Saje Opens at Last, and with Gorilla Coffee no less!

kenieva · February 2008

I am all for mellow atmosphere and don't mind slow as much as inefficient and incompetent people.

To me the problem with service at Saje is that there seems to be such a high turnover of waitstaff, that by the time they get it together, they are gone (or maybe they are gone because they never got it together). The only efficient person i met there was Peter, he was great, i was sad to see him go. I don't mean to disrespect th other waitstaff, honestly i don't go there too often, so there might be/have been other great people in there.

lilbangladesh · February 2008

gags2008 wrote: I told my friend, who is opening a 'health food" store on Bergen and Fifth (Park Slope) that he should open a place instead on Franklin or Washington Ave. There's almost nothing in the way of cafe or healthfood store, and I would assume the rents are half. Meanwhile the neighborhood is rapidly gentrifying (judge away) and the demand is obviously growing by the day for "trendy" places to pull up a chair.

I'm just sayin' - Park Slope is glutted with trendy lil bistros, cafes, eateries, bagelries, tapas places, etc. etc. Almost a day doesn't go by when a new one pops up. In Crown Heights there is basically Jamaican food, and other Carribean food, and almost nothing else. Maybe a Mexican restaurant, IDK. I think I saw one cafe on Washington Avenue but there was not another w/i blocks and blocks and blocks.

So my point? Nothing . . . just funny how there seems to be such excitement over a lil eatery opening on Franklin. Makes me feel validated I guess.

There are several good health food stores on Nostrand if you're willing to make the trek.

anonymous · February 2008

Subject: Saje is Dead.

kenieva wrote: I am all for mellow atmosphere and don't mind slow as much as inefficient and incompetent people.

To me the problem with service at Saje is that there seems to be such a high turnover of waitstaff, that by the time they get it together, they are gone (or maybe they are gone because they never got it together). The only efficient person i met there was Peter, he was great, i was sad to see him go. I don't mean to disrespect th other waitstaff, honestly i don't go there too often, so there might be/have been other great people in there.

I don't know about Saje anymore, it kind of lost me now. They're serving Liquor now? Just what we need, another place in the drug infested area that sells alcohol. It's losing it's grassroots touch.

Where did Nazia go? She was my favorite waitress. Is she there anymore? I do like Monet and Ashley is very very welcoming, and social . We need more staff in that store who fit the mold of those waiters. But the Owner wow she is so rude. I walked in there one day and she disrespected one of her waiters right in front of me. The Poor Guy looked real hurt. I wonder if the wait staff has plans after Saje or if they are just stuck there with their Tyrant Boss.

mr. met · February 2008

is franklin really drug-infested? i never see anything suggesting that. i mean, i see guys standing on corners, but that's about it.

serenity · March 2008

mr. met wrote: is franklin really drug-infested? i never see anything suggesting that. i mean, i see guys standing on corners, but that's about it.

well they're not standing there for their health. it's freezing cold, middle of winter, snow on the ground. 1 + 1 = dealer.

lilbangladesh · March 2008

Heh. That's how you determine who's a hooker on Lake Street in Minneapolis!

Woman in down coat standing still = hooker.
Woman in down coat walking as fast as she can to get out of the cold = probably going to visit the record store.

serenity · March 2008

lilbangladesh wrote: Heh. That's how you determine who's a hooker on Lake Street in Minneapolis!

Woman in down coat standing still = hooker.
Woman in down coat walking as fast as she can to get out of the cold = probably going to visit the record store.

lol, exactly.

p.s. - to the person who asked about nazia, i'm pretty sure she quit. so did ashley (me).

kenieva · March 2008

fyi, i just saw a sign on Saje that says that they serve beer and wine now. I thought that would make some of you happy (':D')

the only problem now is...when the heck are they open?! I walk by the place many times during the day (morning) and they are closed! Anybody knows their "schedule" (since it's not posted on the door)?

Oh, Chavella's serves beer and wine as well now...yumm!

sweet tea · March 2008

kenieva wrote: fyi, i just saw a sign on Saje that says that they serve beer and wine now. I thought that would make some of you happy (':D')

the only problem now is...when the heck are they open?! I walk by the place many times during the day (morning) and they are closed! Anybody knows their "schedule" (since it's not posted on the door)?

Oh, Chavella's serves beer and wine as well now...yumm!

good for them, bad for me

i like byob bc it's cheap -- grabbing a beer at the corner before heading to chavella's was perfect.

littleredmenace · March 2008

sweet tea wrote: [quote=kenieva]fyi, i just saw a sign on Saje that says that they serve beer and wine now. I thought that would make some of you happy (':D')

the only problem now is...when the heck are they open?! I walk by the place many times during the day (morning) and they are closed! Anybody knows their "schedule" (since it's not posted on the door)?

Oh, Chavella's serves beer and wine as well now...yumm!

good for them, bad for me

i like byob bc it's cheap -- grabbing a beer at the corner before heading to chavella's was perfect.

Yeah, I agree with you on the beer. Although I usually prefer wine, and unless I'm with someone who's willing to share a bottle with me, it's nice that I now have the option of ordering a glass. Especially if I'm dining solo, which I like to do sometimes.

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