Restaurant with Focus on Local, Seasonal Food to Take Over Franklin Roadhouse Space

An “American casual” restaurant helmed by two New York City culinary vets plans to move into the space vacated by Franklin Roadhouse.

The restaurant, still unnamed as of yet, will seat 15 at the bar, 50 in the main dining room and 20 outside, says the blog. The chefs, Jacques Belanger and Lev Gewirtzman, will highlight season ingredients, local meat and fish, an “in-house” charcuterie and raw bar, says I Love Franklin Avenue.

According to the post, Gewirtzman currently serves as Chef de Cuisine at Ouest on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, while Belanger is presently the Executive Chef at MP Taverna in Roslyn, NY.

Both chefs are Crown Heights residents hope to open their doors in five or six months.