tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post3199889371180606179..comments2024-03-28T13:46:38.346-04:00Comments on Pardon Me For Asking: Provence En Boite On Smith Street Closed For " Operating Illegally"Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882047670852126739noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-70687140353440593532010-07-06T20:17:49.237-04:002010-07-06T20:17:49.237-04:00I had a friend who worked there and through him ha...I had a friend who worked there and through him have met others who also worked there and all of them quit due to terrible treatment from management and the owners. Not a good environment and the food is not good at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-75119330912703411652009-09-11T10:12:26.245-04:002009-09-11T10:12:26.245-04:00They don't exactly have a fantastic reputation...They don't exactly have a fantastic reputation for paying what they owe, so who knows why they were closed down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-10384409412617975352009-09-10T14:13:17.441-04:002009-09-10T14:13:17.441-04:00I'm not really a big fan of eating on the stre...I'm not really a big fan of eating on the street (especially a Bus Route & popular Truck Route like Smith Street) but...<br />As long as the restaurant follows all the rules and pays all its fees, then there's no reason why they shouldn't have sidewalk-dining.<br />Again, while I wouldn't eat where dogs generally poop/pee on the buidings' corner (or some humans at 4 o'clock in the morning) I still can't see why the city would need to close the entire business and not JUST the outdoor dining area. <br />Unless of course they never applied for the right to begin with!Raised in Carroll Gardensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-26792815038990399512009-09-10T11:26:17.603-04:002009-09-10T11:26:17.603-04:00I find it infuriating that the city sees fit to pe...I find it infuriating that the city sees fit to penalize an establishment for operating a sidewalk café that bothers no one, and yet it allows a shabby wooden barrier with nails sticking out of it to block half the sidewalk year after year at the idle construction site down the block on Smith Street!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776387123066861918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-85729230345361417842009-09-08T11:15:27.388-04:002009-09-08T11:15:27.388-04:00I heard they were moving into the old Patois space...I heard they were moving into the old Patois space very soon.<br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-63962445499093219562009-09-08T11:14:31.700-04:002009-09-08T11:14:31.700-04:00I am not a fan of provence en boite but this is ri...I am not a fan of provence en boite but this is ridiculous. City should rather penalize restaurants dumping their stinky garbage on the sidewalk. beurk!frencheesenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-4576335852409736582009-09-08T08:41:07.814-04:002009-09-08T08:41:07.814-04:00I've only been there once since they left Bay ...I've only been there once since they left Bay Ridge. (I think that's the one.) Fantastic Food. Lovely atmosphere. Hope it gets settled soon.BestViewInBrooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020026181975097401noreply@blogger.com