Streetlevel: Heights Middle Eastern Coming to 5th Avenue
The Kennedy Fried Chicken spot near 9th Street has succumbed to the changing winds of Fifth Avenue’s dining/retail scene. The fast food joint closed down and will soon house a Middle Eastern restaurant owned by the same people behind Fatoosh, the Middle Eastern place on Hicks Street. We’ve never been to the original Fatoosh, and…
The Kennedy Fried Chicken spot near 9th Street has succumbed to the changing winds of Fifth Avenue’s dining/retail scene. The fast food joint closed down and will soon house a Middle Eastern restaurant owned by the same people behind Fatoosh, the Middle Eastern place on Hicks Street. We’ve never been to the original Fatoosh, and we’re wondering whether Heights-area folks can give us the lowdown on their food. Is Park Slope in for some good grub? GMAP
A show of hands for everybody who believes 8:07’s stirring tale?
Anybody?
Anybody?
8:07 You aren’t that far off. The proprietors of an ice cream shop two blocks up between 10th and 11th were Afghanis and indicted and I believe convicted of laundering money for terrorist organizations. After they got busted they put up this huge sign that said “We aren’t terrorists, we’re Christians!” It lasted about a week and then the place closed. Nothing wrong with the ice cream. The food at JFK was awful, and the vibe was even worse. It’s been for sale ages… glad no one bought it.
also the mexican place next door is actually a chinese mexican place. It use to be Kar Luk which had really take out but for some reason went out of business.
this is a true story. about 8 years ago after drinking at the gate i went into this place to order some chicken nuggets. being bored i made some small talk to the workers and asked them where they were from? their response, Afganastan. so i ask them if they liked the Taliban and their response was it was the best thing ever for Afganastan and they loved them!! after reading so much negative stuff on the Taliban i was shocked.i told a few friends of mine and started calling the place TFC, Taliban Fried Chicken. 2 years later was 9/11 and Taliban Fried Chicken was something i thought about immediatly and with patriotism in the air i even thought about calling the FBI but in the end i never did. but i always wondered if a portion of my chicken nugget sale went directly to helping the people who hate our freedom.
i just hope that tony’s record shop doesn’t close down for another yuppy amenity. his store is irreplaceable and the days of the cluttered record shop are fast nearing extinction. his store is a relic and a yuppy amenity at the same time.
JFK — good riddance. I’ll never forget the explosive diarrhea.
“Why would they choose this part of 5th Avenue? Crawling with scuzzy “oldtimers” and such. Why not the “quality” end of 5th in the north?”
Gad, it’s comments like that that make me happy to be on the scuzzy stretch of 5th. Please refrain from going south of Union, thank you.
I’ll miss the JFK. Tasty chicken, and I’m not just talking about a couple of the employees.
Fatoosh seems an odd choice given that there is the Pita Hut about 100 yards away or less. And then there is the upscale (but I think doomed) Mediterra a block away.
“What’s that Mexican food sign next door?”
It’s the same place as it was before (Good Friend) with a new non-name. Same mix of Chinese and faux-Mexican food.
Awww, 4:21, come on! I find the old guy who sells the useless crap to be endearing…
Plus, “The Slope” barber shop is going upscale – they got rid of the graffitti-style cursive spray-painted sign. Not sure this is really an improvement, though.
and the boarded-up building w/ poems about feces is real brooklyn, baby. probably won’t be here much longer, so quit yer bitchin!