PLOG took a long summer break and then some but is back covering the beat. Reader Hallie asks us: “What is the story with Cafe Pomidor on Midwood and Flatbush? When is that going to happen?” We’ve pondered this mystery as well since banners went up back in April announcing the arrival of an eatery that would offer “healthy soups, wraps [and] sandwiches.” Little has happened at the location since then and the interior remains gutted.
Having never received a reply to several emails sent to the owners, we finally asked one of the gentlemen who sits a lonely vigil in front of the storefront each day. Busy talking on his cellphone, he promised us Cafe Pomidor would indeed be opening in November. At first PLOG was skeptical, but a search online shows there is a new website for the restaurant and a mailing list that promises to notify locals of the opening date. Anyone care to predict on the possibilities for Pomidor? We’ll keep you up to date, Hallie.
My first thought was that the owners of Cafe Pomidor must have run out of $$ after paying for that fancy banner, but one of the neighboring merchants told me that the building’s power will soon be shut down for a few hours to run an upgraded electric service to the cafe site so, I think, work will be starting soon. Still, November sounds like a stretch–less so however than their original website which, IIRC, promised hundreds of branches within a year :-).
I hope they didn’t pay too much for the banners. Remember, they promised “sandwitches,” but that might have been good for a Haloween opening.
Well word thorugh the grape vine is that Cafe Pomidor will start work on the space in the next few days… so lets see what happens..
I’ve recently checked the Department of Buildings website and it shows that as of last week plans were Approved for a new store front cafe, guess they are coming after all, hopefully they’ll start work after the new year.