Blind Charlie’s sold, Brunch House coming

Blind Charlie’s in Scotts Corners is opening as the Brunch House. THANE GRAUEL PHOTOS

Brunch House owner Leon Nokaj.

By THANE GRAUEL

A Scotts Corners mainstay for pancakes, eggs and burgers has flipped.

Leon Nokaj, who runs an eatery about 20 miles northwest in Mahopac called the Brunch House, said he bought Blind Charlie’s Cafe late last week from Billy Fortin.

His family has wasted no time reoutfitting the space for its second location of the Brunch House. On Wednesday, tarps covered tables and the smell of fresh paint was in the air. They hoped to be open again by today, Friday.

Nokaj’s son, Tim, was running the restaurant last week, still serving the old menu until the shutdown for painting and minor remodeling. He let customers, who have 24 years of memories at 74 Westchester Ave., take home the now-outdated Blind Charlie’s ceramic mugs as keepsakes.

People are often sad to see a regular spot close down, but Nokaj was reassuring.

“A lot of good stuff,” he said of the new menu. “They’re gonna love it.”

The Brunch House in Mahopac offers eggs of all kinds including Florentine and Benedict, a wide variety of pancakes, crepes, omelettes, fried chicken and waffles, and some vegan choices.

The Nokaj family might be new to Pound Ridge, but their regulars in Putnam County left dozens of posts on the restaurant’s Facebook page with well wishes and congratulations.