Anselmo's Pizzeria Crashes and Burns
What a disaster. Nine months after opening, Anselmo’s Pizzeria at 354 Van Brunt Street in Red Hook has closed, a victim, apparently, of a nasty business relationship between the restaurant’s owner and the landlords. We don’t want to repeat the specific allegations here (you can read it for yourself on Anselmo’s home page), but the…
What a disaster. Nine months after opening, Anselmo’s Pizzeria at 354 Van Brunt Street in Red Hook has closed, a victim, apparently, of a nasty business relationship between the restaurant’s owner and the landlords. We don’t want to repeat the specific allegations here (you can read it for yourself on Anselmo’s home page), but the owner claims that he spent $260,000 building out the restaurant without ever getting a lease. “I have made mistakes in life and i have paid for it,” he writes, “but my biggest mistake was trusting this landlady.” Whoa.
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M4L, great point!
Stonergut, the pizza was good. It’s hard not to be with the coal oven. Little to no atmosphere though so I only went once.
How was the pizza? The place looked kind of sketchy to me.
if you cant get paid for the renov, f*ck it up before you leave – ie you do own the renovated stuff you put in
DIBS;
Why soitenly!
I agree with those who say that there is more to this story than meets the eye.
Rob, I think you actually would have liked the place. It was coal oven pizza but in very humble surroundings.
benson, can one just wander in to use the terlet.
I would think the tenant at least has a claim for the value of the improvements — the landlord doesn’t just get to keep the benefit of the build-out. Cobble, I think you’re right.
meh. they probably charged 5 bux a slice anyway. and most people in the hood aint gonna pay 5 bux a slice. teeny tiny pepperoni violin.
*rob*
what is it with Red Hook landlords? LeNell’s and now this. It ain’t Park Ave. exactly….