Corner Bakery has closed....

[BakeryRibault5PTS]

Closed? My life is over....

[thelakelander]

The franchisee closed both locations, Brooklyn and Southside. Franchisee was probably in the wrong business, this has been a long time coming. Brooklyn location will be back filled quickly with a new breakfast/lunch oriented business.

I don't know the reason why both locations closed but I do know that the owner/operator has extensive experience with running similar franchisee operations from here to Orlando.

Hopefully, there will be a good replacement there soon. I know The Loop was looking for a new location. That would be a good spot for them.

The Loop is headed to Marina Mile.

[Captain Zissou]

I'm excited for this space to change hands.  I never liked CB, but was often forced to go there for company lunches.

[spuwho]

I will step out and say I was one who liked Corner Bakery and frequented the JTB/I-95 location often and was infrequent at the Brooklyn locale.

I am not afraid to say that these in Jax were struggling. I was used to the franchises in Chicago which were better run and had great breakfast options.

The ones here suffered from poor help and managers who didnt seem to be paying attention. Days I would come in and the tables were full of previous diners remains and needed bussing.

Food orders were getting messed up more often and were taking longer in the last month.

The last manager I spoke with said the catering business wasnt getting anything close to what they expected and probably was more instrumental in their demise.

Sorry to see them go, but its a clear case that it doesnt matter what you offer, if your service doesnt match up nothing will get people back.

[johnnyliar]

Days I would come in and the tables were full of previous diners remains

That would ruin my appetite 

[pierre]

I had only been to the Brooklyn location once. The food was okay but the restaurant seemed dirty to me.

[JaxBlazer]

I visited the Brooklyn location several times.  The food was ok. It seemed pretty busy during lunch, sparse in the evenings and a ghost town on weekends. 

[RattlerGator]

I loved the Brooklyn location and ate breakfast there often. I'm very surprised they shut down but would love to see a Metro Diner locate there.

[Sentient]

Can someone say Egg McMuffin? 

[Kerry]

Can someone say Egg McMuffin? 

Not my first choice but I could live with that - so long as there is no drive thru allowed.

[ProjectMaximus]

LOL! It's not going to be Mickey D in there but I wouldn't say it's all that much exciting either.

[Kerry]

LOL! It's not going to be Mickey D in there but I wouldn't say it's all that much exciting either.

As a past Brooklyn resident (and moving back next month) I don't need flashy or exciting.  I just need a place with edible food and reasonable prices that I can walk to.  I actually get tired of everything having to be upscale all the time.  I'm trying to live here, not run up status-symbol debt.

[KenFSU]

LOL! It's not going to be Mickey D in there but I wouldn't say it's all that much exciting either.

Panera it is

Wish we had something comparable to Europa in Jax.

It would work well in that spot.

[ProjectMaximus]

As a past Brooklyn resident (and moving back next month) I don't need flashy or exciting.  I just need a place with edible food and reasonable prices that I can walk to.  I actually get tired of everything having to be upscale all the time.  I'm trying to live here, not run up status-symbol debt.

Fair enough. But I was simply hoping for Bento Cafe...not upscale or flashy but 10 times more exciting to me than the alternative.

[Kerry]

As a past Brooklyn resident (and moving back next month) I don't need flashy or exciting.  I just need a place with edible food and reasonable prices that I can walk to.  I actually get tired of everything having to be upscale all the time.  I'm trying to live here, not run up status-symbol debt.

Fair enough. But I was simply hoping for Bento Cafe...not upscale or flashy but 10 times more exciting to me than the alternative.

Plenty of restaurant/retail space coming in the not-to-distant future.