Has Chopsticks reopened??

[uppereastsider]

Just went down to LL earlier today and noticed some activity in Chopsticks. Does anyone know if it's the same old or the new owners just haven't got around to changing the sign. (note: i must admit, it was a quick glance)

[MrBen]

It's a pop up gallery. Like, get hip to it dude.

[wee quinnie]

I heard (on here I seem to recall), that it was going to re-open as a South Indian restaurant somehow linked to the owners of The Cheese Block/SMBS.

[dbboy]

yep, as a temporary art/picture shop

[sack donger]

One thing we don't need is more curry houses round here! Why did the chopsticks close, lack of business? I never went in myself, just didnt like the look of the place for some reason, possibly others thought the same?

If I had my way I decent italian pizzaria retaurant would open up there. It still surprises me that there isnt one on LL, a pizza place with 'mama mia' style italian chefs and waiters would coin it for sure.

[SeanMacGabhann]

So il mirto on Melbourne grove, si mangia near the co op, smerelda on nunhead lane and locale are all too far away?

If it's not on the lane it don't count??

[sack donger]

Not saying that, its just that I dunno why there isnt one on the lane, thats all. It is after all the most proinent location in the area.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I hear you - and I agree that a place like that would do really well on the lane. But compared to where we were 3 years ago, the selection of Italians has improved beyond all hope

If Chopsticks became a SOUTH Indian restaurant tho, that would be sufficiently different from all of the Anglo Banglo places currently in place and I wouldn't mind.

If it became a really good chinese I would be even happier. Or the long mooted Vietnamese for that matter

I popped in today to look at the pop up and didn't realise just how nice the garden out the back is

[Ann]

Without doubt a good Vietnamese restaurant would do well, but no doubt it's a huge financial outlay to start a new restaurant.

I remember Chopsticks when it was just a take-away and had been disappointed withn the food more than once so never went back when it became a proper Restaurant.

Let's be honest though, we don't really need another Curry House!

[MichaelNx]

Please see posting on 17th December in What's On in ED re: Pop Up gallery in Chopsticks.

[jimmy two times]

So has Chopsticks been given the chop?

[ayresc]

bring back a chinese please!

the chinese/south-east asian food offer in ED is pretty pants.

could we not tempt busaba or cha cha moon down here?!

[plimsoul]

buddha jazz is great for vietnamese and dumplings and they deliver...

[boomerang]

Chopsticks was good about 5 years ago, but went to the dogs, prob why it closed down. This area seriously lacks a good far eastern style restaurant, a singaporean/vietnamese joint would do well since there are an array of curry shops all around....

[Tarot]

pie mash shop or Greggs would be better.

[lorraineliyanage]

A Gregg's restaurant, imagine that?! Eat-in pastie and chips on Lordship Lane...

[rgutsell]

Hi all

The "activity" was a 'pop up' gallery, organised by an artist, michael. V Nice painted images with Indian inspiratiion amongst others.

[Shaila Shah]

A "curry house"! What a sad, limiting and shallow term to describe what COULD be a treasure trove of culinary delights, which a good Indian restaurant generally is...! Wait for what was chopsticks to reopen and then vote on whether you think it's a "curry house" or something far superior. And no, I'm not one of the owners, neither am i family! Just someone who likes to keep an open mind about things and not prejudge them.

[boomerang]

Bit harsh Shaila?? I don't think curry 'house' is a shallow term but a description most people can identify with.... has no bearing on the culinary delights any restaurant offers... there are good/bad all types of eateries.... I would not take offence about a very widely used description of an Indian Restaurant....

[Sue]

But Indian food isn't all about "curries", is surely the point??

[dc]

Sue Wrote:

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> But Indian food isn't all about "curries", is surely the point??

Spot on. If it is turned into something like the restaurants around Drummond Street it will be a fantastic addition and very different from anything available at present.

[tiger ranks]

Chopsticks was not at all nice

i think a Caribbean shop would be nice as i can remember that smell of jerk chicken form the horniman annual jerk chicken contest

[ayresc]

here here!

I think we can manage something a bit more daring like Carribean or South American (Peruvian is stunning!).

[Sue]

dc Wrote:

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> Sue Wrote:

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> > But Indian food isn't all about "curries", is

> surely the point??

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> Spot on. If it is turned into something like the

> restaurants around Drummond Street it will be a

> fantastic addition and very different from

> anything available at present.

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Yes indeed, or even better, something like Ganapati!

If it was even half as good as Ganapati it would still be better than the rest of the Indian restaurants on Lordship Lane ....

[Shaila Shah]

Sue Wrote:

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> But Indian food isn't all about "curries", is

> surely the point??

Exactly!