Post #513236 by Tom Slick on Wed, Feb 24, 2010 5:37 PM

On 2010-02-24 15:58, Chip and Andy wrote:
Then 'splain me why Trader Vics SF closed (again).

Why TV Dallas closed.

Why there is NOT a TV in Miami, or Jacksonville, or DC, or New York (of all places?), etc....

I never did say the company or corporation is ran in a tightship order. These are problems and issues from the very top...Corporate. I too have patroned the now defunct Beverly Hills location, and firsthandedly can say it wasn't closed because of a lack of business, yet it was closed without fight or protest from Corporate. Shady/seedy/sneaky Corporate ethics and decisions that have been made, have been addressed in other Trader Vic's topics by myself as well as others.

Quite frankly, Trader Vic's since its buyout, or Corporate bounding has had its head up its ass for the most part. I cannot understand why a company closes down a location, then has a warehouse sale, yet build another not far off from the original location that was gutted instead of refurnishing the new locations. The Trader Vic's Bar and Grill is just another piece of proof that nothing has changed in this Corporation. This new Trader Vic's bar and Grill endeavor has completely cheapened their business standards and reputation, bottomline.

Finally, I hope people support it if they like it. I'm not here in attempt to sway people to support or not go support this business endeavor. My two biggest blasts are that;
a normally 4-5 star upscale restaurant went this route WITHOUT detaching the Trader Vic's namesake. If it cannot be compared to what Trader Vic's has become in terms of dining, why use the same name and just attach Bar & Grill???
"Menehune Market House" by Trader Vic's would have worked fine without conflict, and this topic wouldn't exist.

Secondly, IF these Bar and Grill testors work out with positive end results, what is the Guarantee that the namesake Restaurants will survive and not be replaced by the cheaper? Its not really a question, because all of us already know the answer to that, and therein lies the rub...

(insert sarcastic tone here) :wink:
Now excuse me, while I get ready to try out the new McDonalds owned full service steakhouse restaurant called McDelmonico's...At least they "upgraded" and tinkered with the name... Sounds better than McDonald's Steakhouse! :roll: :D

[ Edited by: Tom Slick 2010-02-24 17:41 ]