Confirmed: Arby's Planning to Take Gage & Tollner Space
Looks like we were right: A fast food restaurant is indeed trying to take over the former Gage & Tollner space at 374 Fulton Street on the Fulton Mall in Downtown Brooklyn. The Daily News today reports that the chain known for its roast beef sandwiches submitted an application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission in…
Looks like we were right: A fast food restaurant is indeed trying to take over the former Gage & Tollner space at 374 Fulton Street on the Fulton Mall in Downtown Brooklyn. The Daily News today reports that the chain known for its roast beef sandwiches submitted an application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission in January to modify the historic interior. We’re keeping everything in place, and anything we move in will be nonpermanent and easy to move out, said Raymond Chera, the franchisee behind the project. It will probably be the most beautiful Arby’s ever. And you better get used to the idea of being surrounded by Arby’s: Chera says he plans to open 41 locations around the city over the next decade.
Arby’s to Move into Famed Gage & Tollner Digs [NY Daily News] GMAP
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What’s next – a Wal-Mart in Park Slope?
that’s called the food co-op. same mentality and kinds of people who shop at both places (and im not knocking either.)
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looks like yesterday’s dream of a more upscale beautified fulton street took a step backwards.
The angus mushroom swiss burger for 4 bucks at McDonalds tastes great and is a steal. It is like Smith and Wollensky’s compared to the so-called “roast beef” at Arby’s.
Is it just me, or does anyone else find the idea of an Arby’s in the old G&T space kind of funny. What’s next – a Wal-Mart in Park Slope?
Freedom and capitalism are wonderful (non-snarky remark).
I thought that Amy Ruth’s soul food restaurant was opening there at one point. Did I blink and miss the grand opening/grand closing? Or did that deal fall through too?
I like the following:
An occassional Whopper…though haven’t had one in maybe 8-9 months…none around me here in Manhattan for lunch and I sure as hell won’t go there for dinner
McDonalds Saudage Biscuit…a block away from office..once every two weeks.
Outback bloomin onion & prime rib…I used to live on East 54th and there is one on E55th but I haven’t been there since 2007. They make a very good prime rib there. We’ve argued about this in the past but I believe that location may have an upgraded menu. I think it was THL who agreed with me.
bizarre.
I am not a hater of fast food. But Arby’s is poor excuse for roast beef. Seems like some funny processed meat to me.
Even upstate where I go on wkends – when driving past those kind of joints, Arby’s has very little business.
Will have shorter lifespan at that location than TGIF or whatever was there before.
What is that pressed meat stuff? Do they call that roast beef? What color is it? It’s not reddish, it’s not brown, it’s sort of grey.
Pathetic . . . just pathetic.