"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:36:46 -0800 (PST), A Moose in Love
> > wrote:
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>> Easy to make. Easy to eat.
>> At the local Polish deli, I purchased a smoked Hot Hungarian style
>> sausage (aka Czabaj) which I like. I'm also going to try their Hot
>> Romanian Farmer's sausage; smoked. European type soft buns, and hot
>> small dill pickles.
>
> I'll probably have a crab salad for lunch. I think we're going to
> have a late lunch at a long time establishment that will be changing
> ownership in January and closing for a year of updating... you know
> what that means - fancier inside, higher prices. It has never been
> hurting for customers, so I hope the new owners won't forget the
> customer base with all their updating and changes. People like it
> just the way it is with an old fashioned menu and shabby chic
> interior. This is a place where you can buy a $4 martini, waiters
> wear tuxedos and most of the double digit prices are still in the
> teens. The good part is, I know it will be updated well and brought
> kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

I hate it when they do things like that. Used to be a good Greek place that
we went to. Owner had several places and he sold this one to some of his
employees who were half Japanese. They kept his menu for a while but then
tried to change things up and make it fancier and of course more expensive.
Although the breakfast and lunch things were still reasonable, it was the
dinner menu that they changed the most. The food wasn't bad. I'm not
saying that at all! It was just very fancy and pretty expensive.

This place used to be a Rax restaurant (sandwich place), just to give you an
indication of the size of the place and the type of building it was in.
Although they did make some nice changes to the interior, the overall look
was not the fancy place they were going for.

We did try eating there several times after they made the changes. We did
like the owners. Then one day the place closed. Not entirely sure why but
I was told they couldn't pay the bills. No wonder because I think most of
their customer base left.

The owner then took it back but changed it to a breakfast place only. They
were open till 2:00 p.m. but only sold breakfast foods. Tried it once and
liked it but then the next time, none of us liked it because everything was
very greasy.

Then the place burned down in a fire! But they are currently rebuilding and
it will now be open all day for breakfast and burgers. Will be interesting
to see how that goes. We need some new restaurants here that are not chain
places.