Stillmans Opening Steakhouse at 199 Bowery?
The BLVD dead-ended, the Soiree faded to black. Ever since the identity-plagued club vanished in early June, 199 Bowery has been quiet and dry. Saturday nights have had a brief reprieve from velvet ropes and sidewalk-clogging lines. Yet, as reported earlier, leasing posters arrived with a number of heavy-hitters eying the space in the interim. It’s high time for another progress report, and with it, some huge news.
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A couple weeks ago, the first evidence of the newest ground-level occupant trickled onto the premises of 199 Bowery. Indeed, a handful of liquor license application notices appeared in the windows. According to these signs, a mysterious culinary business dubbed “Mozzarella Sticks LLC” is on the agenda for the as-yet-unannounced August SLA agenda, scheduled for next Monday. Officials from this new venture will appear before Community Board 3 to apply for a full operating license.
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But don’t be fooled by that dairy-sounding trade name. Something big-time is reportedly in the works here. Think steaks not (mozzarella) sticks. Sources inform us that father-son restaurateurs Alan and Michael Stillman (Fourth Wall Restaurants) are presently gunning for the entire storefront space, including the low-ceiling basement which once housed music venue Crash Mansion. While the official concept has yet to be confirmed, we hear chatter that it could become something of a Quality Meats type establishment on the Bowery. Guess we’ll find out for sure next week…
Alan Stillman, of course, was the founder of T.G.I. Fridays and the Smith & Wollensky steakhouse uptown.
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