657 Washington (near Bergen) would like to become a diner, with alcohol

whynot_31

Meme’s Diner LLC, 657 Washington Avenue 

Full liquor license is going to be requested.  

If all goes well, they will get use a backyard.

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A little more on this here: 

https://commercialobserver.com/2016/09/new-diner-coming-to-washington-avenue-in-prospect-heights/

Vanderbilly

From the owner:

On Washington Avenue, “the only other restaurant of note is Tom’s…, but it’s far enough way they won’t hinder each other,” 

I'm sure the owners will eventually find this thread.  If you are them, the following might be hard to read: There are Brooklyn Heat Map destinations up and down Washington, and Tom's is not one of them.  I hope, for your guys' sake, being the only eatery on the block isn't your top asset.   Bring your A-game, hire designers, and make the food write-up worthy, and you'll stick around.   

whynot_31

"Come February, Prospect Heights and Crown Heights residents will have another diner on Washington Avenue besides Tom’s Restaurant to frequent for Sunday brunch.

Meme’s Diner will be opening then in a vacant space at 657 Washington Avenuenear St. Marks Avenue on the border of both neighborhoods. The eatery has leased 800 square feet on the ground floor with eventual seating in a 350-square-foot private backyard, Commercial Observer has learned. Meme’s also has taken nearly 1,000 square feet in the basement for storage.

The new lease is for 10 years, according to Suzuki Capital’s Colby Swartz, who represented the tenant, Bill Clark, the owner of Meme’s Diner, along with colleagues Dino Mouzakitis, Thomas Li and Sebastien Lindenmayer. The asking rent, Swartz said, was $60 per square foot."