We received a number of tips yesterday concerning the closing of Boerum Hill institution and watering hole The Brooklyn Inn. There’s a sign up on the window that reads, “We are temporarily closed for restoration. We look forward to seeing you very soon.” One patron heard from a bar employee that they were redoing the ceiling, but after poking his head in a few days later he noticed that much more work seemed to be under way, and that it looked like the mirror behind the bar had been taken down. A bar regular heard that the ceiling work was much more extensive than they originally planned, and that they also may be tiling the floor. Here’s hoping that they don’t gut any of the historic interior, which is truly old-school with bare wood floorboards and a huge 19th century wood bar. (On the Brooklyn Inn Facebook page, the owners promise the changes are “positive.”) Several attempts to reach management were not successful. Thankfully, we’ve heard from a few sources that they should reopen by the end of this month.


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  1. I’ve always had good service from the bartenders. The older guy, especially.

    I remember the owners from 3 years ago being a little dickish, however. If it’s still them. They particularly hate people like us who use the interwebs to talk about their bar.

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