Back in late November, the City temporarily closed Puddin', the small shop at 102 St. Mark's Place that sells pudding, pudding-filled cakes and frozen Puddin' Pops.
The note on the door between Avenue A and First Avenue explained: "Oh fudge! We forgot some paperwork. Be back soon!"
It turns out that Puddin' won't be back soon after all. Puddin' chef/owner Clio Goodman bid farewell on Facebook yesterday.
To all our loyal patrons, it is with much sadness that we announce we will not be reopening in the near future. We can't thank you all enough for the support over the years; it meant the world to us. It was a great ride indeed.
A Puddin' manager told DNAinfo's Lisha Arino, who first reported on the permanent closure, that the restaurant was shut down "for an administrative issue with our permit, not a food safety issue."
A Health Department spokesperson told DNAinfo that, despite multiple reminders to renew their permit, "the owners were found operating with an expired food service establishment permit." They would be able to reopen once management renewed the permit, the spokesperson said.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Oh fudge, Puddin' popped for incomplete paperwork
💩 Aw Fudge!
ReplyDeleteAm I wrong or are these trendy foodie things coming to an end? Seems that way.
ReplyDeleteIt's the same story as with the news dealer in Astor Place. People should rally to the cause! Humble pudding!
ReplyDeleteI know this place was one of those "trendy foodie things," but damn I will miss that butterscotch pudding.
ReplyDeleteDid someone say butterscotch?!
ReplyDeleteI will really miss this place. Clio was always there and was so passionate about her pudding! :) She made a great product and I was excited for her to be successful. Alas ...
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of butterscotch, what ever happened to Callard & Bowsers butterscotch with the amazing buttery sweet flavor? That was one of the best candies ever.
ReplyDeleteClio was always there and was so passionate about her pudding!
ReplyDeleteI love that sentence.
I never met Clio, or I probably would have asked her why out of the whole store there was one vegan flavor.
ReplyDeleteSo I rarely went there; clearly I wasn't the only person who rarely went there.
I wanted them to succeed, and I noticed they introduced other items over time, but people who think vegans just tag along with their friends and just like one flavor of one item aren't paying attention.
(Yes, I know the practical reason most shop owners give is "If I offered vegan food in my shop, I'd be throwing it out at the end of the day." In this neighborhood, that excuse doesn't cut it.)
If I had known they had one vegan flavor I would have gone in.
ReplyDeleteUh, there were only around 8 flavors so one vegan flavor is pretty good. (Butterscotch was my favorite too.)
ReplyDeleteI loved this place. It was super-expensive but DAYUM that pudding was delicious and the staff was always very sweet and non-hipster-annoying. Nice place to take visitors.
I'm waiting for Pixie, the new restaurant that serves only Pixie Sticks!
ReplyDeleteI would so love to go to a store that sold pixie sticks.
ReplyDeleteI'm holding out for someone to open a 24-hour joint serving gelatin desserts only funded by crowdsourcing in which one gets a fist-bump with an owner for donating $10; for $100, you get to wrestle with one of the owner's lady in a tub of gelatin dessert with butter and scotch; and a personal 15 min. one-on-one time with Bill Cosby for $1000.
ReplyDeleteI'm still waiting for Just Lettuce. Just Salad has far too many options for my refined taste and limited attention span.
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