Blind Rabbit Coming to Riverside

[Lucasjj]

It looks like the Blind (Salty) Fig has shut down and will reopen as the Blind Rabbit. It may be a good business decision based on the Blind Rabbit reviews I have heard compared to the Blind (Salty) Fig.

[AuditoreEnterprise]

Awesome! Blind Rabbit is a really really cool place!

[Rob68]

Will they be serving rabbit?

[funwithteeth]

As long as I can still get the pork belly and fried oyster sandwich, we're cool.

[cline]

As long as I can still get the pork belly and fried oyster sandwich, we're cool.

I'm pretty sure they have the fried oyster sandwich at the Blind Rabbit at the beach so you should be good to go- assuming they are going to have the same menu.

[thelakelander]

How are the burgers at Blind Rabbit in comparison with some of the other fast casual spots like M Shack and Smashburger?

[fieldafm]

Rabbit is in my top 6 burgers in town- up there with Black Sheep, Moxie, Funkadelic Food Truck (awesome burger, most people don't know about), Pinegrove and Colonel Mustards.  Ranking them is futile, so I just prefer to put them in groups.

The Rabbit's burgers are bigger than M Shack, for comparison.

Never been to Smashburger.

In addition to rebranding the Blind Fig as the Blind Rabbit... they will also be bringing the food truck out again, under the Blind Rabbit namesake.

[Sentient]

How are the burgers at Blind Rabbit in comparison with some of the other fast casual spots like M Shack and Smashburger?

Totally different.  These are "pub" burgers.  Thicker with a lot of crazy topping combos.  Like a Poe's Tavern.  Not cheap either. $10 - $14 a burger.

But cheaper than the Fig was.  which is more proving my point, Jax ain't got enough $$$ to sustain too many better dining restaurants without chain support...

[funwithteeth]

Overpriced, definitely. They make a decent burger, but not $15 decent.

[Sentient]

Overpriced, definitely. They make a decent burger, but not $15 decent.

Anyone know why 5 Guys in Riverside closed?  was it price?  They had one of the best burgers in town for flavor...

[coredumped]

Overpriced, definitely. They make a decent burger, but not $15 decent.

I'm glad someone said it. I love to support the mom & pop shops, but this place is vastly overrated. The Loop makes a far superior burger for far less.

You're really paying for the "cool/hipster" atmosphere though.

[BoldCityRealist]

Speaking as someone who works in branding/marketing, they probably should settle on one name for a while and really invest time into growing their brand. Salty Fig had a lot of good equity, it's a shame they renamed it after spending years building it up as a food truck. Oh well.

I do wish them luck in the new venture. I love the space. Honestly, the space alone makes it one of my favorite restaurants in Jax.

[L.P. Hovercraft]

Speaking as someone who works in branding/marketing, they probably should settle on one name for a while and really invest time into growing their brand. Salty Fig had a lot of good equity, it's a shame they renamed it after spending years building it up as a food truck. Oh well.

I do wish them luck in the new venture. I love the space. Honestly, the space alone makes it one of my favorite restaurants in Jax.

Salty Fig->Blind Fig->Blind Rabbit...
I'm sure the owners have a decent reason, but yeah it would be good to stick with one name for a while.
I still refer to the place as the Salty Fig but I figure from here on out I'll just start calling it the Salty Rabbit in order to get a jump on 2015's moniker permutation.

[BridgeTroll]

Blind Fig?  Blind Rabbit?  I vote for Blind Ralphie... 

[funwithteeth]

I'd like for them to stick to a name, too—the Blind Rabbit is the third one in less than two years!—but at least they upgraded this time. The Blind Fig was an awful name!