Wednesday, July 2, 2014

End of the road: Golden Cadillac closes tomorrow night



Golden Cadillac, the 1970s-themed bar that opened in the former Boca Chica space on First Avenue at East First Street, is closing after service tomorrow, Zagat reports.

The too-concepty bar, which just opened this past November, served snacks like knish fondue and drinks such as the Hot Buttery Nipple.

The same ownership will return with a new concept here in the months ahead, per Zagat.

Any suggestions for new concepts?

Previously on EV Grieve:
Boca Chica apparently won't be reopening on First Avenue; and the return of Golden Cadillac

30 comments:

pinhead said...

Oh heck...I never had a chance to not try it.

Anonymous said...

Any suggestions?

…don't get me started.

Anonymous said...

The name sounded too much like some weird, disgusting, sexual thing.

Anonymous said...

I like the concept of a place that doesn't shamelessly cater to douchebags.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, how about a Dominican place that serves free plantain chips and beans?

Gojira said...

If it's anything like their old concept, they should be closing again right about...let's see...April of next year.

nygrump said...

I hope the new venture will sell alcohol. Its getting very difficult to find a drink in the east village.

Anonymous said...

Not surprising.

Anonymous said...

the neon was nice tho!

Anonymous said...

Less concept, more for the people!

Zip said...

some rotating food trucks can rent the space. in any case, something authentic.

Anonymous said...

The neon was ugly. Golden Showers Casino Prostitute font, no?

Anonymous said...

How about a community center?

10:10 a.m. said...

The authentrification of the 70's NYC they knew nothing about. How could it possibly go wrong?

"Will return with a new concept..."
and that's where the problem, opening with a concept-y, gimmick-y, kitschy yet another trendeatery to attract the infantile naive noobs.

Here's a concept, Violet Beauregarde:a trendeatery that serves a three-course meal — gourmet tomato, kale, ramp, quinoa, fiddleheads, favabeans soup; artisanal curated whiskey infused roast beef; fancy sweet-savory olive oil drenched pecan baked potato (hand-picked by the revolutionists from the far corners of Kiev); and sea-salted caramel blueberry pie and vanilla-lemon, ­grapefruit-hibiscus ice cream — in a single stick of chewing gum. And of course, it ain't a "restaurant" without the booze, therefore, an unfiltered savory crisp blended apple and pear IPA (barreled in the deep of Howe Caverns), in a jelly bean. $289 for a the tree-course meal, $359 with the IPA pairing.

[Mark this comment, 'coz it'll be areality, yo]

And here' another concept — get a fookin' clue.

JAZ said...

How about Hot Buttery Nipple in a hoof?

Anonymous said...

How about a nice gay bar?

Giovanni said...

I for one sure hope that the next concept involves selling more of those delicious sugary retard drinks that all of those smartphone-toting tourist cretins just can't seem to get enough of.

Gojira said...

I think 10:10 a.m. needs to quit whatever they do for a day job and start their own comedy club.

Anonymous said...

It was too gimmicky (ICKY key part of word) -
They need to just open an old fashioned hood EV bar/restaurant no BS just the real deal….LIKE THE GOOD OLD DAYS! NO CRAZY CONCEPTS….

Anonymous said...

How about a diner? That's a good corner for it and the neighborhood needs a reasonable place to eat. We've lost too many.

PS: Ate at Casa Adela last night...boy, was that sancocho good!

Anonymous said...

YES! A DINER!!!! a real! DINER! :)

Makeout said...

Studebaker dealership?

Anonymous said...

It looked like they put a lot of time, effort and money into the design and the menu. I'm sorry to see it close. Can't you trolls crawl under some other bridge?

Anonymous said...

Jesus, that was fast.

Anonymous said...

Guess I'll save some money now by hot buttering my nipples at home. #brightside

Anonymous said...

How about Boca Chica?

Anonymous said...

A diner that's a replica of the one in Pulp Fiction? So, a concept within a concept.

Anonymous said...

A nice homey dive bar that includes free live music (with a killer sound system), poetry readings, featured painters, burlesque, reasonable cocktail prices that would be just freaky enough to keep the douches away.

Anonymous said...

"Any suggestions for new concepts?"

Yes. Bring back Boca Chica.

Anonymous said...

Why not just cut through all the BS and call it "keggers" or "Beer Pong Palace". Now those are two places that would last in the new EV. Seriously, no joke (sadly).