Some Guy’s House, a Brooklyn steak pop-up that lowered dinners from an apartment window, has shut down after only about two weeks, following a string of complaints to the city. Chef Chianli Hang, 24, ran the pop-up, and its website now says it is “no longer operating” and that all current and upcoming orders are being refunded, as reported by Dexerto.
Hang’s landlord reportedly told him that one person had filed multiple complaints with New York City’s 311 system. Six complaints were reportedly filed about the pop-up, and two of them led to written warnings from the city’s Department of Health being sent to the landlord.
“We were really excited for the send-off. But then we got shut down,” Hang said. The group had planned to operate for one more week, fill around 100 pre-orders, and possibly throw a DJ-backed send-off party. However, the landlord reportedly worried the apartment might be functioning as a full-scale commercial kitchen.
The pulley idea only lasted about two weeks
Hang and five friends launched Some Guy’s House as a limited food experiment and social media project. Instead of a storefront, they used a homemade pulley system to lower steak dinners from their second-floor apartment window, which quickly drew buzz in a city where even a sandwich review on the sidewalk can go viral.
Customers paid $25 for a full steak dinner with steak, potatoes, and spinach. The pop-up was open on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and customers had to book a spot online before picking up their food from the street. The concept brought customers and influencers right to the apartment window…