Astoria, Real Estate, Restaurants Jul 22, 2014 Plywood’s Up at the Old Teddy’s Florist and Neighboring Grocery Earlier this year we heard about the sad state of affairs regarding Teddy’s Florist, the family-owned business pushed out by their landlord, Botsaris Morris Realty Group. We’ve naturally been curious (…) Share this Scoop by Meg Cotner total shares! Twitter Facebook Email Print Earlier this year we heard about the sad state of affairs regarding Teddy’s Florist, the family-owned business pushed out by their landlord, Botsaris Morris Realty Group. We’ve naturally been curious (…) by Meg Cotner Share this Scoop total shares! Twitter Facebook Email Print Related scoops Truva Cafe & Grill Opening in Old Teddy’s Florist Space Rumormongering Part 2: Artichoke at Frankie’s, Donner (...) Earlier this year we heard about the sad state of affairs regarding Teddy’s Florist, the family-owned business pushed out by their landlord, Botsaris Morris Realty Group. We’ve naturally been curious what is going to fill the space, and it looks like a restaurant is coming—Garato Restaurant is the most recent name we read in the property’s records. The owner is Dogan Burak. Both these names (the owner’s and the restaurant’s) indicate a connection to Turkish culture so perhaps this will be a Turkish restaurant. This is just conjecture on our part, though. But what’s interesting to us is that it looks like the empty space next door—an old grocery/deli, is also going to be part of the renovations, at least that’s what the plywood indicates, which spans the two storefronts. We believe it only went up in the last few days. The Teddy’s space on its own probably isn’t that big, and adding on the neighboring building could provide enough space for a decent sized restaurant. We’ll keep an eye on it and see if we can find out any additional details. Twitter Facebook Email Print deli groceryDogan BurakGarato RestaurantplywoodrenovationsTeddy's Florist About Meg Cotner Meg Cotner was trained as a harpsichordist and now works as a freelance writer and editor. She is the author of "Food Lovers' Guide to Queens," and is a skilled and avid home cook, baker, and preserver. Related scoops Truva Cafe & Grill Opening in Old Teddy’s Florist Space Rumormongering Part 2: Artichoke at Frankie’s, Donner (...) 3 Comments Jose Joseph McGeek July 22nd, 2014 a construction worker told me it was going to be a Five Guys. We shall see. Reply Chris July 22nd, 2014 Any word on the space across the street? The old copy place. Reply megc July 23rd, 2014 Yes! Look for a post on that soon. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Jose Joseph McGeek July 22nd, 2014 a construction worker told me it was going to be a Five Guys. We shall see. Reply