FOLLOW UP: 200 Fifth, The Saga Continues

image via Village VoiceOk, so this little gem just landed in our FIPSbox. And as it turns out, 200 Fifth has no mice--or maybe they do, but the anon internet network namer who wrote in has no idea if they do or not. However, they still think the sports bar sucks a gigantic dizzle. Behold:

Holy Crap.

So I was the person who named my WiFi "200 5th has mice".  I did it for ONE DAY!  It was during the football playoffs this weekend, and I was sick of the noise from that bar.  It had nothing to do with a mouse problem.  Ive never even set foot in that shit hole.

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RUMORS: Does 200 Fifth Have A Mice Problem?

Ok, so this one is, admittedly, a bit of a stretch, but also: you btchz need to be "in the know."

FIPS reader Molly emailed us to share an interesting discovery she recently came across while searching for her wireless network.

You see Molls lives across the street from your favorite sports bar and...well...yours: 200 Fifth. And if you'll notice, amongst the "Falco Camacho Lands," "linksys" and "Library of Babel" wireless networks in Molly's building, someone has taken the time to name their personal wireless network "200 5th has mice."

Which is pretty fucking interesting...or totally and completely meaningless. The choice is yours, really.

I'd also like to give a shoutout to whomever owns the "dlink" wireless network...thanks for keeping shit unlocked, dude. Sharing is caring.

Cheeburger Cheeburger To Take Over Miracle Grill Space

image via Bumpershine

Ok, so either my bitching worked and/or we got shit totally wrong.

Cause is it turns out we are NOT getting another Chinese restaurant in the old Miracle Grill space on 7th ave and 3rd street. Nope, we're getting a Cheeburger Cheeburger!

Fuck.

Now I kinda wish we were getting a-n-o-t-h-e-r Chinese restaurant.

[REVIEW'D] Da Nonna Rosa

Ok, so true confessions: Da Nonna Rosa *does* kinda remind me of Mama Rosa, and as we all know, that's not a good thing. However, they managed to win me over with one thing and one thing only: A RAVIOLI SLICE WITH VODKA SAUCE.

Boom. That's it.

That is literally the only piece of information you need about this new pizza joint on 7th Ave (in the old Elementi space).

Did I love the plain slice? No.

I didn't dislike it either...I just wouldn't walk past Roma (which is a block away) in order to get one. The pizza does not feel like classic NY style to me...it's a bit too thick and the crust just feels a smidge too crunchy. In fact Da Nonna Rosa kind of seems like its a pizza place in NJ rather than Brooklyn. However, they *do* have lots of weird, "fancy" slices, and sometimes you just get into a fancypants mood (Here's Park Slope mentions they even have a chicken caesar salad slice, which I totally  missed).

Also, they have seating...and the space is pretty nice. So if you're feeling like pizza and you wanna sit down and enjoy yourself (they also have a full-ish menu), it might be a good choice. It kind of reminded me of Pizza Plus, except that I think Pizza Plus pizza is DISGUSTING. But you know: that same vibe.

OH, and also they have gelato! And it looked delish, but I was fucking freezing, so I didn't buy any.

I'm sure there will always be a bazillion kids there, so I'll likely only swing by for take-out. But yeah: that ravioli slice with vodka sauce (pictured above) was the bomb diggity bomb bomb. And everyone there was super duper nice.

Anyone else been?

Da Nonna Rosa
140 7th Avenue (btwn Garfield and Carroll)
718-788-6225

Coming Soon To Prospect Park: A KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN CART!

Ok, mebbe not, but a girl can dream can't she?

Prospect Park is looking for new food vendors, and they ain't talkin about pretzels and hot dogs. So if you wanna start selling your organic, cruelty free breakfast tacos, or your vegan, locavore corn dogs with smiley faces made of fair trade mustard, get your proposal into the Parks Department pronto!

“Parks will view favorably menus that are inventive and interesting, serve a variety of options beyond hot dogs and pretzels, and that incorporate ethnically diverse and/or healthy food choices.”

(via Park Slope Patch)