Thursday, December 9, 2010

Will El Cobre be an El Shitshow?

After sitting dormant for several years, the restaurant space on Sixth Street at Avenue A finally got a new tenant in the fall of 2009 after CB3 enthusiatically endorsed a full liquor license (and within a resolution area) for the Cienfuegos complex that eventually included take-out sandwich shop Carteles and a fancy rum bar called Cocteleria....



Grub Street's Jenny Miller reports this week that El Cobre, the main-floor eatery, is opening very soon... We walked by last evening, and it sure looked ready for action — minus diners...



... Per Grub Street, El Cobre is named after the town where Cuba's patron saint is located... a duplicate statue is on display inside...



The CB3 license is also good for a sidewalk cafe, so expect a foodie shitshow here come warm-weather months...

By the way, the food at Carteles gets high marks from some readers (try the sancocho!) ... though, as the crowds descended on the upstairs rum bar...



...waits for take-out on weekend nights got too long for some neighbors ... (same kitchen services Carteles and Cocteleria... and, presumably, El Cobre...) ... The neighbors moved on to make way for the weekend warriors.

Previously on EV Grieve:
The future of 95 Avenue A

Something finally coming to 95 Avenue A

Coming soon: Work starts on Cienfuegos at long-dormant (and soon-to-be-expanded) 95 Avenue A
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 9, 2010 at 10:13 AM

    special thanks to the community board for this one! way to go!


    Thanks for your help in destroying our neighborhood.
    I really don't understand what kind of a pill CB3 is on.

    I just hope that they will be supportive to the community once the complaints start coming in.

    Merry Christmas

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  2. AnonymousDecember 9, 2010 at 3:13 PM

    Would you rather have this space empty? At least this will employ people and help our economy. Let's give them a chance before we start criticizing!

    Also - I've noticed some small businesses opening that are NOT restaurants/bars. Do you report only on the negative things happening in the EV - how about some positive news! Is there any?

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  3. CheeseDecember 9, 2010 at 6:59 PM

    Amazing headline.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 9, 2010 at 8:39 PM

    Looks like a real shitshow to me already. Lets wait and see what happens. Just say no to pork!

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  5. AnonymousDecember 10, 2010 at 9:37 PM

    The summer clothes in the photo make me miss the warmth!

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