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re: Thai Kitchen moving - What's up with Southdowns Village?

Posted on 1/6/15 at 5:56 pm to
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
Member since Mar 2012
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Posted on 1/6/15 at 5:56 pm to
Fourth time that location has been a restaurant. I always wonder why owners think they can make it when no one before them did. Really bucking the odds there.
Posted by barbie150
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
288 posts
Posted on 1/6/15 at 7:19 pm to
Seems like Thai Kitchen wants to own their building. I heard he's totally redoing building inside and out! It will work there if he does that! He will be next door to one of the most successful restaurants ever in BR, Gino's!
Posted by Langland
Trumplandia
Member since Apr 2014
15382 posts
Posted on 1/6/15 at 7:43 pm to
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Fourth time that location has been a restaurant. I always wonder why owners think they can make it when no one before them did. Really bucking the odds there.
Valid concern, but the difference is all the other restaurants were unknown start-ups and they sucked. Thai Kitchen is known and has a following, which in addition, will help with the poor visibility for that location. I don't think it's a slam dunk, but if they fix up the place nice and put out a good product, they should do fine. Hopefully they will get some hotel customers as well. God knows Ninfo's get its share.
Posted by akimoto
Thibodaux
Member since Jun 2010
581 posts
Posted on 1/7/15 at 8:51 am to
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Fourth time that location has been a restaurant


To be fair Komado's was a pretty successful sushi restaurant until 2005-ish, when sushi became really popular and the owners decided to open Hello Sushi.
The owners focused more on Hello Sushi, because of its potential franchising and let Komado's go to shite. Plus all of the good chef's left to start their own restaurants or work at new restaurants, i.e. Sushi Yama, Wahada, Drunken Fish.

The location was never a problem it was management. Thai Kitchen will do fine, because they have a following and the new bigger nicer building will benefit them more in the long run.
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