A Local Dentist Wants to Open ‘Nuevo’ Latin Restaurant at 112 Stanton Street
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Belraf Fabrics relocated from 112 Stanton Street about five years ago, and now resides around the corner at 159 Orchard Street. Since the move, the ground level store has remained a vacancy. Now the building owner, a local certifiied dentist no less, wants to bring in a new Latin restaurant.
Landlord Chun Yuk Lee, a dentist who runs New York Smiles at 273 Grand Street, is an applicant on the SLA docket later this month. With no nightlife experience of note, Lee will stand before the community and pitch “Nuevo,” a bilevel 64-seat Latin eatery. It’ll fit right in with its immediate neighbors El Sombrero and El Nuevo Amanacer.
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Judging by the early hours, seems like it could be more restaurant than bar. But we’ll find out more at the subcommittee meeting, where you can expect a fight. This particular location is in Hell Square and was not previously licensed…
The proposed menu:
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