FOOD + DRINK

SLAH: The Divot Bar and Grille Opens on West Ave

Located in the former home of The Brick at 2 West, the restaurant blends elevated pub grub, daily brunch, and, coming soon, the fanciest golf simulator we've ever seen.

By Natalie Moore

November 21, 2025

When Eric and Melissa Schreifels decided to close The Brick at 2 West after more than 15 years in the restaurant business earlier this year, their daughter, Erika, who’d worked for them for most of her adult life, figured she’d leave the Capital Region.

“My mind was set,” says Erika, who remembers the days when her parents owned Mama’s Pizza near Starburst Roller Skating Rink (remember that place?!) in Clifton Park. “My brother’s moving to Florida, my sister lives in Florida, my parents are done. What else is there for me here?”

Though it was meant as a rhetorical question, Erika quickly got a very straightforward answer.

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Natalie Moore

Natalie Moore is the editor of Saratoga Living and Capital Region Living magazines. A native of Ballston Lake, she began her career as an editorial intern at Saratoga Living, and, essentially, never left. In addition to overseeing the creation of the print magazines, she is the main contributor to Saratoga Living After Hours, a Substack newsletter that covers the Spa City’s social scene. In an alternate reality, she is a professional pickleball player.