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Bark, Barrio and Belleville
FIPS reports that Bark Hot Dogs will start delivery service on January 25th. The delivery zone will range from “Bark (Bergen St. and Flatbush Ave.) East to Pacific Street, South-East to 4th Ave., South to 9th street, North to Underhill Avenue, and West to Prospect Park West.” Besides the basics, they’ll also be offering “some different party packs to go including Dogs, Burgers, Sides, Growlers, etc. at a discounted price for parties of 10 or more.” (Start planning your Super Bowl parties, kids!) Plus, the blog says that Mexican joint Barrio just jumped on the delivery bandwagon, and FIPS also spread-then-retracted a rumor that Belleville might be closing. Now it seems like the bistro is hanging in there, but they may have lost their liquor license. Photo by stu_spivak

Bevacco for Brooklyn Heights
60 Henry Street, Brooklyn Heights
Looks like Peter Sclafani, who runs Bar Toto, Provini and Bar Tano, is taking over the old Busy Chef space. Sclafani told the New York Post that the new place will be called Bevacco, will serve similar Italian fare to his established restaurants, and could open in six months or so.

Now Open: TJ’s
221 Smith Street, near Baltic, (718) 522-4120
“While the name TJ’s evokes a bar where you might find chicken wings by the bucket and Porkslap beer in a can, don’t let the name deter you,” says the Strong Buzz in a favorable review. The new Italian spot is serving “reliable old-school Italian favorites including homemade pastas, simple entrees like a boneless baby chicken roasted with rosemary and olive oil, and a nice roster of hand-tossed pizzas from the fire-breathing brick oven in the rear of the restaurant.”

After the jump: Chowhound-approved Cuban on Classon, more food carts for city parks, and Jay-Z invests in a Brooklyn wing joint…

Chowhound Buzz: Pilar Cuban Eatery
393 Classon Avenue, Clinton Hill, (718) 623-2822; pilarny.com
The ‘Hounds are raving about this mom-and-pop shop on Classon Avenue that opened in September, and lambretta76 (a trusted ‘Hound, in our opinion) says they’re serving the “Best cubano I’ve had in the city… Key West conch soup was excellent, made even better but the addition of some pickled hot peppers. My wife got the garbanzo frito – chick peas, ham, and house-made chorizo (incredibly tasty, but could have used more of this) in a sofrito sauce, served with white rice. Spot on and filling.” We can’t wait to check this place out — anybody else been in?

More Food Carts of City Parks
Last year, the Parks Department chose four food vendors to open up shop in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and now Eater says, “they’re continuing on this year with a search for vendors for what looks to be every possible park, square, or intersection in their inventory.” Check out the full list of Brooklyn parks on Eater.

Jay-Z Invests in Buffalo Boss
554 Fulton Street, Downtown Brooklyn; (718) 624-2677
According to TMZ, Jay-Z has secretly invested in his cousin’s Fulton Street wing joint, Buffalo Boss: “The joint is already making a positive impact in the community — recently rewarding outstanding students at a local middle school with FREE FOOD! How awesome is that?!” Well, the level of awesomeness depends on the deliciousness of the wings, and so far, this place is only getting a 2.5-star rating on Yelp.


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  1. “what’s up with the delivery borders for bark? they will go all the way to ninth st in park slope, but only three blocks to underhill in prospect heights?”

    Bark is in Park Slope. Most restaurants in PS only deliver to Park Slope. Very few restaurants in Prospect Heights deliver to Park Slope so find yourself lucky Bark has decided to add any of PH to their delivery area.