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Cooklyn opens at 659 Vanderbilt Ave, the old Forest Floor space - Page 3 — Brooklynian

Cooklyn opens at 659 Vanderbilt Ave, the old Forest Floor space

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  • yikesart
    yikesart
    Our first lunch/brunch today at Cooklyn was terrific, beautifully cooked. Incredible staff well-trained and attentive. Happily the music/noise that threw us off in evening visits has all but gone away. People should stop being hung up on Plan B and this place. They are completely different places and personnel (tho I must say I speak with as much authority as those who question Cooklyn without having been there...I have never set foot in Plan B.) Give this place a try. It really is wonderful (I have no stake in Cooklyn other than as a neighbor and 45 year resident of the Heights.)
  • msbunnyslippers
    msbunnyslippers
    A neighbor told me they've just begun ripping up the the backyard for their outdoor seating. They've also taken over the backyard of the health food store next door so it will be a big space.

    That's going to be a lot of noise out there.
  • GojiB
    GojiB
    we have been here a couple of times over the last few months and even though we were initially really excited about this place, we have been let down both times a bit.... and a lot of it has to do with a menu - which seems a little limited, severely lacking in vegetarian friend options, healthy options or vegetables.. it's just not a balanced menu. 

    However, we did hear that once the backyard opens, it's going to be lamb and pig roasts served and that sounds interesting... will give it one more try when that does happen...
  • msbunnyslippers
    msbunnyslippers
    So I live on this street. because of my relationship with the landlord I can't publicly complain but these folks are totally not closing the backyard when they're supposed to and the noise echoes all the way over to my place.

    It's after 10:30 now and the backyard is still completely packed from what I can hear and Saturday night it sounded like they had people out there till almost 1:00. 

    Who is supposed to police this kind of stuff?
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    I'd actually start with contacting the manager of the establishment.

    But if you are in a situation where that isn't possible, I'd give CB8 a call for advice and help mediating it:    http://www.brooklyncb8.org/contact/

    If you want/need to demonstrate that this is an ongoing issue, begin calling 311 and logging those calls.     Have others do it to, so you are not dismissed as a crazy person who should live in the country.

    Then, submit a log of those calls to CB8 and/or the SLA:   https://www.tran.sla.ny.gov/JSP/complaintreg/ComplaintRegistryPage.jsp


  • msbunnyslippers
    msbunnyslippers
    Thank you! They were out until almost midnight last night (I believe they're supposed to close at 10:00) So I might have to start doing some, or all of this, very soon. 
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited February 2016

    Now closed.   It seems it was open a little more than a year.

    http://ny.eater.com/2016/2/24/11109742/cooklyn-closing


    "Prospect Heights restaurant Cooklyn has closed its doors. The restaurant's landlord, Mohmoud Widdi, confirmed that the restaurant at 659 Vanderbilt Ave. had its last night of service on Sunday, but he did not know if owner and chef Anthony Theocaropoulos —who's worked under Michael White, Masaharu Morimoto, and Mario Batali — planned on reopening or renovating. A tipster tells Eater that a completely new restaurant may be in the works for the space."

  • Bob_Loblaw
    Bob_Loblaw
    That's a shame - I really liked this place.  FWIW, we were there for dinner on Friday night and the waiter told us that they were going to be closing for a few weeks "to do some renovations." Sounds like that is not true - I wonder if he was lying or if that's what he was really told.   
  • chekhovian
    chekhovian
    edited February 2016
    An expensive meat-heavy restaurant goes out of business. I wish I could find the sympathy.
  • Hendi
    Hendi
    edited February 2016
    That's a shame, always sad to have less options in the area but I can't say I'm surprised.  I had a couple of good meals there right when they opened, but my few more recent experiences took it off my list.  I feel like they couldn't figure out what they wanted to be or what the neighborhood was interested in.  They ditched the interesting wine program and slightly more casual vibe that they opened with because it seemed like they were chasing something more upscale and hip.  But this is an area where you succeed by being a neighborhood restaurant and the whole vibe was just not welcoming at all.  I will miss those lamb buns though.
  • bkchickie
    bkchickie
    Bob_Loblaw said:
    That's a shame - I really liked this place.
    So did I.  Luckily, we got to go there several times in the last year.  I'm going to miss it.  I hope that something new, and just as good, opens in the space.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited March 2016

    I only went to this place once, because I went during the summer and they had no air conditioning.

    It didn't seem to be broken, it seem to not be installed.    ...which was odd in light of how well decorated the place appeared.

    I hope whatever entity comes into this space makes an investment in AC...


  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited March 2016

    Here comes word of the new place:   http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/46769/whats-coming-to-the-former-location-of-cooklyn-at-659-vanderbilt?new=1

    ...let's close this thread


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