Friday, February 3, 2017

Progress at Little Tong Noodle Shop, coming soon to 1st Avenue


[Photos by Steven]

A worker has been painting the exterior of the former Schnitz space this past week on First Avenue at 11th Street...



As we first noted in late December, a self-described "fast causal" restaurant called Little Tong Noodle Shop is set to take over the corner spot.

The applicants were OK'd for a beer-wine license last month. (This item was not heard during the committee meeting on Jan. 9.) According to the questionnaire (PDF!) on file at the CB3 website, the restaurant will be open daily from 11 a.m to midnight. The owners also plan on operating a four-table sidewalk cafe with 12 seats from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Simone Tong, who worked for Wylie Dufresne’s now-closed wd~50 on Clinton Street, is the chef. While work continues on the First Avenue space, Tong is hosting several preview dinners this month at Jimmy's No. 43 on Seventh Street, as Bedford + Bowery reported.

Meanwhile, here's a look at how the interior is shaping up via the restaurant's Instagram account...


No word yet on an opening date.

Schnitz, which served old-fashioned schnitzel sandwiches with unconventional toppings, was in operation from March 2014 to August 2016. Something Sweet, the family-owned bakery, was here until July 2012.

Previously on EVG:
Little Tong Noodle Shop taking the former Schnitz space on 1st Avenue

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I was somewhat excited when I started to read about this new place until Wylie Dufresne name was dropped. Another crowed place with a line of "foodies" outside I imagine.....

Anonymous said...

I miss schnitz.

Anonymous said...

And I'm somewhat excited when I hear the name wd-50, lol. To each their own.

Joey Blau said...

Nice paint job! Very nice! Touch it up every morning please..

Anonymous said...

Schnitz was good. STFU you haters, don't want to hear it right now.

Anonymous said...

We ate at Schnitz once and it was okay but not good enough that we wanted to go back. I will give the noodle chance a place but I won't eat there if it is going to be a foodie place like the Momofuku noodle shop down the street. Just not my thing.

Anonymous said...

@7:19 PM: I used to avoid Momofuku Noodle Bar as I was turned off by the lines and the attitude inside. But the food is always good and the service has gotten better so we go every so often. You can call if a foodie place or you can call it sophisticated or artful. Try the Hozon Ramen. It has a chick pea base and it's delicious.