This location isn't too far the Baymeadows site they closed a few years back.
QuoteBuffalo Wild Wings, which has restaurants in North Jacksonville and in Orange Park, plans to open in December in The Avenues mall in space formerly occupied by Morrison's.
Regional Marketing Manager Randy Groover, based in Atlanta, said Tuesday it will be the third company-owned location in the area.
http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=539551
Quote from: thelakelander on May 22, 2013, 11:50:09 AM
This location isn't too far the Baymeadows site they closed a few years back.
QuoteBuffalo Wild Wings, which has restaurants in North Jacksonville and in Orange Park, plans to open in December in The Avenues mall in space formerly occupied by Morrison's.
Regional Marketing Manager Randy Groover, based in Atlanta, said Tuesday it will be the third company-owned location in the area.
http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=539551
Is it just me or was this pointless? You close one and open on up literally around the corner? Maybe the lease is cheaper in the mall?
I really like this.
Should be a great addition to the Avenues.
Quote from: duvaldude08 on May 22, 2013, 12:21:13 PM
Quote from: thelakelander on May 22, 2013, 11:50:09 AM
This location isn't too far the Baymeadows site they closed a few years back.
QuoteBuffalo Wild Wings, which has restaurants in North Jacksonville and in Orange Park, plans to open in December in The Avenues mall in space formerly occupied by Morrison's.
Regional Marketing Manager Randy Groover, based in Atlanta, said Tuesday it will be the third company-owned location in the area.
http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=539551
Is it just me or was this pointless? You close one and open on up literally around the corner? Maybe the lease is cheaper in the mall?
The one in Baymeadows was a dump located in a strip mall. I think they are moving more towards stand alone restaurants.
The one on Baymeadows was a franchise location. They are closing those all over the country. The new ones are corporate owned.
Loved the one in Tallahassee on Tennessee Street.
Hope they don't close it :)
Quote from: KenFSU on May 22, 2013, 01:10:41 PM
I really like this.
Should be a great addition to the Avenues.
Yeah, that old Morrison's space has been empty for a while now.
Quote from: thelakelander on May 22, 2013, 01:53:27 PM
Quote from: KenFSU on May 22, 2013, 01:10:41 PM
I really like this.
Should be a great addition to the Avenues.
Yeah, that old Morrison's space has been empty for a while now.
Where was the old Morrison's? Was it near the food court?
Same floor but opposite end of the food court. It's directly across the hallway from Ruby Tuesday at the entrance between Belk and Forever 21.
Seems like a good get for the Avenues.
Quote from: copperfiend on May 22, 2013, 01:40:57 PM
The one on Baymeadows was a franchise location. They are closing those all over the country. The new ones are corporate owned.
Ahhhh okay gotcha. ;)
Quote from: KenFSU on May 22, 2013, 01:46:44 PM
Loved the one in Tallahassee on Tennessee Street.
Hope they don't close it :)
umm..that one closed more then 3 years ago....it has since been two other sports bar type places
Quote from: tufsu1 on May 22, 2013, 04:47:47 PM
umm..that one closed more then 3 years ago....it has since been two other sports bar type places
:(
It's been awhile.
Next you're going to tell me that AJ's closed :(
Quote from: stephendare on May 22, 2013, 05:04:46 PM
just fyi. Im pretty sure that 'loved' is the past tense of the verb 'to love'.
Yeah, we crashed and burned there at the end.
I wanted things spicy, she preferred them mild...
Quote from: KenFSU on May 22, 2013, 09:52:48 PM
Quote from: tufsu1 on May 22, 2013, 04:47:47 PM
umm..that one closed more then 3 years ago....it has since been two other sports bar type places
:(
It's been awhile.
Next you're going to tell me that AJ's closed :(
the way things have been going with AJs, it might not be long...although they are adding some retail up front (on Tenn St.) which may help revive things
Quote from: stephendare on May 22, 2013, 05:04:46 PM
Quote from: tufsu1 on May 22, 2013, 04:47:47 PM
Quote from: KenFSU on May 22, 2013, 01:46:44 PM
Loved the one in Tallahassee on Tennessee Street.
Hope they don't close it :)
umm..that one closed more then 3 years ago....it has since been two other sports bar type places
just fyi. Im pretty sure that 'loved' is the past tense of the verb 'to love'.
thanks..much appreciated
I've never gotten the appeal of the place. Don't carry any craft beer (in fact, make fun of craft beer in commercials) and the wings are average at best.
^^^Are you that picky of a beer drinker that your wing bar beer has to be a craft beer? I never saw a BWW commercial making fun of craft beer. IMO their wings are really good. I usually order a half & half parmesan & garlic and hot wings, man they are good. It seems like a very common B-Dub complaint are their no gun policy (cops); I say to that they can do whatever they want to do, it's their business.
Quote from: I-10east on May 23, 2013, 06:07:52 AM
^^^Are you that picky of a beer drinker that your wing bar beer has to be a craft beer? I never saw a BWW commercial making fun of craft beer.
I know which commercial they're talking about. It's the one where the guy invites his friends over and he's got open containers of home brewed beer laying around the living room with sausages in it. Love that one! The one with the crying babies everywhere is even better.
I dig BW3s, always loved their variety of flavors on the boneless wings. That Baymeadows location was getting pretty dumpy towards the end.
Quote from: stephendare on May 23, 2013, 08:29:19 AM
Quote from: tufsu1 on May 22, 2013, 10:01:00 PM
Quote from: stephendare on May 22, 2013, 05:04:46 PM
Quote from: tufsu1 on May 22, 2013, 04:47:47 PM
Quote from: KenFSU on May 22, 2013, 01:46:44 PM
Loved the one in Tallahassee on Tennessee Street.
Hope they don't close it :)
umm..that one closed more then 3 years ago....it has since been two other sports bar type places
just fyi. Im pretty sure that 'loved' is the past tense of the verb 'to love'.
thanks..much appreciated
My pleasure, tufsu. Ive often found that snippy smugness is often a cover for grammatical misunderstandings. Always glad to clear it up!
well given that I understood from ken's post that he hadn't been in Tally in a while, I guess what you're saying is that your pithy response was a cover for misunderstanding my post?
Quote from: I-10east on May 23, 2013, 06:07:52 AM
^^^Are you that picky of a beer drinker that your wing bar beer has to be a craft beer? I never saw a BWW commercial making fun of craft beer. IMO their wings are really good. I usually order a half & half parmesan & garlic and hot wings, man they are good. It seems like a very common B-Dub complaint are their no gun policy (cops); I say to that they can do whatever they want to do, it's their business.
yes I am. If I'm going out, I prefer to have what I like.
Quote from: fsquid on May 23, 2013, 09:10:01 AM
Quote from: I-10east on May 23, 2013, 06:07:52 AM
^^^Are you that picky of a beer drinker that your wing bar beer has to be a craft beer? I never saw a BWW commercial making fun of craft beer. IMO their wings are really good. I usually order a half & half parmesan & garlic and hot wings, man they are good. It seems like a very common B-Dub complaint are their no gun policy (cops); I say to that they can do whatever they want to do, it's their business.
yes I am. If I'm going out, I prefer to have what I like.
This is the commercial. The premise is homebrewed beer is in some way worse than the yellowy macro stuff these two gentlemen seem to prefer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0zM5P5iOKzI
Like fsquid, I suppose I'm a picky enough beer drinker that I'd rather have beer I enjoy. However, this sounds like a positive development for the mall.
It is a pretty cool place to watch sports- food and beer selection is pretty basic. I wish a decent sports bar would open up in Riverside (or at least a bar that buys the sports packages). I've been over to Lillians a few times to watch MLB games.
I don't think the commercial was intended to bash craft beer. I enjoy a Bold City 1901 as much as the next guy but Bud Light is still king amongst consumers.
I miss the Morrisons there, when I worked at Parisian used to go there for lunch almost every Saturday.
Quote from: fsujax on May 23, 2013, 11:41:17 AM
I miss the Morrisons there, when I worked at Parisian used to go there for lunch almost every Saturday.
I miss Parisians... IMO, I think allowing Forever 21 to go in that space is a complete waste of an opportunity.
I've never been in Forever 21. How is it? Does it seem like a traditional department store or is it just a larger version of the stuff they carry in their specialty stores?
Quote from: thelakelander on May 23, 2013, 12:03:09 PM
I've never been in Forever 21. How is it? Does it seem like a traditional department store or is it just a larger version of the stuff they carry in their specialty stores?
it's like a weird hybrid of both; i mean, there's a mens department and a kids department but 90% of the store is just a larger version of what they carry in their normal stores. I just feel it's too big a store to service one demographic and I feel the rest of the mall is going in that direction. If you think about it, Forever 21, Papaya, H&M, Delia's, Cotton On, and according to their website, A'Gaci all sell literally the same thing just under a different label. It's getting kind of boring in the Avenues.
Forever 21 has men's clothes? I always thought they only had stuff for teenage girls.
Yeah, it's just an enormous version of their traditional stores tailored to young women + a few tiny sections of other stuff. I don't think it's that different from their other really large stores in other cities though...those always have small sections carrying other stuff.
Quote from: cline on May 23, 2013, 01:01:23 PM
Forever 21 has men's clothes? I always thought they only had stuff for teenage girls.
Mostly, but they have clothes for older young women (not teenage) and a little bit for men and kids too.
Quote from: FSBA on May 23, 2013, 11:02:09 AM
I don't think the commercial was intended to bash craft beer. I enjoy a Bold City 1901 as much as the next guy but Bud Light is still king amongst consumers.
The joke is that homebrewers are bearded weirdos who ruin sports with their strange ways and concoctions, but that thankfully there's still a casual dining chain sportsbar where manly men can still watch their sports over a glass of manly Belgian-owned light beer. It's pretty gentle humor, but it's definitely painting the place as not particularly attractive to those who don't think flavor is a weird or undesirable quality in beer. Considering that craft beer is the fastest growing segment of the beer market, and that the people who like it often
really like it, it may not be terrific marketing.
yeah Parisian was a nice store. Sold top of the line clothes, very customer friendly, too bad the Hess family sold out. The store is the perfect size for something like a Saks or Neiman Marcus. oh well.
Quote from: fsujax on May 23, 2013, 01:49:06 PM
yeah Parisian was a nice store. Sold top of the line clothes, very customer friendly, too bad the Hess family sold out. The store is the perfect size for something like a Saks or Neiman Marcus. oh well.
agreed.
What are some notable franchised restaurants that serve craft beer?
Quote from: I-10east on May 23, 2013, 01:59:14 PM
What are some notable franchised restaurants that serve craft beer?
A few area Chilis serve Bold City now(The Loop does as well). World of Beer will have a decent selection once they are open, based on other locations. Mellow Mushroom has a
very impressive selection of craft beers (they also use French Pantry bread on their hoagies now).
The business model is different and subsequently distributors push the big three at most chains.
Quote from: I-10east on May 23, 2013, 01:59:14 PM
What are some notable franchised restaurants that serve craft beer?
Ironically the Buffallo Wild Wings by the airport does have Killer Whale on draft.
Quote from: I-10east on May 23, 2013, 01:59:14 PM
What are some notable franchised restaurants that serve craft beer?
Mellow Mushroom
McCormick and Schmicks
Ruth Chris
Hooters
Blackfinn
Wild Wing Cafe
Bahama Breeze
I've seen the local brews in those establishments when I travel. I don't know if that meets your "franchised restaurants". I also don't know if the JAX area locations of those restaurants carry craft beer as I don't usually hit those places when I'm at home.
Quote from: fieldafm on May 23, 2013, 02:07:16 PM
Quote from: I-10east on May 23, 2013, 01:59:14 PM
What are some notable franchised restaurants that serve craft beer?
A few area Chilis serve Bold City now(The Loop does as well). World of Beer will have a decent selection once they are open, based on other locations. Mellow Mushroom has a very impressive selection of craft beers (they also use French Pantry bread on their hoagies now).
The business model is different and subsequently distributors push the big three at most chains.
Thanks for the info. Good for the local breweries.
I don't know if they qualify as "notable franchised restaurants" but at the Beach, Al's Pizza, Renna's, Poe's Tavern and obviously Mellow Mushroom all have local beer. Some others have craft beer even if they don't have anything local. The Ale Houses usually have one or two. It's really not all that uncommon these days. Additionally, while not all chains have craft beer, most don't poke fun of craft beer enthusiasts in their advertisements.
Quote from: I-10east on May 23, 2013, 01:59:14 PM
What are some notable franchised restaurants that serve craft beer?
I don't think they're franchised, but the Yard House chain, recently acquired by Darden Restaurants, has close to 100 beers on tap at each location. I've only been to their Palm Beach Gardens location. The beer menu is linked below...
http://www.yardhouse.com/files/beer_menu_12.pdf (http://www.yardhouse.com/files/beer_menu_12.pdf)
There's also the CraftWorks chain of restaurants, which includes Gordon Biersch, Rock Bottom, and Old Chicago, each of can be franchised. Locally, they also own Ragtime, Seven Bridges, and A1A Ale Works.
http://www.craftworksrestaurants.com/ (http://www.craftworksrestaurants.com/)