Ghosts of Restaurants Past--Williamsburg

We played a little game the other night at one of our friend's fortieth birthday, doing our damnedest to remember all of the places that have closed since we collectively moved to the neighborhood years ago. Oddly, we bumped into one of the owner's of Moto and one of the owner's of Walter's Foods and both couldn't out-do us. So take that naysayers. I'll offer a brief explanation as to why they place closed:

• Anytime: Now Lovin Cup. A good idea in concept, it was open for 24 hours which probably did it in.
• Pita Power: Now the front part of Spike Hill. Place was run by a drug addict.
• Brooklyn Diner: On Driggs and north seventh. It was just too clean and pretty.
• Miss Williamsburg Cafe: Buried beneath forty stories of glass and steal on Kent Ave. It was so insanely expensive, but at the same time had a fantastic wine list. Also a cool garden, so when we thought about it probably before its time.
• Planet Thai: Okay, who wants a two hundred cover sushi and Thai places where everything is under six dollars an entree in their neighborhood? I ate there more than I'd care to admit.
• L Cafe: Now BagelSmith. Places was run by drug addicts.
• Bulls Eye: Turned into Green Eatery.
• Green Eatery: Cursed by being an old steakhouse.
• Oznots, Silent H: A new incarnation is coming soon. Oznots was overthinking the Greek, and Silent H over thought Thai, hopefully the third attempt won’t be so cerebral.
• Bonita: Opened with the tutelage of Diner, it actually franchised itself to Fort Green, but then who knows what happened. The chef that started it recently opened Carina
• Brick Oven Pizza Gallery: Turned into Brooklyn Star. Then burned down.
• The Stinger (Honorable Mention): Never been myself, but allegedly a good bar near clems.
• Black Betty (Honorable Mention): Now another fried chicked restaurant. Sweet!
• Sparky's: Now Egg. I suppose it's an upgrade, but this place wasn't too bad, that is, for serving hotdog's.
• Yabby: They served food, I think. But this place was actually a gas station parking lot. Removed for new construction at one time it was prime hipster watching.
• Alioli: Great tapas place on Grand. This one is too bad.
• Chicken Bone: Flash in the pan. It went so quickly I never actually visited.
• Cokie's: Perhaps the biggest blow to the neighborhood, you didn’t eat, but could certainly miss dinner and not notice. Turned into the Antique Lounge, and now is the Levee.
• Union Picnic: Now Jimmy's. See Jimmy's post.
• Bean: No small coincidence that this is right next to Union Picnic as they were owned by the same dude. This has turned into Pop's.

Okay, that’s what we could come up with, though I’m sure there are more. Please feel free to remind me.