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Morning Call to leave Metairie location in rent dispute
Posted on 3/10/14 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 3/10/14 at 2:16 pm
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I blame Fleurty Girl.
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METAIRIE, La. - Forty years after a rent dispute first moved Morning Call from the French Quarter to Metairie, the spot famous for its café au lait and beignets is moving again, leaving its Metairie location this summer.
The new rent dispute is with the owners of the Severn Ave. building which has housed Morning Call since 1974.
Morning Call owner Bob Hennessey confirmed that with the owners raising the rent, the restaurant will leave the building as early as May or June ,and is looking for a new location, possibly elsewhere in Metairie or even in the French Quarter.
"Metairie has been good to us, it's no reflection on the area," Hennessey said. "But times have changed and we are looking at our options, hoping to move to a place where we can continue to serve our customers and keep our employees working."
A listing on the web site for Kirschman Realty, which is representing the Severn Ave. building's owners, seeks a new tenant, at between $44 and $55 per square foot. Hennessey said that is nearly double what the restaurant is paying.
Morning Call, its beignets and its iconic neon sign – a white and blue coffee cup with the logo in red and the words “Open 24 Hours” - have been fixtures in Metairie since the mid-1970s when the restaurant first left the French Market for Metairie, because of a similar rent dispute.
Morning Call first opened in the French Market in 1870, operating there for more than 100 years, competing alongside Café du Monde, which remains in the French Market and has since expanded across the city.
In November 2012, Morning Call returned to the New Orleans city limits with an outlet in City Park, which has grown in popularity.
I blame Fleurty Girl.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 2:18 pm to Winkface
Guess I'll have to find something else to get before I get in line at Randazzo's. That sucks.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 2:20 pm to Winkface
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I blame Fleurty Girl.
lol
Posted on 3/10/14 at 2:35 pm to Winkface
I don't have any sympathy for the guy. When I met him in 2007 he was a royal jackass. Just unbelievable. Never been in the place since and never will go again.
He's a descendant of the N.O. police chief David Hennessy that caused an international incident with his dying words. When asked who shot him, he responded, "dagoes".
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He's a descendant of the N.O. police chief David Hennessy that caused an international incident with his dying words. When asked who shot him, he responded, "dagoes".
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This post was edited on 3/10/14 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 3/10/14 at 2:45 pm to Winkface
Puccinno's and the coffee place on Severn right there has to be cutting into their profits
Posted on 3/10/14 at 2:47 pm to Winkface
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I blame Fleurty Girl.
She just posted that she tried to save it.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 2:51 pm to GynoSandberg
quote:I doubt that.
Puccinno's and the coffee place on Severn right there has to be cutting into their profits
Posted on 3/10/14 at 2:53 pm to lsuwontonwrap
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She just posted that she tried to save it.
By making a Morning Call T Shirt and selling them for $25.99
Posted on 3/10/14 at 2:55 pm to TigerWise
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By making a Morning Call T Shirt and selling them for $25.99
And only donating 10% of profits? You gotta get in where you fit in.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 2:58 pm to Stadium Rat
I've seen that before.
I can say this. If I'm in a business like that I'm not paying rent for 40 years. Add that dollar amount up and see what he has for it. Zero. He probably could have bought a couple buildings with what he paid in rent.
I can say this. If I'm in a business like that I'm not paying rent for 40 years. Add that dollar amount up and see what he has for it. Zero. He probably could have bought a couple buildings with what he paid in rent.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 2:59 pm to Winkface
I used to go there all the time growing up. A favorite, sober up joint.
That's sad.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 3:05 pm to Oenophile Brah
Posted on 3/10/14 at 3:06 pm to Winkface
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Popeye's on Magazine shutting down
Posted on 3/10/14 at 3:08 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Nice line in the article.
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Although now headquartered in Georgia, even New Orleanians who avoid all chains often make an exception for Popeyes.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 3:08 pm to Winkface
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Popeye's on Magazine shutting down
Closing the Monday after Mardi Gras? Certainly wasn't from a lack of business recently
Everytime I passed there the past two weeks, the line has been out the door.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 6:58 pm to LNCHBOX
Cafe Du Monde is better anyway and has plenty of locations.
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