Gotta love the news in Enid today.
First, our local psuedo-elitist faux high-end dining establishment is outed as unable (or perhaps unwilling) to pay its help.
http://www.enidnews.com/story.asp?story_id=86768
The writing has been on the wall for this jackass since before he opened his gilded doors. This Enid, for chrissakes. Why would you blaze in to town and suddenly announce you will be the proprietor of a high-end exclusive restaurant catering only to the wealthy and pretend elite? La Luna Blue, anyone?
The legitimate wealthy and elite in this town comprise, approximately, nine families. And they're in Enid. Which means for the most part they're not throwing cash to the wind on frivolity. Even if they were, no one wants to be treated like cattle, and addressed in a condescending tone.
Personally, I was less than impressed with Emilio's. The piano bar concept is nice. And the performers were more than competent, Donnie Record being a most-appreciated addition.
However, the superior and elitist attitude will not fly in this mostly blue collar town. Outside the PhDs and Barristers the moneyied of Enid have made themsleves that way through labor and risk. Smarmy restaurantuers smugly fleecing the populace are not what Enid craves. Quality Italian food, the likes of which we've not see since Franchesca's closed up shop some 15 or more years ago, would be a God Send in this dusty burg.
Emilio bet and lost. But hey, you can't just set up shop and decide you're "The Place To Be." Not here, anyway. Red ropes and doormen will draw the glitterati in Buckhead, SoHo, and Old Town Chicago. In the heartland you better have damned good service and a kick-ass steak.
Then, Rooster In Wine makes press for embezzlement. How's this happen? Who knows ... good friends in business together? A little here and there, hoping no one will notice?
http://www.enidnews.com/story.asp?story_id=86767
Either way let's hope this doesn't sink the place. While I was less than impressed with the steak, their shrimp is outstanding, the sandwiches at lunch are more than passable, and the service has always been top notch.
In a town packed full of carbon-copy chain restaurants dining at locally owned digs with freshly prepared food are sort of like finding cool breezes in August. Welcome and refreshing.
The new sandwich & wine place on the square, for instance. Outstanding. Despite being shackled with punitive city ordinances preventing a full kitchen. Enid, OK: one of the few places entrepenurial spirit is actively deterred by city mandate.
A new restaurant is opening on South Grand shortly as well. The folks involved with Wild Thyme catering, if I'm not mistaken. Here's hoping locals will support this worthwhile endeavor.
First, our local psuedo-elitist faux high-end dining establishment is outed as unable (or perhaps unwilling) to pay its help.
http://www.enidnews.com/story.asp?story_id=86768
The writing has been on the wall for this jackass since before he opened his gilded doors. This Enid, for chrissakes. Why would you blaze in to town and suddenly announce you will be the proprietor of a high-end exclusive restaurant catering only to the wealthy and pretend elite? La Luna Blue, anyone?
The legitimate wealthy and elite in this town comprise, approximately, nine families. And they're in Enid. Which means for the most part they're not throwing cash to the wind on frivolity. Even if they were, no one wants to be treated like cattle, and addressed in a condescending tone.
Personally, I was less than impressed with Emilio's. The piano bar concept is nice. And the performers were more than competent, Donnie Record being a most-appreciated addition.
However, the superior and elitist attitude will not fly in this mostly blue collar town. Outside the PhDs and Barristers the moneyied of Enid have made themsleves that way through labor and risk. Smarmy restaurantuers smugly fleecing the populace are not what Enid craves. Quality Italian food, the likes of which we've not see since Franchesca's closed up shop some 15 or more years ago, would be a God Send in this dusty burg.
Emilio bet and lost. But hey, you can't just set up shop and decide you're "The Place To Be." Not here, anyway. Red ropes and doormen will draw the glitterati in Buckhead, SoHo, and Old Town Chicago. In the heartland you better have damned good service and a kick-ass steak.
Then, Rooster In Wine makes press for embezzlement. How's this happen? Who knows ... good friends in business together? A little here and there, hoping no one will notice?
http://www.enidnews.com/story.asp?story_id=86767
Either way let's hope this doesn't sink the place. While I was less than impressed with the steak, their shrimp is outstanding, the sandwiches at lunch are more than passable, and the service has always been top notch.
In a town packed full of carbon-copy chain restaurants dining at locally owned digs with freshly prepared food are sort of like finding cool breezes in August. Welcome and refreshing.
The new sandwich & wine place on the square, for instance. Outstanding. Despite being shackled with punitive city ordinances preventing a full kitchen. Enid, OK: one of the few places entrepenurial spirit is actively deterred by city mandate.
A new restaurant is opening on South Grand shortly as well. The folks involved with Wild Thyme catering, if I'm not mistaken. Here's hoping locals will support this worthwhile endeavor.
posted by Long-Time Enidite at 8:18 AM
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