Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up

Photo by Tejal Rao

Now Open: Buttermilk Channel
524 Court Street, Carroll Gardens; (718) 852-8490
“Ryan Angulo, who was chef de cuisine at The Stanton Social, is Buttermilk Channel’s executive chef. He makes his own pickles, cures his own bacon, and has otherwise devised a casual menu featuring things like chicken and waffles and duck meat loaf (take that, duck meatballs),” says Hugh Merwin for Gothamist. Buttermilk Channel opened yesterday, and if you visit during their first week of business, they’ll take 10% off your check.

Now Open: Draft Barn
530 3rd Avenue, between 12th & 13th Streets, South Slope
Chowhound williej33 has some good things to say about South Slope’s new beer hall, Draft Barn: “The space is beautiful– lots of dark wood and great lighting. Plenty of seating at booths and tables. They don’t have bar stools yet (?) but when they do you’ll be able to sit at a beautiful 360 degree wrap-around bar. The beer and food are heavily German/Austrian. They had a bunch of drafts– I’d say 12-15– and about 200 bottles to choose from. I got a Kostriker (nice dark lager) on tap and a bottle of Celebrator. I also got a basket of the fried, salted croutons, which are a ridiculously addictive drinking snack. They have a bunch of house-made sausages on the menu, but I wasn’t hungry enough for that. They don’t have hard liquor yet, but said they would after the new year.”

After the jump: The Times eats for cheap at La Superior, Grub Street sheds light on Playa, Tempo does a good deed, and Jive Turkey rocks around the clock…

Get More Bang for Your Buck: La Superior
295 Berry Street (near South Second Street), Williamsburg; (718) 388-5988
Pete Wells of the New York Times adds to the flurry of positive press for this Williamsburg Mexican joint. He recommends their selection of “street food less frequently spotted in the city” and marvels at their low prices: “Each time I ate there, I did a double-take when I got the check. Did I really just spend less than $50 taking three friends out for dinner? (I really did, helped along by La Superior’s temporary bring-your-own-Pacifico policy and its permanent refusal to sell dessert.)”

Quick Bites
Grub Street shares the menu for Park Slope‘s new Latin spot, Playa… Tempo does a good deed: “On Saturday nights in December, the Fifth Avenue eatery will donate the entire value of its customer checks to a charity that helps individuals on the brink of economic collapse,” says the Brooklyn Paper… And the Brooklyn Paper also reports that the Thanksgiving rush is in full effect at Jive Turkey in Fort Greene: “The phone literally does not stop ringing from the shop’s 9 am opening time until its 10 pm closing. Turkey fry cooks are operating round-the-clock on two, 12-hour shifts.”