Also behind the plywood ... at 51 Avenue B between Third Street and Fourth Street... a notice from the State Liquor Authority shows that the establishment will be called El Pulpo...
The principals here, identified as Mina Ibrahim and Mido Emad, were OK'd for a liquor license here in March 2022 via CB3. The Community Board's minutes describe this as a "full kitchen serving Mexican food."
The questionnaire (PDF
here) on file at the CB3 website includes a menu, showing more high-end items (i.e., wagyu beef huarache and potato tetela with caviar) and a list of specialty cocktails.