Cheryl's Global Soul Food Opening - yay!!!!!!!

Breuckelen wrote: [quote=Anotherdayinbkln]only restaurants with patios allow the dog sit while eating, but as far as running in for a quick cup to go, patrons should be able to come in for a second.

plus they have benches outside for those dog owners who want to stay and enjoy it for a sec.

there's a huge population of morning dog walkers to prospect park and its in a perfect location, these places can benefit a lot from these people.

And, as far as I can tell, the people who actually care enough about their dog to take them out every morning are taking care of the health and grooming of their dog a lot. i barely see a dog playing in the park that I wouldn't want to touch, nor an owner who is going to let their dog get mangy.

thats just my observation-- ive seen my share of fuckedup looking pitbulls in leather harnesses with their owners holding sticks and hitting them yelling "shut the fuck up dog"-- but i don't think those are the dogs that have owners stopping to get a latte on the way to the park in the morn.

Just a guess, but do you think this is Park Slope or Brooklyn Heights?

There is a good mix in this neighborhood and maybe the, "share of fuckedup looking pitbulls in leather harnesses", might end up at Cheryl's, for some good soul food. Who doesn't like a good meal? It has nothing to do with their dog.

Who doesn't like another opportunity to create a guilt addled tangent? Trifling...
Just a guess, but are you overcompensating?
Do you think this is blah, blah blah? You bourgie blah, blah, blah!
Can folks vent about the ignorant shit that goes on in the neighborhood without being attacked if it isn't impeccably phrased?

i dont know anymore about this but what i do know is, if an owner of an establishment is going to turn away my business because im walking with a smallish dog, then thats not a place im going to go in even when im without the dog. If i have to tie him to a pole for 5 minutes in a safe area, thats fine, but I'm not going to if i don't have to. When a store owner welcomes me in, then I'm going to walk on in.

I am used to seeing dogs sitting in restaurant patios, or in ladies' arms getting coffee, inside clothing stores and salons.. its not bourgie, its just dogs are an integral part of most families. And i understood this before I was a dog owner.

I think people need to stop thinking that all dogs are dirty.

I'd rather see a quiet dog laying under a table next to me than a crying, snotty nosed kid in a high chair. but thats just me.
the end.

keep your dog out of the fucking restaurant. this isn't a picnic.

young snitch wrote: keep your dog out of the fucking restaurant. this isn't a picnic.

Really man why so hostile? We're all neighbors.

it seems my usage of the f-word caused something of an emo-gency. sorry, my bad. but if you read my previous post in the voice of a cartoon dog, it's not nearly as hostile. really, try it. see?

Breuckelen wrote: I'm going to order dog...I mean chicken at my local chinese food take-out joint where the plexi-glass windows are so fogged and greased up that vegans don't realize they are getting their protein intake from roaches that crawl into the wok. yum!

I totally agreed with you Brueckelen. It puzzles me why people eat from these places. I was walking by one of these restaurants today (I am not going to say where) and the sidewalk door to the basement was opened. I guess to air out the basement. It smelled like a toilet sewer exploded down there. May be they’re not responsible, but this typifies the sanitary conditions of some of these take out restaurants.

young snitch wrote: my only real rule of thumb is that i won't eat anywhere that has bulletproof glass. if the establishment is worried their clientele is going to kill them, i doubt they're using the most stringent hygiene in food preparation.

They should allow dogs in those places so that it can seem cleaner. The only problem is when the owner isn't looking... :roll:

teddyballgame wrote: I had a sandwich at Cheryl's yesterday - awesome. Not disappointing in any way, even after I've spent most of the past few weeks eating or thinking about the muffins.

It was the Chelsea, I believe - Turkey, lettuce, cucumbers with mustard and mayo on pumpernickel bread. Pretty straightforward, I suppose, but everything was proportioned perfectly. Plus, I worked in a deli for 3 years and never even thought about putting cucumbers on a sandwich. It's a pretty excellent idea - they were crunchy and delicious.

The bread was really good, too. Really soft.

One of my friends has accused me of being in the pocket of big soul food since they gave me that free muffin. He's right, I'm sure I'm quite biased, especially considering how eagerly I awaited someplace to get coffee and breakfast that was between my apartment and the 2 train, but honestly, the sandwich was really f#@king good.

Just curious... where there dogs running around the place? Was it like a dog park with little surprises everywhere.

Actually, they've gone beyond dogs, and they're now welcoming animals of all kinds. The big baboon by the light of the moon was combing his auburn hair, etc. Remember that scene in Ace Ventura when he yells, "come to me, my jungle friends?" It's like that, except at Cheryl's they never did find Roger Padactor's murderer.

I think this topic has gotten entirely too far away from what should be the focus: how f#$king delicious those muffins are. I've been to the place about 5 times by now (the f$#king delicious muffins are rather addictive) and I've yet to see an animal of any sort.

Idlewild wrote: You obviously haven't been to the Popey's on Empire Blvd and Flatbush. The combination of the smell of fear and fumes of bulletproof glass give their fried chicken and biscuits quite a unique essence of flavor and excitement.

I'm sure that will make one, work up a serious appetite, considering that it could be their last meal.

There's a sign outside now that says 'Opens For Dinner Tonight' (but I'm pretty sure I saw it open for dinner yesterday). Anyway, it's very pleasant in here; a bit pricey ($8 sandwiches for lunch, entrees in the teens) but it does have the best decor of anywhere in PH.

Very comfortable at lunchtime with a pretty solid cafe lineup (the house coffee is not bad). It is not on Joyce's level in that regard (and the scones need some work) but it is just around the corner. Definitely a nice place to pretend to write. Right now I'm getting a wobbly wireless signal from Sepia.

I'm always confused when dog owners get all up in arms about this. Live animals of any nature are not allowed in places that serve food. That applies to dogs, cats, rats, monkeys, pigs, etc. Restaurants that ask you to leave aren't being jerks, they're enforcing a law that can get them shut down. Fines for allowing animals into a restaurant can go up to several thousand dollars last I checked, so remember that when you bring little Mittens into a restaurant to get your cup of coffee you could be ruining the livelihood of the owners and employees. If you want to bring your animals into restaurants, then contact your congressmen to repeal the board of health's regulations, don't take a particular restaurant to task because they won't allow your dog in.

As a non-owner, I actually avoid places that illegally allow pets in them - if they're OK with breaking that hygiene law, how many other laws and regulations are they overlooking?

I dutifully consult the internet to learn hygiene from unfriendly message board posters.

I actually had a not-so-great experience there this weekend as well. Saturday around noonish.

The gf and I walked over all excited to try it out, saw it was counter service and sandwiches, but that was totally ok with us. Walk up and there is a small dog on a lap breathing onto the food counter. Woman and dog just sitting there, with the food being served inches from the dog. That part I didn't care for and was surprised the guy at the counter didn't say anything, but we kept an open mind. The place is cute and the menu sounded fun, so cool.

We wait and wait and wait and eventually our 2 sandwiches were brought over. Gf's bread had nuts in it and she's allergic. Deathly allergic. Wish that had been indicated on the menu. So we nicely ask if a new sandwich can be made. To their credit, they said yes and made the effort to fix. Another 10 mins go by and the sandwich comes back slathered in mayo (she had asked for no mayo) and now on what looked like untoasted wonder-bread and none of the dressing that was in the menu that made it sound good... some rosemary mustard or something.

Anyway, in a last ditch effort, I walked back and asked nicely to see if we could just get the mustard on the side, as she scraped the heaps of mayo off the wonderbread, and when they said they didn't have any, I think the patience just finally wore thin with the gf. She politely asked to pay for the drink and we wanted to leave.

Now to their credit, they were responsive to that request and didn't even charge her for the coffee I drank. And we left. But overall it was disappointing. And I can't help but think the dog issue alone is going to get them shut down if they don't keep the dogs out. Don't get me wrong... I love dogs... but not at the counter breathing on everyones meal.

I'll probably be willing to try Cheryl's again, but I will have a tough time getting the gf to try again and I think I'll give them a few months to iron out some of their starting hiccups.

Just curious, was the dog the owner's or a patron's?