Sharlene's / Mooney's

Subject: Sharlene's / Mooney's

I was walking by the old Mooney's location earlier today and saw this in the window:



Thanks for the help with the pic, Mama (8th time was the charm!).

i can't see the pic...

you need to upload the picture to flikr or one of those photo sharing sites.

So now it's called sharlene's? what kind of name is that?

thanks :-)

i believe sharlene is a bartender at commonwealth bar on 5th Avenue and is one of the people opening up this new place...

can't wait!

Cool! I love that all these new bars are opening up, although I'm still sad that Mooney's is gone.

Glad it's back as a bar, but still think it's a crappy name for a bar. This might be because I am so loyal to Mooney's (RIP)

damn I loved that bar. I miss mooney's !!

I liked Mooney's, but times change. I can't wait to give this place a try and join Mr. Meat with celebrating the opening of so many bars in Prospect Heights. It's going to be a fun summer, folks!

I'm in CG - where was Mooney's?

On Flatbush and 7th (or 8th), not far from the Q/B train

On Flatbush and 7th (or 8th), not far from the Q/B train

Mooney's needed to rip out that never used kitchen and make more lounge space. Hopefully Sharlene's will do that or at least serve food.

Mooney's needed to rip out that never used kitchen and make more lounge space. Hopefully Sharlene's will do that or at least serve food.

Yes, food would be wonderful. That was a major flaw of Mooney's.

Yes, food would be wonderful. That was a major flaw of Mooney's.

flaw? with carneviento right next door?

flaw? with carneviento right next door?

Yes, flaw. When I'm drinking, I love to be able to order food at the bar and not have to move my lazy ass from the seat. Sure, I could get delivery, but doing so seems sillly from a place a few doors down.

Yes, flaw. When I'm drinking, I love to be able to order food at the bar and not have to move my lazy ass from the seat. Sure, I could get delivery, but doing so seems sillly from a place a few doors down.

Won't be long now. New signage:

Sharlene rules, by the way. She has gotten me pleasantly wasted many times at Commonwealth and is very friendly. Or so I remember through the haze of hundreds of pints.

The important thing is that a bar is opening in the old Mooney's space (many a night boozing there, too -- RIP), which is so necessary because there's jack all to do on that stretch of Flatbush. I really hope it works.

Jack Krohn wrote: Yes, flaw. When I'm drinking, I love to be able to order food at the bar and not have to move my lazy ass from the seat. Sure, I could get delivery, but doing so seems sillly from a place a few doors down.

I remember a bar from my college days that didn't have food per se, but cleverly installed a window in the wall between it and the pizza place next door. Boom--food. Maybe Sharlene's should do that with the wing joint (they are adjacent, no?)

I find it pretty funny that the landlord wanted more money and didn't want a bar in that spot. She ended up with another bar and still didn't get the higher rent she wanted.

How do we know that Sharlene's is not paying higher rent than Mooney's? Not trying to be confrontational, just wondering if I missed something.

You didn't miss anything, I got the info from one of Mooney's old bartenders. (Who has no hard feelings about Mooney's closing, by the way.)

I hear the dart throwers are interested in knowing if there's gonna be a board in the bar.

I would love to know if there will be darts... I've been itching to play lately and only been able to throw at home because of a bum knee (all the other places are too far to walk to and stand on).

Speaking on no authority whatsoever, other than what I've heard through that ever-reliable grapevine - I have heard this is going to be a lounge-y spot with no tvs, no darts, no pool table. Anyone know better?

I had heard too, Q, but the same source also told me they didn't have a liquor license yet, either. So who knows.

Opens Thursday, so I'll see y'all there for happy hour. By the way, I no longer look like my picture. Facial hair is so two weeks ago.

And now, in NYT City blog
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/a-rent-dispute-a-closing-and-now-a-new-bar/

(The City section is closing down by the way.)