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Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:29 am
by KCPowercat
I like Bristol. I don't like this apparent dumbing down.

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 2:11 pm
by FangKC

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:22 pm
by DaveKCMO
$10 says the menu now calls appetizers "shareables".

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:16 am
by scooterj
As long as they don't screw up their Sunday brunch and they still serve scallops and steaks at our annual company holiday party, I don't care how they position themselves.

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:52 am
by WoodDraw
This seems...fine? I don't get the outrage of successful restaurant moving to better serve the customers they're seeing.

Seems like a good sign that places are adapting to downtown now instead of behind them to just open up.

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 12:32 pm
by WSPanic
WoodDraw wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:52 am This seems...fine? I don't get the outrage of successful restaurant moving to better serve the customers they're seeing.

Seems like a good sign that places are adapting to downtown now instead of behind them to just open up.
For me, it's because The Bristol is one of THE Kansas City restaurants. It has history, a reputation, name recognition and decades of equity built into their brand.

They can (and should) better serve their customers by.... better serving their customers. Throwing random words to the end of the restaurant's name to better market towards the latest trend de jour is just sad.

Go ahead and make changes - put your bartenders in those silly vests - offer tons of craft cocktails ... you can do all of this without messing with the brand.

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 3:25 pm
by flyingember
WSPanic wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 12:32 pm For me, it's because The Bristol is one of THE Kansas City restaurants. It has history, a reputation, name recognition and decades of equity built into their brand.

They can (and should) better serve their customers by.... better serving their customers. Throwing random words to the end of the restaurant's name to better market towards the latest trend de jour is just sad.

Go ahead and make changes - put your bartenders in those silly vests - offer tons of craft cocktails ... you can do all of this without messing with the brand.
They took all the equity and sold it in 2015 to a NYC-based company.

The new owners brought in a new CEO who had previously run Applebees and TGI Fridays.

That should tell you a lot.

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 3:41 pm
by WSPanic
flyingember wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 3:25 pm
WSPanic wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 12:32 pm For me, it's because The Bristol is one of THE Kansas City restaurants. It has history, a reputation, name recognition and decades of equity built into their brand.

They can (and should) better serve their customers by.... better serving their customers. Throwing random words to the end of the restaurant's name to better market towards the latest trend de jour is just sad.

Go ahead and make changes - put your bartenders in those silly vests - offer tons of craft cocktails ... you can do all of this without messing with the brand.
They took all the equity and sold it in 2015 to a NYC-based company.

The new owners brought in a new CEO who had previously run Applebees and TGI Fridays.

That should tell you a lot.
I've had some very good experiences there since the sale. But, I get what you're saying.

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:51 am
by KCLover
DaveKCMO wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:22 pm $10 says the menu now calls appetizers "shareables".
You owe us $10. :D

https://bristolseafoodgrill.com/Portals ... erMenu.pdf

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:24 pm
by DaveKCMO
KCLover wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:51 am
DaveKCMO wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:22 pm $10 says the menu now calls appetizers "shareables".
You owe us $10. :D

https://bristolseafoodgrill.com/Portals ... erMenu.pdf
I'll Venmo you. ;-)

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:24 pm
by smh
Kaldi closing per sign on the door. This is disappointing. A solid 7 day a week place for quality coffee and people watching.

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:47 pm
by KCPowercat
Weird. They are already busy it seems

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:55 pm
by earthling
That is odd as it's usually pretty steady biz, though maybe not at level of Starbucks across street.

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:16 pm
by kcjak
I think it's a Kaldi's thing - they only have the two Plaza locations left. Hopefully another cafe will move in.

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:23 pm
by KCPowercat
Yeah I'd expect some corporate coffee place to snatch that up

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:33 pm
by swid
C'mon Starbucks, the world needs more instances of this Lewis Black bit.

(Assuming Scooter's wants to try downtown again, they'd be the obvious choice to take over that space.)

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:43 pm
by smh
swid wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:33 pm C'mon Starbucks, the world needs more instances of this Lewis Black bit.

(Assuming Scooter's wants to try downtown again, they'd be the obvious choice to take over that space.)
Word is that Scooter's no longer intends to operate any stores without drive thrus.

I am also told that the Kaldi on State Line is closing--so this sounds like it might be a Kaldi thing as noted above.

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 4:00 pm
by scooterj
smh wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:24 pm Kaldi closing per sign on the door. This is disappointing. A solid 7 day a week place for quality coffee and people watching.
Seriously? I had just finally visited them for the first time a few weeks ago and liked them enough to add them into my rotation.

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 4:55 pm
by KCPowercat
I'd second what SMH said about scooters but I'm quite sure we heard it from the same source

Re: Power and Light District Official Tenant List

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:21 pm
by smh
KCPowercat wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 4:55 pm I'd second what SMH said about scooters but I'm quite sure we heard it from the same source
I suspect you're correct!