The pizza bar was also closed by the department of health back in April for violations, so this isn’t their first encounter with The Notice™. We’ll keep an eye out for when they’re back open.
The new Mexican bar and restaurant on 10th Ave – Mamasita – has now opened, and they’re running a bunch of cheap drink specials to celebrate. We’ve got more information about it in our post from earlier this week.
The hour-long event starts at 2pm at the InterContinental Times Square on W 44th St. RSVP to ictsqsales@ihg.com if you’re interested in joining in. It’s Schmackary’s, so you know it’ll be good!
Mamasita, a new Mexican bar and grill, is gearing up to open on 10th Ave. Taking over the store of the former Manhattan Marketplace, the spot between 54th&55th claims to be “the home of the original 60oz margarita”.
Their menu is online, and has all the staple Mexican dishes. They’re just one block over from the neighborhood favorite El Centro, as well as a handful of other Mexican restaurants and bars, but there’s not really any on 10th Ave near them.
This week, a new outpost of Pie Face, the Australian pie store known for their excellent savory pies and great coffee, opened up at the corner of 35th&9th Ave.
Midtown Lunch have more details on the pies. Make sure you stop by this week for all the festivities, and to experience “authentic Aussie cuisine”. They’re open 24 hours, so they should make a popular 3am snack destination.
Pie Face is slowly taking over the area – they’ve also got a store around Penn Station just a few blocks east of the new location, and another just south of Bryant Park a few further, as well as one further north at 53rd& Broadway.
The spot seemed to have been getting good reviews from customers who tried it out over the last few weeks, and is pretty cheap, so it’s disappointing to see them closed. We’ll keep an eye out for their reopening.
Hell’s Kitchen welcomed a new farmer’s market to the area today. The market runs along the sidewalk on 42nd St between 11th&12th Avenues, and will be running 8am-6pm every Wednesday through to the end of November.
Per the site, here’s the list of stalls that are participating so far:
Artisanal Bakery: Breads and baked goods from Bergen County, NJ
Dipaola Turkey Farm: Turkeys from Mercer County, NJ
Millport Dairy: Cheddar cheese, beef, pickles and baked goods from Lancaster County, PA
Morgiewicz Produce: Vegetables from the black dirt of Orange County, NY
Nature’s Way Honey: Honey & candles from Chemung County, NY
Norwich Meadows Farm: Certified Organic vegetables from Chenango County, NY
Toigo Orchard: Orchard fruit from Cumberland County, PA
Las Delicias: Baked goods New York County, NY
They also had live music on in the middle of the day, as well as a free demonstration. With the dramas going on with the Big Apple Meat Market being bounced between locations, and the cancelled plans for a new supermarket on 45th St, it’ll hopefully help fill the void of fresh food in the area.
They’ve been incoming for a while now – the sign out the front has been up for months, and a liquor license application for the location was filed back in February, so it’s good to see them finally up and running!
The reviews so far seem pretty positive– it looks like it’ll be a great addition to the area.
A new restaurant/wine bar, Marston’s, is coming to 53rd St. The name is still tentative, apparently, but they’ll be taking over from the recently-closed Swizz – a seemingly-liked restaurant and fondue spot:
Their application to take over the license from Swizz was discussed at the CB4 meeting on Tuesday, so depending on how that went, we can expect to see them moving in soon.
The space is currently occupied by Go Sushi. It’s right on the corner of the intersection, and considerably larger than Vynl’s current home. Applications were filed for the move (#10) for discussion at Tuesday night’s BLP Committee meeting. No word yet on the outcome, but it’s hard to imagine much pushback for the almost comical proposal.
Kashmir’s Dollar Burger over on 8th Ave looks like it’s shuttered its doors for good. Read the history of this questionable eatery over at Midtown Lunch
Local cookie store Schmackary’s Cookies– just off 9th Ave on 45th St – teamed up with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS to host “Broadway Bakes” last week, with a whole range of Broadway stars getting behind the counter and trying their hand at baking.
The store celebrated their 1st birthday, so hosted the event to give back to the neighborhood. The neighborhood, in turn, showed up in droves, with lines out the door and people lining the counter, to get face to face with cast members from Newsies, Smash, Annie, and countless others:
