Restaurant Sorrell Closing?
There’s plenty of hand-wringing on a Brooklynian thread about the rumored demise of Prospect Heights’ Restaurant Sorrell, the corner spot on Carlton started by ex-360 chef Alexandre Tchistov. (Sample comment: So sad. We suck as a neighborhood.) So is the buzz true? Maybe. Tchistov told us he recently put the place on the market and…
There’s plenty of hand-wringing on a Brooklynian thread about the rumored demise of Prospect Heights’ Restaurant Sorrell, the corner spot on Carlton started by ex-360 chef Alexandre Tchistov. (Sample comment: So sad. We suck as a neighborhood.) So is the buzz true? Maybe. Tchistov told us he recently put the place on the market and is considering opening a new business in Chinatown. Nothing’s been finalized, however, and Tchistov says Sorrell is going to stay open for the foreseeable future. Seems to us like the closure would indeed be a blow to the area’s culinary scene, which hasn’t had seen much fresh meat lately aside from the opening of Flatbush Farm last year.
Sorrell is Closing? [Brooklynian] GMAP
Id say that the area around carlton is very similar to the area just west of flatbush.
but 25 bucks for prefix meals is not cheap and I cant afford that. I live in the area and im assuming they’re going with the local buy since its out of the way and thats just not happening with prices like that.
the sandwich place Mitchell’s has huge sandwiches for 9 bucks which are amazing. I would rather go there.
Ughhh, 5:51, you are dense. Are you arguing that Sorrel and FF are in the same geographic area? Better take a geography lesson. They are on opposite sides of Flatbush Ave. different areas, and that’s a fact. The foot traffic was just an additional comment on why Sorrel is different from FF.
North Sleeper, since when does “amount of foot traffic” equal “area”? “Area” typically refers to a geographic location that is not a line or a point, whereas traffic refers to a quantity of something moving through an area. By your logic, Sorrel, Flatbush Farm and AY are all “different areas entirely,” but Flatbush Farm and Target are in the same area because they both get tons of foot traffic.
Not enough foot traffic, plain and simple.
i LOVE flatbush farm!
well, Z, they are definitely in different areas. Flatbush Farms gets tons of foot traffic, sorrel does not. Different areas entirely.
Also, the building immediately to the right of Sorrel (just showing in the pic above) is in the process of being renovated. I think it’s gonna be two condos — two new bells were just installed on the front door — but I don’t for sure. It’s a 3-story with English basement.
Not taking credit cards is a very short-sighted business decision. I was in retail for years in Manhattan and always said that — rather than lose a sale — if a customer wrote “I promise to pay the bearer…” on the side of a cow, I’d take the old girl to the bank to redeem.
If the restaurant is failing it’s because they can’t turn their tables enough. It’s only busy on Friday and Saturday nights. The location isn’t good for a place that seems devoted to taking such a low key approach, ie. no sign and, when it’s closed, there’s no way to tell what it’s opening hours are. Also the expanse of glass walls makes diners feel on display.
Btw, the vacant brownstone opposite is no longer vacant. At least 4 of the apts are now occupied. How do I know? I live across the street and pass the house daily. All are very tiny units (half a floor thru each) and I’d worry about the new owners facing serious costs for infrastructure updates in the future since it doesn’t appear that the basic mechanicals of the building were updated when it converted to coop/condo from rental.
It’s right across the street from a vacant brownstone that has been for sale for at least a year. It’s broken up into apartments, and I’ve looked at them. The problem is that the new owners would have to start from scratch and form a co-op or whatever.
Weird.