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I do have to admit I am impressed with the addition of the Pepperjax Grill to the assortment of fine restaurants to eat at out there at the Nebraska Crossing. That shows me this mall is going to make it.Greg S wrote: Fri Apr 19, 2019 9:07 am
Exactly. Check out his ramblings/predictions on the fall of Nebraska Crossing.....
Greg
I wholeheartedly agree! Thank you! If a restaurant doesn't bake its own bread & buns and desserts and kill its own cattle to make steaks and burgers and catch its own lobster and grow its own tofu, and harvest its own salt, and grow its own water, etc., etc. then no way am I eating there. And anyway, I read on the internet that Rotella's Bread products don't last more than an hour or so. If they have to use someone else's bread then stick with Wonder. You know why. I don't have to explain.GrandpaaSmucker wrote: Thu May 09, 2019 3:02 pm I saw a Rotellas bread truck in front of Jimmys today. That Rotellas bread does not keep fresh very long. Could this meant the unthinkable that Jimmys will be open by soon? Rotellas is ok but just the same Rotellas bread being served at a restaurant does not impress me much.
You sir will not be eating at Jimmys on this fine Mothers Day weekend or eating any of that world famous Rotellas bread. I am sure a visit to one of those nice safe restaurants in downtown Detroit you speak about will help heal your longing for the big O. Might as well go late at night I hear downtown Detroit is great late at night. Happy Mothers Day!Bob from Omaha wrote: Thu May 09, 2019 3:44 pmI wholeheartedly agree! Thank you! If a restaurant doesn't bake its own bread & buns and desserts and kill its own cattle to make steaks and burgers and catch its own lobster and grow its own tofu, and harvest its own salt, and grow its own water, etc., etc. then no way am I eating there. And anyway, I read on the internet that Rotella's Bread products don't last more than an hour or so. If they have to use someone else's bread then stick with Wonder. You know why. I don't have to explain.GrandpaaSmucker wrote: Thu May 09, 2019 3:02 pm I saw a Rotellas bread truck in front of Jimmys today. That Rotellas bread does not keep fresh very long. Could this meant the unthinkable that Jimmys will be open by soon? Rotellas is ok but just the same Rotellas bread being served at a restaurant does not impress me much.
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Well, it won't heal my longing for the big O but if you are ever here for a conference of cranky old trolls I'd love to take you to downtown Detroit at about midnight for a coney at American or Lafayette. I'll be sure to park far away so you can experience life in the big city away from 144th and Q.GrandpaaSmucker wrote: Thu May 09, 2019 5:11 pm
You sir will not be eating at Jimmys on this fine Mothers Day weekend or eating any of that world famous Rotellas bread. I am sure a visit to one of those nice safe restaurants in downtown Detroit you speak about will help heal your longing for the big O. Might as well go late at night I hear downtown Detroit is great late at night. Happy Mothers Day!
From reading your posts on this I just have to ask.GrandpaaSmucker wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 8:45 pm People have been filling out applications and going on interviews for this place since summer of last year. They are jacking employees around hard even before they are hired.
I'm no stranger to the bluffs. My Mom was born and raised in Council Bluffs. I ate Christmas dinner at my grandmas house in Council Bluffs for 20 years. Been cruising around Lake Manawa and hanging out there since I was a baby. I remember cruising around Lake Manawa every Sunday in the summer back in the 60's when the road around it was nothing more then a gravel road. The road was painfully narrow and wound through tons of huge cottonwood trees that lined the lake. Sometimes people would get stuck in the ruts. Sometimes the road was not wide enough and you would have to pull over the edge to squeeze by on coming cars. After dinner at grandmas we all piled in the car and hit the Dairy Queen and got malts and cones and took a ride around the lake. Even as a little kid I was thinking this lake gets boring after awhile ..........little did I know it would still sometimes be the highlight of my day some 50 years later.Bob from Omaha wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 9:18 pmFrom reading your posts on this I just have to ask.GrandpaaSmucker wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 8:45 pm People have been filling out applications and going on interviews for this place since summer of last year. They are jacking employees around hard even before they are hired.
Did you move your mobile home in the parking lot? Bread, people applying....what else can you see out the windshield?
I'm sure it was a simple mistake or your space bar missed. Here. Let me help, just in case.GrandpaaSmucker wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 9:45 pm Even as a little kid I was thinking this lake gets boring after awhile .....
Doozies is great. However there is one problem there, no place to sit. The inside is tiny. Hope the weather is good when you go. Even then, the outside seating is small too. I've met people there and we leave as there is no where to sit.omaha79 wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 10:58 am And, keep in mind that Doozies is right down the street. that place is phenomenal. Their hand made ice cream is amazing. I've enjoyed the food I've had there too. Any place that wants to compete in that space will have to compete with Doozies. This place will have to be really good to make me want to go to Jimmy's over Doozies. I see it as an uphill climb for Jimmy's at this point regardless of the mismanagement in the opening.
In terms of a quick casual bite, it doesn't seem to be a huge issue. People eat in their car at those types of places. Christy Creme has been a CB staple for decades and they get by with not much more seating than Doozies.EastCB wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 3:03 pmDoozies is great. However there is one problem there, no place to sit. The inside is tiny. Hope the weather is good when you go. Even then, the outside seating is small too. I've met people there and we leave as there is no where to sit.omaha79 wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 10:58 am And, keep in mind that Doozies is right down the street. that place is phenomenal. Their hand made ice cream is amazing. I've enjoyed the food I've had there too. Any place that wants to compete in that space will have to compete with Doozies. This place will have to be really good to make me want to go to Jimmy's over Doozies. I see it as an uphill climb for Jimmy's at this point regardless of the mismanagement in the opening.
Sorry, but I hate eating in my car. The burgers at Doozies are so good but so messy too. I'd rather not have that mess in my car. Plus, when you are meeting friends for lunch, who wants to sit in the car?????omaha79 wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 3:55 pmIn terms of a quick casual bite, it doesn't seem to be a huge issue. People eat in their car at those types of places. Christy Creme has been a CB staple for decades and they get by with not much more seating than Doozies.EastCB wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 3:03 pmDoozies is great. However there is one problem there, no place to sit. The inside is tiny. Hope the weather is good when you go. Even then, the outside seating is small too. I've met people there and we leave as there is no where to sit.omaha79 wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 10:58 am And, keep in mind that Doozies is right down the street. that place is phenomenal. Their hand made ice cream is amazing. I've enjoyed the food I've had there too. Any place that wants to compete in that space will have to compete with Doozies. This place will have to be really good to make me want to go to Jimmy's over Doozies. I see it as an uphill climb for Jimmy's at this point regardless of the mismanagement in the opening.
Really, if you think about it, CB has 2 amazing Ice Cream stands in Christy Creme and Doozies. Any ice cream and burger place has an uphill battle in that town.
I eat pizza with a fork too!! loljessep28 wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 5:00 pm I'm not a fan of eating in my car either. I don't like food residue, especially grease, on my hands. I'm one of those weirdos who eats pizza with a fork, lol.
I like to eat tacos by pushing the fillings out onto my plate and scooping it up with the broken shell as chips.Greg S wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:41 am I am also in the camp of not liking to eat in my car, and I also eat pizza with a fork.
Greg
There are obviously a number of threads on here you have missed.nativeomahan wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:08 pm Never has so much time been spent pecking on keyboards about so little.
Like all your posts are so great.nativeomahan wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:08 pm Never has so much time been spent pecking on keyboards about so little.
I don’t prattle on and on and on about a malt shop that has never even served a single malt.EastCB wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 7:03 pmLike all your posts are so great.nativeomahan wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:08 pm Never has so much time been spent pecking on keyboards about so little.
How much you think Jimmy paid for that JBs Big Boy statue? Think he got it off E-Bay? I'm guessing he bought if off E-Bay for $2500.nativeomahan wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2019 12:23 pmI don’t prattle on and on and on about a malt shop that has never even served a single malt.EastCB wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 7:03 pmLike all your posts are so great.nativeomahan wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:08 pm Never has so much time been spent pecking on keyboards about so little.
I think he did buy it there. Sorry I prattled on and on.GrandpaaSmucker wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2019 5:32 pmHow much you think Jimmy paid for that JBs Big Boy statue? Think he got it off E-Bay? I'm guessing he bought if off E-Bay for $2500.nativeomahan wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2019 12:23 pmI don’t prattle on and on and on about a malt shop that has never even served a single malt.EastCB wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 7:03 pmLike all your posts are so great.nativeomahan wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:08 pm Never has so much time been spent pecking on keyboards about so little.
Oh, let's run with it.nativeomahan wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:08 pm Never has so much time been spent pecking on keyboards about so little.
Only if he first rakes the forest.
Bad service and/or food and horrible wait times are often the result of a restaurant that rushes to open before it is ready.omaha79 wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2019 12:22 pm Read the reviews and comments on Facebook. This looks like an unmitigated disaster if those are to be believed. Now, reviews and comments tend to skew to the negative, but it looks like employees are getting no training, wait times are reaching 1-2 hours, mediocre food, and terrible service.
Often, a restaurant simply cannot survive this. I try to give the benefit of the doubt, but when a restaurant takes a year to open...and then this, it's a bad sign.
Clearly, they should have waited another year. Seems like they spent most of the first year decorating the restaurant (which reportedly is really cool) vs., you know, training staff and testing the food production methods.nativeomahan wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 5:49 pmBad service and/or food and horrible wait times are often the result of a restaurant that rushes to open before it is ready.omaha79 wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2019 12:22 pm Read the reviews and comments on Facebook. This looks like an unmitigated disaster if those are to be believed. Now, reviews and comments tend to skew to the negative, but it looks like employees are getting no training, wait times are reaching 1-2 hours, mediocre food, and terrible service.
Often, a restaurant simply cannot survive this. I try to give the benefit of the doubt, but when a restaurant takes a year to open...and then this, it's a bad sign.