Theres a new wing place opening up in Riverside, click here for more info...
http://www.jacksonvilleconfidential.com/2008/08/sharx-wings-grill.html
I hope they can make that location work. It seems to have been home to so many restaurants.
One of our readers went and had some pretty good things to say about the place
Quote@you gota go there i ate chicken wrap it was huge plate +delicuos yamiiiiiii they got specials going on for 5.95 you get fries drink wings or any sandwich ilbe going there again to try there wings
Though honestly, Im not so sure that I will go based on that one response to our blog.
Quote from: jacksonvilleconfidential on September 30, 2008, 01:38:15 PM
One of our readers went and had some pretty good things to say about the place
Quote@you gota go there i ate chicken wrap it was huge plate +delicuos yamiiiiiii they got specials going on for 5.95 you get fries drink wings or any sandwich ilbe going there again to try there wings
Though honestly, Im not so sure that I will go based on that one response to our blog.
Im not sure what it is, but $5.95 sounds like a great price for delicuos yamiiiiiii.
Well, the place is already for sale and i dont think its even been a month.
http://www.jacksonvilleconfidential.com/2008/10/sharx-wings-grill-for-sale.html
That location is cursed. Looks like the owners pulled a Nicky G's!
What is the reasoning behind spending money to open up a new restaurant and then selling it on craigslist? There's got to be something to it....
Yeah, i dont get it either.
Honestly, that place, the physical structure, is gross. It does look like they did quite a bit of cleaning in the kitchen, etc. but I vowed to never set foot in there again after the last time I went when it was Hot Rods. The place wreaked of raw sewage, no exaggeration.
I too, witnessed the horrors of hotrods once and only once. It smelt like dirty mop-water, the hamburgers made Krystals look & taste like 5guys and yeah it basically felt like a refitted hardees. Maybe food just belongs on the other side of 95!
Looks like Sharx Wings has sold, and still open under the same name -
http://www.jacksonvilleconfidential.com/2008/11/sharx-wings-grill-sold.html
I still prefer Sharks Legs -
http://www.jacksonvilleconfidential.com/search?q=sharks+legs
We have had too many restaurants around here that have a "SYSCO" menu.Anyone can tell homemade food from stuff out of 5 gal buckets. Sysco products are plastic and processed tasting like Cough..cough pizza palaces food.If you settle for mediocre taste that's what stays around here.
Quote from: Ernest Street on November 18, 2008, 11:10:31 AM
We have had too many restaurants around here that have a "SYSCO" menu.Anyone can tell homemade food from stuff out of 5 gal buckets. Sysco products are plastic and processed tasting like Cough..cough pizza palaces food.If you settle for mediocre taste that's what stays around here.
Unfortunately, that is the case for much of Florida. It seems the only authentic food you can get is at ethnic restaurants and the occasional local joint.
I couldn't agree more!
Everything is friggin' Sysco around here, even the places that are allegedly "homemade" or "high end" (*cough* Bungalow on Park *cough* *cough*). There really are VERY few exceptions. Everybody has this pipe dream of opening a restaurant, buying the cheapest crap they can find, and then passing it off at the highest price possible and raking in the money.
I don't know how many of these places need to open and go under within a year before all the potential 'restauranteurs' around here will get a clue. The places that last are the ones that deliver a good product at a price commensurate with the experience you have when dining there. The price point of the restaurant doesn't really matter so much, as long as you're getting what you pay for in one way or another.
It's really such a simple concept, it boggles my mind how many people think they can fly in the face of basic of economics and get away with it.
I have a friend whose family owns some restaurants around town. I laugh when I see the magazines they get trying to sell generic food items to serve at their restaurant. Things like cheese sticks, jalapeno poppers, chicken fingers. And people buy that crap.
you guys need some cough drops.
but i concur, cough cough.....
There are some decent holes in the wall around town which just happen not to be chains. I've found the most success by walking around neighborhoods and nearly walking by a mom-and-pop joint. If only more people got out of their cars and walked neighborhoods we just may become less homogen(e)ous.
Haha. I said "homo".
Quote from: JaxNole on November 18, 2008, 05:25:02 PM
There are some decent holes in the wall around town which just happen not to be chains. I've found the most success by walking around neighborhoods and nearly walking by a mom-and-pop joint. If only more people got out of their cars and walked neighborhoods we just may become less homogen(e)ous.
Haha. I said "homo".
I agree, and I hoof it to a lot of the locally owned places throughout Riverside with good food. Latitude Cafe is getting it's kinks worked out and Cosy Tea is about to open across the street right next door to Ragland's. Mossfire and it's soon to be open sibling, O'brother's Irish Pub. Hovan, The Derby House, Gina's Deli and Richard's Sandwich Shop. Cool Moose and Primi Piatti up a couple doors from it. The ubiquitous E-Street. 13 Gypsies. I've been told that all of the sushi restaurants are locally owned, albeit mostly by the same people.
Quote from: fpj on November 19, 2008, 01:02:57 PM
Quote from: JaxNole on November 18, 2008, 05:25:02 PM
There are some decent holes in the wall around town which just happen not to be chains. I've found the most success by walking around neighborhoods and nearly walking by a mom-and-pop joint. If only more people got out of their cars and walked neighborhoods we just may become less homogen(e)ous.
Haha. I said "homo".
I agree, and I hoof it to a lot of the locally owned places throughout Riverside with good food. Latitude Cafe is getting it's kinks worked out and Cosy Tea is about to open across the street right next door to Ragland's. Mossfire and it's soon to be open sibling, O'brother's Irish Pub. Hovan, The Derby House, Gina's Deli and Richard's Sandwich Shop. Cool Moose and Primi Piatti up a couple doors from it. The ubiquitous E-Street. 13 Gypsies. I've been told that all of the sushi restaurants are locally owned, albeit mostly by the same people.
Anyone know about cozy tea? is it just tea, or?
Crikey Moses...
Do people eat only chicken wings in this city?
Quote from: Matt on November 19, 2008, 02:02:48 PM
Crikey Moses...
Do people eat only chicken wings in this city?
Only 25% of the time. I think the other 75% is a mixture of BBQ, pizza and chinese take out.
You forgot about Sushi.
Quote from: fpj on November 20, 2008, 11:16:52 AM
Quote from: jacksonvilleconfidential on November 20, 2008, 10:43:12 AM
You forgot about Sushi.
Hopefully not chicken wing sushi :)
There was a sushi place i was at in Daytona one time. They had a "Kentucky Roll" It had fried chicken in it.
You know how much I love fried Chicken!!!! You had me at Kentucky.
Quote from: The Compound on November 20, 2008, 11:37:53 AM
Quote from: fpj on November 20, 2008, 11:16:52 AM
Quote from: jacksonvilleconfidential on November 20, 2008, 10:43:12 AM
You forgot about Sushi.
Hopefully not chicken wing sushi :)
There was a sushi place i was at in Daytona one time. They had a "Kentucky Roll" It had fried chicken in it.
Wow. That is great. I am surprised that hasn't made it's way up to Duval yet.
LOL...Sapporo is the place you're thinking of in Daytona Beach. Worst sushi on the planet.
Sapporo = Sysco Sushi..MMM!!
Talk about "fresh" ingredients - HOAT.
Quote from: The Compound on November 19, 2008, 01:07:43 PM
Quote from: fpj on November 19, 2008, 01:02:57 PM
Quote from: JaxNole on November 18, 2008, 05:25:02 PM
There are some decent holes in the wall around town which just happen not to be chains. I've found the most success by walking around neighborhoods and nearly walking by a mom-and-pop joint. If only more people got out of their cars and walked neighborhoods we just may become less homogen(e)ous.
Haha. I said "homo".
I agree, and I hoof it to a lot of the locally owned places throughout Riverside with good food. Latitude Cafe is getting it's kinks worked out and Cosy Tea is about to open across the street right next door to Ragland's. Mossfire and it's soon to be open sibling, O'brother's Irish Pub. Hovan, The Derby House, Gina's Deli and Richard's Sandwich Shop. Cool Moose and Primi Piatti up a couple doors from it. The ubiquitous E-Street. 13 Gypsies. I've been told that all of the sushi restaurants are locally owned, albeit mostly by the same people.
Anyone know about cozy tea? is it just tea, or?
They have their "soft" opening today. I just grabbed a house recipe chicken curry pastry which is quite tasty as I type. They also have somosas (chicken, lamb, veggie) as well as lots of teas and truffles. Finally an Asian area influenced place on a different path :)
We stopped in for a small snack after shopping. We were the only customers during our entire visit and sat at a clean booth. They only served a hamburger, appetizers and wings during the time we were there. I'm not sure if this is typical for evenings, or just at certain times. The service was good and the food was also tasty, however the "jumbo" wings were definitely not. However, the low rating clearly comes from something that really got my goat...a charge of $.99 each for water that appeared on our bill at the end of the meal. This is truly highway robbery at its best. We paid, left a good gratuity, and now I feel okay complaining about being taken advantage of. I did not complain about the water charge, but I'm sure they know this is not the norm. I have never been charged for tap water anywhere...let alone in Jacksonville and at a sit down restaurant. We will never return because of this dishonest behavior and I thought you should know too!
If you were that upset about them hitting you with a 99 cent charge on the bill you should have said something to waiter and dealt with it head up. Instead you decided to say nothing, and then whine about it on a message board???
Quote from: assorted on January 20, 2009, 09:39:32 AM
If you were that upset about them hitting you with a 99 cent charge on the bill you should have said something to waiter and dealt with it head up. Instead you decided to say nothing, and then whine about it on a message board???
However he handled it still doesnt change the fact that its bad business.
If a company is cheap enough to charge you for tap water, one can only wonder about the cheapness of the food being served from the back of house.
So very true!
Quote from: assorted on January 20, 2009, 09:39:32 AM
If you were that upset about them hitting you with a 99 cent charge on the bill you should have said something to waiter and dealt with it head up. Instead you decided to say nothing, and then whine about it on a message board???
Settle down, Dr. Phil...
If he doesn't want to start conflict and argue with people at a restaurant, then that's his choice. Who are you to tell him how to handle conflict in his life? Ridiculous.
And personally, I'm grateful that he posted about it, so I can avoid this place. I'd be just as pissed over getting charged for TAP WATER. What's next. Pay toilets? Charging rent for a table and chairs to eat at?
What are you his wet nurse? And why would there have to be conflict? I would agree with you paying for tap water is crazy, but who is to say the wattress didn't make a mistake? A polite question to find out for sure i think is better then trashing the place on a message board. And for the record i don't work at the bar and have never stepped foot in the place.
Quote from: assorted on January 20, 2009, 12:30:37 PM
What are you his wet nurse? And why would there have to be conflict? I would agree with you paying for tap water is crazy, but who is to say the wattress didn't make a mistake? A polite question to find out for sure i think is better then trashing the place on a message board. And for the record i don't work at the bar and have never stepped foot in the place.
Quit trying to backpedal. This was your comment:
Quote from: assorted on January 20, 2009, 09:39:32 AM
If you were that upset about them hitting you with a 99 cent charge on the bill you should have said something to waiter and dealt with it head up. Instead you decided to say nothing, and then whine about it on a message board???
You clearly judged the guy for not dealing with it "head up", blah blah blah. So again, who are you to tell him how to handle conflict? If he prefers to post about it here, rather than getting into it with the restaurant staff, then that's his choice.
And, come on, there were two separate line items on his bill for $0.99 that said water, so how's this a mistake?
You should be less judgmental. You'd be pissed too if you got charged for tap water, as would most people. That's a rip-off.
Here's all you need to know about this topic:
Do not eat at any place that occupys that building @ park & I-95.
It's cursed!
Quote from: David on January 20, 2009, 01:35:36 PM
Here's all you need to know about this topic:
Do not eat at any place that occupys that building @ park & I-95.
It's cursed!
True statement.
Quote from: ChriswUfGator on January 20, 2009, 01:25:53 PM
Quote from: assorted on January 20, 2009, 12:30:37 PM
What are you his wet nurse? And why would there have to be conflict? I would agree with you paying for tap water is crazy, but who is to say the wattress didn't make a mistake? A polite question to find out for sure i think is better then trashing the place on a message board. And for the record i don't work at the bar and have never stepped foot in the place.
Quit trying to backpedal. This was your comment:
Quote from: assorted on January 20, 2009, 09:39:32 AM
If you were that upset about them hitting you with a 99 cent charge on the bill you should have said something to waiter and dealt with it head up. Instead you decided to say nothing, and then whine about it on a message board???
You clearly judged the guy for not dealing with it "head up", blah blah blah. So again, who are you to tell him how to handle conflict? If he prefers to post about it here, rather than getting into it with the restaurant staff, then that's his choice.
And, come on, there were two separate line items on his bill for $0.99 that said water, so how's this a mistake?
You should be less judgmental.
But arent you judging him for being "judgmental" (which together with intolerance is the only real sin to liberals nowdays BTW).
Quote from: RiversideGator on January 20, 2009, 03:56:39 PM
Quote from: ChriswUfGator on January 20, 2009, 01:25:53 PM
Quote from: assorted on January 20, 2009, 12:30:37 PM
What are you his wet nurse? And why would there have to be conflict? I would agree with you paying for tap water is crazy, but who is to say the wattress didn't make a mistake? A polite question to find out for sure i think is better then trashing the place on a message board. And for the record i don't work at the bar and have never stepped foot in the place.
Quit trying to backpedal. This was your comment:
Quote from: assorted on January 20, 2009, 09:39:32 AM
If you were that upset about them hitting you with a 99 cent charge on the bill you should have said something to waiter and dealt with it head up. Instead you decided to say nothing, and then whine about it on a message board???
You clearly judged the guy for not dealing with it "head up", blah blah blah. So again, who are you to tell him how to handle conflict? If he prefers to post about it here, rather than getting into it with the restaurant staff, then that's his choice.
And, come on, there were two separate line items on his bill for $0.99 that said water, so how's this a mistake?
You should be less judgmental.
But arent you judging him for being "judgmental" (which together with intolerance is the only real sin to liberals nowdays BTW).
Being annoyed at someone else for being unnecessarily judgmental isn't really the same thing as being judgmental of others for no good reason. Everyone is judgmental, that's human nature, it's just a question of to what extent and whether it's appropriate under the circumstances. Still, I will chill out, I get your point, it's not really my business.
As a side note, I'm being extra nice to you this evening, since I know you must have had a really rough day after having to watch that idiot getting banished back to Texas where he belongs. Hehehehe.
A truly tolerant person is obliged to tolerate intolerance.
I am no huge fan of Bush, but I am even less of a fan of Obama.
Quote from: urbanlibertarian on January 20, 2009, 10:01:10 PM
A truly tolerant person is obliged to tolerate intolerance.
That sounds catchy in theory, but not in practice. If you look at history, tolerating intolerance is perhaps literally the worst thing you can do.
There's a little poem by Alfred Niemoller that you should read, about tolerating intolerance...
Quote from: Alfred Neimoller on January 20, 2009, 10:01:10 PM
"In Germany, they came first for the Communists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist;
And then they came for the trade unionists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist;
And then they came for the Jews, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew;
And then . . . they came for me . . . And by that time there was no one left to speak up."
Quote from: donrull on January 19, 2009, 09:18:26 PM
However, the low rating clearly comes from something that really got my goat...a charge of $.99 each for water that appeared on our bill at the end of the meal. This is truly highway robbery at its best. We paid, left a good gratuity, and now I feel okay complaining about being taken advantage of. I did not complain about the water charge, but I'm sure they know this is not the norm. I have never been charged for tap water anywhere...let alone in Jacksonville and at a sit down restaurant.
donrull my man, have you EVER eaten in a restaurant in say - 29 Palms, Palm Desert, Amboy, Goffs, Lucerne, Death Valley, Keeler, China Lake, or Trona California? You might get to pay more for that water then the food! It's just a matter of time until we all live in Tipi's. Quote from: jacksonvilleconfidential on November 20, 2008, 10:43:12 AM
You forgot about Sushi.
In case y'all didn't know this already... The Sushi bars in the local PUBLIX MARKETS are lease spaces and NOT part of the publix chain. The store on Hodges at JTB, as well as 3 or 4 others in this area are owned by an oriental family. They are currently training an uncle to take on yet another location.
The good news is that the State of Florida, Department of Health, and the Restaurant Association have all named the Publix Sushi bars as:
1. The cleanest - ZERO HITS in inspections
2. The best - Original, beautiful and freshest food
So somewhere between buying Apples, Eggs, and Japanese Beer - you may be passing the best Sushi in the STATE!OCKLAWAHA
Gross, Publix sushi might be clean, but its tiny and dried out.
I get sushi from the Publix on Hodges/JTB and it's usually pretty good but I ask them to make it fresh.
Publix sushi beats wasabi's buffet sushi, especially if it's 5 pm and it's been sitting out all day.
Now I want sushi for lunch, thanks guys! so much for keeping a budget.
Why is the place called sharx wings and grill anyway? What the hell do sharks have to do with wings or anything for that matter? Do they serve shark? Is there shark meat in the wings? My God, even the name sucks.
How about Sharks LEGS? Check it out....
http://www.jacksonvilleconfidential.com/search?q=sharks+legs
QuoteWhat the hell do sharks have to do with wings or anything for that matter? Do they serve shark?
(http://www.tudiscovery.com/tiburones/que_es/popup_que/asset/07914907646434433_elephant_shark_380x290.jpg)
FLYING FISH ANYONE?OCKLAWAHA
$1 for a glass of tap water please
Quote from: jacksonvilleconfidential on January 27, 2009, 10:13:33 AM
$1 for a glass of tap water please
Only if you throw in the stench of dirty mop water at no extra charge!
Ock, given the tolerance diatribes littered all over this board, I'm surprised no one has informed you that "oriental" isn't PC anymore.
That being said, I think Publix sushi is great for what it is, sushi from a supermarket. The portion size and quality are great if you're in a rush. I have heard that Fresh Market has better, and possibly cheaper, sushi, but I can not personally attest to that.
Sorry to be off topic, but I think everyone knows sharx isn't that good.
Quote from: Captain Zissou on January 27, 2009, 12:10:39 PM
Ock, given the tolerance diatribes littered all over this board, I'm surprised no one has informed you that "oriental" isn't PC anymore.
True, rugs are oriental, not peeps.
It seems in the south Oriental does mean anyone or anything of Asian origin :D I used to correct people on it too, but after the 50th time I just gave up.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oriental
Main Entry: ori·en·tal
Pronunciation: \ˌȯr-ē-ˈen-təl\
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 often capitalized : of, relating to, or situated in Asia
2 a: of superior grade, luster, or value b: being corundum or sapphire but simulating another gem in color
3 often capitalized sometimes offensive : Asian
4 capitalized : of, relating to, or constituting the biogeographic region that includes Asia south and southeast of the Himalayas and the Malay Archipelago west of Wallace's line
â€" ori·en·tal·ly \-təl-ē\ adverb
Let's just stick to using the proper term, Chinamen.
;D
But I keeeeeeeed.
"And Dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature"
"Walter, this guy didn't build the rail roads here"
I tend to call all of my slant-eyed friends Twan, is that acceptable?
Also, is it acceptable to assume that all Twans know the "ping-pong" trick?
We knew it was just a matter of time - this place is CLOSED!
http://www.jacksonvilleconfidential.com/2009/03/sharx-wings-grill-closed.html
Shocking.
Quick, replace it with another mediocre establishment!
And coming up next: Bungalow on Park
Quote from: David on March 05, 2009, 11:23:14 AM
Quick, replace it with another mediocre establishment!
Squidz Burger and Grill? Brontosaurus Pizza and Wings? Frozen Yeti Seafood?
Whatever it is, let it be sushi...
Hell yeah Joe, crossing the fingers on that!
Sushi... the starbucks of food.
That gives me an idea....
Sushi flavored coffee joints!
Grind up some salmon, tuna, california rolls, dump in a shot of expresso and bada bing, there you have it! Two favorites in one.
Sushi is expensive and overrated. So yes, it is like Starbucks. :D
Quote from: Matt on March 06, 2009, 05:56:29 PM
Sushi is expensive and overrated. So yes, it is like Starbucks. :D
Yeah, I dunno what's up with that man, but you're right. And it happened all in the last 8 or 9 years. Back before the late 90's there weren't a lot of sushi places around, but at the ones that were around, you could have a nice dinner for 2 for $40-$45 or so.
Then the sushi explosion hit circa early 2000s, and overnight it seemed like half the restaurants in any given town were sushi joints. You'd think this would have brought the prices down, but it's actually been the opposite, they've gone WAY UP. Now it's like $90 to get dinner for 2, at least at a decent place. WTF?
Quote from: ChriswUfGator on March 07, 2009, 11:29:30 AM
Quote from: Matt on March 06, 2009, 05:56:29 PM
Sushi is expensive and overrated. So yes, it is like Starbucks. :D
Yeah, I dunno what's up with that man, but you're right. And it happened all in the last 8 or 9 years. Back before the late 90's there weren't a lot of sushi places around, but at the ones that were around, you could have a nice dinner for 2 for $40-$45 or so.
Then the sushi explosion hit circa early 2000s, and overnight it seemed like half the restaurants in any given town were sushi joints. You'd think this would have brought the prices down, but it's actually been the opposite, they've gone WAY UP. Now it's like $90 to get dinner for 2, at least at a decent place. WTF?
No mystery to it all, the vendors found out that people are willing to pay a lot of money for a trendy item. Happens all the time, look at starbucks perfect example. If you don't want to pay the price don't eat raw fish, simple as that.
Quote from: civil42806 on March 07, 2009, 12:18:21 PM
If you don't want to pay the price don't eat raw fish, simple as that.
That's a silly bifurcation. I do eat it, and I do pay the price, but it still annoys me because I was a sushi hound way back before it was trendy and the market oversaturated, and I know full well there's no reason for the prices. I think they all collude with one another, so that they are all the same price. There's no way otherwise that every sushi place would be so close to every other one on pricing.
I swear, if someone opened up a sushi place that wasn't outrageous, it would be very popular. Not that we really need another sushi place, but still.