Greenpoint’s long-awaited Kinoko (179 Meserole Ave.) is opening its doors on January 5, 2024 in the space that was previously Slick Willy’s.
Owner and chef, Kelseay Reed, was originally hoping to open her restaurant last summer, but “National Grid had other plans for me,” Reed joked, explaining that the restaurant’s lack of a gas meter inevitably set back construction for Kinoko.
“I am a sole woman owner, without partners to lean on and had to figure out most of…
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