More Good-byes

It might not be as sad as bidding adieu to my two old pots - but looks like there are four others to say good-bye to. Not pots, mind you. Not saute pans either. I'm talkin' about four Brooklyn Heights restaurants:

Pig n' Out (Marshall's legal possession notice seen above), Palmira's, Kapadokya and Mike's Kosher-Style Steakhouse.

Will I be shedding tears for these cafe closures?

Nah.

I had given Pig n' Out a resoundly "feh" review a while back.

Over the past year Palmira's had disintegrated into a tired, sad, red-gravy joint hopelessly attempting to grab patrons with the promise of wireless Internet and early bird specials.

The lure of Turkish cuisine aside, Kapadokya just never "did it" for me.

And, Mike's? We hardly knew you. In fact, I never knew you. Not too far from my apartment, but I just couldn't bring myself to cross its threshold. Besides, Mike's Clark Street location has a bit of curse upon it, having previously housed an international burger bar that quickly shuttered, and an off-kilter French-Thai failure. I'm banking on a Asian-Polish fusion spot taking over the lease next.

Hoping 2007 brings some new - and better - restaurants into the nabe.

Who knows - Asian-Polish fusion might end up being a winner!