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  • jschool_katia
    jschool_katia
    ^ I remember Vaux.
  • scansy
    scansy
    i miss germains on 15th st and 5th ave.
  • karl the druid
    karl the druid
    gondawnaland

    they're no longer together
  • drano
    drano
    Flexichick wrote: ^ I remember Vaux.
    Me too. Liked that place quite a bit.
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    scansy wrote: i miss germains on 15th st and 5th ave.
    :P
  • oldsloper
    oldsloper
    The chocolate shop that was on the corner of 7th Ave. & 1st St. where CT Muffin is. With Hagen Daz next door we referred to the corner (which is two steps down) as Death Valley!
  • danny hellman
    danny hellman
    reader wrote: .

    Herzogs had some fabulous salads and cold cuts plus a huge beer selection.
    Herzog's! They had the best eclairs.
  • veets
    veets
    Yeah germains was a treasure trove of all sorts of things. I remember finding great curtains and yarn and all sorts of "stuff"...
  • ljnd
    ljnd
    Great Western on 5th Ave.
  • oldsloper
    oldsloper
    My Sister's Kitchen on 7th 'tween 11th & 12th (I think). Truly homemade food.
  • yoda
    yoda
    The goddess new age store that used to be on Lincoln place
  • angvou
    angvou
    I so miss 2nd street cafe. They had a great breakfast special weekdays.
    There's nowhere to have breakfast if you hate the diners here, as I do. I go to Melissa's but enough already.

    Does anyone remember Jack's on Union just below 7th? Where nail place is. We could use a decent "American"/Continental restaurant.
  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter
    lucky bug. i loved lucky bug. rare device as well.

    15th street olive vine, which goes without saying.
  • booklaw
    booklaw
    Jack's (the dry cleaner/tailor shop) on 15th Street and 8th Avenue.

    Jack was a wonderful tailor, and an amazingly sweet and friendly guy. I've missed him since he closed his shop some years back.
  • mazzlefrass
    mazzlefrass
    Brunch at Beso on the corner of Union and Fifth and their amazing cinnamon churro/chocolate pudding and Mimosa's.


    Twins Pizza in Boerum Hill, and their true 2 for 1 pizza deal. The space was taken over by a crappy pharmacy of all things.... travesty.
  • oldsloper
    oldsloper
    The old time sawdust on the floor Palm Pines bar on Union below 7th that became Palm Pines restaurant that became something Elm (can't remember).

    Mostly, I miss the Mongoose, which preceded the Park Slope food Co-op.
  • booklaw
    booklaw
    Camperdown Elm.
  • antigone
    antigone
    mazzlefrass wrote:

    Twins Pizza in Boerum Hill, and their true 2 for 1 pizza deal. The space was taken over by a crappy pharmacy of all things.... travesty.
    I know it's not in Park Slope but I agree, absolutely disgusting! We live around the corner and Twins was our go-to pizza place. Not the best pizza in the world but cheap and dependable. That pharmacy seems very sketchy to me - they keep the oddest hours.

    Thanks to the poster who mentioned My Sister's Kitchen. I used to go there a lot to pick up lunch when we lived in the neighborhood. Does anybody remember a French bakery run by Haitians in the same area (11-12th Street on 7th Avenue), back in the late 80's or early 90's? That was another favorite of mine.
  • pastoralia
    pastoralia
    Max and Moritz
  • southslopesuit
    southslopesuit
    The Roost
  • eggcream
    eggcream
    Port Royale
  • the chipster
    the chipster
    Cattyshack.
  • mikicat9432
    mikicat9432
    eggcream wrote: Port Royale
    I don't remember that. What/where was it?
  • voodoonyc
    voodoonyc
    College Bakery on Court
    Steak Frites by the fireplace at Patois
    Leonardo's pizza

    (CGardens in the house, yo).
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    College bakery,, I miss that place so, so much!!! sigh..........
  • booklaw
    booklaw
    When we first moved to the Slope in the mid-70's there was a gourmet restaurant on Atlantic Avenue that had two seatings each night. It served only one appetizer, one entree and one dessert for each seating. In other words, you had no choice in what you ate... you ate whatever they were serving that night. The food was fabulous.

    We don't remember the name of the restaurant, but we miss it a lot!

    Edit: The name of the restaurant was "Paté Vite".
  • steveo
    steveo
    New Prospect Cafe.
  • old goat in fl
    old goat in fl
    booklaw wrote: Before Charlies opened on Flatbush, there was another, much older restaurant in the same space, called Michelle's. At that time there were very few ambitious restaurants in the Slope.

    Was Raintrees the name of the restaurant at 9th and Prospect Park West? I liked that restaurant. They had a very nice steak au poivre.
    I know this is before your time, but we had our wedding reception in Michelles in 1960. This June we will celebrate our 50th Anniversary. Other places back then were Bickfords Cafeteria and the "Cube Steak" diner both on 9th St between 5th & 6th Ave. Kahlers Deli on 5th between 12th & 13th Sts, Gramms Fish market on 5th between 13th & 14th st. You could go in and pick out your fish, come back in 15 minutes and it was cooked for you along with the best French Fries in the world. No ome who lived in the area when it was there will ever forget Germains on 5th & 15th St. Best darn mediun size department store ever. :roll: 8)
  • booklaw
    booklaw
    Happy anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Old Goat! I'm a relative newlywed, married a mere 36+ years.
  • eggcream
    eggcream
    Flexichick wrote: [quote=eggcream]Port Royale
    I don't remember that. What/where was it?

    After hours Reggae club on Union, across from the co-op.