There is not much skipping or stone throwing at Coolidge Corner's new restaurant, Hops and Scotch--which opened last week.

Owner Darren Tow sat down with Boston Eater, a blog focusing on night life and food, and talked with them about their first week in town. 

Tow told Eater, "We’re happy! We were surprised that there was such interest; we were pretty busy the first day we opened. Pretty exciting to see that maybe we did something right."

He also described some technical difficulties with the air conditioning, which Tow said had been working fine until opening day. Technicians were able to get the unit working at half capacity. 

See the full interview on Boston Eater. 

The restaurant focuses on craft beer and scotch offerings, as well as comfort foods in a warm, family-friendly space. The restaurant opened in the former home of Brookline's Finale location, which shuttered around the New Year. 

Construction on the site began after Tow and his co-owner David Ng got approval from the Board of Selectmen at the end of February. The two also own the nearby Coolidge Corner Wine and Spirits, which Ng will continue to run.