tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post3109603485832075607..comments2024-03-28T09:48:01.838-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: At Mee Noodle Shop and GrillUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-30139607555565332202013-12-30T18:26:12.478-05:002013-12-30T18:26:12.478-05:00Yea!! We're eating dinner here tonight! Pixie ...Yea!! We're eating dinner here tonight! Pixie was lots younger when it closed, but remembers it well. Ordered his old usual. So did I. It's lovely to have them back. :-))<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-4373820296652004492013-12-30T13:14:10.170-05:002013-12-30T13:14:10.170-05:00This post has inspired my lunch choice today. Than...This post has inspired my lunch choice today. Thanks!Makeoutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76016015359412722452013-12-30T08:42:08.719-05:002013-12-30T08:42:08.719-05:00Double Sauteed Pork Lunch special- Every bit as go...Double Sauteed Pork Lunch special- Every bit as good as it was 10 years ago! and almost the same price.vzabuserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547457692788084346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-10443975835906965702013-12-30T02:02:06.286-05:002013-12-30T02:02:06.286-05:00Went tonight for chicken and broccoli. I was pleas...Went tonight for chicken and broccoli. I was pleased with the vibe, service, and food. <br /><br />The one thing that seemed obvious is that the crew working there was really, really happy about it. Workers in the open kitchen had a pleasant look about them, and a few looked up and said hello when I walked in.<br /><br />This chapter sounds like a good one for our neighborhood, so go in and try it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-54540332470144692612013-12-29T23:22:06.732-05:002013-12-29T23:22:06.732-05:00Allen who?
"When the plaque went up on the E...Allen who?<br /><br />"When the plaque went up on the East Village building saying that it was where Allen Ginsberg once lived, the two young men who now occupy the poet's old apartment had only this to say:<br /><br /> Who was he?"<br /><br />http://evgrieve.com/2013/12/two-east-2nd-st-buildings-sell-for-175.htmlCrazy Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7845364391896427462013-12-29T22:14:17.593-05:002013-12-29T22:14:17.593-05:00FWIW, I think Allen loved the old Mee Noodle becau...FWIW, I think Allen loved the old Mee Noodle because he could show up with veggies and they cook them for him and because, in general, they prepared his food--mostly steamed fish and a green veggie--how he like it. It wasn't so much that Allen loved Mee's food as much as he loved that Mee's made Allen's food. It's worth noting that the people at Mee's treated Allen more or less like they treated everyone else--with respect. I'm so glad they are back. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39598527579785334992013-12-29T16:46:01.446-05:002013-12-29T16:46:01.446-05:00how great to have a happy ending to a landlord/ten...how great to have a happy ending to a landlord/tenant story.<br />happy they are back.blue glassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-87127033010650792282013-12-29T13:42:56.443-05:002013-12-29T13:42:56.443-05:00They better not have a secret speakeasy joint thro...They better not have a secret speakeasy joint through their kitchen where you give the kitchen staff a wink and a nod to get in and a mixologist that creates cocktails with a blowtorch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-49797318265352014692013-12-29T11:54:28.145-05:002013-12-29T11:54:28.145-05:00Here's the back story on Mee Noodle: According...<br />Here's the back story on Mee Noodle: According to a Mee employee, when they lost the old location on the corner of 13th St. Because the walls were cracked, they had an agreement with the owner to return to the old space once the new building went up. Then before they know it Starbucks shows up and all of a sudden the deal is off and their deal is no good anymore, not sure if they got bought out or just plain old screwed over. In either case it feels like Starbucks pushed their way into a location they once upon a time would have been more sensitive about entering, but that was many moons and stock options ago, now it's all about global domination.<br /><br />That corner Starbucks is cramped, dark and a sorry excuse for a coffee shop, especially in the same area as Mud coffee and The Bean. Their new Peter Cooper location on 23rd street is much more appropriate to a chain with deep pockets, with plenty of tables, room and light, and at least there they replaced what used to be a Chase Bank and not a local business that had an agreement to return and then got pushed aside.<br /><br />So back to oir story: when the store front a few doors down became available, the new landlord called them to say he wanted them to take over the space since they had been such a great business and since Mee was missed by the community. Or maybe he just likes good Chinese food. T.ue landlord gave them a good deal, and now has a great tenant that everyone wanted back. Obviously they appreciated what Mee Noodle and Allen Ginsburg mean to the area in a way that Starbucks and certain kinds of landlords do not.<br /><br />This is how more building owners should operate, by finding great local businesses that the community actually wants to support, and that offer a great product or service, not just another lousy chain store. Landlords control the character of a neighborhood through their selection of what stores they will lease to, it's nice to have at least one that actually gets it.Giovannihttp://urbanmyths.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22454710536019488402013-12-29T10:56:53.675-05:002013-12-29T10:56:53.675-05:00I love me some Mee!I love me some Mee!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com