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  • Well is AJs closed or what? Some of the comments indicate that it may just be closed for vacation. I sure hope it stays open as it is our only decent Pizza restaurant here in Forest Hills. I’ve tried most of the others and they pretty much stink. AJs is not perfect, but its the best here in the Hills.

    Posted by Joba the hut
    on June 13th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

  • I understand that Positano changes the name every so often but not the owners. I really have no idea if this is true or not….Let’s hope that one of these days it gets better and people will want to eat there. Hopefully, this time that is true and that there will be new owners. Time will tell.

    Posted by cathy goldman
    on June 13th, 2008 at 6:26 pm

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Early June news roundup!

Posted by Steve on Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Suddenly, it seems like a lot is going on–or, more accurately, not going on–’Round These Parts™:

  • That McDonald Park-adjacent Italian restaurant most recently known as Positano is changing hands. Again. The new name, purportedly, will be “Casa Positano.” Creative! The “casa” really adds extra homeyness, don’t you think? I ate at this restaurant the day I looked at my very first Forest Hills rental apartment, back when it was called–oh, who knows. The strange thing is that the owners change but the restaurant never does, and from the table settings I saw when I walked by there today, we might be in for more of the same. But maybe we’ll luck out! I’ll try it anyway, even though I don’t think I ever tried the last two incarnations. Oh, also, the new owners “will not be serving alcohol,” reports Splitting Hairs. Huh?
  • Legendary Austin Street pizzeria AJ’s is closed, forever. AJ’s was your ultimate neighborhood polarizer. Some thought it was an embarrassing eyesore, others swore the pizza was great. I have no opinion–I don’t eat pizza (I know, I know) and have never even been inside. And now I never will be. The replacement? Inside sources say a Chinese restaurant. Given the high-rent location, there’s a slight chance that might be creative and interesting, but oh my, I certainly wouldn’t wager money on it.
  • Forest Hills 72’s usual intrepid reporting reveals that the Staubachplex may never happen. But is it true? I could go either way on this. On the one hand, the sign advertising it is still up on the roof and I don’t see a major national real-estate company like Staubach just canceling this out of nowhere. But on the other, it’s supposed to open in January 2009 and I sure don’t see that happening what with no demolition having started yet, plus all of FH72’s evidence. The Staubachplex was no architectural gem, but this is somehow still kind of depressing.