tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post5998151396022188920..comments2024-03-18T19:27:54.524-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: [Updated] After 34 years off the Bowery, the Great Jones Café closes tonightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-10953387000218880912018-04-05T10:39:28.304-04:002018-04-05T10:39:28.304-04:00I miss the Jones so much, 103 Second for that matt...I miss the Jones so much, 103 Second for that matter too. Just had to say. Recall stomping my way (to keep the rats away) around the corner late at night for a drink and the great juke box. Waking and baking relatively early Saturdays to go sit at the bar, watch Peewee Herman, and have the best brunch ever, the yearly party and so much more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34458063477578244742017-08-05T00:25:41.974-04:002017-08-05T00:25:41.974-04:00I grew up down the block (3rd street btwn 1st &...I grew up down the block (3rd street btwn 1st & 2nd ave) My dude Jean-Michel lived across the street. We def was diggin the chili and cornbread on the take-out for yearsSheba Legendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568399215970746938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-14019617304366420152017-07-30T20:16:22.819-04:002017-07-30T20:16:22.819-04:00LaCroix is a liquid nicotine patch for those tryin...LaCroix is a liquid nicotine patch for those trying to quit soda http://www.bkmag.com/2016/08/10/la-croix-bad/.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39598846961940626822017-07-30T11:07:55.334-04:002017-07-30T11:07:55.334-04:00No Lucky Cat or Manhattan Inn, but come to my pian...No Lucky Cat or Manhattan Inn, but come to my piano bar, Sid Gold's Request Room if you're missing piano karaoke!Joe McGintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11040804138772424488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-57497364596952033152017-07-28T08:16:46.658-04:002017-07-28T08:16:46.658-04:00Ah yes, those were my exact years, too. Loved the ...Ah yes, those were my exact years, too. Loved the Jones...still have the shirt! Capslock FUN and great times!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50128855381849821002017-07-27T21:08:45.749-04:002017-07-27T21:08:45.749-04:00La Croix, the sparkling water de jour https://broa...La Croix, the sparkling water de jour https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/8x9qgp/florida-girls-are-pissed-that-hipsters-stole-lacroix-from-them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-33064340464766820752017-07-27T20:58:22.509-04:002017-07-27T20:58:22.509-04:00I know I could google it, but I just like being a ...I know I could google it, but I just like being a wiseass....What the hell is LaCroix?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-51383197517840567102017-07-27T19:30:52.765-04:002017-07-27T19:30:52.765-04:00Same happening in London it's shitSame happening in London it's shit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-4745787108472091092017-07-27T16:07:50.356-04:002017-07-27T16:07:50.356-04:00Spotted: typos. What could possibly make Queen Spe...Spotted: typos. What could possibly make Queen Spelling Bee abandon such regard?<br /><br />*like<br />*other<br />*their<br /><br />Obviously, I need more La Croix.<br /><br />xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-83914726781888091672017-07-27T15:20:45.334-04:002017-07-27T15:20:45.334-04:00I was introduced to the GJC back in the mid 90'...I was introduced to the GJC back in the mid 90's when I lived around the corner on Elizabeth St. I've since moved away and live in Vt but work brings me back to NYC every 2 months or so. I always make an effort to stop in and bring new patrons with me. It's attraction and charm (to me at least) is that it hadn't changed and I'm still greeted by a snarky bartender. I hope they decide to stay open and keep it as-is. If it's an economic decision, why not consider an ownership program that includes patrons? As they say, if there is a will there is a way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42307945984023567972017-07-27T11:16:21.055-04:002017-07-27T11:16:21.055-04:00Most of the clientele of this place are the remain...Most of the clientele of this place are the remaining misfits of the old East Village, and old and aging they are. But they were welcomed just luke any ithwre patrons. The new partners that want this "to be changed into something more contemporary to appeal to the “new" neighborhood", clearly do not want them. They want the new clientele where Serena and Blair will be spotted, along with the rest of the Gossip Girls and Carrie Bradshaws and Co., in hot pants or otherwise. Just a microcosm of what's going on in NYC and the rest of the world, esp, the EV. Push out the old and/or not moneyed citizens, stick or ship them to somewhere they are not seen so that the young and the restless, the bold and the beautiful, can pretend they do not exist and be reminded that they're youth and money won't last forever. It's very Logan's Run- , The Iron Heel-, and Margaret Atwood- esque. We're living in a dystopian world. Such is the nature of the days of our lives and as the world turns in the East Village. Now, I'm off to drink from the fountain of beauty and youth, aka La Croix.<br /><br />xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-33760869906108463452017-07-27T11:04:25.966-04:002017-07-27T11:04:25.966-04:00I am devastated. I have been going to Great Jones ...I am devastated. I have been going to Great Jones for 25 years and it has now become a favorite haunt for my GenX children as well. You wonder how many institutions like this have to close before one feels like the heart and soul of the EV has been completely and forever gutted. Its hard to imagine a "more contemporary" concept doing the same amount of business or garnering the same type of community support and loyalty that Great Jones enjoyed. While Bill Judkins' partners have the absolute right to do what they want with the space, one wishes they had a fuller appreciation of what they have/had there and just how important one small burger and wing place was to the EV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-66973849855859814852017-07-27T09:56:49.345-04:002017-07-27T09:56:49.345-04:00Agree with the previous poster. This was a sad and...Agree with the previous poster. This was a sad and half-assed way to go out. And no one seems to know whats going on. A waitress said they were closing, and a bartender said they might reopenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-70580728871644259912017-07-27T09:45:57.334-04:002017-07-27T09:45:57.334-04:00This is so sad. It shouldn't have ended this w...This is so sad. It shouldn't have ended this way. If the owner was intent on change, they should've given the Jones a proper send-off with a raging party-- a soul band and cajun buffet like the old Christmas/New year's parties for all the loyal customers and staff who had spent decades there. Then close the doors, renovate, and open fresh. Forcing Bill out, who was the heart and soul of the Jones, and quietly changing the menu into something you can get anywhere seems a sorry way to go. The Jones was an istitution, and deserved better. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-27112929184434172242017-07-27T09:38:41.205-04:002017-07-27T09:38:41.205-04:00The La Croix wasn't the issue - it could have ...The La Croix wasn't the issue - it could have been a Coke (but it really was a La Croix). It's that someone thought it was okay to bring a drink INTO a restaurant, occupy space in a small, crowded room without purchasing anything, and then leave their trash behind for the staff to deal with.<br />I will stand corrected on the hot pants. The hot pants weren't a problem per se.scannestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-83565248032817384622017-07-27T01:35:16.756-04:002017-07-27T01:35:16.756-04:00Their juke box was the best Always great food, alw...Their juke box was the best Always great food, always jam packed Last real place left in my hood actors, artists, locals all eat there - Jones diner and Acme gone -Dorian Gray Bar about to go - not everyone wants to go to over priced 'trendy' spots to eat<br />JB PICShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950301992518445493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-15469547040827382792017-07-27T01:34:58.554-04:002017-07-27T01:34:58.554-04:00Oh Please. Classics become classics for a reason. ...Oh Please. Classics become classics for a reason. If it opened a satellite somewhere else it could approach a new space in a new way with appropriate and authentic ways to honor the original, like the great way Russ and Daughters tried it. But not every place is "adapt or die" in exactly the same way, and The Great Jones Cafe got it right. They do what they do well, and it didn't fall behind, it became an beloved fixture. It was the first restaurant I ever went to in New York City when I visited from New Mexico for the first time at 10 years old, and It was the coolest. Twenty-four years later I still love it, still think its cool, and go there regularly and always bring people. Plus its one of the few places that I feel like a Margarita outside of New Mexico. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42613824339986177572017-07-27T00:54:29.922-04:002017-07-27T00:54:29.922-04:00Milanos on Houston off Lafayette. Last of the last...Milanos on Houston off Lafayette. Last of the last. And even IT becomes bro-trocious on weekends. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-79948858437289318672017-07-27T00:22:50.501-04:002017-07-27T00:22:50.501-04:00right there with you, Joe. In fact my first time t...right there with you, Joe. In fact my first time there may have been with you after a LL show. This is a deep loss.cervmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184312791768874323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50406645632065503962017-07-27T00:20:30.258-04:002017-07-27T00:20:30.258-04:00This is tragic. One of my favorite places to eat a...This is tragic. One of my favorite places to eat and drink in the entire city, and one of the only places left that could honestly advertise cajun cooking and a vibe worthy of associating itself with New Orleans and Louisiana culture. The decline began when Bill Judkins was forced out, but the loss of it is still a deep one. One less reason to fight through the tragically hip to go out in the EV.cervmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184312791768874323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-64089759116284468832017-07-26T23:33:24.584-04:002017-07-26T23:33:24.584-04:00And before that the Upper West Side used to be pr...And before that the Upper West Side used to be pretty funky!<br />From Howlin' Wolf to Coldplay says it all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7874005778020476232017-07-26T23:24:01.753-04:002017-07-26T23:24:01.753-04:00Agree- ODM was another gem! Agree- ODM was another gem! cynnkittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09367587480113778290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-71330838359294372512017-07-26T22:53:18.133-04:002017-07-26T22:53:18.133-04:00We all pretend to be real cool and accepting in NY...We all pretend to be real cool and accepting in NYC, but really everyone's full of judgie - without knowing the real story behind the surface of what they're witnessingkevinizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08362585434711912913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-84648118669852068802017-07-26T22:51:12.681-04:002017-07-26T22:51:12.681-04:00agreed. when bowery becomes an area of poshness, ...agreed. when bowery becomes an area of poshness, you know our goose is cooked<br />kevinizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08362585434711912913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-23236876994793205952017-07-26T22:47:56.166-04:002017-07-26T22:47:56.166-04:00At 1:28 PM, cmarrtyy said...
I still haven't ...At 1:28 PM, cmarrtyy said...<br /><br /><i>I still haven't got over Food @ Prince & Wooster closing. </i><br /><br />Heh! Me either…now I'm sad.<br /><br />At least I know how to cook.Scuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.com