Lookout Hill Smokehouse is Dead, Long Live Cabana Bar
Thursday, October 30, 2008
I was combing through my RSS reader tonight when I read about an interesting new restaurant that just opened called the Cabana Bar.  A Google search brought me to this New York Magazine article with a bit more information, most importantly that the owner is Spencer Rothschild who recently brought Barrio to Park Slope.  But what really sent me for whirl was this line on Chow.com: "Formerly Lookout Hill Smokehouse."
In disbelief I did a Google search, and low and behold it looks like the semi-recently opened Lookout Hill Smokehouse closed at the end of September.  I am constantly amazed at how soon restaurants can go under in this city, and just how quickly new ones can be opened.  When I reviewed the Smokehouse this summer I gave it generally positive remarks, but I was disappointed with their ribs and far from blown away by their mac & cheese.  I guess mediocre isn't good enough to cut it on the Slope.
The Cabana Bar has piqued my interest, and although my review of Barrio wasn't stunning, it's generated a lot of buzz in the neighborhood and it's clear that Rothschild knows what he's doing.  While October may seem like a strange time to open a tiki hut bar, maybe this place will be a welcome escape for the gray gloom that is winter in NYC.
Labels: businesses, closing, news, opening
10/30/2008 10:49:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)