Cooklyn opens at 659 Vanderbilt Ave, the old Forest Floor space

Sign now posted on restaurant: Cooklyn

...looks like it could open pretty soon. It already has its alc permit, which is usually the most time consuming hurdle.

Every single time I walk past this all I can think is that it looks like someone dismantled The Doctor's TARDIS and turned it into a storefront.

The Post says it will open this week.

press: http://nypost.com/2014/11/17/seasonal-restaurant-cooklyn-coming-to-brooklyn/

Opening tomorrow according to the Times? 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/dining/pier-a-harbor-house-opens-downtown.html

Never would have expected the owners of Plan B to open an upscale restaurant previewed by the city's paper of record.

http://gothamist.com/2014/11/20/welcome_to_cooklyn.php#photo-1


story in gothamist re cooklyn ...

Wishing them the best!

From gothamist link:

Bumped into one of the chefs this weekend who was making a dash to the Met for eggs.  I'm excited to try this place.

They "source" their eggs at Met?

That is local.

So whats the story on crooklyn? Who owns it? Not a fan of plan b so I doubt I'd patronize another of their places. Hopefully the bathroom isn't as offensive.

Robert Wissenbach is listed on the lic for Plan B: http://www.trans.abc.state.ny.us/servlet/ApplicationServlet?pageName=com.ibm.nysla.data.publicquery.PublicQuerySuccessfulResultsPage&validated=true&serialNumber=1194991&licenseType=OP

As well as for Cooklyn:
http://www.trans.abc.state.ny.us/servlet/ApplicationServlet?pageName=com.ibm.nysla.data.publicquery.PublicQuerySuccessfulResultsPage&validated=true&serialNumber=1274563&licenseType=RW

Same ownership. Much different establishment.

They "source" their eggs at Met?

Maybe it was their Plan B.

I wasn't to thrilled with the place. To be short, except for the veggies that come with said plates, everything seems to be dry and salty. The service is excellent, however.

Wizzlebach sources lots of stuff from the Met. I see him pulling 12 packs of Corona out of there all the time. 

Like most places I think after the big splash opening it'll b business as usual, nothing to write home about...

Ah, but if we didn't write about business as usual, we would have stopped writing home years ago.

My wife and I dined her over the weekend and had a really great time. The head chef, Anthony, came out of the kitchen to see how we were enjoying our meal and even sent us each a glass of wine compliments of the house. The highlights of the night were the cheese plate (Stinky!), octopus and squid ink pasta. We didn't love the lamb buns as much as we expected (I'll stick the the traditional ones up the street at Choku).

The bartender/sommelier is also a very friendly, big personality who really is passionate about his wines. The selection is diverse and unique. Also, the quartinos are the way to go.

We'll be back in January after the holidays. Vanderbilt is putting together a nice collection of restaurants.

Three neighbors who eat out often ate here last week and it was lovely. We think it is in a class with James, if not a small step up. Very professional service (except, why does the waitress remove one diner's plates before all guests at the table were finished...a bad habit in many restaurants. It makes the others feel as tho they should hurry up and finish already!) Excellent wine advice and the quarto is a good choice.  Delicious, well-prepared food beautifully presented. Only truly negative note (and an important one) is the music was much too intrusive. Maybe later in the evening turn it up for the bar people, but it was too loud for civilized, conversational dining. Still try this place out. It's a winner.

I agree about the music, and really why would you turn it up later in the night for the bar crowd? Wouldn't that just make them yell even louder? If anything I would lower it as the night goes on. Besides that though, the place is lovely and everything we tried was great. It's a bit pricy to be on our regular rotation but definitely a good option for date night. 

We went last night and sat at the bar and had a few appetizers (all delicious). The music was not that loud, I guess they read last poster's comment. All in all, a really pleasant experience and we will return sooner than later!

Tonight, Cooklyn received support from CB8 to serve alcohol.

The owner sought permission to stay open until 10 PM on week nights, and midnight on Fri and Sat.

Is that for the backyard as well as the restaurant?

I don't recall if he said he planned to close the backyard before the restaurant.   

We are going there for brunch today. Will let you know how it was.

Disappointed to see that the Plan B guy is involved. He's creepy.

Zero vegetarian options means we won't ever go there.  Which is too bad, because the menu looks good otherwise.

It's surprising to see any new restaurant open with a menu that excludes vegetarians.  I mean, if it was a churrascaria I could understand it.  But New American?  Bad move, guys.

It was good

There isn't really a healthy option on the menu either -- even the salad

Looks popular.  We tried to go on Friday night, but the wait was too long.  Good for them!