Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Surprise! Acme Bar and Grill won't be reopening as you probably figured

As we reported back on March 15, Acme Bar & Grill abruptly shuttered after 25 years of serving Creole/Southern-style cuisine on Great Jones. However, after reportedly firing the staff without any notice, Acme owner Bob Pollock quickly changed his mind, saying that he would reopen after a renovation.

Apparently he changed his mind again. According to Grub Street:

We hear that Jean-Marc Houmard, Michael Callahan, and Huy Chi Le — the team behind Indochine and Kittichai (and also involved with Bondst and Republic) — have grabbed up the bi-level space ... The trio is mulling concepts for a restaurant to open in early fall.

Here are some photos of the space from March 31:


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4 comments:

  1. esquared™May 10, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    as i had predicted, as soon as they got the full liquor license, they did a 180 degrees and will be catering to the bowery hotel patrons and its likes -- the dubaificationers

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  2. Bowery BoyMay 10, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    Another loss for the local residents and gain for the tourists. I'm not sure how stealing their own patrons works.

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  3. RichardMay 10, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Yeah, saw that coming. The lack of any renovation work being done on the site was the first clue...

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  4. Laura Goggin PhotographyMay 10, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    I still don't get why such a good place had to be destroyed and, for what? Oh, more of the same.

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