Eton Prospect Heights (closed?)

Epic fail for both of them. That's my prediction.

The Brownstoner thread is so typical of the posters on that site. They hate any and everything and get so worked up over a lousy bar. I wish this place well and hope that is succeeds. I plan to give it a try before condemning it or predicting that it will fail.

If we're lucky, Dale Bozzio, lead singer of Missing Persons will hang out here. I'm sure that she loves golf.

And today the Back 9 Grill had the contractor's poster removed. (Can't say for sure when it disappeared, but it was definitely gone.)

Bricktop -- sounds about right.

onandon said:

I'm dreading the onslaught of arena establishments that are about to come our way. Hopefully they will avoid the typical crappy food and beer standard that surrounds just about every other stadium in the US. Though, judging by the complete lack of creativity in the name, it's going to be totally run of the mill. And will likely get enough non-neighborhood clients who come for the arena events to survive.

I'm curious to see how many arena customers will venture far into the neighborhoods for food, and I'm thinking not many. Certainly the area right around the arena will see some traffic, but not much else. At least, that's my hunch. I think most people are going to come there by the subway or LIRR, or in their cars on the BQE and quickly leave the area by the same route when the show is over.

I agree, Chekhovian. I remember some guy named Ratnerville4ever posting on this board a few years back, predicting that the imminent arrival of the arena would hinder the development of a restaurant row on Vanderbilt. Oh, what prescience that guy had!

If the naysayers were correct, there would be no obstacles to the arrival of Hooters, which, sadly, seems like it won't be joining out list of local establishments. Boo-hoo.