Victory Cafe Calling It Quits
A reader passed along this sad news about the Victory Cafe, a longstanding neighborhood spot on the corner of State and Hoyt. According to her, “They’re being evicted by the landlord… According to some of my neighbors, he has refused to give the Victory a lease for a long time, keeping them month by month,…
A reader passed along this sad news about the Victory Cafe, a longstanding neighborhood spot on the corner of State and Hoyt. According to her, “They’re being evicted by the landlord… According to some of my neighbors, he has refused to give the Victory a lease for a long time, keeping them month by month, and apparently he’s now kicking the café out for good.” Some nearby residents are planning on boycotting whatever moves in, and City Room just posted a lamentation for the spot. GMAP
Victory to former Blue Marble space. You heard it here first!
Victory should move over to Atlantic! There is a cafe “for sale” over on Atlantic between Hoyt and Bond, or Bond and Nevins, or somewhere over there. Seriously, a fully decked-out cafe, furnished and with a big beautiful industrial espresso machine behind the counter, with a 8.5×11 paper in the window explaining that it is for sale. No word on price, or what exactly is included (just fixtures + lease assignment?), just a number for inquiries.
Oh, and by the way, how is it that Brownstoner didn’t spot a turnkey coffee shop for sale on Atlantic Ave in Boerum Hill?? Where’s the investigation? Get us the dirt!
Scott –
The Mexican place is great for breakfast as well.
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Nat Hendricks is an effing moron. I forget what he was charging Zoila, but the new lease he offered them was like a 600% increase (I am not exaggerating). Then the space was empty for like 18-24 months.
The mexican place (Fast & Fresh Deli) is delicious and not for those of us considering losing weight this year.
They did a nice job fixing up the garden area for the World Cup last year.
I’ve walked by here plenty but never gone in, since I’m not a coffee person.
I will have to check out the Mexican place.
I don’t know about their coffee but the little mexican place across the street, half a block south has the best tamales I’ve ever had.
You can sit out in the yard and drink beer. Thier food is quite good.
The LL is a very odd bird. I went to look at his vacant sandwich place a few doors down from Victory several months ago. He told me that he would not permit a stove in there. When I asked him how I would cook anything he told me to make a deal with the bar down the street (he also owned that) to use their kitchen. Really? And if they move, close down or get evicted? What then? “Well, that’s the breaks.” He owns that whole corner and lives above. There is no way I would ever rent from him. Mark my words: the old Victory space will be vacant for years while he tries to find a tenant crazy enough to rent from him.
Nat Hendricks is a colossal ass. I know absolutely nothing about this cafe, but I do know that.
Landlord is the one who puts plants in old black sneakers and calls it his “reboot” project and put a lamp shade on a mangy shrub, labeling it “shade tree.”
Victory was a real boost to this area when it opened and I’m sorry to see it go.