Firehouse Subs, Wasabi Buffet destroyed in Five Points fire

[ben says]

I just drove by, BrooklynSouth is right, it's a mess! And awww maaaannnn the Trop is closed too. Where am I gonna get my sixers of Old Chub and my Naan bread?!

The trop sels naan?!?!?! Excuse me?

[I-10east]

Some of these posts on here makes me cringe. They aren't even worthy of acknowledging. I thought that MJ was more mature than this, but I was wrong SMH.

[RiversideLoki]

Some of these posts on here makes me cringe. They aren't even worthy of acknowledging. I thought that MJ was more mature than this, but I was wrong SMH.

While I agree that it's tragic that people lost their jobs, It's equally tragic that the hearsay points to the whole thing being done intentionally. I find it absolutely appropriate to mock the situation given light to the information that is currently circulating.

But absolutely no one was hurt physically.

You can't tell me you've actually ever wanted to eat there with open eyes after seeing the place yourself. And you can't tell me with a straight face that shortly after the guy short sales the building behind it and that there were people witnessed jumping into a car right before the place went up in flames that it isn't fishy.

If anything of value was lost in this whole ordeal, it's the expensive soda machine at Firehouse. Other than that, a prime piece of real estate just went up on the market.

[Timkin]

   I feel for anyone losing their job.  I never dined at Wasabi so I cannot speak to it's cleanliness, or any of that. I was merely amused at a line Ben said this morning but in finding humor in the statement, it certainly is not to say that I don't feel for the owners of the businesses or the employees.  And thank god, no one was hurt because they certainly could have been.

Other than that , we can hope it gets better from here.

[Ernest Street]

Wow!  I just got back from a bike ride and it looked like a cross between an oven and a burnt out theatre.
At the very least it can be rebuilt 2-story with some usable walk-up clinic space or something.
Naan?  i know they had fairly fresh Pita bread and I cant find the damn label that has been around my computer for months ...local bakery.

[ben says]

Wasabi buffet was a dump in a dump building. Went there two times. Once the food wasn't even luke warm. There were frozen spots in the middle and freezer burn on the wonton (crab rangoon or whatever). Second time there was rat feces under the buffet line. Yes, people losing their job sucks. But this place was skirting the line between a restaurant/business and a public health hazard. Not to mention the owner dumping shit all over the sidewalks, stinking up the hood, and housing a bunch of workers (who he couldn't even pay a good wage) a house away. You reap what you sow.

Firehouse is a multi-billion dollar corporation. They call these kind of things, in this case a fire, an externality. Chump change. They'll come back and be fine. Knowing those kind of corporations, their employees will be taken care of.

Sleiman...another example of you reap what you sow. Hopefully he gets the memo: time for the building to go. Moving on people...

Hopefully, just hopefully, some good can come of this. Tear the whole thing down and building a solid multi-purpose building. Retail on the bottom, maybe a floor or two of office, and a few floors of lofts or nice apartments.

[Timkin]

No argument here.  Might as well since it appears half of it is toast.

[Ralph W]

Finally, the food is cooked and the pathogens are neutralized.

[MusicMan]

Quote:

"What would everyone like to see go in here? I wish there were more condo units for professionals like me that work in the Brooklyn area."

Try the John Gorrie. 4-5 blocks away. Brand new never lived in Historic Renovation.  Qualifies for 10 year tax
reduction.

[cayohueso]

Hey Ernest Street, the pita bakery might be Farhat's over on Old St. Augustine. Nearest to 5 Points they sell their pitas at Pinegrove Deli and Lakeshore Produce.

[I-10east]

Lets just 'hope' this trend continues (if some of you get yall way) concerning Jax arson fires in non-urban developments in the city, so with a wing & a prayer that they hopefully can be redeveloped for 'better use', ya know highly urbanized mixed development etc. 

Some of yall need to take that decorative towering spire off the head, even if Wasabi food was awful, that space could have been put to better use with another restaurant, and not to mention the Firehouse Subs that was there, so this isn't a good situation either way you look at it. Hypothetically, if a large part of the STJC caught on fire, Yay!!!! it isn't urban, so throw a party!!!! 

[ben says]

Quote:

"What would everyone like to see go in here? I wish there were more condo units for professionals like me that work in the Brooklyn area."

Try the John Gorrie. 4-5 blocks away. Brand new never lived in Historic Renovation.  Qualifies for 10 year tax
reduction.

I'd love to live in the JG, but the prices are too high. How many people live in there...2? Eventually it'll go on the auction block. Then I'll look again.

Hey Ernest Street, the pita bakery might be Farhat's over on Old St. Augustine. Nearest to 5 Points they sell their pitas at Pinegrove Deli and Lakeshore Produce.

I hear there's a killer pita bakery over on Merrill Road (I think). Was just wondering if it was the same guy. Guess not.

It's amazing how these threads get off topic.....back to the fire!!

[cline]

Drove by this morning and there is already a fence around the damaged area and a construction dumpster so it looks like they're already starting cleanup.  I assume so they can rebuild another strip mall.

[Timkin]

Hypothetically, if a large part of the STJC caught on fire, Yay!!!! it isn't urban, so throw a party!!!! 

Wouldn't hurt my feelings any if the whole damn place went up 

[funwithteeth]

Y'all a hypersensitive bunch. Both sides of this argument.

Anyway, I, too, hope a multistory condo goes up. As long as they don't serve liquor on premises, there'll be no need to make room for parking. We all win!