Original Bonita to Close
The original Bonita at 383 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg is due to close on August 15, reports Brooklyn Based. The reasons are two-fold: 1) They’ve never been able to get a full liquor license, which is bummer for a place that should be doing a big business in Tequila; 2) The tenant-landlord relationship is irretrievably…
The original Bonita at 383 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg is due to close on August 15, reports Brooklyn Based. The reasons are two-fold: 1) They’ve never been able to get a full liquor license, which is bummer for a place that should be doing a big business in Tequila; 2) The tenant-landlord relationship is irretrievably strained. (He hates me, co-owner Andrew Tarlow told BB. Always has.) Big bummer, but at least the restaurant’s younger sibling, Bonita II at 243 Dekalb Avenue in Fort Greene, is still going strong. GMAP
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Yes thats the one – what a shame.
Yes – proximity to a church (storefront church, next door) means you can only get a beer/wine license. Don’t remember the exact distance, that triggers it, but Bonita is well within it.
I haven’t been to Bonita in a couple of years, so I’ll take DH’s description of the slide in quality on faith. Too bad, as it was a great place.
Dittoburg – you’re talking about Matamoros Grocery, no? They lost their lease some time ago, I think. The cart that’s set up shop on Bedford between Metro and N 3rd may be the closest to what Matamoros was.
How can anyone hate Andrew?
Nice guy and always impeccably dressed.
I am kind of disappointed. I really like this place and go here often. Honestly surprised by the tone of the comments on this thread. all of the places owned by these guys are great. Luckily I can hit up La Superior for a mexican fix, which I thought was great the one time I went.
“waitress at bonita, bedford said (last night) that bonita, fg will become a marlow”
Well that would be cool!
maybe they weren’t willing to pay off the gov officials like they did in NJ
“Wonder why they never got approved for a liquor license.”
Proximity to a church, no?
food was great. service was spotty. rumor has it that sergio had to be shuffled between the 2 locations to watch over the zone-outting wait staff.
also fyi: waitress at bonita, bedford said (last night) that bonita, fg will become a marlow.
I used to go to the three sisters running the mexican food place in the back of the bodega on bedford between N6th and N7th. Are they still there?