Eton Prospect Heights (closed?)

Are they closed? I tend to take Yelp with a grain of salt.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/eton-brooklyn-2

More interesting (for me) their FB page says they are now selling their dumplings at local markets. I'm addicted to dumplings so this is big news for me =P~

Yup.

Too bad, because the idea of a decent dumpling place in the neighborhood was exciting, but I'm not surprised. The one time I went there the staff seemed pretty incompetent. I never went back. The dumplings were very good, but not worth the long wait, and the atmosphere of the eating area was not worth a second visit.

I loved their vegetarian dumplings, but I did not like any of their other vegetarian foods at all. I would need like 3 orders of just dumplings to make a meal since there wasn't anything else I could/would eat...meaning I didn't order from there too often. I assumed they would have done well, though.

The place was not that good, Vanderbilt has become too competitive for a place of Eton's incompetence to open up and expect to stay in business. No chance for places like this in the new Vanderbilt.

I was really bummed when this place closed. I ate there at least once a week since the day it opened. Granted it was under staffed and the dumplings took for ever, sometimes up to 25 minutes. there pulled pork was very good though and it was all reasonably priced. its a nice little spot and im sure another food vendor will move in soon. I would kill for a hanko's or other vietnamese sandwich shop.

I allways saw the owner of eton talking to the guy who owns the taco place next door. Next time i get a burrito i will ask what happened.

On a side note the hipster white guy that worked there the last several months now works at the bagel place down the street.

I thought the food was prett good, but as others have said, it was not worth the wait. I went there about five times and it always took at least 20 minutes for them to have my order ready. Given how fast Vanderbilt is developing, I'm sure something will come along to replace Eton soon enough.

Jack Krohn said:it was not worth the wait. I went there about five times and it always took at least 20 minutes for them to have my order ready.

agreed. loved the idea, but not the execution. too bad. it had potential.

This place sucked. Mediocre food and worse service. A dumpling place could've done well, just not this dumpling place.

Speaking of Maya Taqueria, I really like their food, but there also kind of rude.

MrLithe said:

Speaking of Maya Taqueria, I really like their food, but there also kind of rude.

This hasn't been my experience, at all.

Maya workers are kind of rude in that out-to-lunch (so to speak) way: they don't know how to behave properly, especially when the owner/some workers' father isn't there. It's like that at Met Food, too. The owners' adult children are there most of the time, and when Frank and Abdul aren't there, they are just tuned out. No greetings, no chit-chat, none of what makes a neighborhood store/restaurant the kind of place you want to return to.

I think the owner kind of sets the tone at Maya. He is always stone faced, never says hello, thank you or goodbye. When your food is done he just tosses it in a bad and shoves toward you. It feels like the kind of service you get at a fast food restaurant, not a locally owned one.

Too bad.

I think Maya could be improved with Spanish language soccer on TV, even if the owner does not speak Spanish.

...it would just put me more in the mood to enjoy my burrito

Or more child workers.

WhyFi said:

This hasn't been my experience, at all.

I was just thinking the same thing. Love their burritos.

I go to Maya regularly. I like the kid cashier.

kid cashier once took tongs to give me nachos in my to-go order. Tongs fell on the floor --- still gave me chips.

10 second rule at Maya I guess.

BTW I liked eton -- only went there a couple of times but very mellow laid back atmosphere.

the 10 second rule is totally valid.

Maya is a bit inconsistent. I hate to say it but Chipotle tends to be better. If Maya doesnt have a certain sauce they don't say no, they just give you something else. Has happened to me twice. I also agree with the rude/childish comments above.

I really like mexican food but have only gone there 10 times in 18 months. I can say they are better than Pequena, just on price alone. That place is also inconsistent as all hell (I did like them the first two times i went -- the last 3 sucked).

I think the best cheaper stuff on the block is Soda or Usual.

Kept waiting for Eton to fire up the shave ice equipment this summer but it never seemed to happen. I liked their plate lunch and they seemed like nice dudes.

Maya is certainly inconsistant and it wouldn't kill them to post a menu sign on the back wall rather than taping a single menu to their countertop. There's some other half-assery ( no pork at a 'mexican' place?) but when you're hungry, you're hungry. Kid and father don't seem to treat their customers nor their employees with any regard.

Chipotle is awful food. That is all.

whynot_31 said:

the 10 second rule is totally valid.

10 Seconds??? Uh, hell no. It's 5 gotta be or less.

0 seconds would be preferred, but 5 seconds is a step in the right direction.

I hereby propose that the former site of Eton be considered by the proprietor of a takeout Gyro/Falafel place.

Sad that Eton is gone. Glad he's still serving up dumplings in his old spot. Worth the trip if you have a craving imo.

I think it's really cool that the owner of Maya has his kid in there working. If he would of dropped the tongs in front of me I would of called him out on it. That's the sort of stuff he's in there to learn - Common Sense!

friscopete said:

Glad he's still serving up dumplings in his old spot.

where's this?

Smokin' Joe said:

where's this?

Carroll Gardens

http://www.menuism.com/restaurants/eton-brooklyn-38191

If I have to schlep all the way over to Carroll Gardens then I might as well jump on the B train to Prosperity Dumpling:

http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/3/1454789/restaurant/Lower-East-Side/Prosperity-Dumpling-New-York

Totally different dumpling. I take no sides, I love all types, but Eton does it's own thing. Nothing like a chinatown dumpling or like the kind you get around here at local Chinese shops, or even the Dumplings&Things place in PS.

The now closed location of Eton on Vanderbilt is presently being renovated.

A reliable source informs me that it will become "a grill place. You know, burgers and wings. A mix of takeout and eat in."

whynot_31 said:A reliable source informs me that it will become "a grill place. You know, burgers and wings. A mix of takeout and eat in."

Thanks for the update. I'm officially "meh" about that description, though I will reserve judgement until the new place opens up.

Sign for new business now up![b]

photo from Brownstoner

FWIW, the Back Grill has the same contractor's poster in the window as Fish Fish Mo Fish.