Photo by Ken on hearing poster on 90th and Amsterdam.
The former home of Saigon Grill and briefly Key Food at 90th Street and Amsterdam could get a new tenant soon, as Japanese Steakhouse Gyu-Kaku has filed for a liquor license at the location. Gyu-Kaku means horn of the bull” and the chain has several locations in the city.
The restaurant is expected to go before the Community Board 7 on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at 250 West 87th Street.
Also on the agenda, is an application for Tiki Chick, a new chicken-focused restaurant from Jacob’s Pickles owner Jacob Hadjigeorgis. We first wrote about it here.
See the whole agenda below:
Business & Consumer Issues Committee, Michele Parker and Christian Cordova, Co-Chairpersons
Wednesday, October 10, 7:00 PM
Applications to the SLA for Change to the Method of Operation of existing liquor licenses:
1. 768 Amsterdam Avenue (West 97th Street) Guacamole Midtown Corp. d/b/a Guacamole Taqueria. Change to include non-amplified Acoustic Mariachi, DJ, Live Music, Karaoke, Juke Box.
2. 955 West End Avenue (West 106th Street) Mocha Lounge Inc. d/b/a The West End On The Park / West End Lounge. Change Hours and Include Live Music, Shows, Karaoke, DJ, Juke Box, Acoustic.
New Application to the SLA for two-year liquor licenses.
3. 283 Columbus Avenue (West 73rd Street) Owner Parminder Singh, d/b/a To be Determined.
4. 320 Columbus Avenue (West 75th Street) Miznon UWS LLC, d/b/a Miznon.
5. 329 Columbus Avenue (West 75th Street) 329 Hospitality Group LLC, d/b/a To be Determined.
6. 412 Amsterdam Avenue (West 80th Street) NYC Bettola Corp., d/b/a Bettola.
7. 517 Amsterdam Avenue (West 86th Street) Tiki Chicki, LLC, d/b/a Tiki Chick.
8. 620 Amsterdam Avenue (West 90th Street) Reins International New York, Inc., d/b/a GYU-KAKU.
9. 2701 Broadway (West 103rd Street) Aaron 31 LLC, d/b/a Aangan.
Unenclosed Sidewalk Café Renewals:
10. 2012 Broadway (West 68th – 69th Street.) Renewal application #1282959-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Nanoosh Broadway, LLC, d/b/a Nanoosh Mediterriane , for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 6 tables and 12 seats.
11. 208 Columbus Avenue (West 69th- 70th Streets.) Renewal application #1451239-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Birote Corporation, d/b/a El Mitote, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 19 tables and 56 seats.
12. 420 Amsterdam Avenue (West 80th Street.) Renewal application #2038123-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Olma Lounge, LLC, d/b/a Olma Caviar Boutique & Lounge, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 4 tables and 16 seats.
13. 430 Amsterdam Avenue (West 81st Street.) Renewal application #1096363-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Third Ave. Rest, Inc., d/b/a Jake’s Dilemma, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 8 tables and 19 seats.
14. 440 Amsterdam Avenue (West 81st Street.) Renewal application #2042353-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Benva Bakery, LLC, d/b/a Orwasher, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 11 tables and 25 seats.
15. 2454 Broadway (West 91st Street.) Renewal application #1353319-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Big daddy’s III, LLC, d/b/a Big Daddy’s, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 18 tables and 36 seats.
New Unenclosed Sidewalk Café:
16. 417 Amsterdam Avenue (West 80th Street.) New application #12939-2018-ASWC to the Department of Consumer Affairs by BL 417 Amsterdam NY, LLC, d/b/a Bluestone Lane, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 10 tables and 19 seats.
I’m all for sidewalk cafes but at times the crowds just outright block the entire sidewalk – little chance to get through and zero oversight or crowd control by the operators. Maybe there could be some sensible and reasonable limitations where the sidewalk area is even further reduced by trees, bus stops, scaffoldings, etc.?
Plenty of wide sidewalks north of W96th St. that would be ideal for a boulevard of cafe seating. Enough room for SUV sized strollers too.
A Gyu-Kaku would be great. Key Food was a disaster at that spot and it’s been empty for something like two years now.
Hope the residents of the building upstairs like the smell of BBQ cooking exhaust.
Does anyone know what’s opening in 329 Columbus ave (between 75th and 76th, next to Duane Reade)? It’s been vacant for a few years now but I just saw above that the Lessee submitted an application for a liquor license.