Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Poll Results So Far

Sunday's Edge of the City Poll asked "What would you like to see open here?" and listed 5 choices:
  • An independent coffee place
  • Chipotle
  • A place to get quick, high-quality sandwiches and salads
  • A modern, more upscale take on a diner
  • All of these
As of this 8:52 this morning, 177 people had voted and here are the results:
All of these was in the lead with 39 votes.
A modern, more upscale take on a diner was second with 35 votes
Chipotle and an indie coffee place both had 31
and the quick sandwich/salad place trailed with 23 votes.


And here are the "write-in" choices so far, what people wrote in for "other":
  • butcher 
  • A good Indian restaurant
  • High End Gentlemen's Strip Club ' "Scores Queens"
  • Whole Foods
  • Sushi or Teriyaki Fast Food
  • Chic wine bar
  • More tasteful options in general. Austin Street should be much nicer.
  • Higher quality restaurants in general
  • taco bell
  • Shake and shak
  • Factories
  • Trader Joe's
  • A butcher
  • A good seafood restaurant
  • Korean BBQ
  • French bistro
  • Hummus Place or the like

If you haven't yet voted, the poll is still open here.

12 comments:

  1. Lot's of good suggestions (some not so good ... I'll leave it for the readers to decide which is which). A couple of comments based on this -

    - Sushi or Teriyaki Fast Food. Excluding Sushi Yasu which falls in to the non "fast food" category, we have Sushi Time as well as several other options within a 10 block radius. Seems like we're well covered here.

    - Chic Wine Bar. There is a wine bar opening within the next few weeks in the old Q location on Ascan Avenue. It will feature wine, beer, charcuterie and small chef's plates.

    - French Bistro. I personally enjoyed Rouge and am not sure why it fell out of favor in the neighborhood. The food was good, reasonably priced, including a nice wine flight selection and had good outdoor seating. Makes me wonder if we can support such a venture.

    - Hummus Place. While not on Austin Street, Wafa's offers excellent Lebanese food. There's also a new(er) Turkish restaurant on Metropolitan Ave. Has anyone tried it yet? Closer by we have Pahal Zan, which people seem to have a love-hate relationship with, but they always seem busy.

    - A Good Indian Restaurant. I love having things close buy, but this is Queens .... home of quality ethnic food. Grab some friends, split cab fare and head to Jackson Diner.

    Somebody mentioned a butcher, which is a great idea. I loved the butcher that used to be on 71st Road. Again, the question is, will the neighborhood support a butcher store? Seems like most folks are content to buy their meet at The Natural.

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  2. I would like to add Whole Foods to my initial suggestion of an Indian restaurant. FH is sorely lacking a quality grocery store, especially near Ascan. You can argue for Natural, but I am not a fan; and the produce, selection, and consistency at Fine Fare leaves much to be desired. I would kill for a Whole Foods

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    1. Yes indeed. I am having a Whole Foods egg salad sandwich as I type this. Quite delish! Maybe you should start a petition going or Occupy them or something or other to make it happen!

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  3. I've tried Wafa. One of my favorite places in the hood! Great hummus.

    I would like an upscale gardening store in the neighborhood. Not just a florist that sells plants, but something that offers gardening advice, a range of plants, cool pottery, etc.

    Either that or an upscale kitchen supply store.

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    1. Well, we have Laytner's, or as I like to call it: The Store That Has Everything But What I Need!

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  4. There are too many apartments for a gardening store to do well.

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    1. I was just thinking the same thing

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  5. Williams & Sonoma would be a nice addition. Just not sure if the neighborhood could support one.

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  6. Nice typo I posted previously. "Meet" = Meat :)

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    1. You are banned from the blog forthright!
      Well, I have never!
      I do declare!

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    2. LOL, ok, ok .... I just hate typos!!

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  7. I like most of the ideas except for taco bell and even though I do like chipotle I wouldnt want to see any more fast food in the neighborhood.

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