be cool!

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    I like how the bars are starting to cater toward an older audience as many of the neighborhood bar goers get older.

    ....I'm seeing quieter, more refined venues, ....not just hamburger joints with beer.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    I like how the bars are starting to cater toward an older audience as many of the neighborhood bar goers get older.

    ....I'm seeing quieter, more refined venues, ....not just hamburger joints with beer.

  • eastbloc
    eastbloc

    Then when you get really old you just drink at home, maybe even alone :)

  • eastbloc
    eastbloc

    Then when you get really old you just drink at home, maybe even alone :)

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    By then, the neighborhood will have changed into something else.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31


  • xlizellx
    xlizellx

    Went tonight. Had 4 beers - all great. Nothing on tap is the usual crap. I had two Utica apricot wheats and my husband had two different beers that were from upstate and Utah - but all interesting brews over 7%. Our tab was $22 and we could pay on card - although you need cash to tip.

    Great vibe, cool back room, nice drinks, nice staff, and they put on the Suns game on heir huge projection screen for a couple of Phoenix fans (my husband and I) . Great addition to the neighborhood!!

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    739 Franklin

    This bar seems to be doing ok, but isn't packed even on weekend nights.

    It seems to have attracted a pretty loyal following, and might meet my description of a Neighborhood Bar.

    Although they promised to serve food when they presented to CB8, they seem to have concluded that is not required by their customer base. One answers to ones customer base far more than the CB.

  • dac545
    dac545

    According to their website, they have food. The one time I had a drink there, there was a little menu on the bar, though that was about 6 months ago.

    Did you go recently and notice a lack of food?

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    I went on Sat night (11/2/2013) and had a faint memory of how people thought (hoped? feared?) this would be an upscale establishment when it first opened.

    So, I dusted off this thread and thought "not only is this not a pretentious place, it also isn't a restaurant".

    ...I did not ask for a menu, so my observation is merely that no one was eating and that its large back room was empty.

  • dac545
    dac545

    Yes, agreed that it is certainly not a "restaurant", regardless of whether there is food or not. From the Yelp reviews, it seems like people just learned their lesson not to bother eating the food here.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    http://www.yelp.com/biz/739-franklin-brooklyn?sort_by=date_desc

    Food doesn't produce profit like booze does.

    ...I do hope they are making enough $ to cover that large back room.

  • samuelcole
    samuelcole

    I really like this place, it has a real 'Cheers' vibe, every time I go I tend to get sucked a UNO match or a random open mic comedy thing. Everybody is always nice to each other, and the beer list is really good.

    They do have food, I've eaten there a couple times, and it's been ok, but yeah, it's a bar with bar food.

    Generally, I would much prefer places like this on Franklin than places like Mayfield etc.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    So far, 739 is the closest thing Franklin Avenue has to a "Neighborhood Bar".

    Washington has Half Court

    Underhill has Sepia

    Vanderbilt has Soda (?)

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