Whoa -- Beauty World is Gone!

Are hand made sandwiches different than artisanal ones?

Any sense as to how Deck is doing? The first few weeks it was open there were always folks in the chair by the window, but recently it seems to not be as busy. I don't know if this is just because I'm on the avenue at off times. There's not a ton of synergy between Two Saints and Deck but it seems as if that business would benefit some from folks learning Deck was there, who may not normally frequent Nostrand Avenue. Hopefully, they'll get it together so that both businesses take off.

Last time I chatted with Kara, it seemed like things were going well. I am planning on getting my hair cut again by her because I loved her work. Plus, I love the fact that she is around the corner from my building.

Link to pending alc permit and list of partners/investors/principals:

http://www.trans.abc.state.ny.us/servlet/ApplicationServlet?pageName=com.ibm.nysla.data.publicquery.PublicQuerySuccessfulResultsPage&validated=true&serialNumber=1280378&licenseType=OP

Just to answer your question, yes, we are doing wonderfully! Salon business is very different than a coffee shop or bar. People done just stop in everyday.....it's a mostly by appointment and not as frequent service. It takes quite some time to build a solid clientele (especially a weekday afternoon clientele). The response has been remarkable and I feel that the word is getting out quicker than expected! Yelp has helped immensely. Our business has improved consistently each month. Thanks for the interest!

A man came into Tintos and said he was doing an interior design work on "a bar up the street."

Barista: "Is it one of those Franklin ave moving on over here kind of bars?"

Man: "Oh yeah!"

Barista: "Edison lightbulbs and all of that."

Man: "No edison lightbulbs. Ours is going to be a bit different. It's going to have...pizzaz." 

Barista: "And the price point?"

Man: "It's gonna be pretty cheap. We're going to have wines on tap, sixteen beers on tap, that kinda thing."

Barista: "Nothing too pretentious?"

Man: "I hope not!"

Interesting.

He have been talking about Two Saints, but I'd have to know more before I ruled out 710 Nostrand:

http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/38309/710-nostrand-the-nw-corner-of-prospect-and-nostrand-#Item_51

Or the former site of IMOTEP:
http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/38248/734-nostrand-the-former-site-of-imhotep/p1

Both have active construction.

He then was less than complimentary about the quality of the espresso, saying that it was too light for his taste, and left quickly (so so much for not being pretentious)...Two Saints plans on being a coffee shop as well, I wonder if he was just checking out the competition. 

Pretentious people rarely think they are.

(@whynot31 - the way he said oh yeah! in response to her first question made me relatively certain he was part of the De Zayas operation) 

The investment and expertise create Two Saints will be much greater than the other ventures.

Making me wonder if he has formed an LLC (ie attracted investors), or is doing this based on his funds.

I believe his prior and current ventures have been exclusively with his own funds.



Mod Note: New thread discussing Two Saints can be found here -
http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/44993/two-saints-opening