Uncle Boons, one of New York's most popular restaurants of the last decade, will close permanently because of the coronavirus pandemic
Uncle Boons during better days. Photo: Jenny Westerhoff Every time Grub has walked past Uncle Boons over the last seven years — save for, maybe, the restaurant’s earliest days, and of course since the coronavirus pandemic — it was mobbed. Ann Redding and Matt Danzer’s Thai restaurant brought their khao soi and toasted-coconut sundaes to Nolita, and it was one of the most popular places to open downtown during the last decade.
In a statement, Redding and Danzer thank their employees — “We are so grateful for the accolades and nominations; however, they are meaningless without the people who make a restaurant work and who make guests want to come back” — before acknowledging the bleak reality the industry currently faces. They write, “We — a small, family-owned business — are no more immune to the realities that threaten restaurants, than any other shop.
During the pandemic, paying rent has become an issue for an overwhelming number of restaurants. A survey of 500 bar and restaurant operators found that 83 percent could not pay rent in July. Business owners have sought relief from landlords to varying results, and others are calling for an extension to Local Law 1932-A, which makes it so personal-liability provisions in leases can’t be enforced. That law expires in September.
While Uncle Boons is closing, its counterpart Uncle Boons Sister, a small takeout spot, will remain open. As will Thai Diner, the restaurant that Redding and Danzer opened in February, less than a month before the New York restaurant shutdown. “We are trying to keep perspective knowing that there is so much at stake in New York and in America right now,” Redding writes to Grub. “We want to soldier on however we can and make Thai Diner as strong as possible.
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