ZaabVer Thai remains closed at 75 Second Ave. between Fourth Street and Fifth Street... a sign on the front door notes a renovation...
... but all other signs (disconnected phone, Google notice, etc.) point to a permanent closure. (Several people who didn't care for the food here referred to it as "ZaabwhateVer.")
In more positive news next door, Hot Box is now open at 77 Second Ave. (as of May 20) ...
Hot Box combines East Asian broth, noodles and meats and vegetables in their "signature burner system."
Head to the restaurant's website for the menu.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Hot Box looking ready to debut on 2nd Avenue
I can't imagine how difficult if must be to run a restaurant in the EV these days. How do you make your business stand out? Are on the upswing of a food trend on heading down? How can a place handle what is surely an impossible monthly rent and other expenses? I often read about these closings here and think "I had no idea these places existed". In the past year several of my regular food spots have closed and I am at a loss on finding places to replace them. I also am cooking at home a lot more these days.
ReplyDeleteZaabVer wasn't bad, they had laabs which many of the average thai places don't. It was sort of between regular thai places and Somtum Der, hotter food then most.
ReplyDeleteTheyy had a big menu but half the stuff was never available. You'd end up eating chicken and rice.
ReplyDeleteThere was a period of time where there were 7 empty restaurants on 2nd Ave between 4th St and 6th St. Several have been filled with Chinese restaurants. I wonder if that was also a factor in the demise of Zaabver: too many empty spots to attract walkbys and too much competition from other Asian cuisines.
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