Restaurants & Bars
Carroll Gardens Fried Chicken Spot Wilma Jean Closes This Weekend
Wilma Jean, which opened at 345 Smith St. in 2014, will serve its last batch of fried chicken on April 1, owners announced on Instagram.
CARROLL GARDENS, NY — The fried chicken restaurant on Smith Street, previously dubbed the best in the city, will close down for good over the weekend, owners announced on Instagram.
Wilma Jean plans to shut the doors of their 345 Smith St. restaurant on Sunday after nearly four years of serving up Southern food from the storefront, Eater New York first reported.
"We would also like to specifically thank the neighborhood of Carroll Gardens: a small town in the world's largest and greatest city," owners wrote on Instagram announcing the closing. "We wish you the best in the coming days and years. In the meantime, keep calm and eat fried chicken."
Find out what's happening in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hillfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The owners did not say why they were shutting down the spot.
Wilma Jean opened in 2014 by Rob Newton and Kerry Diamond, taking over for the pair's Vietnamese spot Nightingale 9 after it moved to a larger space nearby, Eater reported.
Find out what's happening in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hillfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The spot received accolades for its Southern cooking and the New York Daily News dubbed it the best fried chicken in the city in 2015.
Image: Google Maps
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.