Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Closings: A-Roll Bar and Grill on St. Mark's Place

After less than a year in business, A-Roll Bar and Grill has closed at 5 St. Mark's Place just east of Third Avenue. (H/T Jacob Ford for the tip!)

A for-rent sign is now in the front window.

The sit-down skewer shop, operated by Nobu vet Kacey Yeh and part of a Chinese chain, seemed to have a lot of potential. (Eater gave it high marks.)

Unfortunately, until very recently, the storefront was mostly obscured by the sidewalk bridge and scaffolding of the neighboring 9-story office building, which has seen a long slog toward completion. Plus, there are many casual food options on this block of St. Mark's Place. 
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 22, 2024 at 6:02 AM

    It wasn't really clear what their "concept" was, just from looking at the door, and it was impossible to see deep inside in order to get a glimpse of what was going on.

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  2. MTA614October 22, 2024 at 7:11 AM

    This used to be Yakitori Taisho right? Seems hard to compete with a place that was super cheap and super well known with a concept that looks a little too undefined and expensive for this block

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    1. AnonymousOctober 23, 2024 at 12:39 PM

      Taisho is still there a couple store fronts down

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  3. AnonymousOctober 23, 2024 at 1:44 PM

    Wanted to give them a try, but never found the time. Hazard of NYC living.

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