SE BR Restaurant Chat: Who's Dying & Who's Thriving ??

Is this a big loss?

That one is just a sushi bar and hibachi .. not AYCE ..

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Not really, unless you like eating all you can eat sushi - Burt Reynolds

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Not sure what you're talking about. This place is mostly hibachi. Have you been there?

Unfortunately, Outback may be too...Nagoya's a pretty cool place, but when you go on a Friday night and the place is dead, that ain't good...Outback has cut back on portion sizes over the years, but you can still get a tasty steak & other things at a decent price...I guess the White Oak, Hickory Ridge & Shenandoah folks are either dining at home, or eating elsewhere.

Just my observations, nothing in stone.

City Cafe seems to be doing well, and now having a patio like George's with live music is a plus.
Tiger Paw = The Chinese/Sushi place next to City Cafe, and they may have already shut down...... Everyone except for City Cafe & maybe nasty arse George's seems to be struggling, and that includes Portobella's.

The sushi place next to Albertson's never happened.

ETA: Dempsey's seems to be doing well too, but I don't know what kind of nighttime biz they get as I only eat there for lunch.

Also, Jones Creek Cafe has a nice place but I hardly ever go there, so I don't know if they're doing good or bad.

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The times I've been there have been awkward at best. Even if the place is packed, half of the patrons would be adolescents drinking soft sodas and sharing chicken entrees. Not sure what consumer base they were expecting to cater to.

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yeah .. i think a buffet would have worked in that spot just fine .. sushi and hibachi is expensive as shite to feed a family .. and is an event more than a weekly meal .. i agree .. i found that choice of that location for an upper end concept to be odd ... the other sushi place -- Natsu -- next to City Cafe is probably on death watch too .. and the sushi joint that was supposed to open next to albertson's has done nothing with that spot in over a year .. so i will assume that place is done too ..

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Everyone except for City Cafe & maybe nasty arse George's seems to be struggling, and that includes Portobella's.

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yeah .. portobello's seems to be fighting right now too ... IMO .. they don't really do enough in the appreciation department for their regulars .. I used to be one .. but a couple of my favorite bartenders left there about a year ago and i kinda stopped going .. my parents still go there and have complained lately about cold food and the portions shrinking ..

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i went there to pick up dinner to go a couple of fridays ago, skillz .. and outback was packed .. i know they struggle a bit on weeknights .. but are you hearing that from anyone ?

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No, everything is pure speculation on my part...The last few times I've been to Outback on weeknights it was dead. You combine that with the fact that they're not open for lunch and I'd guess that they'd have to be kicking arse on the weekends to make ends meet. Again, just my observation.

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Did Magoo's on Sherwood close?

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Not familiar with that place.

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It is where Pieworks was before.

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I thought I'd heard at one time that Pieworks was going to reopen in the shopping center on Jones Creek where Ralph's Market is. Maybe I was dreaming. I would like for something decent to open up in that center. Cajun J's wasn't very good.