King Garden — Restaurant in Prospect Park

As someone who has supported King Garden for years, it is disheartening to witness a lack of mutual support from some businesses within our community. Small businesses thrive when they collaborate and uplift one another, but unfortunately, it sometimes feels one-sided.

I have been a loyal customer of King Garden, frequently ordering and encouraging others in the community to support them as well. The customer service and food quality have always been commendable, but I recently encountered a situation that left me questioning their commitment to community partnership.

I sought permission from the business owner to place a flyer on their window to advertise an event and my small business, even offering to pay a daily fee. The flyer prominently highlighted their business name and logo, with my information taking up only a small section at the bottom. Initially, I received approval to proceed, but when I returned with the flyer, I was informed they had changed their mind. This came after I had invested time and resources based on their initial agreement.

What’s troubling is that the same courtesy is often extended to other advertisements displayed in their window, yet when it comes to supporting a fellow small business owner—one who has continually supported them—the opportunity was denied.

This experience highlights a broader issue: small businesses need to support one another, especially within diverse communities. It cannot be a one-sided exchange where the community’s dollars are welcomed, but their initiatives and businesses are not. True community engagement requires reciprocity, diversity, and a commitment to building together.

I encourage King Garden and other local businesses to reflect on the importance of mutual support and collaboration. Let’s work together to build a community where everyone has an opportunity to grow and succeed. Supporting local doesn’t just mean accepting our money—it means embracing partnerships and fostering meaningful...

Delivery Drive was aggressive and slamming on my door. Just because he keeps making us walk to the street and pick up the food from his car instead of getting out and bringing it to us. So I went inside and then he cane and slammed on my door and started yelling to get the food. I open the door and tell him to leave and doesn’t allow me to close the door. As soon as I’m able to close the door he started to banging on my door and yelling at me. He was aggressive towards me just because I didn’t want to walk to the street to get the food. He always stays in his car all comfortable and wants the customer...

Food is iffy depending on the day the driver is rude and comes down your street beeping his horn and calls you when he’s 2 blocks away so you have to wait in the cold and then makes you go to his window because he doesn’t want to get out of the car I have a small child inside so I can’t run out to the street to his car it’s not right I don’t want my little one getting sick because the driver is too lazy to walk to the door if you don’t want to be a delivery driver then work somewhere else and lastly they barely understand us every time we call and a good 8 out of 10 our...