The V-Spot is soft opening this weekend on St. Mark's Place

The family-run Park Slope vegan restaurant The V-Spot recently started selling empanadas from their TK outpost at 16 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.

And now this weekend they are in a soft-opening phase. Per Facebook: "We will have our delicious Latin, Organic, Vegan comfort food ready to serve you. Right now, we're here personally sampling small bites & vending baked empanadas." Hours today are 1-9 p.m.



And here are lousy photos of the menu that I took...





In other V-SPot news, the family successfully reached its $50,000 Kickstarter goal ... with 295 backers pledging $50,673 to help open the restaurant on St. Mark's Place.

The V-Spot opens an empanada outpost on St. Mark's Place ahead of planned vegan restaurant

The family-run Park Slope vegan restaurant The V-Spot has plans to open an outpost at 16 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.

Until that happens, The V-Spotters started selling empanadas to-go from the storefront this past Friday…


[Images via Facebook]

As for a full-blown vegan restaurant on St. Mark's Place, the family has turned to Kickstarter to help get the business here started. If interested, then you can read about the campaign here.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Organic omnivore, vegetarian or vegan restaurant wanted at 12 St. Mark's Place

The V-Spot coming soon to St. Mark's Place