tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post4972153615711929769..comments2024-03-28T13:46:38.346-04:00Comments on Pardon Me For Asking: Just Months After Opening, Carroll Gardens Market Closes Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882047670852126739noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-47135688336563843592015-01-17T17:12:42.565-05:002015-01-17T17:12:42.565-05:00Not sure how they expected to compete with Union M...Not sure how they expected to compete with Union Market or the fruit a few stores away. they should have reopened as an Italian deli/specialty store.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-42886372467249414572015-01-14T16:39:36.271-05:002015-01-14T16:39:36.271-05:00It's imperative that this location becomes a u...It's imperative that this location becomes a useful grocery store again. The Met Food on Henry Street has just become "Key Food Marketplace" according to the weekly sale circulars. This is a bad omen. The store has already become messy recently, and I wouldn't be surprised if it eventually closes -- leaving CG with NO "normal" supermarket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-74569942889624848672015-01-10T23:20:30.976-05:002015-01-10T23:20:30.976-05:00I had hoped that it would be a local grocery store...I had hoped that it would be a local grocery store nand that I could combine shopping there with K&Y, and have no temptation when in a rush and unable to get to Met Food to just go to Union Market. However, the selection was frustratingly spotchy. In my view, a local non-gourmet straight out grocery could do well at that location. Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00652711798865686768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-54548642874015867992015-01-10T00:15:25.289-05:002015-01-10T00:15:25.289-05:00I too was excited when I thought Mastellone's ...I too was excited when I thought Mastellone's was reopening. And this place seemed great at first... but then slowly the offerings and quality decreased. There also were more flies in the store than seemed appropriate. It's too bad -- there's more than enough need for a nice market right there!<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723307203048466397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-28839361300851221572015-01-09T15:23:54.520-05:002015-01-09T15:23:54.520-05:00Trumbull Bully nailed it. It was great when it ope...Trumbull Bully nailed it. It was great when it opened, and it was open late. I'm over by 2nd place and would regularly go for late night grocery runs because everything on my side of the hood closes early. Quality went downhill quick and then it started to smell.<br /><br />I hope it reopens as a grocery store as there's a need. Maybe one without produce since K&Y next door already does that PERFECTLY.<br /><br />Also hope the flower guys stick around. They are fantastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-19171838113266847152015-01-09T09:08:14.022-05:002015-01-09T09:08:14.022-05:00I think the problem with that store after the clos...I think the problem with that store after the closing of Mastellone was that it didn't know what it wanted to be. A green grocer? A "gourmet" market? A grocery/deli? I went in there only twice, and it seemed to me they didn't have a real focus. Maybe someone with a better vision can run it, and hopefully it would be a small supermarket/deli as "bored at work" suggests. The original Mastellone store which was located in the current Winn Discount space was successful for decades before it moved into the corner space. Surely there's demand for that type of store again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-52901637333928210292015-01-09T06:44:50.062-05:002015-01-09T06:44:50.062-05:00Well, J Crew fled to greener $$ pastures. They occ...Well, J Crew fled to greener $$ pastures. They occupy a space on Weyth in Williamsburg, now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-14561315911761006512015-01-08T17:46:03.668-05:002015-01-08T17:46:03.668-05:00No matter what I went in there for or when I went ...No matter what I went in there for or when I went in, they were "getting it in soon". That includes ham and swiss at the deli counter and they didn't have swiss. Huh? If you looked at the shelves the stock was lined up at the front row with nothing behind it. It was rare to find someone working there and they never knew anything. Right from the beginning it looked like a front.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-32374887741138983902015-01-08T17:35:06.129-05:002015-01-08T17:35:06.129-05:00Of course, it all depends on the rent, but with th...Of course, it all depends on the rent, but with the closing of Met Food and the ridiculous pricing at Union Markup, there would be demand for a small, well-priced supermarket/deli in the neighborhood.bored at workhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463347390373738994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-38322869908906574052015-01-08T14:22:55.427-05:002015-01-08T14:22:55.427-05:00Just a matter a time before it's a Cash 4 Gold...Just a matter a time before it's a Cash 4 Gold, Gap Kids, Starbucks or Capital One. Outfits like that love corner locations. They don't care about D'Amico's or the character of a neighborhood, just about $. I hope I'm wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-77281834818689158582015-01-08T11:47:59.599-05:002015-01-08T11:47:59.599-05:00Bully here again...
I'm not sure that was run...Bully here again...<br /><br />I'm not sure that was run by the Mastellone's group. I must say I gave this place a chance, although they did not keep up their promise to the customers. They started as a full-service deli and butcher. The prepared food at the start was actually good. Over time they scaled back their offerings. First to go was the butcher, then the deli, the prepared food selection was scaled back... People can sense a dying store and won't want to shop there, especially if the food is not quality. They did have good prices, but it just wasn't meant to be. I don't understand how businesses who don't have enough capital to run for a year without scaling back expect to survive. I'm not sure what's going to survive on this corner. Deli's/markets are 0 for 2 now. Not sure someone else will want to give it a shot.Trumbull Bullynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-2072545158480722812015-01-08T11:38:31.162-05:002015-01-08T11:38:31.162-05:00This place smelled like dead animals. Good riddanc...This place smelled like dead animals. Good riddance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com