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Le Mans Master
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I see you're from Oceanside. In my teens, we would go out from Sheepshead Bay, where I grew up, to Motion to see what they were working on. Then we'd go to Nathan's in Oceanside to cruise. It was a huge hangout back then.
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Funny I grew up in Flatlands, Brooklyn. In my teens when we cut out of high school we ended up at either Motion or Nathan's Oceanside. A few years after I got married I bought a new 1986 Monte Carlo SS. I went to motion and spoke to Joel Rosen about doing a cam and headers. First he asked me how much I wanted to spend and the next thing he told me was that a cam and headers would make the car slower. Guess he wanted me to go for a big block or something. My mom now lives in Sheepshead bay on Knapp St. I used to go fishing off the party boats in the bay. Still love Brooklyn. No place like it. My shop is downtown Brooklyn and I'm here every day.
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The other side of the little foot bridge? I went to Kingsborough for a short time. Sounds like a plan. Only thing is I hear is that Lundy's isn't anywhere as good as they were back in the day. Spent many a Sunday afternoon with my pop sharing a bowl of steamers and a couple of beers. I ate in Randazzo's for the first time in about 35 years this past summer. Took my son for the first time. Food was as good as I remembered as a teen only I spent a fortune and we both lefty hungry. But I'm open to doing it anyway as I'm still a Brooklyn kid at heart. Or we can do R-N-R. It would be great to do a Brooklyn get together thing on a nice sunday afternoon. (when the weather cooperates).
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Thats what I heard a few months ago. I think it's to make way for more condos or co-ops. Their food is almost the same as I remember it. I think I still have a pen from their 10th anniversary. The place is an institution.
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Racer
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From: BROOKLYN, New York
The other side of the little foot bridge? I went to Kingsborough for a short time. Sounds like a plan. Only thing is I hear is that Lundy's isn't anywhere as good as they were back in the day. Spent many a Sunday afternoon with my pop sharing a bowl of steamers and a couple of beers. I ate in Randazzo's for the first time in about 35 years this past summer. Took my son for the first time. Food was as good as I remembered as a teen only I spent a fortune and we both lefty hungry. But I'm open to doing it anyway as I'm still a Brooklyn kid at heart. Or we can do R-N-R. It would be great to do a Brooklyn get together thing on a nice sunday afternoon. (when the weather cooperates).
Sounds like a plan!
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Le Mans Master
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From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
An ex-Brooklynite get-together sounds like a cool idea. Where would everyone like to go? R'nR, Nathan's? I don't have any desire to ever move back there, I like living in the sticks, where there are bears in your backyard, not vandals. But Brooklyn was the greatest place to come from.
Le Mans Master
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In re-reading my last post, I apologize in advance if I offended anyone still living in Brooklyn. I was just trying to be funny. To tell the truth, it's kinda freaky seeing a bear or coyote in your backyard. I have to keep my garbage cans in the garage since we've had bears destroy them a couple of times looking for food.
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Which place has better food for the buck in BROOKLYN?
Rocco's Calamari (Fort Ham.Pkwy & 65th St)
Lenny & John's (Flatbush Ave. near Flatlands Ave.)
Sbbarro's (65th St. & 17th Ave.)
L & B Spumoni Gardens (86th St. past Ave. U)
Casa Bella (Cropsey Ave. near 26th Ave.?) TIA
Rocco's Calamari (Fort Ham.Pkwy & 65th St)
Lenny & John's (Flatbush Ave. near Flatlands Ave.)
Sbbarro's (65th St. & 17th Ave.)
L & B Spumoni Gardens (86th St. past Ave. U)
Casa Bella (Cropsey Ave. near 26th Ave.?) TIA
L&B is always a keeper great food, great crowd and if you like Spumoni, well that just the topping on their greatness.
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Dino BBQ is real good was there in May. There are so many BBQ joints popping up.
Brisket Town is a must try on Bedford Ave. Williamsburg
Le Mans Master
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Are we reviving this thread? I could be up for a ride to Brooklyn and visiting my old stomping grounds. It's been a real long time since I've been in Brooklyn. I went to Boro Park to meet my sister and mother visiting relatives still living there. When I got off the Verrazano at Fort Hamilton I thought I took an exit into Beijing. What a shock! Anyone know if Brennan & Carr or Roll 'n Roaster are still around? Did the original Nathan's rebuild after Sandy? I thought someone told me L&B is out of business.
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Racer
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From: BROOKLYN, New York
Are we reviving this thread? I could be up for a ride to Brooklyn and visiting my old stomping grounds. It's been a real long time since I've been in Brooklyn. I went to Boro Park to meet my sister and mother visiting relatives still living there. When I got off the Verrazano at Fort Hamilton I thought I took an exit into Beijing. What a shock! Anyone know if Brennan & Carr or Roll 'n Roaster are still around? Did the original Nathan's rebuild after Sandy? I thought someone told me L&B is out of business.
More like Shanghai!
Brennan & Carr / Roll & Roaster are still going strong. Nathan's no problemo.
L&B greasy squares ain't going nowhere...
Le Mans Master
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From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Just rereading this thread once again, getting hungry while wishing I wasn't in Florida. I'd love to try any one of those places again. Moved to south Fla almost a month ago. Having withdrawal pains missing Sussex County, NJ. I tried hitting a lot of my favorite food stops before I left.