Pho Saigon closed - what's next for that building?
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kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
Reopening as "The Bottom of the Hill". Like I said earlier.
GWguy
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But... the bottom of the hill is further down the road just past the traffic light. The restaurant is kinda "somewhere around the middle of the hill".
Or is it named after a failing member of the Hill family?
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
The new owners dad had a bar called the top of the hill. No relation to the Hill family.
GWguy
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You know I was just being an azz, right?
It's late, I'm tired, and been watching the wrong tv shows.
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
I know everybody.
I was gong to comment on the same points. A LOT of these places are rentals and the upkeep is on the landlord. Rent is high and the landlord is cheap.
Thai Inter suffered through the heating / cooling problems that ran Three Brothers Pizza out of business.
But terrible management, inconsistent quality of food are killers as well as the atmosphere.
Also consider location, location, location. County has jammed a large portion of the population of the county on the eastern side, below RT 245.
Café De Artiste did as well as it did because it was simply that good. Good to the point people would go out of their way.
Plus there is knowing who your customers are and what it is they want.
Again, using CDA as an example, the atmosphere in the restaurant, the service and food were to address what a small segment of the population wanted.
But that small segment was willing to spend the money and were loyal customers.
Everything was what you would expect in a classic, "fine dining" setting.
PeoplesElbow
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You are right it wasn't bad, it was horrible.
Exactly. I would meet there for "business lunch" with other BoD members of our island club, that came all the way down from the DC area. For them it was a treat and an excuse to get outa town....but a 2-hour ride to do it, too.
most of the "Mexican" places are, they go from mediocre to putrid.
I'm going to miss that place. I liked his idea of working with local sources as well.
Food, service was always excellent and if it wasn't they'd make it right - no questions asked.
Meals were perfectly paced, never felt rushed out the door.
How many places can you go where you can have a conversation with your table mates?
TheLibertonian
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Speaking of cursed food business locations, theirs that one diner style place not far from Spring Ridge Middle School. That one never seems to last super long either.
location, location, location. How much business do you expect to do there?
Might get some lunch and after work, but unless it's worth the drive it's just out of sight, out of mind and mostly out of the way.
That pretty much applies to places in "the park". Just who do you expect to draw in and when? How much business do you need to stay profitable in that location.
Don't forget, location also comes with a cost.
Reminds me of the days when Evans Seafood was thriving. People came from far away....
GWguy
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I'd travel down from NY on business, and that was a mandatory goto. The $12 AYCE was the best.
Years ago, I was coming back from some overseas job or another (That's all I've done for 30 years..work overseas) and as we were landing in DC, I overheard some people with Brit accents talking a couple seats forward of me..an exchange I'll never forget. "I'm over here for a couple days..have heard the seafood is great. Where's the best?" The response (couldn't see either person..but still a Brit accent): " well...if you've got the time, there's this place a couple hours south on a little island that has the best seafood I've found on the planet".
Tito
Donkey Smell
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