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DINING OUT
Dekalb Market Hall’s
moveable feast
BY HELEN KLEIN, MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK & JAIME DEJESUS
HKLEIN@BROOKLYNREPORTER.COM
Call it an amusement park for the
taste buds.
Dekalb Market Hall at City
Point officially opens today, June 16,
and for these eaters, it was more than
worth the wait.
During a preview event held on
Thursday night, June 15, this hungry
trio tasted and sampled, and oohed
and aahed over the array of foods
available at the latest blockbuster to
open in Downtown Brooklyn, which
not only has a stunning selection
of eateries but is also aesthetically
enchanting.
The 40 booths are each individually
designed to reflect the character of
the goodies being purveyed, and also
dynamically arranged in a sort of angled
grid, so that there are surprises
around every corner, some really wellknown
(think heavy hitters like Katz’s
Deli, Ample Hills Creamery, Fletcher’s
BBQ and Bensonhurst’s own Lioni
Italian Heroes) and others relative
newbies like the amazing Kotti Berliner
Doner Kebab (whose marinated
chicken is extraordinary), Pierogi
Boys and BK Jani, which serves up
flavorful Pakorey (vegetable fritters)
and Chicken Tikka among its offerings.
While there was no way we could
begin to try everything, we did pick
out some favorites — not only Kotti’s
chicken but the flavor-packed banh
mi from Bunker, crusty baguettes
piled high with meat or mushrooms
and shredded and sliced veggies; the
chive-sprinkled cheese and potato
pierogi from Pierogi Boys with their
dense filling; and the tart and tantalizing
Key Lime Pie from Steve’s, with
its creamy filling nestled happily in a
graham cracker crust.
Then, there were the BBQ Fries from
Fletcher’s, crinkled rounds of crisp
potato goodness that provided the perfect
foil for the restaurant’s rich and
spicy BBQ sauce. Most samples from
the eatery included the incredibly
tasty sauce which added extra savor
to the BBQ wings, with meat that falls
off the bone and the Burnt Ends Beef
Brisket, which had a deliciously smoky
taste. The meat was soft and flavorful,
leaving foodies wanting more.
The Fried Chicken Sandwich from
BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/Photo
by Jaime DeJesus
Pastrami and knish from
Katz’s.
Wilma Jean, which specializes in traditional
southern fare, was tender on
the inside, crispy on the outside and
the fluffy potato roll it was served on
sealed the deal.
Katz’s pastrami was lean and soft; it
was accompanied by a wedge of potato
knish that was dense and satisfying,
pillowy inside but with a crispy — but
not too crispy — exterior.
On the sweeter side, there was Ample
Hills’ exclusive-to-Dekalb-Market-
Hall Honey & Eigels, ice cream, which
was super-creamy and studded with
chunks of Junior’s marble cheesecake,
and crushed malted milk balls.
The superb sweet tooth ride continued
with a unique doughnut from
Cuzin’s Duzin. Dubbed the original hot
mini doughnut, the bite-size goodies
included a bit of Hennessy — a grownup
dessert to be sure.
The birthday cake-inspired pushup
cake pop from Pop Cakeshop was
as nice to look at as it was to dig into.
The tasty treat — made from layers
of fluffy vanilla cake pieces topped
with frosting and sprinkles, and then
layered again — transported us to a
birthday party. Each spoonful had us
coming back for more.
Then, again, that could certainly be
said for Dekalb Market Hall as a whole.
We will return.
DEKALB MARKET
HALL
445 Albee Square West
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Sunday-Wednesday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Select vendors open at 7 a.m.
dekalbmarkethall.com
4.75
2.37
.95
.45
1.50
16.00
29.00
36.00
32.00
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