
What's the deal with that Nine Thai restaurant on QB?
This place (just a few doors down from Portofino) has a pretty freaky vibe. Most of the time the gates are half-way down (like this pic). Inside is always dark, with stacks of boxes and supplies everywhere. You never see anyone in there (neither customers nor workers). Given the number of restaurants that have gone out of business on QB (Queens Bully, Matiz, Guantamera), I don't know how this joint is still around. Reviews on Yelp and Google are awful. Their website says they are open from 8AM to 1:30AM. Do enough people order Thai first thing in the morning to make it a viable business model to open at 8AM?
It's hard to believe this is a functioning business. But, somehow they outlasted others that at least appeared to be far more successful.