Though her partners thought the space was too big and needed a daunting amount of work to get it up to code, her enthusiasm won them over and they signed a 25-year lease. Dating from the 1860s, the complex of enormous red brick buildings had brewed a variety of lagers until it shuttered in the 1950s. Working with two business partners from An Beal Bocht Café, she came across the former Otto Huber Brewery on Meserole Street, about a block away from the Montrose L subway station.
The experience left her wanting more, so she began to search for a bigger place. They “were always telling me they were very thankful to have that space,” Ms.
And, unlike in the Bronx, her new customers embraced her.Įveryone, she said - “the old people and the young people” - was grateful. She bought the bar, and after giving it a pub-style makeover and a fresh coat of paint, brought it back to life.
