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The space that was home to Jake’s Dilemma for 32 years won’t stay empty for long. The bar lost its lease this fall, and a new restaurant is already in the works at 430 Amsterdam Avenue, between 80th and 81st streets.
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The new tenant is Stout Hospitality Group, which owns The Wolfe just across the street at 425 Amsterdam Avenue. Randy Adams, a senior partner at the group, presented plans for Teddy’s Tavern to Community Board 7’s Business & Consumer Issues Committee on November 5. He described a “food forward,” pizza-style concept with 16 to 20 menu items and some screens, calling it “kind of like Parla meets the Wolfe.” Unlike Jake’s, the new spot will have a kitchen.The name honors the parents of Adams’ partner, Martin Whelan. Martin’s mother is the Maggie behind Maggie’s Place at 47th Street and Madison Avenue, which Adams said turned 50 this year. His father, Teddy, died last year.
Adams lives at 80th/81st and Central Park West. He called Jake’s “a staple” he’d visited many times, but said “it needs some work” and that the group is “putting in a lot of money.” Engineers came through recently, and the kitchen may go in the back room so the downstairs can stay a party room. Either way, there’ll be an event space. Adams said customers at The Wolfe often tell him they wish it had a private room.
The application lists closing times of midnight Sunday through Tuesday, 1 a.m. on Wednesday and 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. Adams said they don’t know if the later hours will be needed. Live music and DJs are also on the application, but he said they’d be for occasions like buyouts or St. Patrick’s Day, and recorded playlists would be the norm.
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The committee approved the application unanimously, and the full board votes on it the first week of December. Adams said the restaurant should open seven to eight months after permits come through, which he put at around June or July.Have a news tip? Send it to us here!
