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June 22, 2009

Streetlevel: Loulou No More

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As The Local reported, Dekalb mainstay eatery Loulou has thrown in the towel. With receipts down 50 percent from last year, the husband-and-wife owners decided the time had come for a change: They're moving to Vermont to open a new restaurant there. You can read the farewell letter posted in the window here. And what about the storefront at 222 Dekalb Avenue? We hear that a new lease has already been signed by a duo planning to open an Italian restaurant. We also hear that the monthly rent was $3,200, double what Loulou was paying. GMAP




Posted by Brownstoner at 2:01 PM | Comments (12)
Categories: Fort Greene, Streetlevel

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Is this going to be white flight?

Posted by: sebb at June 22, 2009 2:12 PM

Oh no it's the end of the world!

Posted by: mopar at June 22, 2009 2:20 PM

"We hear that a new lease has already been signed by a duo planning to open an Italian restaurant."


Clearly Sebb doesn't know how to read very well. Not that his statement wasn't totally idiotic to begin with.

Posted by: 11217 at June 22, 2009 2:23 PM

Really liked Lou Lou's. Too bad. I wish them luck in Vermont.

Good luck to the new venture as well...

Posted by: 1842 at June 22, 2009 2:24 PM

Will miss it and am sorry we did not support it more. Last we were there -- April? -- they said that General Greene was killing their business.

Posted by: BH76 at June 22, 2009 2:44 PM

They did a farewell party with drinks until 10PM on Friday. I'm a little surprised if the above is correct and they were only paying $1600 per month in rent. That seems rather low and manangeable. Anyway, I'm glad for them they're moving to VT, clean air, less congestion and stress and getting the kids out of NJ.

Posted by: BrooklynGreene at June 22, 2009 2:55 PM

I loved Lou Lou and we went as often as we could afford (not that often, unfortunately). They were my favorite restaurant in the neighborhood and we will really miss them. They had such a nice, low-key ambiance and the food was always delicious and very fresh. Ici's nice, but I don't think they are nearly as good as Lou Lou.

Posted by: brooklynfamily at June 22, 2009 3:04 PM

Good luck William and Christine and we are sad to see you go.

Sebb what was the point of your dumb comment? Weird.

Posted by: pierre de taille at June 22, 2009 4:57 PM

$1,600 per month rent for that space? That is insanely low - $3,200 is still pretty low. How long was this establishment open?

Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 22, 2009 5:05 PM

I agree DH.

$3200 is about half the price of a similar space on 5th Avenue and 1/3rd that of 7th Avenue.

I had no idea Dekalb rents were so "cheap."

Posted by: 11217 at June 22, 2009 5:27 PM

Dirty hipster, they've been there at least 7 years I think...

Posted by: 1842 at June 22, 2009 6:13 PM

just wondering about a lot of people who are finding it tough right now. That's it.

Posted by: sebb at June 22, 2009 7:05 PM

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