Armando’s to reopen in late July
(BHB/Sarah Portlock)
Plans to reopen Armando’s Restaurant at 143 Montague St. are sailing along, owner Peter Byros told BHB this week, and he hopes that the Italian restaurant will reopen by the end of July or early August.
“We started [construction] about a month ago, and it will take a couple of months. Everything is new — we gutted the whole place out, and everything is going to be new,” Byros said.
As for a return of the famous lobster sign, Byros says it’s currently in storage and he’s working with the city to bring it back. The neighborhood is now of course landmarked, which makes its glowing return tricky as the sign was grandfathered in before. Now, it’s up to the Department of Buildings and Landmarks Preservation Council to decide if it will come back.
“The owners must apply to DOB to demonstrate the sign is grandfathered before Landmarks may consider it for re-installation,” explained Buildings Department spokeswoman, Kate Lindquist.
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Posted : June 5th, 2009 at 2:32 pm by Sarah Portlock under Food.
Tags:143 Montague Street, armando's, peter byros
Comments: 12
Comments
Comment from bornhere
Time: June 5, 2009, 3:40 pm
Yaaaaaaay, Homer AND Peter! (Of course, my position didn’t prevail on the pathetic Two Trees debacle, but maybe this will be an easier fought battle.) May the neon shine on and on!!
Comment from Publius
Time: June 5, 2009, 3:47 pm
Toga, toga!
Comment from josh
Time: June 5, 2009, 3:53 pm
i guess this means it’s going to be too late for soft-shell crabs :(
Comment from AEB
Time: June 5, 2009, 6:38 pm
How ’bout the sign returns without the restaurant?
Comment from nabeguy
Time: June 6, 2009, 6:56 am
I can sink my claws into this fight. The fact that the sign was relegated to a brief hiatus should not diminish its grandfathered position. Good luck and welcome back Peter.
Comment from C.
Time: June 6, 2009, 9:29 am
This food was terrible before and it will be terrible again. Very upsetting we couldn’t get something new in this space. I hope they fail again…quickly. I would take Spicky Pickle over this any day!
Comment from MadeInBrooklyn
Time: June 6, 2009, 12:16 pm
C. I disagree. Armando’s was good, classic no-frill NYC red sauce Italian… Much welcomed back by me.
Comment from nabeguy
Time: June 6, 2009, 6:54 pm
C. instead of being a hater, why not come up with some constructive input? And maybe a little history lesson would help…Armando’s didn’t “fail”, it was closed by it’s owner after 60+ years in business. By anyone’s judgement, I think that’s called a success, regardless of whether their fare met the standards of your discriminating palate. And if your idea of good food is Spicy Pickle, well….
Comment from ABC
Time: June 7, 2009, 5:38 pm
I never cared for Armandos either.
Just bein’ honest.
Comment from AliG
Time: June 9, 2009, 9:54 am
I didn’t care for it either but I’d much rather have Armando’s than Spicy Pickle in that spot.
Comment from Bobs ur uncle
Time: June 9, 2009, 10:22 am
Mr Byros - look up gastropub in the dictionary and do that. Anything else is a waste
Comment from Homer Fink
Time: June 5, 2009, 3:05 pm
I pledge that we will mobilize all of Brooklyn Heights to bring back the Lobster sign. If landmarks allowed that stinkin’ pickle to be hung on Montague Street only the LOBSTER will wash away the stench of those carpetbagging dead bests.
Who is with me?!!