A new restaurant takes over 606 Vanderbilt: Wilderness Group LLC

whynot_31 · August 2015

Readers may recall that a few months ago, 606 Vanderbilt called it quits and the site was listed for lease: http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/45316/3-years-later-606-r-d-on-vanderbilt-calls-it-quits/p1

Trusted posted @msbunnyslippers then wrote:

I walked by yesterday and there was construction going on and a notice about the new owner applying for a liquor license so maybe it won't be an empty storefront for much longer.

Today I learned, "yup. A new entity has begun the process of obtaining a full alcohol lic. It is known as Wilderness Group LLC"

dac545 · August 2015

This place sounds like they should be saving tiny owls from loggers..

whynot_31 · August 2015

They may choose a completely different name to do business under.

One gets to have as much fun naming their LLC as they choose.

It is like a choosing the have Snoopy tattooed in a private place: only those who already know you are likely to see it.

zackola · August 2015

Excellent! Hopefully they'll get that great garden area open before winter!

whynot_31 · October 2015

History has shown that they will open soon after they get their liquor lic.

They have now applied for it, and stalkers can watch it here:
https://www.tran.sla.ny.gov/servlet/ApplicationServlet?pageName=com.ibm.nysla.data.publicquery.PublicQuerySuccessfulResultsPage&validated=true&serialNumber=1289327&licenseType=OP

msbunnyslippers · May 2016

Today it looked like they might be having a private event in the backyard and the painted sign on the window said "Faun". Guess one does find fauns in the Wilderness.

booklaw · May 2016

From Craigslist: "Faun is a soon-to-open new restaurant in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. We will be hand-making the vast majority of the menu from scratch in-house - even sourcing some botanicals from our onsite garden. The regional starting point for our food and wine menu is Northern Italy, and we will explore outward from there. The space is intimate and beautiful and we have a locally revered chef in the open kitchen. We can seat ~44 inside, including a 10-seat bar, with an additional 35 in the rear patio/garden area. "

whynot_31 · May 2016

Alc permit still in pending status, but they may be anticipating it soon.

https://www.tran.sla.ny.gov/servlet/ApplicationServlet?pageName=com.ibm.nysla.data.publicquery.PublicQuerySuccessfulResultsPage&validated=true&serialNumber=1289327&licenseType=OP

whynot_31 · July 2016

^Alc permit granted 7/14/2016.^

Opening is now immenent

http://faun.nyc

employees being sought:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/fbh/5684447948.html

whynot_31 · July 2016

I find it sort of interesting that they are going to decline tips, and have built service into their menu prices.

http://faun.nyc/about/

whynot_31 · August 2016

Now open.

Here is some first press:

FAUN A neighborhood charmer, to be sure, but this airy, polished storefront with a long bar and seating in a lushly planted garden may well attract a wider audience. It’s about the chef, Brian Leth, who was at Vinegar Hill House for four years. David Stockwell, who owns the restaurant with Carla Swickerath, said the name was meant to reflect a certain mythic playfulness. Though many dishes on the Italian-accented menu seem familiar, they often veer into quirky new directions and showcase uncommon ingredients. A soft shell crab is parked on a Caesar-style salad, bone marrow lurks in the ravioli, and there are offerings like tongue, Spanish mackerel, tripe, cockscombs, veal short ribs and lamb neck. The restaurant takes reservations but not tips: 606 Vanderbilt Avenue (St. Marks Avenue), Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, 718-576-6120, faun.nyc.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/dining/faun-restaurant-news.html

goodprospect · August 2016

what we need is a decent, affordable basic diner on Vandy - not another precious fancy restaurant. I give this one a year.

tacologic · August 2016

goodprospect said:

what we need is a decent, affordable basic diner on Vandy - not another precious fancy restaurant. I give this one a year.

I'll take the over.

ehgee · August 2016

Tom's ain't all that far away and does a fine job. Except it's not 24hr.

But a diner is a pretty low-margin business, which isn't the easiest thing to make work at the rents around Brooklyn these days.

crownheightster · August 2016

We used to have The Usual.

ehgee · August 2016

That started 10 years ago, correct? My understanding is that the rents today are in a whole 'nother universe.

dac545 · August 2016

crownheightster said:

We used to have The Usual.

Was just about to say the same thing

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Hendi · August 2016

Someone tried opening one on Flatbush in the space that now houses Gran Castillo de Jagua, it didn't last, and that was in a higher traffic location than Vanderbilt. Haven't heard much buzz about this place (nothing on the level that accompanied the first few weeks of Olmstead), but I'll wager this place is successful.

yikesart · October 2016

Finally got around to eating at FAUN at 606 Vanderbilt Avenue this week. While not cheap, it certainly has affordable items on the well-thought-out menu. And the food is spectacular (in a sublime way...) The staff is about the best working on Vanderbilt Ave and the setting and ambience comfortable and beautifully designed. (I hear one partner is an architect and it shows.) Warm greeting when you enter, and pleasant thank you as you leave. A real gem in our ragged little community. It looked like the people in the garden were having a delightful time even tho it was a chilly night.

A new restaurant takes over 606 Vanderbilt: Wilderness Group LLC

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