Tuesday, March 15, 2011

[Updated] Acme Bar & Grill closes after nearly 25 years on Great Jones Place


Mainstay Acme Bar & Grill on 9 Great Jones Place has closed. An EV Grieve reader had called the Creole/Southern-style eatery about lunch hours today and was told they were no longer in business. "We've had our run and we're done."

Just last month they were approved for a full liquor license, as Eater reported.

[Updated]
Fork in the Road has more here.

[UPDATED 7:14 p.m.]

Guess everyone at Acme didn't get the memo — the owner now says they'll just be closed for a few months.
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22 comments:

  1. esquared™March 15, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    oh noes, loved that place. saw may bands there too. bummer.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 15, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Sad. They were very generous with hosting fundraisers for New Orleans support post-Katrina.

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  3. Laura Goggin PhotographyMarch 15, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    WTF?!

    I just ate there last night! Seriously - had catfish, green beans, corn bread and a pitcher of lemonade. Nothing seemed amiss and my dining partner and I were talking about how great the food is and that we should go there more often.

    This is a big loss. They had a friendly, casual atmosphere and the food had been great every time I've been. Dammit to hell!

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  4. Marty WombacherMarch 15, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    Shit! I haven't been there since last summer. Guess there's no going back now.

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  5. Jon LangstonMarch 15, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    I worked at Acme from 99-2005. This is a sad, sad day.
    What's going to happen to Rudy?!?!

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  6. HippieChickMarch 15, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    Oh noes! I LOVED that place...

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  7. VivienneMarch 15, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    Why did they close? This is so depressing. I played there years ago with one of my bands in their little performance space and I just ate there a week ago (it was packed!).

    I absolutely loved that place even if it was a little pricey for my budget (the shrimp po'boys and cornbread were incredible). Sad, sad news. I was just talking about how much I wanted to go back there soon.

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  8. AnonymousMarch 15, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    LOVED THE FOOD, AND WHEN "CHUCKLEHEAD" PERFORMED DOWNSTAIRS. SAD...

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  9. cl pyleMarch 15, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    oh no... many great music gigs there ... very sad that another nyc music place is closing.. just played a gig there last oct .. rhsc nyc

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  10. Jon LangstonMarch 15, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Just heard from a friend who still works, er, worked there. Lease was up in August anyway - owner Bob Pollock (also owns Great Jones Spa) was looking to sell. Apparently he got the deal he wanted, b/c the staff of both the club & restaurant were told YESTERDAY (Monday 3/14) that it was a done deal - and that they had till WEDNESDAY to vacate. Two frickin' days.

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  11. C MerryMarch 15, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    Was one of my band's regular gigs always loved it there, many great memories :(

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  12. Bowery BoyMarch 15, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    This was probably the only restaurant I still went back to after watching a mouse run between the water pitchers on a ledge during a busy saturday night last year. I liked it that much, but it was kinda cool watching a busboy catch it in his hand with a bar-rag.

    What seems interesting is that they renewed their liquor license when they already knew they were vacating. Can I guess that a "transfer" was part of the new $ deal? Seems kinda wrong.

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  13. AnonymousMarch 15, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    I performed there too a couple of times. :(

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  14. Teri TynesMarch 15, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    Sad. Another comfort food place in the nabe closes. I will miss the corn bread. I worry it will be replaced by something decidedly uncomfortable.

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  15. glammaMarch 15, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    will be sorely missed. pretty soon you will have to be a millionaire in order to eat downtown

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  16. i2hMarch 15, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    liked the place, hated the food. still, it was a cajun option, and having options was better than not...

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  17. AnonymousMarch 15, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    really sad! was their rent that expensive? it was always busy whenever i walked by...i used to order for delivery every week until recently when i moved.

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  18. AnonymousMarch 15, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    chicken fried beef, black eyed peas and white gravy. mmmmm. all washed down with toxic strength margaritas.

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  19. onemorefoldedsunsetMarch 15, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    I went to the opening night for Acme Bar & Grill back in'86! Too bad.

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  20. XtraKrispyMarch 15, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    I go to ACME at least once a week for lunch as I work a block away. I'm even the FourSquare mayor of the place! I will truly miss the great staff and reasonable priced food. Thanks for all the free iced tea guys!

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  21. Bowery BoyMarch 16, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    I bet that the folks at Great Jones Cafe will see a bump in business. They're probably thrilled.

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  22. AnonymousMarch 16, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    I am so-o-o-o sadden by this news. They made the best roasted garlic home-made mash potatoes that was to die for. They also made a number of great dishes. My favorite was the Chicken Fried Steak.

    They will be sooooo missed.

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