arog20012001 All American 10023 Posts user info edit post |
WTF? very sad day for the City of Raleigh. 4/6/2010 12:09:41 PM |
bassjunkie All American 3093 Posts user info edit post |
damn that place would run wild with young scallywags too
good night sweet prince 4/6/2010 12:11:00 PM |
roddy All American 25832 Posts user info edit post |
[care] 4/6/2010 12:11:26 PM |
witchywmn Starting Lineup 59 Posts user info edit post |
srsly? 4/6/2010 12:11:40 PM |
simonn best gottfriend 28968 Posts user info edit post |
damn. so long cheap and delicious food served by sometimes attractive hipsters 4/6/2010 12:14:17 PM |
miska All American 22242 Posts user info edit post |
I see what you did there ] 4/6/2010 12:15:06 PM |
TallyHo All American 11744 Posts user info edit post |
i find this hard to believe 4/6/2010 12:16:53 PM |
chicago_fats Veteran 228 Posts user info edit post |
It's closed on Mondays for dinner if you attempted to go last night. 4/6/2010 12:16:56 PM |
dharney All American 4445 Posts user info edit post |
i actually ate there once last year, never even knew it was there.
they shoulda put up some signs and advertised a little. It's hard to find. Also i thought the food was unique but not that great 4/6/2010 12:17:43 PM |
arog20012001 All American 10023 Posts user info edit post |
are you kidding? their food was great, inexpensive and fresh.
I can't wait to hear why they are closing...they were ALWAYS packed when I went in there for lunch or dinner. 4/6/2010 12:19:45 PM |
tschudi All American 6195 Posts user info edit post |
goodnight, sweet prince 4/6/2010 12:36:21 PM |
IRSeriousCat All American 6092 Posts user info edit post |
it isn't on newraleigh yet, so i don't buy it.
sauce please.
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people who answered the phone said it isn't true
[Edited on April 6, 2010 at 12:57 PM. Reason : sad but true] 4/6/2010 12:38:09 PM |
Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
good! I've never been there myself, but my wife loves the place. 4/6/2010 12:43:32 PM |
tschudi All American 6195 Posts user info edit post |
they put it on their facebook page, looks like it's true 4/6/2010 12:49:24 PM |
greyb1 Veteran 202 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.newraleigh.com/articles/archive/the-rockford-on-glenwood-south-closed/ 4/6/2010 12:50:16 PM |
IRSeriousCat All American 6092 Posts user info edit post |
why would the person who answered the phone lie? unless they're getting lots of calls to confirm and just didn't want to deal with the questions.
actually that sounds like a good enough reason. 4/6/2010 12:54:57 PM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
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4/6/2010 12:56:07 PM |
KeB All American 9828 Posts user info edit post |
so you by it now? 4/6/2010 12:57:12 PM |
IRSeriousCat All American 6092 Posts user info edit post |
sho-nuff dies, now this.
it is horrible 4/6/2010 12:58:03 PM |
Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
that sucks. 4/6/2010 1:00:03 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "they shoulda put up some signs and advertised a little. It's hard to find. Also i thought the food was unique but not that great" |
They never needed to advertise. The place always had a wait and couldn't handle any more customers without physical expansion.
I had heard rumor of The Rockford closing and a brewery pub opening in it's place about 8-10 months ago, but it has been so long I had dismissed it as false.
I wonder what the reason was for closing?4/6/2010 1:02:08 PM |
SaabTurbo All American 25459 Posts user info edit post |
Who cares son? 4/6/2010 1:04:23 PM |
TKE-Teg All American 43405 Posts user info edit post |
son of a bitch, this sucks 4/6/2010 1:05:46 PM |
thegoodlife3 All American 39191 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "sho-nuff dies, now this.
it is horrible
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(and the rule of 3 better not apply here because if Jackpot goes.....)4/6/2010 1:17:21 PM |
Dammit100 All American 17605 Posts user info edit post |
MOTHER FUCKER! 4/6/2010 1:20:52 PM |
Golovko All American 27023 Posts user info edit post |
another place i've never been to or heard of closed 4/6/2010 1:21:34 PM |
TKE-Teg All American 43405 Posts user info edit post |
I never knew who Sho'nuff was, and don't know what The Jackpot is, but this really sucks. 4/6/2010 1:22:11 PM |
KeB All American 9828 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | " They never needed to advertise. The place always had a wait and couldn't handle any more customers without physical expansion." |
apparently that's not the case or they would be open still4/6/2010 1:22:56 PM |
Golovko All American 27023 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "and the rule of 3 better not apply here because if Jackpot goes....." |
That wouldn't apply to the rule of 3. 2 bad + 1 good? That is if the Jackpot goes next.
Quote : | " apparently that's not the case or they would be open still" |
There are a number of reasons why they could be closing even if they are 'busy' all the time. Poor management on the financial end could be one of them for example.
[Edited on April 6, 2010 at 1:24 PM. Reason : .]4/6/2010 1:23:17 PM |
Fhqwhgads Fuckwads SS '15 20681 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "why would the person who answered the phone lie? unless they're getting lots of calls to confirm and just didn't want to deal with the questions.
actually that sounds like a good enough reason." |
Same thing happened when Hard Times Cafe announced they were going to close. Somebody from TWW called up there and the person who answered the phone said it wasn't true. Then somebody found an article about it. I think in that case we found out that the employees didn't yet know that they were closing 4/6/2010 1:25:16 PM |
SaabTurbo All American 25459 Posts user info edit post |
Well it's a good thing they found out. You should call these places, just in case. 4/6/2010 1:26:55 PM |
Golovko All American 27023 Posts user info edit post |
^^hard times indeed. 4/6/2010 1:27:28 PM |
ambrosia1231 eeeeeeeeeevil 76471 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "(and the rule of 3 better not apply here because if Jackpot goes.....) " |
lol this made me laugh
You poor, pitiful hipsters will have nowhere to go]4/6/2010 1:27:45 PM |
thegoodlife3 All American 39191 Posts user info edit post |
none of the tww'ers that frequent Jackpot are hipsters 4/6/2010 1:29:04 PM |
ambrosia1231 eeeeeeeeeevil 76471 Posts user info edit post |
ahahahaha
Nor is anyone on TWW a typical nerd, either. 4/6/2010 1:30:11 PM |
SaabTurbo All American 25459 Posts user info edit post |
SPEAK FOR YOURSELF SON. 4/6/2010 1:30:45 PM |
lucyinthesky All American 11614 Posts user info edit post |
Bummer. I loved their food. The ABC sandwich was teh winz. 4/6/2010 1:31:26 PM |
Vulcan91 All American 13893 Posts user info edit post |
Goodnight, sweet prince
4/6/2010 1:31:47 PM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
i think you're forgetting that kings is reopening, christine
three stories of hipster mecca 4/6/2010 1:32:21 PM |
Dammit100 All American 17605 Posts user info edit post |
such a great spot to take dates. spend under $30 and don't look like a cheapskate 4/6/2010 1:32:39 PM |
ambrosia1231 eeeeeeeeeevil 76471 Posts user info edit post |
I think you're forgetting that I don't know what or where kings is, brian
Three stories of still won't care.] 4/6/2010 1:33:00 PM |
Biofreak70 All American 33197 Posts user info edit post |
now if that place closed, my gf would be pissed
i like it alright, but i mean common... hunts on a hotdog is classic- ketchup haters 4/6/2010 1:33:47 PM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
WELL I'M SORRY YOU'RE A FUCKING SQUARE 4/6/2010 1:34:03 PM |
ambrosia1231 eeeeeeeeeevil 76471 Posts user info edit post |
rectangle, okay. 4/6/2010 1:34:19 PM |
richthofen All American 15758 Posts user info edit post |
For the past several years I've said "I need to try that place" constantly. Guess I should have done so before now... 4/6/2010 1:35:00 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "There are a number of reasons why they could be closing even if they are 'busy' all the time. Poor management on the financial end could be one of them for example." |
Agreed. It could be because of soaring operating expenses as well. I'm sure rent on Glenwood South isn't as cheap as it was 5 years ago, let alone 15 years ago when The Rockford opened. It may be as simple as replacing a profitable business with a more profitable one. Or maybe the owners are just tired of doing the same thing and want a change.
We need the real scoop.4/6/2010 1:36:24 PM |
9one9 All American 21497 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "apparently that's not the case or they would be open still" |
False.4/6/2010 1:37:58 PM |
lucyinthesky All American 11614 Posts user info edit post |
Perhaps their prices should have been just a tad more expensive. 4/6/2010 1:38:58 PM |
CassTheSass cupid 35382 Posts user info edit post |
damn that sucks. i loved that place!
Quote : | "Agreed. It could be because of soaring operating expenses as well. I'm sure rent on Glenwood South isn't as cheap as it was 5 years ago, let alone 15 years ago when The Rockford opened. It may be as simple as replacing a profitable business with a more profitable one. Or maybe the owners are just tired of doing the same thing and want a change.
We need the real scoop." |
i agree. it could also be the fact that as more restaurants and bars moved into Glenwood South, the rent on the space had gone up.4/6/2010 1:39:19 PM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
the first and best place on the street gets run out by bars that cater to douchebags
*sigh* 4/6/2010 1:40:54 PM |