New restaurant ‘Sushi Siam’ opening on Vernon; General biz buzz

Don’t Restaurant owners review the restaurant landscape in neighborhoods anymore?? LIC/Hunters Point already has at least 5 different asian or sushi restaurants (Shi, Tuk Tuk, Lucky Mojo, Bany, the perpetually under construction asian place across from Cafe Henri), not to mention the long list of cheap-o chinese places that stuff up my doormat with their menus.

It’s like the new gold seal of gentrification is an overcrowded asian-restaurant market.

Seriously… someone please figure out that a non-asian restaurant in LIC is a smart business plan!

now only if i could find somewhere to get brick oven pizza….

#4 – Try Manettas or Manducattis Rustica (good but too small)

That its a shame that McReilly’s has closed down

This looks boring. I doubt it will last. Anyone notice how empty Blend is?

#1 Well said.

#8 We avoided eating at Blend because they don’t have a liquor license yet. Last week we decided to give it a try and it was great. I’d definitely recommend it.

I agree about the overkill on the sushi thing… enough already. I know it’s been said before but how about mexican? Anyone?

@ #10 … there is Mexican, and pretty damn good too, at The Cave on Jackson/Pulaski

there is need for a good Indian Restaurant and even a great Peruvian or some Eastern European joint … something with “real” food as someone else already said.

#12:

Indian = 5 Star Punjabi

Eastern European = Ion’s, Bulgara

Jeez.

#2 I couldn’t agree more!

Now that McReilly’s is gone, we need to replace the burgers – A great burger place would be great.

I hope they dont cut into Tuk Tuk’s business. They are my favorite LIC joint. I think I’m an addict really. I seem to go there a couple of times a week and have been for 2 years :-p

Maybe someone could open a basic burger joint to fill the void McReilly’s closing has left.

Tis true, townie – a regular “burger joint” could never replace McReillys! It was way more than just “burgers”. It was the ambiance, the camaraderie, the full menu of enjoyable food at reasonable prices – and a place “where everybody knows your name”…a real neighborhood Irish Pub. Has anyone heard from Noreen and Pat?

Brooks is horribly overpriced and caters to the CitiCorp crowd, meaning they’re never open.

Dominies Hoek is overpriced too and they run out of food all the time.

Wow, a hipster who’s a vegetarian, what a cliche! Let me guess, you’re from the Midwest too.

jb, that is a very good point. If the sushi is no good then they will fail. This is why I am not upset that we have so much sushi selection in the neighborhood because it will create a competitive environment. The best sushi will get all the business and the bad sushi will have to pack their bags. Let the sushi competition begin.

I hate ragging on new business but I must agree that Modern Spaces’ awning is pretty cheesy.

If you’re looking for a good burger and a beer at a decent price, look no further than Jackson Ave Steakhouse. The place is nice and when I go fairly empty. Burger and beer is $8.

At night the light of Modern Spaces on the block is kind of nice, though it does kind of feel like a 7-11. I like how the kept the exposed brick.

not a fan of Dominees

we need more restaurants like Malagueta (36th ave and Crescent). It’s Brazilian but would love Peruvian, Vietnamese, Healthy American but no more of this “fusion” – we have too many restaurants that have added mediocre sushi to menus just to try to cover all it’s bases.

It seems like many people already decided that Sushi Siam will not have good sushi even though it has not even opened. I guess we have a lot of psychics in LIC.

it’s so weird, LIC went from having no place to get sushi, to way too many sushi places, I think people had the same ideas at the same time. Maybe Sushi Siam will get it right, because the others are no good.

You’re probably right #41…but I can hope.

You can definitely take Cafe Henri’s coffee to go.

“Modern Spaces” fluorescent awning is the biggest eyesore on Vernon Jackson Blvd. Its should be destroyed.”

agreed! is it even legal? aren’t there guidelines?

A little bit bright but I like the awning. Calling for it to be destroyed is definitely not the spirit of this neighborhood.

Maybe someone should leave a thinly-veiled and very passive-aggressive anonymous note on their door about it. Extra points if you write with a collective “we” voice rather than an individual one.

;)

I think the sign undermines the clean and modern look that they’ve created for the interior space, but that’s their choice- there are far more egregious aesthetic violations in LIC than that one.

Of all the injustices to get angry anarcho-punk about, a slightly tacky sign for an otherwise well-designed business space is one of the last I would choose to take issue with.

I don’t agree with saying the sign should be destroyed. That’s not right. That being said though, it’s such an inappropriate sign for the block. They should have more respect for the neighbors, especially since they claim to be a neighborhood realtor. I live around the corner, and I’m usually blinded by the sign at night… especially late at night. Maybe they can turn it off earlier? There’s enough lights on Vernon.

Hello All,

We appreciate everyone’s feedback about the awning and the store in general. We have received many words of encouragement since our inception and truly want to be a part of the community and are sorry for any of our neighbors that have been disturbed by the light. We will set our timers to turn the awning light off much earlier and sincerely apologize for the annoyance it may have caused.

^^ chock full o’ nuts

Everyone is so angry here. Why?

The Cave has always had issues with mice and roaches. Eat there at your peril.

Checked out Sushi Siam yesterday. My grand entrance is greeted by a friendly Chinese lady. Given the fact that this place is owned by non-Japanese, I didn’t order any raw fish. Went with the Pad-Thai instead…bad mistake. It’s just rice noodle stir-fried in ketchup and sugar. I had the waitress bagged it up and gave it to a homeless in the city. This fusion concept is so 90′s.