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Offline jeanette

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Re: Laly's Restaurant
« Reply #135 on: December 11, 2018, 05:48:49 AM »
You're right, ljr. Up here in the 80s we have the same concerns for Sac's Pizza.

I think it has to do with group identification and self segregation. It's a topic that I have touched upon, but has to be broached gingerly. People today don't want to talk about these issues.* I don't want to upset anybody, or get kicked off the forum.

*while some want to virtue signal.
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Re: Laly's Restaurant
« Reply #136 on: December 11, 2018, 06:13:27 AM »
re: the Brazilian "joint," looks like a catered office event from the outside. I would never think of that place as inviting.
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Re: Laly's Restaurant
« Reply #137 on: December 11, 2018, 09:42:45 AM »
Wow, I think it’s very inviting and cheery.   Comfortable booths, bright and airy, roomy, no TVs, extremely friendly and attentive service, really great food (try the chilaquiles!).  And I was told when I had breakfast there yesterday that they’ll be opening their bar this week with a full liquor license.  I truly hope they get some support and can stick around.
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« Reply #138 on: December 11, 2018, 09:59:44 AM »
You only need decor if you are going to charge a higher price and serve Steak Frite and Quinoa.

---> The decor has to match the menu and vibe. <---

Lali Guras across the street and Coatzingo around the corner do not look that nice inside and that is part of their vibe. If I was going to think of "Jackson Heights Tibetan restaurant" Lali Guras fits it perfectly. Or "authentic Mexican restaurant." Coatzingo fits that.

Laly's needs to adjust their decor to fit the menu, prices and vibes
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Re: Laly's Restaurant
« Reply #139 on: December 11, 2018, 10:40:50 AM »
I don't post here a lot, but the nitpicking and negativity is completely out of hand. 

To me, the restaurant is clean and spacious and low-key in a good way. The food, which to me is the most important reason for visiting a restaurant, is tasty and unique to the neighborhood.

I feel like the non-restaurant owners/hobbyist design aficionados should go somewhere else on the internet to critique commercial interiors. To bash this place over and over is doing a disservice to an amazing new local business.

Owners and managers of Laly's: I am a loyal patron and I do my best to tell everyone I know to try out your restaurant. I hope others will continue to do the same.
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Re: Laly's Restaurant
« Reply #140 on: December 11, 2018, 10:53:09 AM »
abc...is not wrong.  If you are a new restaurant competing, do something different and make it a place you want to actually hang out.  look at queensboro, one of the only places with a nice ambiance in the the hood.  its packed every night.   

however, that's not why i haven't  gone.  its all location for me.  Who wants to hang out on Roosevelt at night? 

prostitution is essentially legal,  drugs deals are in plain sight, homeless, trash everywhere, no flow on sidewalks due to laughable amounts of violations, zero police pressence.  its essentially the definition of seedy.   not my idea of a place to go with kids for dinner. 
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« Reply #141 on: December 11, 2018, 11:20:30 AM »
More unnecessary hyperbole. I walk down Roosevelt every day and it is not as extreme as portrayed.
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« Reply #142 on: December 11, 2018, 11:26:54 AM »
no exaggeration.  walk between 77 to 80 th st.   always same dudes with ear pieces in on corner of 79th,  always ladies offer "massage".  tons of seedy go go dance bars. 

you might be cool with it and consider it family friendly, but i'm certainly not. 

[Moderator's note: Please stay on topic.  We are discussing a restaurant, not the neighborhood.]
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Re: Laly's Restaurant
« Reply #143 on: December 11, 2018, 12:12:33 PM »
Quote from: Jec_in_JH on December 11, 2018, 10:40:50 AM
I don't post here a lot, but the nitpicking and negativity is completely out of hand. 

To me, the restaurant is clean and spacious and low-key in a good way. The food, which to me is the most important reason for visiting a restaurant, is tasty and unique to the neighborhood.

I feel like the non-restaurant owners/hobbyist design aficionados should go somewhere else on the internet to critique commercial interiors. To bash this place over and over is doing a disservice to an amazing new local business.

Owners and managers of Laly's: I am a loyal patron and I do my best to tell everyone I know to try out your restaurant. I hope others will continue to do the same.

The point of our posts is not to bash it. It is to give them advice that will help them increase their business. We want them to succeed. The food is good but that's not all it takes to run a restaurant that people will go to.
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« Reply #144 on: December 11, 2018, 01:17:23 PM »
The negative comments on this post are basically asking this place to cancel their current lease, find another location that doesn't cost 20k a month, and hire a Manhattan design firm so that you can possibly, just possibly, feel comfortable eating there. And then you'll complain about the price of the food going up. Maybe you're not the best customer base to seek out. In the meantime, I'll keep talking it up. 

If Roosevelt is seriously too worrisome for people, it's easy enough to walk down 76th Street from 37th Avenue.
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Re: Laly's Restaurant
« Reply #145 on: December 11, 2018, 07:01:10 PM »
Have to weigh in with all the odd posts here on the decor.  For me food and service outweighs decor, and comparable to most places in JH this is more comfortable. A few pluses for not having large TVs and neon lighting.  I like that the windows mostly face 76th street and you do not get too much noise or view of Roosevelt...  Agree, they can make some adjustments to decor to add warmth, but that is hardly a deterrent.  Menu is pretty simple, so the decor does not need to be white table cloths (I think Romeo's the new Italian has that) and it isn't trying to be a trendy Brooklyn restaurant (Queensboro is trying to be that).  I think that business will pick up with the bar--many people like to drink with Mexican food.
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Re: Laly's Restaurant
« Reply #146 on: December 12, 2018, 08:51:31 AM »
Too much hyperbole happening on this subject.

There are restaurants that are buzzing in the neighborhood.

If I were a restaurant owner, I would try and learn why they are busy and I was not.

And not take any criticism personally.

It's business. The market tells you what they want by COMING INTO THE RESTAURANT. Or not.

And my job as a business owner would be to listen to the market.
 
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Re: Laly's Restaurant
« Reply #147 on: December 12, 2018, 10:02:01 AM »
there's often a long wait at Phayul, so one might presume that a stuffy, overheated room up a narrow set of stairs is appealing to denizens of the neighborhood.

Kababish is also buzzing well into the wee hours, so copying that model -- limited menu, little to no seating, delicious organ meats -- might also be wise.

different strokes for different folks.
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« Reply #148 on: December 12, 2018, 10:32:01 AM »
Quote from: dssjh on December 12, 2018, 10:02:01 AM
there's often a long wait at Phayul, so one might presume that a stuffy, overheated room up a narrow set of stairs is appealing to denizens of the neighborhood.

Kababish is also buzzing well into the wee hours, so copying that model -- limited menu, little to no seating, delicious organ meats -- might also be wise.

different strokes for different folks.

Actually, Phayul and Kababish are exactly the type of restaurant that people would expect NOT to have a nice decor and ambiance. They appeal to people who are looking for low-priced food from their home-country, and also to foodies (like me) who are looking for exotic and authentic food.

Laly's does not qualify because it is none of those things. It isn't low-priced (at least not as low as Phayul, Kababish, Lali Guras, etc), it has few authentic Mexican dishes and it's not exotic enough to attract foodies.

I think families and young professionals are their target demo so they should do their best to either make it into either a quick and easy take out spot (like Emoji Burger or Just Made 4 U) or a comfortable family/date night restaurant.
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Re: Laly's Restaurant
« Reply #149 on: December 12, 2018, 10:47:04 AM »
Yes.

At the moment, Laly's restaurant has no defining personality. Personality is a form of ambiance.

Now it's kinda bland. Beige.

Is the name Middle Eastern?  I thought it might be be.  But no, it's Mexican.

Is the food Mexican? Not really.

I just can't tell from the decor (Phyul/Kababish for instance are obvious from the second you enter)

Even McDonald's tells me what to expect from their look.

Laly's oughta choose a BRAND/LOOK for themselves.  Bland is not a brand.

Limited take out menu is.  Crowded  momo joint is.  Brooklyn cool = Queensboro. Columbian arepas = Arepa Lady. Fast food is obvious. Chuck e Cheese is pretty clear as to what to expect.

The list goes on.  Endlessly.

Laly's seems to be trying to be everything to everyone and ends up being confusing.
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