Drover wrote:The "Coming Soon" sign is up and the new name for the old Mirabell spot will be...
Mirabella Italian Cuisine
3454 W. Addison
312-631-8832
Drover wrote:Drover wrote:The "Coming Soon" sign is up and the new name for the old Mirabell spot will be...
Mirabella Italian Cuisine
3454 W. Addison
312-631-8832
Mirabella To Host Grand Opening Thursday [Dec 1st], Sample The Italian Cuisine
shakes wrote:Geez, this is getting embarrassing already. Just call it quits and shut it down, its over.
Drover wrote:shakes wrote:Geez, this is getting embarrassing already. Just call it quits and shut it down, its over.
Care to explain exactly how this is "embarrassing?"
You'd think the place would at least get a chance to open before people start clamoring for its demise.
shakes wrote:its embarrassing because they keep opening up new restaurants with completely different concepts in the same place where the original Mirabell flamed out. First they said they were gonna keep the German place open, then they closed it, then they re-opened as a burger bar which lasted about 6 months and now its going to be an Italian place. What's next, Mirabell sushi and Pho opening sometime in the fall of 2017?
Like I said, its embarrassing and they need to just give up and let it go. Its over.
stevez wrote:shakes wrote:its embarrassing because they keep opening up new restaurants with completely different concepts in the same place where the original Mirabell flamed out. First they said they were gonna keep the German place open, then they closed it, then they re-opened as a burger bar which lasted about 6 months and now its going to be an Italian place. What's next, Mirabell sushi and Pho opening sometime in the fall of 2017?
Like I said, its embarrassing and they need to just give up and let it go. Its over.
From what I gathered from the press release (I actually read it), this time around it's actually a new owner trying out a new concept; a completely new restaurant, as it were.
Where the confusion comes from is that fact that he's keeping the name nearly identical to the German joint and its reboot as a burger bar. Those owners are now out of the picture. I guess they were too embarrassed to give it another go.
shakes wrote:Drover wrote:shakes wrote:Geez, this is getting embarrassing already. Just call it quits and shut it down, its over.
Care to explain exactly how this is "embarrassing?"
You'd think the place would at least get a chance to open before people start clamoring for its demise.
its embarrassing because they keep opening up new restaurants with completely different concepts in the same place where the original Mirabell flamed out. First they said they were gonna keep the German place open, then they closed it, then they re-opened as a burger bar which lasted about 6 months and now its going to be an Italian place. What's next, Mirabell sushi and Pho opening sometime in the fall of 2017?
Like I said, its embarrassing and they need to just give up and let it go. Its over.
shakes wrote:Drover wrote:shakes wrote:Geez, this is getting embarrassing already. Just call it quits and shut it down, its over.
Care to explain exactly how this is "embarrassing?"
You'd think the place would at least get a chance to open before people start clamoring for its demise.
its embarrassing because they keep opening up new restaurants with completely different concepts in the same place where the original Mirabell flamed out.
tarte tatin wrote:Just my 2 cents worth, but I think saying the original Mirabell flamed out is a misuse of the term. "Flame out" usually means a sudden and complete failure. Mirabell was in business as a German restaurant for 38 years.
Drover wrote:Who's "they?" Did you even read this or any other article about the place? This is the new owner's first ever restaurant so I don't think you even know who "they" is. So let me summarize: completely different owners, completely different concept, completely different restaurant.
only thing embarrassing here is how far your foot is in your mouth.
shakes wrote:Drover wrote:Who's "they?" Did you even read this or any other article about the place? This is the new owner's first ever restaurant so I don't think you even know who "they" is. So let me summarize: completely different owners, completely different concept, completely different restaurant.
only thing embarrassing here is how far your foot is in your mouth.
New owners did a great job distancing themselves from the failed Mirabell brand when they named their new restaurant Mirabell, wouldn't you agree?
ronnie_suburban wrote:Depending on how you look at it, that was either a wacky or optimistic choice. It does seem like they over-estimated the value of the brand in doing so. The original place really limped along for quite some time before it closed.
=R=
Drover wrote:If anyone wants to pass on a chance to eat at a restaurant owned by the former long-time executive chef of Gene & Georgetti because they're that bent out of shape about the name, I suppose that's their loss.
Pie Lady wrote:Drover wrote:If anyone wants to pass on a chance to eat at a restaurant owned by the former long-time executive chef of Gene & Georgetti because they're that bent out of shape about the name, I suppose that's their loss.
Update: 12/1 opening was "postponed" according to a sheet of paper in the window, with no ETA of when the new one will be.
Drover wrote:Again, M Pub was not a "desperate" nor "failed" attempt to "hang on." When Mirabell closed, the plan was always to sell the building and the business. The purpose of the M Pub re-branding was to help facilitate that sale, and that's exactly what it achieved.
If anyone wants to pass on a chance to eat at a restaurant owned by the former long-time executive chef of Gene & Georgetti because they're that bent out of shape about the name, I suppose that's their loss.
shakes wrote:Drover wrote:Again, M Pub was not a "desperate" nor "failed" attempt to "hang on." When Mirabell closed, the plan was always to sell the building and the business. The purpose of the M Pub re-branding was to help facilitate that sale, and that's exactly what it achieved.
If anyone wants to pass on a chance to eat at a restaurant owned by the former long-time executive chef of Gene & Georgetti because they're that bent out of shape about the name, I suppose that's their loss.
Let me ask you, do you think the average diner or person living in the neighborhood knows that M Burger was just a temporary restaurant? I've never ever heard of such a thing.
And with the answer to that question obviously being no, let me follow up with a second question. Do you think that same average layperson diner knows that the new Mirabell Italian is owned by a well respected chef who has no relation to the previous 2 restaurants that shared the same "Mirabell" name?
Once again, an obvious no. The decision to name the new place Mirabell Italian is beyond stupid.
lodasi wrote:From Eater http://chicago.eater.com/2016/12/2/13817172/trump-green-lady-lagunitas-music-venue-riot-fest-more-intel:
—Mirabella Italian Restaurant’s opening has been delayed. The restaurant, pegged to open on Thursday in Avondale, decided to push the opening until next week due to construction around their block. Nearby work from People’s Gas was knocking out water and gas in the restaurant, according to a restaurant rep. The restaurant, from the executive chef at Gene & Georgetti, was to open inside the Mirabell space. That’s the beloved German restaurant that closed after 38 years.
Drover wrote:First, whether or not "the average diner or person living in the neighborhood" knows about M Pub, now YOU know about it so you can stop mischaracterizing it as a "failed" or "desperate" attempt to "hold on." Second, it was called M Pub, not M Burger. Third, the new restaurant is not called Mirabell. And finally, YOU had a chance to know about it by simply reading the article in the link provided or in any of the numerous write-ups about it in various industry-related publications. Your unwillingness to inform yourself of what's happening in your own neighborhood is nobody's fault but your own.
Drover wrote:Considering the resume of the owner and the buzz that alone has generated, I suspect they'll do just fine without going out of their way to reach those who are rooting for their failure.
shakes wrote:Drover wrote:Considering the resume of the owner and the buzz that alone has generated, I suspect they'll do just fine without going out of their way to reach those who are rooting for their failure.
thinking something is going to fail is different than rooting for something to fail. Big distinction there.
I live 2 blocks away, why would I want it to fail? I hope the place is amazing, the closest halfway decent Italian restaurant we have now is La Villa.
Drover wrote:shakes wrote:Drover wrote:Considering the resume of the owner and the buzz that alone has generated, I suspect they'll do just fine without going out of their way to reach those who are rooting for their failure.
thinking something is going to fail is different than rooting for something to fail. Big distinction there.
I live 2 blocks away, why would I want it to fail? I hope the place is amazing, the closest halfway decent Italian restaurant we have now is La Villa.
Except that you weren't just thinking they would fail as part of some idle speculation, you were advocating for its failure: "Just call it quits and shut it down, it's over."
But at least now you've changed your tune and hope it's amazing, so there's that.
I don't think they're looking to play in quite the same playground as La Villa, which is more "conventional" red-sauce Italian while Mirabella is making an up-market play.
shakes wrote:So I guess the real problem here is a misunderstanding on your part. Advocating for something to fail and predicting something will fail are two different things. I suggest you read up on the differences and maybe you won't have such a hard time interpreting posts on the forum.