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Four months later, looks like those plans to open a grilled cheese joint at 101 Stanton melted, as it were.  Back in April, we caught wind that a restaurant called Melted was to open there, and management had applied for a beer and wine license. But it was not to be.  Community Board 3 denied [...]

In response to Friday’s post about the new restaurant opening at 101 Stanton Street, the proprietor wrote in to set the record straight. Notably, that the establishment is called MELTED, not Meltdown as previously reported (yes, the sign was vandalized).

When the Community Board 3 SLA docket was released for the month of April, the applicant for 101 Stanton Street was still an unknown entity.  It was just another “Corp to be formed” seeking a simple wine and beer license. No longer.

Organic Avenue is reportedly expanding its neighborhood presence.  A reader sent in the following intel regarding a newly-leased Suffolk Street location: I had a brief conversation with the owner (or who I think the owner) of Organic Avenue on Saturday. They are now renting the old Rothko space on Suffolk Street across from the CSV [...]