Spillanes coming to Fleetwood?
Heard from a good source that the owner of Molly Spillane's and Mickey Spillane's will be opening another outpost in the Fleetwood section of Mount Vernon. If true, they will be taking over most of the storefronts (many of which are now vacant) on Gramatan Ave across from the Bank of America and Bayou. After seeing what they did with the new location in Mamaroneck, I'd love to see what they have in store for Mount Vernon. I hope this materializes.
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re: rolise
Sloth
Apr 18, 2011 10:01 AM
Had the beef sliders and curry fries on Saturday afternoon. Mini-burgers were average but a little overdone for my taste (crispy around the edges). I thought the steak fries were just right, but the curry sauce (on the side) didn't thrill me. Wound up using ketchup on the second half. Staff was friendly. I sat at the bar and made easy conversation with others. I was a lttle surprised how many children were there and how many people were picking up orders to go.
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re: Sloth
There are a lot of families with kids in Fleetwood who like to go out locally. We are all sick of japanese, chinese, bbq and Italian. I am not surprised about the kids but takeout yes. Although we take out a lot. We have not had the chance to go there and it is Passover this week or i would take my parents Thursday.
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Dear Moron66:
Do you live in Fleetwood? I know for sure that my family and our neighbors will absolutely frequent the place! Who do you think lives in Fleetwood????
re: "the people that live there would never support the place"
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I still miss the Hershey's Ice Cream store that used to be there. It seems to be only two storefronts which would be kind of small for that kind of operation unless they are going to pay one or two of the other stores to move similar to what happened accross the street when the bank took the corner and the liquor store and take out chinese moved.
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re: pnyklr
I'm trying to understand the "ghost town" thing. For many years prior to Molly Spillane's you could walk down the street on a summer night and see activity bustling everywhere. Children were playing, groups of elderly Italian men chatted on patios. It was a wonderful little community.
Spillane's brought unwelcome noise, a rowdy crowd, and people who brag about stealing parking spaces from people who pay good money for permits. It is not a restaurant. It is a rowdy bar disguised as a restaurant with crappy food (the SYSCO truck pulls up every morning).
Mamaroneck was never a ghost town. It was a happy, thriving community that is being defaced by this awful restaurant. The value of my "expensive apartment" is going down because of this place.
Not every town wants or needs a "scene". Most of us live there because we didn't want this kind of bar scene in our community. You want a scene, go to White Plains!
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You have my codolences. Molly Spillan'es pretty much ruined the neighborhood in Mamaroenck and the food is nothing to shout about - standard issue Sysco stuff. It's a pretty place in terms of decor, but it's nothing more than a bar.
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re: fleetwood
swept
Jul 20, 2010 01:28 PM
Hmmm.. a little conflicted on whether this is a good thing or not.. Parking is tough in Fleetwood as it is, so a new big bar/restaurant will make it even tougher.. and the muni lot is going to be used by Key Foods (they took away the meters for 2 rows, and looks like there's going to be a key-card thing for usage by Key Foods shoppers...)
However, that section of storefronts could use new ownership, as most of them have closed... so new business in town is good, and its right off the Cross County Parkway, so easy access for folks to get there..
It will be competition for the Bayou (not for burgers, but just as another bar on the same street).
It will be interesting to see what happens...
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re: Sloth
July 7th has long passed Samba was a good restaurant the problem was that they over did it and went to a nightclub catering to a younger crowd (and the wrong one at that) I had only been in Trinity once (when it was Billy's Pub) and it was a very local crowd. I dont know about it being a nuisance the bayou is across the street and has live music whats the difference if spillanes opens and does the same give the guy a chance
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re: pnyklr
Sloth
Aug 7, 2010 08:17 AM
The hearing was postponed to July 28, still no word on the result. Samba was fine until the underage parties and stabbings. Trinity was fine until the coke busts. Maybe the council is being overly cautious, but I can't really blame them. Personally, I look forward to a good burger pub in the neighborhood.
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re: Avalondaughter
Molly Spillanes didnt ruin the neighborhood in Mamaroneck (you spelled it wrong) Mamaroneck was a ghost town at night years ago and that and the few other spots re-vitalized it I had food there tonight and it was on the money The problem in Mam'k is that you have oldschool people that want their quaint little town with expensive apartments and Chatsworth up and down the block and not much else which guess what its time for progress
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re: Avalondaughter
How did it actually ruin that ugly dilapidated eye sore of a street? It is one of the ugliest in lower Westchester. If anything, it totally enhanced it and gave it some charm! What else does that street have to offer as far as pub food and an amazing outdoor seating area? Get real.
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re: agsp85
Sure it's pretty, but it raised the noise levels so local residents can't sleep at night. The food is just standard Sysco crap. It's far too large to be accomodated by the amount of available parking. Now residents find it harder to get home in the evening (because the patron park illegally in paid permit spaces when they run out of municipal parking). Beneath the pretty facade is just a a noisy bar. I just don't understand why anyone things Mamaroneck "needs" that. It's lowering the value of my "expensive" apartment (you know, the one in the affordable housing complex?) . Mamaroneck was never a "ghost town". It was a nice community. Heck, I welcome the other restaurants that have moved in over the years. You know why? Because they're RESTAURANTS. Molly's is just a drinking establishment disguised as a restaurant. They were really sneaky about coming into the neighborhood. All the hearings said that a "family restaurant" was moving in. Then it opened and guess what? We find out, "Oh by the way our bar is open till 4AM."
Oh well. Fleetwood will learn. Enjoy.
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re: moron66
The parking is a block away? Here's a tip. The parking lot at the bottom of the hill is NOT the Molly parking lot. With the exception of 3 metered spaces (which are free after 6) that is a permit-only lot needed by local residents who pay $500 a year to park there and don't appreciate it being used by restaurant patrons who are too lazy to walk from the big lot just down the street behind the movie theater or from the 1st parking level of the Regatta that has parking meters (also turned off after 6).
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re: Avalondaughter
Sloth
Apr 1, 2011 11:24 AM
Unles I am greatly mistaken, I think moron66 meant parking in Fleetwood is a block away. It's a metered garage with an attendant and its only 25 cents for 30 minutes. Many times I have gladly spent the $6 to park there overnight in a snowstorm. Its also a helluva lot easier than finding street parking (also metered) if you're only going to be there a couple of hours.
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re: anonymouse1935
I honestly haven't eaten there in a while. I live right by and if I'm grabbing a burger on 22, I'm going to the Kilt. I do know people who love their burgers though. It's getting competive in town because the Quarry and Stephen's Green have burgers on par with the Kilt now and while I haven't had one in years, The Eastchester Inn has always had good food. Great Wings!
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