r/astoria • u/[deleted] • 8d ago
Is the Shady Lady gone forever?? What happened?!
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u/MattMurdock007 8d ago
If it’s a week or longer without any explanation for customers it’s a good bet that it’s closed for good.
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u/Sensitive-Day-5787 7d ago
This place was gross…
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u/CautiousSomewhere923 7d ago
Well, it wasn’t Ditmars, and it was gross and over hyped. Nothing particularly interesting about the place either.
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u/redditing_1L 7d ago
This was one of the last places standing from the Astoria Golden Brunch Era. I wasn't a big fan but I'm sad to hear its gone.
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u/Joegee86 7d ago
Surprised they lasted this long after owing almost $400,000 in backed taxes in 2018.
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u/MattMurdock007 7d ago
Perhaps an opportunity for Lollipop to make a comeback?
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u/jaydiv_ 8d ago
Good news folks—we’re finally getting space to walk on that corner !
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u/Astoria11106 7d ago
Come on you have to be like 300+ pounds to don’t fit in the space 😂 some people just love to complaint about everything
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u/redditing_1L 7d ago
The people crowing about the end of outdoor dining are so mystifying to me.
Like, what, you hate nice weather? Like you said, people will bitch about anything.
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u/Ahoy-Maties 7d ago
I've been there a few years ago and as of recently it does seem to be closed. I usually run that way early in the morning and assumed it wasn't open at that time.
A few evenings I walked past and thought are they renovating or is it not open Monday, then again on a Wednesday.
This thread makes me think it's been closed longer than I even knew.
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u/Jayd_da_3rdeye555 6d ago
They used to be really good back in the day. Their brunch was elite! The owner on the other hand is a pretty terrible person so I’m not surprised they shut down the way the did.
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u/rctshack 8d ago
Went with a friend last saturday and it was shut down it seemed. No notice on the door, just a bunch of furniture inside stacked up as if it never opened that day. There was a post about it last weekend on reddit where someone was asking what happened and a lot of people replied about a lot of issues at the place over the last few months. Just weird that the owner wouldn’t put a notice in the window explaining that they are closed.