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October 17, 2007
Streetlevel: Moroccan Food Coming to Former Liquors Space
It looks like someone has stepped up to pay the high rent that was being asked for the former Liquors space at 219 Dekalb Avenue. According to an announcement for a community hearing that was recently posted in the window, the new tenant will be a French Moroccan organic restaurant. Anyone know whether they were able to get their liquor license? Update: A reader suggests via email that there may already be 3 full liquor licenses within 500 feet—Red Bamboo, Bonita, and Alibi—and that these folks may have to settle for wine and beer only.
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Hell yeah, news about a Nigerian spot and a Moroccan spot in 3 days- good times in Ft Greene.
Posted by: guest at October 17, 2007 3:15 PM
Can't we get any American food around here?
Posted by: guest at October 17, 2007 3:30 PM
First get some Americans.
Posted by: guest at October 17, 2007 3:38 PM
3:30 why don't you open up an American Food Joint. I'll stop in.
Posted by: guest at October 17, 2007 3:59 PM
Don't Chez Oskar and June also have full liquor licenses as well?
Posted by: guest at October 17, 2007 4:07 PM
i believe chez oskar is only wine and beer...
Posted by: guest at October 17, 2007 4:36 PM
Didn't the Brooklyn Paper already right about this weeks ago? http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/30/33/30_33liquorstore.html
Posted by: guest at October 17, 2007 5:47 PM
Who needs food when you can drink?
Posted by: guest at October 17, 2007 5:48 PM
Chez oskar definitely does mixed drinks. bloody marys too
Posted by: guest at October 17, 2007 6:07 PM
Actually, The Brooklyn Paper covered this two months ago. And the story about the Royal Retreat hotel was covered by http://www.amylangfield.com/ last week. It seems wrong not to link to these earlier stories...
Posted by: guest at October 17, 2007 6:30 PM
Yeah, The Brooklyn Paper covered this story two months ago, but the story is wrong. Nadir from Cafe Lafayette told me that someone else is opening the place in the old Liquors space. (If you get the story wrong, is it still a scoop? Newspaper of the year, my ass.)
This application does trigger the "500-foot rule." The community board can either point that out to the State Liquor Authority or recommend that the application be approved anyway.
Posted by: guest at October 17, 2007 7:49 PM
I heard that Nadir is managing the restaurant for someone else. But it is his in that he is operating it. So the Brooklyn Paper's story actually looks right to me.
Posted by: guest at October 17, 2007 10:49 PM
Okay, 10:49. I take it back. Nadir lied to my face. Man, do I feel small. Funny, the guy who came to the community board disavowed any relationship to Nadir as well. Maybe it's more than a lie ... it's a conspiracy!
Posted by: guest at October 18, 2007 6:02 AM
if you're worried about inaccuracy, you probably shouldn't be getting your news from brownstoner...
Posted by: guest at October 18, 2007 9:27 AM
...or the Brooklyn Paper
Posted by: guest at October 18, 2007 10:03 AM
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