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Properties that are too nice to be the dump establishments they are
Posted on 8/14/15 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 8/14/15 at 1:07 pm
I've got one in BR and one in NO.
Zee Zee Gardens in BR: Place is potentially the nicest looking property in that entire area of bars and restaurants. Classic old building, with the big windows out on the street and potential outdoor space. Instead, it's been a dark dingy shithole for 20+ years. Sad.
Tracys in NO: Dude was booted from the Parasols property (a legitimate dump, that you would not expect to be anything but a dump - hence, it had a certain charm), moved a block away and sunk what had to be a good amount of money into a great old building in a much better location. It's now simply a dump that shouldn't be a dump, pretty much lacking any charm at all or any redeemable qualities. Sad.
What do you have?
Zee Zee Gardens in BR: Place is potentially the nicest looking property in that entire area of bars and restaurants. Classic old building, with the big windows out on the street and potential outdoor space. Instead, it's been a dark dingy shithole for 20+ years. Sad.
Tracys in NO: Dude was booted from the Parasols property (a legitimate dump, that you would not expect to be anything but a dump - hence, it had a certain charm), moved a block away and sunk what had to be a good amount of money into a great old building in a much better location. It's now simply a dump that shouldn't be a dump, pretty much lacking any charm at all or any redeemable qualities. Sad.
What do you have?
This post was edited on 8/14/15 at 1:08 pm
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Posted on 8/14/15 at 1:11 pm to Y.A. Tittle
F&M's
Posted on 8/14/15 at 1:12 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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Zee Zee Gardens in BR: Place is potentially the nicest looking property in that entire area of bars and restaurants. Classic old building, with the big windows out on the street and potential outdoor space. Instead, it's been a dark dingy shithole for 20+ years. Sa
at least they did not turn it into a happy's.
The thing is i really like the bar too but i smell like i just got smoked a pack of cigs in car with windows up when i leave
Posted on 8/14/15 at 1:12 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Balcony Bar
Posted on 8/14/15 at 1:13 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Agree. Ive always been amazed at how much of a dingy shithole zz's is
Posted on 8/14/15 at 1:15 pm to Dire Wolf
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at least they did not turn it into a happy's.
Valid point. There's got to be some sort of middle ground between a complete corporatized contrivance and a complete shithole, though.
Posted on 8/14/15 at 1:16 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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nstead, it's been a dark dingy shithole for 20+ years. Sad.
its what makes it good imo.
Posted on 8/14/15 at 1:18 pm to Jones
I'm not trying to argue there's not a place for dingy dive bars. Just that there are certain locations that you would think lend themselves to something a bit better than that.
Posted on 8/14/15 at 1:18 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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Valid point. There's got to be some sort of middle ground between a complete corporatized contrivance and a complete shithole, though.
let duvic's be the smoky dive bar, Ivars be the weekend warrior bar, chelsea's hippy/music bar and Zee Zee's needs to take the weekday/post work relaxed bar.
Update the beer menu a bit and get rid of smoking.
Posted on 8/14/15 at 1:27 pm to Y.A. Tittle
its a cool building but its also directly under an interstate. i like that you always know what youre getting into when you go there.
shithole
shite beer
drunks
smoke
jukebox
shithole
shite beer
drunks
smoke
jukebox
Posted on 8/14/15 at 1:38 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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Posted on 8/14/15 at 2:46 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Brisbis and Blue Crab
Not that they are dumps, but it's a shame the food is so terrible for such a great location
Not that they are dumps, but it's a shame the food is so terrible for such a great location
Posted on 8/14/15 at 2:51 pm to The Cow Goes Moo Moo
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Brisbis and Blue Crab
Not that they are dumps, but it's a shame the food is so terrible for such a great location
That's a bit of a different phenomenon, but one that I certainly acknowledge (and possibly one for another thread): Why do places with great views inevitably have terrible food?
However, although neither are great, I actually don't think either of those places are quite as terrible as one would typically expect. I find both to be at least passable.
Posted on 8/14/15 at 2:55 pm to Y.A. Tittle
That applies up here as well. Lots of restaurants in the boardwalk with great views of the beach and ocean, and all have mediocre food.
My friends live at Brisbis for the most part and they acknowledge that the food could be better. My friends wife is a chef and tried to help them out but it didn't work
My friends live at Brisbis for the most part and they acknowledge that the food could be better. My friends wife is a chef and tried to help them out but it didn't work
Posted on 8/14/15 at 3:00 pm to The Cow Goes Moo Moo
Blue Crab isn't bad. I haven't heard good thing about Brisbi's
Posted on 8/14/15 at 3:07 pm to Jones
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its a cool building but its also directly under an interstate. i like that you always know what youre getting into when you go there.
shithole
shite beer
drunks
smoke
jukebox
That sounds miserable.
Posted on 8/14/15 at 4:01 pm to BMoney
Miss Mae's
Kingpin
The Palms
The bar that always changes names next to the Mid-City Bulldog
Kingpin
The Palms
The bar that always changes names next to the Mid-City Bulldog
Posted on 8/14/15 at 4:06 pm to LSUrme
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The bar that always changes names next to the Mid-City Bulldog
which is never open either....
that is a classic money laundering set up.
Posted on 8/14/15 at 4:15 pm to LSUrme
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Miss Mae's
frick no. Ms Mae's is good at what it does. If that place was any nicer your drinks wouldn't be dirt cheap.
Posted on 8/14/15 at 4:18 pm to REG861
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Miss Mae's
frick no. Ms Mae's is good at what it does. If that place was any nicer your drinks wouldn't be dirt cheap.
That's potentially a nice building and a pretty choice location, but I would agree it is sort of an exception to what I'm getting at. I also think the Kingpin is a nice juxtaposition for where it is (it's not really a nice building either), so it too sort of makes sense as a dump/dive, in my view.
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