Rachel’s Corner, everyone’s favorite late night Greenpoint grocery (106 Nassau at Eckford), is getting a makeover. On my way to pick up the usual deadline cookie dough on Friday around 1 a.m., I was stopped short by Rachel’s owner, Vinny “the Turk” Sahin. Vinny explained that he was expanding all the way back, replacing office and bathroom space with a full freezer section and….beer!
The beer selection will be brought over from Vinny’s other store on the block, Beer Mania (110b Nassau Ave.). The former Beer Mania has already been gutted (left), and is being remodeled into a fast food kabob house, which Vinny hopes to open in two months. What does Vinny the Turk plan to call his new eatery? “Turkish Kabob House, of course!” he says.
The construction at Rachel’s (below) began around 10 p.m. on Friday evening and Vinny, committed to efficiency, swore the place would be open for business again by Saturday at 10 a.m.
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