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HELLO HEALTHY NIBBLES (formerly Caribbean Flavor) — Brooklynian

HELLO HEALTHY NIBBLES (formerly Caribbean Flavor)

clayfilms
clayfilms
edited March 2014 in Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

1. They have seats and tables.

2. Their lunch special is BANGING! Lots of food for $5.

3. A Trini, Guyanese, and Jamaican chef. (I asked) So you're getting 3 styles of West Indian Food.

Good times.

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  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Caribbean Flavor

    707 NOSTRAND AVE

    Brooklyn, NY 11216

    Phone: (718) 774 7677

  • tsarina
    tsarina

    btween sterling and park!

  • homeowner
    homeowner

    We tried it for lunch. The jerk is spicy, but not dry. The peas and rice were nicely flavored with coconut milk and the $5 lunch is almost enough for two meals. I'll definitely go back. I'd say they are one of the better places on Nostrand.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Press:

    The brand new restaurant offering Caribbean cuisine opens its doors at Brooklyn. Caribbean Flavor features Lunch Specials which includes curry, stew, seafood, vegetables, sides, chicken and pork served with fried rice or white rice or peas, etc.

    Caribbean Flavor’s breakfast menu includes dishes like Salt Fish, Fry Potato, Fry Okra, Bhagee, Fish Cake, Cassava Ball, House Special Fried Rice, Cow Heel, Veggie, etc. The restaurant serves Chow Mein, Goat Curry, Oxtail Stew, Fried Chicken, Pepper Shrimp Seafood, Bunjal Pork (curried) and much more. Caribbean Flavor is opened all the days from 7 AM- 12 AM.

    photos and quote: http://blog.whereyoueat.com/brooklyn/grand-opening-caribbean-flavor-in-crown-heights/

  • homeowner
    homeowner

    Just notice the sandwich board ad for $6 dinner special.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    My sense is that it is tough to make a profit at these price points.

    This place is going to need to sell A LOT of food to make a profit.

  • homeowner
    homeowner

    Its not that far off of the other Caribbean places and they seem to do alright :wink:

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Yes, the nearby blocks present this restaurant with lots of established competition.

    So far, he seems to be going against the competition head on. As pointed out about, his strengths are the quantity of food you get, and the ability to eat in. This may allow him to steal some customers from established places.

    ...further increasing the chances that the established places go out of business when their present lease expires, and they are faced with an increase.

    It would be interesting to see whether the overall demand for Carib Food on Nostrand is presently increasing or decreasing.

  • clayfilms
    clayfilms

    Another reason these guys win...

    Unlike all the other West Indian spots on Nostrand..they are open on Sunday. And they run that $5 lunch special on the weekends!!!

  • newguy88
    newguy88

    Ok Ok fine! I'll give them a go and post my findings.

  • ehgee
    ehgee

    Any decent vegetarian offerings? I like the sound of a $5 lunch special.

  • clayfilms
    clayfilms

    ehgee said:

    Any decent vegetarian offerings? I like the sound of a $5 lunch special.

    yep...curry channa and potato, pumpkin, cassava, ackee, spinach..lots of veggie stuff.

  • pitmama
    pitmama

    I just stopped in here for dinner on Wednesday and liked it so much that I had to go back for more on Thursday. Their food is fresh, delicious, and the price is more than right! I especially enjoyed the rice & peas with curry sauce on top + jerk chicken.

    I was talking to one of the very sweet & friendly owners, who told me that things are going pretty well, but that they are still trying to get the word out about their business. They just had new menus delivered on Monday and their daughter set up a Yelp page yesterday. So if you have eaten there and would like to show some love, here's a link to Caribbean Flavor on Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/biz/caribbean-flavor-new-york

  • newguy88
    newguy88
    And it appeared to be closed today.
  • basketballfan
    basketballfan
    Looks like they cleared out the stove and counters
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    I think the next restaurant should not try to compete with existing West Indian places, all of which may be serving a shrinking demand.
  • eastbloc
    eastbloc
    I would suggest southern Indian, which has many fans and zero representation (!) in the borough at this time.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited March 2014
    And, now we have new entity coming to the site:


    The entity seems to have been created back in January:


  • laura palmer
    laura palmer
    Healthy Nibbles...perhaps it will be similar to this vegan shop over on Flatbush? http://www.yelp.com/biz/healthy-nibbles-brooklyn
  • clayfilms
    clayfilms
    wow. oh well. so long carribbean flavor. your lunch specials were tasty while they lasted. but HELLO HEALTHY NIBBLES!! If this is the same spot from Flatbush, I'm excited :D 
  • jfinks
    jfinks
    I noticed the door open today so I walked in and asked the person inside about it and they said they will have "lots of organic dishes, juices, things like that". She said they are going to try to open by the end of the month.

    It looked quite nice on the inside.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited May 2014
    On Sunday, I noticed that windows with custom lettering declare "Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch"

    ...which made me believe that this stretch of Nostrand is about to get a venue with table service and a focus on Brunch.

    I don't believe they have put in a liquor lic application, but if they do, this could be an additional signal of the variety of dining they hope to provide. 
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited May 2014

    Photos of the Healthy Nibbles location at 305 Flatbush:


    HealthyNibbles_V1_460x285 

    ny-healthy-nibble

  • crownheightster
    crownheightster
    What a lovely store! I hope that our Healty Nibbles will be similar!
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited May 2014
    I am pleased because the owner appears to have experience running a successful restaurant.     The place on Flatbush has been open for years.

    I do not believe either of the recent venues at this location (Caribbean Flavor, Joey's Lunchbox) came to Nostrand with similar accomplishments and resources.


  • crownheightster
    crownheightster
    Two pictures from the Nostrand storefront! Looks nice so far!
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited May 2014
    To upload a photo, press the icon that looks like this: 
    imageupload


  • nothinlikeabklyngirl
    nothinlikeabklyngirl
    From DNA Info:

    "Mery Gueye runs the Flatbush Avenue wrap, salad and smoothie shop Healthy Nibbles and she's set to open a second location in Crown Heights by the end of the month.

    Gueye originally ran a frame shop on Flatbush Avenue at Prospect Place. She turned half of it into a restaurant in 2011.

    The new
    restaurant will serve many of the same things as the original Nibbles,
    with one difference: breakfast foods. The new spot has a separate
    kitchen that will allow Gueye to make pancakes, waffles and in-house
    baked goods.

    She plans to open Meme's Healthy Nibbles by May 20."

    http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140507/crown-heights/more-health-food-yoga-coming-crown-heights-may
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    Rachel at DNAInfo should give us a share of her tiny salary.
  • laura palmer
    laura palmer
    well but no - she may have used the board for inspiration, but she did her own reporting and tracked down and talked to the owner. That's already a serious cut above the reporters who used to work for Prospect Heights Patch. 
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