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NYC Restaurants: Feast On The Latest News About Eating Out
Slutty Vegan, a tasty batch of new eateries, a schmear of bagel praise and night markets' return were all on New York City's menu this week.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City is The City That Never Stops Eating, at least judging by the weekly buffet of food news.
This past week’s feast of restaurant media morsels saw Slutty Vegan accused of stiffing workers out of pay, a tasty sampler of new eateries opening, local bagel shops score a one-in-hole and more.
Patch stuffed as much as one tiny local newsroom could stomach from the city’s restaurant scene, and even then there’s more left on the plate.
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Slutty Vegan, the hottest plant-only restaurant group in the country, landed in the boiling waters of Brooklyn federal court, where workers filed a lawsuit this month accusing the eatery of taking their pay.
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Fort Greene’s Slutty Vegan outpost is the target of a new suit from three workers who say their paychecks were miscalculated, overtime evaded and promised bonuses never paid, court records show.
Knock Knock.
It’s not a set up for a joke — instead, it’s a new Izakaya-style Japanese restaurant that celebreated its grand opening in Long Island City Wednesday.
Knock Knock’s 32-seat dining room serves a menu curated by husband and wife Andrew Yuan and Seven Gu with are inspired by their childhoods and their travels through Asia.
Queens’ dining scene is also getting a new pizzeria.
A Bayside outpost of Lucia Pizza is set to open next week and bring its Sicilian pies, calzones, and heroes to the neighborhood.
Downtown Brooklyn is filling a new hole in the city’s bagel landscape.
Filthy Flats is slated to open Saturday with a promise: “officially reinventing the sandwich—giving it a modern and fresh twist by serving it open-faced on a flat bagel,” a news release states.
The flat bagel shop comes from Randy Narod and Joseph Anzalone, the duo behind Long Island Bagel Cafe, according to a release.
The eatery will be at the intersection of Court and Remsen Streets.
Looking for new places to chow down on the Upper West Side? Check out this list of recent openings.
Likewise, here are eight new spots in Midtown and Hell’s Kitchen.
The popular Queens Night Market returns Saturday.
More than 100 vendors will sell plates from Afghan mantu and chapli kababs to Colombian arepas, along with food from the Philippines, Egypt, Cambodia, Mexico, Hong Kong, Belize, Pakistan, Trinidad and dozens of other countries at the market hosted in New York’s most diverse borough.
Tickets start at $5 for the opening nights between April 15 and April 22, with unsold tickets priced at $8 at the door. Tickets will be free starting April 29.
And it’s not the only night market that’s back.
The Uptown Night Market returned Thursday.
Organizers plan for it open every second Thursday during the summer season from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., according to a release.
Admission to the event along 12th Avenue near 133rd Street will be free, giving diners a chance to sample from several dozen food vendors.
When only a bagel will do, Eater updated its coveted "Best Bagels In New York City" ranking this week.
Park Slope and Midtown were just two city neighborhoods that will give bagel lovers something to chew on, according to the list.
- These 2 Midtown Bagel Spots Named 'Best': Ranking
- These 2 Park Slope-Area Bagel Shops Are Among Best In City: Ranking
Not all was well in New York City’s dining scene this week.
Boulis Cafe, a beloved Greek eatery in Astoria, will shutter after the landlord refused to renew the cafe's lease, Patch learned.
And reasons much more stomach-churning than leases caused several restaurants to at least temporarily shutter.
Flies, rats and other unhealthy issues prompted city health inspectors to order several eateries closed this past week, except in Queens.
A beloved Park Slope pie shop started a fundraiser to keep its business afloat.
Miss American Pie hopes to raise $50,000 through a GoFundMe to help slice off some heavy pandemic-related debts.
In food news that’s as miscellaneous as the cutlery that comes in takeout orders, a group of New York City lawmakers want fast casual joints such as Shake Shake to offer reusable containers.
Council members introduced a new “Choose To Reuse” bill that would mandate fast casual eateries offer throwaway cutlery and containers only upon request.
Fast-casual joints such as Shake Shack, Chipotle and Dig would also be required to establish a return system for reusable food packaging or face fines.
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