Ugly Child is reopening, this time in Williamsburg.
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When the ferociously spicy Ugly Child closed late final yr, it drew crowds of individuals to Carroll Gardens determined to burn their tongues on nam prik korad one final time. It was a closing followers may be ok with. The chef, Sirichai Sreparplarn, a companion defined, merely wanted a “lengthy, lengthy break” and deliberate to work on a cookbook. It appeared he was leaving on a excessive notice, and the blow of the loss was softened in February when former staff flipped the house into Hungry Thirsty. Besides now, Sreparplarn is again after not so lengthy a break. Over the weekend, information of his return started circulating with the account Sure Williamsburg spreading the phrase: Ugly Child will open at 364 Grand Avenue. Sreparplarn’s enterprise companion, Som Kharazmi, confirms the information and says they’re aiming to open early subsequent yr: “Not precisely certain when, however February appears doubtless.”
The two,500-square-foot storefront Sreparplarn & Co. have taken over was till lately house to the unique location of Detroit-pizza specialists Emmy Squared. It’s a tricky location overlooking a very busy stretch of the BQE and foot site visitors will be sparse, although Ugly Child by no means wished for crowds. One perk of the brand new room is that it’s larger than the unique, and the homeowners are asking the local people board to approve a full liquor license — together with for personal events. (The house has a basement stage separate from the principle eating room.) The idea would be the similar, however Kharazami guarantees Sreparplarn will push “his new menu right into a wilder place.”
The comparatively distant location doubtless received’t dissuade followers from visiting. Sreparplarn is a trailblazer for Thai meals in New York, and Ugly Child was the place his repute actually grew. When the place opened in 2017, good Thai eating places have been principally confined to Elmhurst and the encircling neighborhoods, however by the point it closed, high-level Thai eating places have been, as Tammie Teclemariam put it, “the norm.” This has solely continued to be the case, and the shocking return of Ugly Child is but another excuse for lovers of spicy duck salad and mouth-numbing som tum to remain excited.
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