The poor economy doesn't seem to be affecting the Grove
Hope I didn't jinx anything, but the economy seems to be up and running in the Grove in spite of the mess on Wall Street.
Restaurants are all humming with large crowds these days. Maybe it's the change of season, you can smell and feel it in the air. The humidity is lower, the temps are even a bit lower.
George's in the Grove had standing room only today and so did many other places like Greenstreet and Le Bouchon du Grove and Focaccia and Jaguar, and, actually most places.
The sad thing is that the poor tourists are all at Johnny Rockets because the tour buses leave them off in that area. Are we ever going to get those M*A*S*H signs that would show the tourists that there is more to eat than Johnny Rockets, Cheesecake Factory and Chilis? How about arrows pointing toward Commodore Plaza? Why are we sending them to chain restaurants when we have one-of-a-kind local places that they would probably enjoy more? The chains don't even take Code 33. Not that the tourists would use Code 33, but still. Let's promote local!
posted by Tom Falco at 3:00 PM
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4 Comments:
Apparently you don't travel near the Mayfair?
The Mayfair was dead before Wall Street crashed and will be dead after Wall Street recovers. Mayfair's problems have nothing to do with the economy.
Good point we need to continue pushing the locals there is nothing better then going some place as a tourist and stepping into a local spot. I personally prefer to do it that way whenever I vacation. So maybe someone cam go to these tourist companies/busses bringing them give them flyers with the local restaurants. Lets make worth their while because after all its all about greasing the palms.
I support the sign idea. Is Cocowalk going to support it.
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