Goodbye Haddad's Hello Prince Indian Grill

While in the Ditmars neighborhood today, I was in the mood for falafel, which I was planning to get at Haddad's.  Well tough luck for me, as I saw that this place has closed down, after not even a year in operation.  Instead, it'll be replaced by an Indian restaurant called Prince Indian Grill. 

Judging by the size of the space, Prince will most likely be a take-out joint, but only time will tell.  An Indian restaurant in this part of town will be good to have, as I think we're lacking it here.  There's Spiced on Ditmars, the Indian-Thai fusion place but nothing purely Indian.

We'll see what Prince delivers soon - and I'll continue to keep you posted.

Prince Indian Grill - 22-47 31st Street, Astoria NY 11105
718.606.2277
N/W Train to Ditmars Blvd (last stop)

Attention LICers - Look out for El *Ay*Si Money!

Image by El*Ay*Si

The above picture of an El*Ay*Si $10 bill caught my eye on Facebook. I clicked on it and found out that El*Ay*Si will be "distributing" or better said "planting" these $10 bills around the 'hood, redeemable for credit at the restaurant.  The message instructs locals to "keep their eyes open."  Not sure exactly what this means but I'm assuming that you can find them anywhere in the nabe, whether it's outside or inside other businesses in LIC.  What fun! I'm going to keep my eyes peeled and you should too.  Enjoy.

El*Ay*Si - 47-38 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City NY 11101
718.389.8781
7 Train to Vernon Blvd/Jackson Avenue
www.elaysi.com