I walked by this morning, there are notices in the windows of both
the Bar and the dining room next door that they have been closed
by the Board of Health.
Livetotravel Rent Stabilized
Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 1630 Location: A block from the Park
Thu Aug 30, 07 1:01 pm EST
that location has a certain pox on it - I think we should put it on Death Watch. _________________ But that's impossible.
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 17 Location: Park Slope
Thu Aug 30, 07 2:59 pm EST
Many of the finest restaurants in Brooklyn and the city in general have been closed by this department.
That's not to say there haven't been problems at the BBB, but they'll reopen soon. _________________ Charles
Mookie Wilson Regular
Joined: 18 Aug 2007 Posts: 131
Thu Aug 30, 07 5:58 pm EST
worst. service. ever.
Mookie Wilson Regular
Joined: 18 Aug 2007 Posts: 131
Thu Aug 30, 07 5:59 pm EST
but i thought the burger was good.
Drea Newbie
Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 48
Thu Aug 30, 07 7:40 pm EST
I truly love this place, contrary to everyone else here, lol.
ParkslopeCynic Newbie
Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 17
Thu Aug 30, 07 8:05 pm EST
I agree, food stinks.
Flexichick Windsor Terrorist
Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 9623
Thu Aug 30, 07 8:26 pm EST
Drea wrote:
I truly love this place, contrary to everyone else here, lol.
I've never been, but seems you might be the only one who likes it....so, why do you like it? food? service? location? price? all of the above?
I'd love to see a great bar/restaurant there. It's so convenient.
Drea Newbie
Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 48
Thu Aug 30, 07 9:57 pm EST
I think it's a little too pricey, for what you get-but I like the veggie burgers, and the apple martinis are huge. I know they're 9 dollars, but I'm a lightweight-so a big $9 martini, and I'm feeling good, lol.
I never had any problems with the service, but then again, I might have gotten too drunk to notice any real problems.
brooklynpotter ceramme ceramma danna
Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 3996 Location: near the square that's a circle
Thu Aug 30, 07 9:58 pm EST
i liked the burger ok, but it wasn't like the burger at 12th street.
oddly/curiously, they had a sauvignon blanc from a vineyard in brooklyn... huh? _________________ what would you tell me, if i could hear you speaking?--t.r.
Flexichick Windsor Terrorist
Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 9623
Thu Aug 30, 07 10:29 pm EST
Drea wrote:
I think it's a little too pricey, for what you get-but I like the veggie burgers, and the apple martinis are huge. I know they're 9 dollars, but I'm a lightweight-so a big $9 martini, and I'm feeling good, lol.
I never had any problems with the service, but then again, I might have gotten too drunk to notice any real problems.
anybody like this place when they're not drunk?
ljnd "Anonymous Guest"
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 416
Thu Aug 30, 07 11:40 pm EST
My kids and I enjoyed it, the one night we were there. But my little one (who is 9) was just after a milkshake in a GIANT FISHBOWL - the burgers were secondary to her. I was too caught up in her delight at the mutant milkshake to have an objective opinion.
steve Cylon
Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 1263
Fri Aug 31, 07 7:59 am EST
brooklynpotter wrote:
i liked the burger ok, but it wasn't like the burger at 12th street.
oddly/curiously, they had a sauvignon blanc from a vineyard in brooklyn... huh?
There's a vineyard in Brooklyn? Do you have any more information on this? _________________ For The Love Of Paris, Don't Go To The Lounge!
brooklynpotter ceramme ceramma danna
Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 3996 Location: near the square that's a circle
Fri Aug 31, 07 8:10 am EST
that's all i know. they offered it, i drank it. it wasn't half bad. i know nothing more. _________________ what would you tell me, if i could hear you speaking?--t.r.
willregistersoon Local
Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 268
Fri Aug 31, 07 10:12 am EST
I tried this place a few weeks ago for the first time. Sat at the bar and had a burger, fries and a beer. The burger was blah. Unevenly and overcooked, and just not that tasty. For a place called the Brooklyn Burger Bar I'd expect the burgers to be amazing.
Believe it or not, Grand Canyon diner on 7th makes a damn amazing burger. I may even put *gasp* above Bonnie's! Granted one is a griddle burger and the other is flame, but the ones from the diner are just so damn big and juicy. Other good ones are 12th St B&G, Johnnie Macks, and another suprise - Sante Fe Grill.
What I would like to see is a place selling White Castle-style sliders somewhere on the hood. For some reason I feel less guilty eating 4 tiny burgers than one giant one.
Drea Newbie
Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 48
Fri Aug 31, 07 7:47 pm EST
oh man, I remember eating White Castle. I could eat like, 1000 bags in a sitting, lol.
Suddenly, I want to sit and watch Harold and Kumar go to White Castle...
dw438 "Anonymous Guest"
Joined: 03 Jan 2006 Posts: 496
Fri Aug 31, 07 9:12 pm EST
Drea wrote:
oh man, I remember eating White Castle. I could eat like, 1000 bags in a sitting, lol.
Suddenly, I want to sit and watch Harold and Kumar go to White Castle...
yeah all you have to do is to go down to 4th avenue in the mid-20's; or atlantic avenue a bit east of washington ave.
there you can get those slyders.
also come in handy if you're kind of stoppered up.
veets "Way Too Incestial"
Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 2248
Fri Aug 31, 07 11:01 pm EST
Ouch!! The last time I ate at White Castle was about 8 years ago. I remember how long because I got so sick after the meal that is "stuck with me" or rather it didn't. I think gastrological comfort with White Castle has to do with age... if you are young (read that below 35) then endulge and enjoy.. I fear you will reach a point where the stomach just can't deal with it. Do the Nasty while ya can.
As far as the B Bar goes... time to re- state that I am related to "Charles" who is playing and booking the JAZZ at the place so I don't sound like a sencond generation shill..... The food is "ok" and on Thurs and Sat Nights the music is terrific!!
My bet is that it will be opened before next Thursday when the music happens. Come by and have a drink and listen to some Jazz!!
brooklynpotter ceramme ceramma danna
Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 3996 Location: near the square that's a circle
Sat Sep 01, 07 10:41 am EST
veets, last time i ate white castle i was sick for 6 months. i think it gave me a parasite.
and it wasn't about being over 35, i was about 23 when this happened. _________________ what would you tell me, if i could hear you speaking?--t.r.
Nuclear Redaction Regular
Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 128 Location: Between the sofa and the cat
Sat Sep 01, 07 11:28 pm EST
I walked by the Burger Bar today and it looked like they had pulled a bunch of the big pieces of kitchen equipment (grill, grease traps, etc.) out onto the sidewalk. That must have been some health inspection. _________________ To have ambition was my ambition -- Gof4
cizinka Newbie
Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Posts: 17
Tue Sep 04, 07 10:17 pm EST
scary. i ate at brooklyn burger about a wk ago. and i thought it was good, except i got these nasty fries the waiter recommended - with pesto. and i didn't touch those. but the burger was good.
what happens to the people who worked there? apparently this has happened more than once? _________________ this is the very essence of art: first to perceive, and then to publish news from that nowhere of the world from which all things flow and to which all things return.
claude bragdon
veets "Way Too Incestial"
Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 2248
Tue Sep 04, 07 10:42 pm EST
Very likely the place will re-open tomorrow.. Unlike some other places in the Hood.. these closings are dealt with by quickly complying with what is required and a quick re-visit from the inspector.
When the Restaurant re-opens.. try the sweet Potatoe fries.. which are very good.
new2hood ...but not so much
Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Posts: 774
Wed Sep 05, 07 7:20 am EST
oddly/curiously, they had a sauvignon blanc from a vineyard in brooklyn... huh?
There is a winery that has (or will have, I'm not sure) in W'burg....
20 Broadway Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
917-439-6592
Long Island: 631-236-7278
Owners: Greg Sandor & Paul Wegimont
Winemaker: Eric Fry
Established: 2001
www.bridgevineyards.com
I saw word of it when I was in the north fork this summer
simian_sam Regular
Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 59
Wed Sep 05, 07 11:23 am EST
My question is: why is Brooklyn Burger Bar suspiciously absent from the rankings on the Health Dept's website??
veets "Way Too Incestial"
Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 2248
Wed Sep 05, 07 1:24 pm EST
Simian Sam.. If you are talking about the violations cited on last week's inspection being absent it might because it went in to the Labor day weekend and govt. offices were closed for afew days. I didn't check it myself right now.. so that is only a guess.
arlette bklyn born and bred
Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 506
Wed Sep 05, 07 8:42 pm EST
Is it still closed?
Flexichick Windsor Terrorist
Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 9623
Wed Sep 05, 07 8:44 pm EST
it was when I walked by at 3pm today _________________ Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball!
veets "Way Too Incestial"
Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 2248
Wed Sep 05, 07 8:49 pm EST
Still closed..awaiting the re inspection which they seem to be ready for... perhaps tomorrow!!
TOMORROW, TOMORROW.. IT'S ONLY A DAY AWAY!
simian_sam Regular
Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 59
Wed Sep 05, 07 10:17 pm EST
veets wrote:
Simian Sam.. If you are talking about the violations cited on last week's inspection being absent it might because it went in to the Labor day weekend and govt. offices were closed for afew days. I didn't check it myself right now.. so that is only a guess.
Nope - the restaurant isn't listed on the site at all, which is especially strange since they've been closed by the health dept before.
walked by this morning, there are notices in the windows of both
the Bar and the dining room next door that they have been closed
by the Board of Health.
veets "Way Too Incestial"
Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 2248
Fri Dec 07, 07 3:08 pm EST
Well that report shows there hasn't been a report since the "Summer Debacle" so they are probably due for another inspection soon. When they had Jazz nites there in the summer I had eaten there afew times since my husband was playing there and the food was really bad, the wait staff was terrible and I can't think of one good thing to say. The smaller section that was Minnow is not part of BB any more but nothing has opened in the space yet.
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