Arby's Nears Opening Day in Brooklyn, 39 More To Come

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Brooklyn has waited far too long for a French Dip Combo, but soon enough the borough's first Arby's will be opening and putting an end to its curly fry-less days. And boy oh boy, is it the fanciest Arby's you ever did see.

Opening in the historic land-marked Gage and Tollner space on the Fulton Mall, 25-year-old Arby's franchise guy Ray Chera tells the Daily News that the "jaw-droppingly beautiful" space is one of 40 Arby's he plans to open in the city over the next 10 years. So we have that going for us. He also notes, "We're making a couple of minor additions to the interior, but we took great pains to leave the space exactly as it is." The Landmarks Conservancy says they'll be keeping a watching eye on the roast beef dealer, who have already adorned the facade of the building with a big ol' Arby's sign.

At least one resident is planning a boycott, saying, "It's a little soulless. I don't care if it looks like Trump Plaza; I'm not going to Arby's."

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By Jen Carlson in Food on November 6, 2009 3:43 PM

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nivek

Goddamnit. Why????

Leave suburbia in suburbia. Don't bring this shit here!

The 419 King

Hey! Love it or leave—oh.

robingee

Now David Puddy can take Elaine out to lunch in Bklyn too!

NannyState

All that fancy renovation for a place that sells pet food?

fauxsella

As a southerner who 'immigrated' with my family to NYC at a young age, I want to salute the citizens of Kings County as well as Mr. Ray Chera (whose vision of "Arby's on every block" is both inspiring and admirable at once) for their courageous decision to bring such a great restaurant chain to Brooklyn. Although most chains are owned and run by whorish jerks, the Arby's chain has provided quality bad food at slightly inflated prices for many decades.

Now fellow bad-foodians will no longer be forced to visit such hard-to-find places like Horace Harding Expressway and/or Metropolitan Avenue in Middle Village (and in some cases rent a car just to get there) in order to enjoy Arby's.

And it's fitting that this announcement should come almost exactly one year after the election of President Obama, who having been a senator of a Midwestern state, knows the power of Arby's.

Mordicai

Ugh, I hate my tastebuds for suddenly craving a slab of Arby's...

Gothamist_Cynic

Arbys is so much better than Mcdonalds, Burger King, and Wendys.

Spirit of 76

Please tell me you're kidding. Otherwise I would have to assume you have no taste buds to speak of. I'm losing my appetite just by thinking about the dry, tough, stringy, tasteless roast mystery meat sandwiches. I'd take a Wendy's double or triple over that any day.