Jackson Heights Life

i bought fish and shrimp there around 3 PM today. really high quality as ever. the one on northern, i mean.

Quote from: kristag on December 14, 2017, 01:26:51 PM

Quote from: JHexplorer on December 13, 2017, 05:23:21 PM

For fresh fish Mi Tierra on 81st and Northern Blvd has a great fresh fish counter. Pretty recently opened.

It has already reverted to its non-fish counter function.

I just bought fish there a few days ago? Really?

a good pizza place (wood burning oven quality pizza)

...and that warm, rustic pizza restaurant served wine, ice cold, bubbly....

Like, was it Patsy's? in (I think) Park Slope, Brooklyn.

I think the Queensboro will have a menu similar to (the noe defunct) BACK FORTY, so there should be a burger option on the menu. I know that Stew said that there'll be a burger option on his menu as well.

Another gym option.

A bookstore will always be my #1 wish-list item for Jackson Heights (if we don't get one soon I'd like to open one someday).

Definitely more cafes—the only real "hangout" cafe near me is Espresso 77, which is a good example of what we need more of.

More healthy options. I'm so excited about Fresh Spilt Milk (not even gonna try to write the name out correctly).

I know we hate chains but a Whole Foods or more upscale market (like the ones they have in LIC) would be kinda great. I generally hate shopping at the only two supermarkets close to me, Foodtown and the other one across the street (Food Bazaar?).

An actual cool bar would be great! Yes, I know and love Terraza, but it's like a 15-20 minute walk away and sometimes you just want to walk a few blocks and hang out without it being a whole thing.

Yes, Pauglina is still open—go buy stuff so they can STAY open!

I second everyone's push for the things that have been "coming soon" for what feels like eons (Swim Two Birds, Queensboro).

And I second all the other things folks have been saying (nicer supermarket, brick oven pizza). But I think the thing that is sorely missed for me personally is a craft cocktail bar. I'm no pro bartender myself, but I enjoy — and can make — a good craft cocktail. And I don't mean Bocaito. Nothing against them, but they're a restaurant first, and a bar second, which is apparent in the drinks.

I would love nothing more than a small, 10-15 seat cocktail bar. I don't normally find myself in Brooklyn (I break out in hives), but I really enjoyed this teeny Clinton Hill bar — The Mayflower — which had like 3-4 tables and was kitty-corner to an associated restaurant (Aita). They didn't serve food. The space wasn't large. But it was perfect for grabbing a well-made drink with a friend or two. The small space and focused offering kept the drink costs low ($10).

Honestly, if we hadn't just poured all our money into buying our place, a cocktail bar in JH would have been something my wife and I probably would have considered doing.