What's Cookin' at Jessie's Brooklyn Kitchen?
The signage for Jessie’s Brooklyn Kitchen, which is getting ready to open on the corner of Smith and Baltic in the old Pepe Viola space, has piqued our curiosity. The orange sign on the door is simply a call for staffers, so we can’t be sure what kind of food they’ll be serving. Will it…
The signage for Jessie’s Brooklyn Kitchen, which is getting ready to open on the corner of Smith and Baltic in the old Pepe Viola space, has piqued our curiosity. The orange sign on the door is simply a call for staffers, so we can’t be sure what kind of food they’ll be serving. Will it just be a homey comfort food joint, as their hand-written logo suggests, or will Jessie actually be serving Brooklyn cuisine from his/her Brooklyn kitchen? And if the latter is true, what’s Brooklyn cuisine anyway? If you have the skinny on this new spot — or if you’ve got menu ideas for a restaurant serving “Brooklyn cuisine” — please drop us a comment.
I’ve eaten here a few times and have found everything I’ve had to be exceptionally good.
I too have eaten there several times. Had takeout dinner from there Friday night and had to fight off my daughter, who after one taste, wanted to eat the whole thing. Really good, inventive food. So glad it’s in the neighborhood.
Finally got to go inside and taste the food…WONDERFUL! Yummy, Healthy Food at a price I can afford. Totally the opposite of Viola (which I hated!). I also got to meet Jessie. She’s so nice and really knows her stuff. I’ve been there for all 3 meals (diff days) and everytime I was surprised to find the food better than I would have imagined. It was worth the wait!
Hannah Sanesh’s old building on Pacific Street (btwn Court and Boerum Pl) is painted in gross colors as well.
I think the colors are nice. Brownstones are nice, too, but a splash of color gives a happy feel to a street, and Smith St. could use some.
I like the colors, but then again I went to UCLA and it’s reminiscent of Bruin Blue & Gold so it makes me feel nostalgic! Just ’cause it’s a brownstone area doesn’t mean everything has to be drab. I think the brightness perks things up a bit. I’ll take it over that annoying Chance facade any day, or American Apparel…
I hope that the proprietor of this restaurant reads these comments and changes the color scheme before the opening. I agree with JP above. Smith Street business owners seem to forget that they are in a brownstone neighborhood after all. By the way, has anyone seen the color scheme of the new Hanah Senesh school on Smith and First? It has blue windows the same color as the restaurant above, bright orange stucco in 3 different shades on its surface, and tiles in 3 shades of beige. It is the ugliest thing I have seen in a long time More appropriate for Miami as for Brooklyn. Yuck…
These colors are reminiscent of the area around Nice, France. They evoke the color of the sea and sky, sunflowers and the flower market. You see this color combination on many storefronts in Provence. Now is Nicois cuisine Brooklyn cuisine? We can only hope so.
My guess is will be more a take out/prepared foods rather than restaurant. Or maybe I’m just hoping not another restaurant.