Tuesday, May 9, 2023

The former Mighty Quinn's space is for rent

Photos by Derek Berg

A for-rent sign arrived this past week at 103 Second Ave., where Mighty Quinn's recently closed here at Sixth Street.

Workers last week also removed the 6,000-pound smoker that the BBQ joint had installed when it opened more than 10 years ago...
This was the very first restaurant for the brand, which now has multiple corporate locations in the NYC metro area ... and ownership has been franchising, with outposts in New Jersey, Maryland and Florida... and in Dubai.

Ownership didn't provide a specific reason for the closure (April 10 was the last day), stating, "While we wish to have been able to just keep our first restaurant in the system forever, many realities have made that path impractical."

People into Mighty Quinn's can still have it delivered here via the Greenwich Avenue outpost. 
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 9, 2023 at 7:38 AM

    So with both MQ and Dallas gone dark, where is the closest good bbq?

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    1. AnonymousMay 9, 2023 at 5:36 PM

      Dallas was good bbq...?
      Take the 6 train uptown to Au Jus, worth the not too long ride.

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  2. noble neolaniMay 9, 2023 at 7:52 AM

    Chain restaurants are still "chain" restaurants.

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  3. AnonymousMay 9, 2023 at 8:17 AM

    Was such a great place for a family meal. Thanks for the memories.

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  4. NeighborMay 9, 2023 at 9:40 AM

    Sad to see these guys go. Glad they were able to have such a successful launching pad in the East Village

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  5. AnonymousMay 9, 2023 at 9:55 AM

    Cool to see them save that smoker - wow

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  6. brucetMay 9, 2023 at 12:09 PM

    Showing my age a bit here....but bring back the original (circa early-to-mid-’80s) 103 Restaurant!

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  7. AnonymousMay 9, 2023 at 12:44 PM

    So a successful business that starts in the east village is cool until its hard work and success allow it to expand into a so-called "chain" and then it's no longer cool?

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  8. AnonymousMay 11, 2023 at 7:50 AM

    @12:44

    An East Village restaurant is cool until the landlord sees how much traffic you're getting the decides to take a higher cut for themselves and pushes you out because now you have to raise your prices. Then nobody wants to visit you.

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  9. AnonymousMay 12, 2023 at 8:44 AM

    Can't wait to see the EV's next smoke shop open up in there.

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  10. AnonymousMay 12, 2023 at 6:09 PM

    It’s gross that they opened a place in Dubai. The treatment of workers and women there is barbaric.

    https://fairsq.org/2022/03/10/urgent-call-for-action-on-migrant-worker-deaths-in-the-gulf/

    https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/08/the-fugitive-princesses-of-dubai

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