5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread

[Shmelly]

Recommendations for affordable carpet purchase and install? Kas carpet/lowes are really the best?

Its been a few years but I've used Carpet Emporium in Lynbrook and found it comparable to Kas.

[stooges44]

Anyone know what they are building by the 878 behind/near the garden center? It's massive and it looks like they are even building a road leading up to it.

[Sammy82]

Anyone know what they are building by the 878 behind/near the garden center? It's massive and it looks like they are even building a road leading up to it.

Was wondering the same. By the amount of Amazon packages coming to my house, I wouldn't be surprised if it's another Amazon warehouse.

[justaregularguy]

Anyone know what they are building by the 878 behind/near the garden center? It's massive and it looks like they are even building a road leading up to it.

yea that thing shocked me when i passed by and suddenly this building is up.

[JuryDuty]

Wouldn't be surprised if it's another self storage place

[ushdadude]

yea that thing shocked me when i passed by and suddenly this building is up.

Sort of like Rambam High School on Rockaway and Mott

[justaregularguy]

Sort of like Rambam High School on Rockaway and Mott

exactly, that building flew up
Being the nosy person that I am I dropped by to scout it out. Looks like a warehouse type building w loading docks not unlike all the other warehouses around jfk. Nothing to see here..

[ushdadude]

Went to 550 recently.
Was excellent...but empty. Not sure why it's not more popular. Food is great and priced relatively decently.
2 apps, 1 steak, 1 dessert, 1 drink ~180 with tip

[ushdadude]

All the local gas stations started charging $.10 more for cc 

used the app at conoco and it's give the CC price -5c app discount

[MAJ]

Went to 550 recently.
Was excellent...but empty. Not sure why it's not more popular. Food is great and priced relatively decently.
2 apps, 1 steak, 1 dessert, 1 drink ~180 with tip

I used to love that place. Food was great (best meat pizza i ever had), cocktails were amazing (still are), prices were great and loved the ambiance. When new owners took over, food went downhill and prices went up a lot. Would love if they can turn it around again. The other restaurants are all very similar, noisy/party places, this was a great place to go for good food with a more relaxed setting.

[ushdadude]

I used to love that place. Food was great (best meat pizza i ever had), cocktails were amazing (still are), prices were great and loved the ambiance. When new owners took over, food went downhill and prices went up a lot. Would love if they can turn it around again. The other restaurants are all very similar, noisy/party places, this was a great place to go for good food with a more relaxed setting.

Interesting. That was not our experience. But I haven't been there in 5+ years before the recent visit.
In terms of pricing, it's seems less than any of the other local high end places.

[Sammy82]

Went to 550 recently.
Was excellent...but empty. Not sure why it's not more popular. Food is great and priced relatively decently.
2 apps, 1 steak, 1 dessert, 1 drink ~180 with tip

I went there several times since they changed ownership and had the same experiences as you. Great food, decent prices, and not so loud that I could hear my wife talk from across the table without her having to raise her voice (obviously that is due to the lack of customers).
My guess is that they do well on Thursdays and Fridays with takeout, boards, etc. Otherwise I have no clue how they are surviving. They also never advertise.

[ushdadude]

I went there several times since they changed ownership and had the same experiences as you. Great food, decent prices, and not so loud that I could hear my wife talk from across the table without her having to raise her voice (obviously that is due to the lack of customers).
My guess is that they do well on Thursdays and Fridays with takeout, boards, etc. Otherwise I have no clue how they are surviving. They also never advertise.

That's what I'm thinking too. I don't go often but we get some dips and their chicken nuggets occasionally. It's always busy with people with full baskets

[shiframeir]

My guess is that they do well on Thursdays and Fridays with takeout, boards, etc. Otherwise I have no clue how they are surviving. They also never advertise.

the takeout is probably the best in the neighborhood, and its great that they also show up on ubereats if u suddenly get more guests coming etc and they will send over extra fingers/chummus (both the best in 5t imho). i think part of the issue is their takeout became too good and people who get takeout there want something different when going out for a special occasion. 

[ushdadude]

the takeout is probably the best in the neighborhood, and its great that they also show up on ubereats if u suddenly get more guests coming etc and they will send over extra fingers/chummus (both the best in 5t imho). i think part of the issue is their takeout became too good and people who get takeout there want something different when going out for a special occasion.

I hear that. We made sure to order things that didn't sound familiar or that we would never buy as takeout.