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Bar on Kingston Ave, between Lincoln and St John - Page 2 — Brooklynian

Bar on Kingston Ave, between Lincoln and St John

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  • clayfilms
    clayfilms
    woo hoo!!

  • nothinlikeabklyngirl
    nothinlikeabklyngirl
    And we have an awning! (Plus barstools inside, so hopefully we're close.)
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  • morralkan
    morralkan
    Just one correction: Though I should have noticed it earlier, Maxwell's is in the space that an old time bar formerly occupied. Kingston Pizza is still there, right next door to the upcoming Maxwell's.

    Perhaps this new restaurant/bar will get K.P. to renovate and update their space. It's not a great pizzeria, but it is close. When I want better pizza, almost in the nabe, I go over to Tony's, on Rutland Rd, between Rockaway Pkwy and the Sutter Ave elevated stop on the #3 train. Really good pizza and other stuff, clean, well-maintained, and a great, friendly owner and staff.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited March 2015
    On a different thread, @nothinlikeabklyngirl writes:

    And if you are worried about not having a place for hookah, Maxwell's on Kingston has a sign saying it -- and a full Spanish-American menu (Panamanian, not Mexican) -- are coming soon.

    Wait, this place isn't open yet?   

    It received is liquor lic last summer:
  • nothinlikeabklyngirl
    nothinlikeabklyngirl
    Yeah, it's open. Just the hookah and the full menu are "coming soon." They've also been advertising karaoke on Tuesday nights and lobster nights on Thursdays (free lobster with a $40 bar tab).
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited March 2015
    @newguy88 - 
    Have you or any of your friends ever had a desire to spend $40 on drinks on Kingston in exchange for a free lobster?    Would the availability of hookah assist you in deciding this is a good evening?   

    How about karaoke and hookah on a Tuesday?   What would need to be present to make that happen?

    I need Venn Diagrams!   

    Who are these people?
  • M_Pond
    M_Pond
    I was initially very excited when I heard that a bar was coming to Kingston Avenue.  I was hoping for something like NoBar or Nostrand Avenue Pub, which could serve the needs/likes of neighbors both old and new. But as more information became available, I became less and less enthused.  By the time they started advertising their karaoke and lobster, I knew that I would never step foot in there.  Now they are adding hookah to the mix?  Eww.  I guess I'll have to keep walking over to Nostrand, for now...
  • clayfilms
    clayfilms
    edited April 2015
    Finally made it to this place. Decent beers. Really warm and friendly ambiance and vibe. Super unpretentious. Affordable. Twenty somethings and older neighborhood regulars shimmying to calypso and reggae. They were also serving West Indian food (Panamanian I think) but I didn't get to try any..maybe next time. I really like this place. 
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    @Clayfilms -
    Your report leads me to believe that Maxwells is similar to the other place they run, Kelso's on Franklin.
    Also found out it's the same family that's behind Kelso, which got me incredibly excited, but he doesn't know if he'll be doing takeout yet.
    Kelso stikes me as having a loyal following of american afro-panamanians, and a growing customer base of the area's newer (often white) residents.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Panamanian

    As a result of its location, Kelso probably has not resorted to karaoke and hookah because it does not need to: It is located in an area where people seem to "naturally" eat out quite often.
  • morralkan
    morralkan
    Passed by Maxwell's this afternoon. I find the entrance rather forbidding, to tell the truth. At night, for a bar, one probably wants privacy from the street, but during daytime hours, I'm assuming the owner would expect more restaurant than bar traffic and no being able to see inside, at least a bit, does not exactly say welcome to potential customers, Hell, they don't can't even easily tell if the place is open. 
    Anyway, for the first time, I saw a sandwich board outside the place listing beers (?) on one side and today's specials on the other. No prices indicated, but I do remember seeing pork chops and cow foot (?) soup on the board. Maybe I'll actually go inside next time.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited July 2015
    My first time in Maxwell's will be July 22nd.




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  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    To RSVP for this event:   https://www.facebook.com/events/401758090012837/
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited May 2016
    CB8 recently sent a letter to NYS SLA, requesting that a renewal lic NOT be granted for Maxwell's.

    It had received noise, public urination, and loitering complaints.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    The SLA approved the permit anyway:   https://www.tran.sla.ny.gov/servlet/ApplicationServlet?pageName=com.ibm.nysla.data.publicquery.PublicQuerySuccessfulResultsPage&validated=true&serialNumber=1275074&licenseType=OP
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