Littleneck is opening for business tonight!! It is still a soft opening-just happy hour and dinner service for the first few weeks-with a limited menu but we are done building the place finally and the health department was here at 7:45 am yesterday so, yeah, we are ready to go!

Eater has the first look inside! Go check it out.

And the other big news-as noted earlier this week by Eater, Grub Street, and The Brooklyn Paper-is that we now have Alan Harding in the kitchen. Alan is (and in some cases was) the driving force behind Patois, the Gowanus Yacht Club, Sweetwater, The Farm on Adderley, and the Hot Bird food truck among others (plus a few stints on my favorite TV show Chopped!), and stepped in as not just a chef but also as a mentor to Andy and myself.

Here is our opening menu:

So we open tonight with a limited menu for a little while and then we are gonna roll out a full menu in the coming weeks as well as brunch, lunch, delivery….all the stuff and more.

Hours are Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday 4 pm – 11 pm and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 4 pm – 1 am. We’re closed Tuesdays.

We are at 288 3rd Ave. between Carroll and President Street in Brooklyn and are conveniently located near the R train at Union Street and the F/G trains at either Carroll or 4th Ave.

Hey everyone!!! Updates have been a little scarce lately but we are finally nearing the end of construction. I know, I know…we said sometime in September but we got buried under a mountain of red tape with city officials regarding getting our gas lines turned on which I think we have finally, as of this morning, dug our way out of. If you care to read more about that I did a write-up on a week in the life of trying too get Littleneck open for The Huffington Post (which was also picked up by Eater, Zagat, and the New York Times!)

So yikes, pressure is on now.

Anyway, if all goes according to plan we will be open with raw bar, beer and wine, and a limited dinner menu from the kitchen in early-October and a fuller menu (plus lunch and weekend brunch) to be rolled out in the following weeks. So sit tight because we are almost there!

And of course hit us up with any inquiries at info [at] littleneckbrooklyn [dot] com

We launched a Kickstarter today to raise some additional funding for Littleneck which was a major component of out initial plan. For those unfamiliar, Kickstarter is an online fundraising platform for creative projects where you pledge money (small amounts or large) in exchange for incentives…and we have a ton of good ones lined up including raw bar tasting platters, lobster rolls, complimentary dinners for 4, private tasting events, t-shirts, tote bags, everlasting gratitude….and of course, everyone’s favorite, FREE BEER!!!

Not only is Kickstarter a great way to include friends, family, and members of the community as part of the extended family but it is also a great way to get the word out about the restaurant!

Eater, The Awl, and Brownstoner all picked up the story and we are getting closer to reaching (and hopefully exceeding) our fundraising goal!

Eater

Brownstoner

The Awl

Custom artwork by International DJ/drummer/handyman Josh Styles.

Our architect, Eric, provided us with a few 3D renderings of the interior. The framed out pieces of the bar were delivered last week and the booths are partially installed and with these renderings you can really start to get a feel for the flow of the space.

The view from the end of the bar

Looking towards the front window

Front of house seating

Our first delivery of our custom bar from ABW Design & Fabrication.

With the build out in full swing we have started to strip and repair the original plaster walls.

From brownstoner.com:

A New England-style clam shack called Littleneck is opening on 3rd Avenue near the corner of Carroll Street. Offerings will include a raw bar, lobster rolls, and craft brews. The owners, who are moving into a space formerly occupied by a chess store, say they hope to be in business sometime in July. Sounds like a nice addition to this stretch of Gowanus.