The doors of Terrapin Turf remain closed, but the bar’s owners anticipate opening within four weeks.
NEXT DOOR AT RATSIE’S — It’s been a long time coming, but Terrapin Turf is finally set to make its debut.
The sprinkler system’s installation, which has stalled plans for nearly a year now, may not be perfect, but owners Salohmeh, Mohammed and Yasmine Afshar told city officials they promised there would not be any fires in the new bar.
“We’re no Ledo Pizza,” Mohammed Afshar said.
The Afshars have quite a show planned for the bar’s opening night to reward students who have patiently waited since they were promised a new bar in May. Not only will bartenders be lighting shots for adventurous students, but a fire juggler will open for Terrapin Turf’s first live act, Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z. The duo is rumored to be debuting a new song about a tuxedo.
As a Diamondback reporter sat in the bar, smoke began billowing from the kitchen. But Yasmine Afshar said it was “no big deal,” noting her father burns food “all of the time.” Since the bar has plenty of liquids on tap, putting out small kitchen fires should not be a problem, she said, as she reached for a bottle of tequila to quench the flames.
The above story appeared on the April Fools cover of The Diamondback.
