[Guest]

Is there any news about a new bar/restaurant being opened on St. John's and Franklin?

I heard it was going to be opened by the owner of Soda on Vanderbilt. Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[mr. met]

if this is true, interesting choice of location. i would've put it farther north of eastern parkway.

[xx]

That is true...the owner owns Southpaw in Park Slope (maybe Soda too).....should be a great addition

[mr. met]

nice. when is it scheduled to open?

[homeowner]

[mr. met]

yea, there's definitely more foot traffic down there, so it would make sense to put the bar there.

i guess i would put it further north on franklin because:

1. i live further north
2. it's quieter

[Capt. Planet]

[lindsay6]

any idea where this building will be? most of that block is residential or that parking garage. i'm kind of scared it could be the former fish shop on the corner next to the chinese place...if so my windows will be right over the bar and any loud noises that come out of it. urgh.

fingers crossed that it is a different location! or at least that is not too noisy on weeknights.

[TheBurgerking]

Apparently the location is 618 St. Johns. Tuesday night is a community board meeting. This sounds good.

[TheBurgerking]

The space is on the south side of St. John's close to Franklin across from the old fish place. Its a small space next to a parking area. I guess the parking area will be the outdoor space. It could be cool especially if the guys from Soda are involved. Also, I have noticed some stuff going on in the old fish place, It looks like it's used for storage but maybe a new tenant wont be far off.

[lindsay6]

ok...that's not right below me but right across the street. i guess it couldn't be too much noisier than it already is. if they have burgers as good as soda's i'll be happy

it would be nice if the fish store would become a fish store again. there is really nowhere to get seafood around the neighborhood that i've found...

[mr. met]

it would be great to have a bar at the location

any word on when it will open?

[daver]

[neene]

The community board meeting is Thursday night
Marcus Garvey Nursing Home
810 St. Marks Avenue (corner of Brooklyn Avenue)
Thursday, February 14, 2008
7:00 PM

toly (from soda) came to the dec crow hill meeting and described the place as being:
at 620 St. Johns: a small upscale restaurant/bar/European café that will serve dinner and brunch. He says it will be a low-key establishment utilizing outdoor space in the warm months

Blue Moon Fish:grand army plaza greenmarket on saturdays for SUPER fish, get there early, they are only there 7-3
i believe they attend all year round, but if you are making a special trip you might want to call Greenmarket (212-788-7476) to check during the winter months.
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[TheBurgerking]

I received a notice that the community board meeting is tonight not Thursday.

[Guest]

According to CB 8 website, the meeting is thursday:

http://www.brooklyncb8.org/calendar.htm

[neene]

i beilieve this is the confusion,
the issue was in front of this committee, not the full board:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Meeting Day: 2nd Tuesday of the Month
Time: 6:30 p.m.
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[Guest]

How was the meeting?

[alafairnadia]

so this place isn't 95 south, which is what I've been thinking from the thread title?

so confusing (but awesome) to have a katrillion new bars/restaurants in CH.
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[sneakyonstmarks]

Did not realize there was anothern thread, so there you go...Go TOLY; YOU ARE THE MAYOR OF PROSPECT HEIGHTS!!! AND SOON CROWN HEIGHTS!!
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[alafairnadia]

[Anon888]

Good news on the new bar. Franklin Park is (allegedly) set to open in two weeks!!! I walked by on Saturday, noticed two large men unloading picnic tables for their outside seating, & asked them when they were going to open. To which, they replied, "Soon... two weeks." That would translate into April 11th/12th.

Of course, we'll all believe it when we see it. Although, I didn't get close enough to look inside and judge if the place was really two weeks away from opening, from what I did see, that might not be an overestimation.

[45py7x]

It's Dakotas way here. So that's whats going in there. My daughter just moved out of that building last week to Fort Green and was wondering what they were putting in there. We couldn't figure out why the brick pillars to the driveway had a lovely new sign saying Franklin Park on it . She said she thought there had been squatters in there before.
I can't imagine how they can be open in 10 days. We looked inside and it's a bare room with no windows in place and the only thing there was a toilet.
But it would be a great location for a restaurant.

[Whatchuwant]

One more place for the CRAWL!

This place is right across the street from that HOMAGE Burger place (yes, next to the fish place), the one with the good burger, herb fries, and awesome (from what I hear) veggie burger.

This will be an interesting corner. and my tattoo joint is also right there.....hmmmm, summer's starting to become visualized.
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[TheBurgerking]

Franklin Park is a bar you would expect to see in Williamsburg. I peaked in and it looks real nice. Almost done as far as I can tell. It is not across from Homage?? Wrong street.

[Ben]

I would be very surprised it they are open in 2 weeks. The current wait for a liquor license is on the order of 6 months and they just put in their application in Dec. Maybe they will open with food but no liquor to start.

Plan b put in their application in June of last year and it still hasn't been approved. Same for the bar going into the old Utopia/PKs space on Washington and Park.

[Whatchuwant]

[Whatchuwant]

[TheBurgerking]

[45py7x]

So the room with the toilet isn't going to be the main room for the bar?? And, I guess, the main entrance will be down the driveway with the Franklin Place sign?

That could be a challenge for visibility to attract new customers.

And I hope they have a great exterminator, cause the building is crawling with cockroaches.

[kenieva]

i walked by the place today and saw a guy inside. I asked him when they were opening and he said next week. I didn't get a chance to look inside the bar, but the picnic-style tables they are putting outside look really cool. It will be an awesome place to hang out when it gets warm.

I am officially happy ''

[lindsay6]

well ,45py7x, logic dictates that the room with the toilet is probably the bathroom, not the main room

[45py7x]

If you looked at that building you would never know there was anywhere behind it that could be a bar, especially since the driveway area has been used for the dumpster and strewn garbage for the past year. Only the empty room with the toilet looked to be the only possible space for a bar, thus the conclusion that it was to be the bar area. It looked way too small for any kind of bar and, as Whatchuwant agreed, it seemed only to house a toilet.

[Ridonkulous]

One thing keeps nagging me...when they open (hopefully soon) will they already have a liquor liscence? Or just food for now?

[alafairnadia]

it looked great last night, as did the wine bar at classon & st. johns.

couldn't get a drink to save my life at 95 south.
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[Guest]

Is the wine bar on Classon and St. Johns Place open? Could you describe what you saw in greater detail, alafairnadia?

Thanks!

[Whatchuwant]

It's not open- but they are certainly moving along (Franklin Park, especially- the tables are out and what was hiding behind the cars, trucks, and dumpsters shows a large glass wall containing the main bar part). The Wine bar (need more coffee, forgetting name...) has its sign up, along with the website (wait, Sophia's???), Argh. You can't see inside though, paper on windows.
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[sweet tea]

abigail's, i think.
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[Ridonkulous]

Photos! And it's not the room with the toilet

[Ridonkulous]

Here's the link:
http://nycblog.citysearch.com/imbible/2008/04/franklin-park-1.html

[Whatchuwant]

OMG! It's gorg! Here's more from that blog:

Move over, Radegast--you're not the only shiny new beer garden in Brooklyn anymore. Introducing Franklin Park (on St. John's Pl. between Franklin and Classon), the latest in a slew of new and notable bars to set up shop in BK. This one is the brainchild of Matthew Roff, co-owner of Southpaw. In an email that was forwarded to us, Roff described his latest venture (we've bolded the salient points):

Franklin Park bar & beer garden is located in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, three blocks from the Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn Botanic Garden ... Franklin Park was a 600 sq. ft. 3-car garage with 1400 sq. ft. of outdoor space. We converted the garage to an 800 sq ft. bar boasting 12 taps and a 1200 sq. ft. outdoor patio with multiple picnic tables and other outdoor tables and accessories. A kitchen will soon follow but for now the bar is where it's at.

We're told Franklin Park is awaiting its liquor license, but barring any unforeseen problems with that the bar will supposedly open its doors "within the next two weeks." We're also promised a photo by Friday, which we'll share as soon as it arrives.

There a comment below from someone who flips out cause they're saying its in Prospect Heights when its actually in Crown. Hilarious.
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[alafairnadia]

right? stunning. I can't fuckin' wait!
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[Anon888]

And away we go! http://nycblog.citysearch.com/imbible/2008/04/franklin-park-2.html