Archive for the ‘2002 Greene Street’ tag
Pita Pit, 2002 Greene Street: Spring 2022 2 comments
Pita Pit on Main Street featured here two years ago, and I was unaware at the time that there was a Five Points location.
It appears that this one, just up the hill a bit from Papa Jazz may have closed previously and then come back under new ownership. It looks to have gotten good reviews, but to have closed sometime this Spring. (There is no date on the door sign).
(Hat tip to commenter Deanna)
Sneaky Pete's, 2002 Greene Street: 9 December 2019 no comments
This one came and went before I had even heard of it.
Sneaky Pete's was the follow-on operation in this below-street suite to longtime Columbia fixture Blue Cactus Cafe.
According to The State, Sneaky Pete's opened in October of 2019, and according to The Free Times closed on 9 December 2019, with the owner stating:
[it was] an environment unsuited for his “family-style restaurant.”
ColaDaily profiled the place during its brief run and gives some interesting information on the theme:
Occupying the former Blue Cactus location, Sneaky Pete’s seeks to evoke an atmosphere of Depression era dining from the art deco sign at the entrance to entrees like Booze Runner Wings, Prohibition BLT, and Tommy Gun Nachos.
Blue Cactus Cafe, 2002 Greene Street Suite H: 3 May 2019 no comments
To the best of my memory, I have only eaten at the Korean/Southwestern Blue Cactus Cafe once, probably in the late 80s, when it lived up to its reputation of being quirky and slow, but with good food. Since then, it has changed ownership within the family, and has now finally closed.
The Free Times has the story.
The storefront is in an interesting location: A sort of sunken walkway along the front (back?) of a large building with many other tenants. It's not hard to get to, other than the usual Five Points parking issues, but if you are just driving by, you would never know it was there.
(Hat tip to commenter ED)
Tavern On Greene, 2002 Greene Street Suite D: September 2014 no comments
It's always good when a place has time to plan and leave a thank-you to the customers before closing shop, as Tavern On Greene has done. Of course the phrasing does lend itself to certain very old punchlines, but it's a nice touch.
This place is slightly up the hill from Papa Jazz and just below Blue Cactus. It's a part of Greene Street without much parking, as I noted when I had to park a block away to take these pictures. Of course if you're walking into Five Points from campus it's one of the first spots you hit, so perhaps that evens out.
(Hat tip to commenter Midnight Rambler)