NYC Restaurants: New (Old) Trader Joe's + Mike Tyson Lends An Ear

NEW YORK CITY — Fans of Trader Joe's only New York City wine shop got some sobering news: it's truly gone.

A grab-pay-and-go shop called Trader Joe's Pronto opened in the dear, departed wine store's place this week, as first reported by EV Grieve.

The opening puts a damper on the wine shop's potential resurrection — at least in its old Union Square location — if a federal union complaint is successful.

Representatives with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union told the outlet is a "giant slap in the face" to former wine shop workers, who contend the company closed the store to bust a union drive.

"We believe Trader Joe's is doing everything in its power to prevent a profitable unionized shop from reopening," union representatives said in a statement to EV Grieve. "We refuse to let Trader Joe's continue to get away with their egregious and illegal union-busting tactics."

Read the full EV Grieve report here.

The other big buzz-related food news this week came from Mike Tyson.

The boxing great's cannabis company started selling "Mike Bites" and "Night Bite Gummies" in two licensed city dispensaries.

And, yes, the gummies are ear-shaped.

• Mike Tyson Takes Bite Out Of Big Apple Weed Market

Patch's small local newsroom also kept tabs on restaurant openings this past week.

Eater NY's estimable roundup of most anticipated spring openings showed many mouth-watering possibilities.

Besides that, we learned an Upper East Side Greek eatery will be setting up shop across the park.

Yasouvláki is looking to take over the former home of Slovenian-American restaurant, Pekarna, on the Upper West Side.

• East Side Greek Spot To Open New Upper West Side Location

Finally, three restaurants across the city ran afoul of city health inspectors and were ordered closed.

• NYC Restaurants Ordered Closed March 21- 29