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A February article on Business Report said that owner Barry Kalt was hoping that outside investors could help him open back up his restaurant. It appears that has not worked out yet. The article also stated that Barry prided himself on using the freshest ingredients possible and the expenses of running his restaurant outpaced his customers. Many of the comments on that article seem to think the owner's personality was the reason for the failure and that Restaurant Impossible didn't help.
This is the fourth restaurant from season eight (2014) of Restaurant Impossible to close, and the Restaurant Impossible Update page has been updated with this information.
I think the real surprise was that it lasted as long as it fif. In the majority of RI cases the biggest problem is the management.
ReplyDeleteNot really surprised. When someone is that incredibly stubborn, stuck on tradition and curt with people, they're bound to fail. Do you think it may have helped if he'd had a warning on the front door saying 'You'll order what I tell you to order!'? ;)
ReplyDelete"I will not change the original recipie.......NO pizza for YOU!!!"
ReplyDeleteBarry did not seem very likeable on the show... but I feel bad for people like him who are so set in their ways that they cannot adapt to a new way of thinking. I also think that yelling at people like that will not get them to change... it's too bad he lost his business.
ReplyDeleteBased on his success rate, having Robert Irvine makeover your restaurant doesn't help much either.
ReplyDeletePerhaps, but some hope is better than no hope.
ReplyDeletesorry for anyone who loses their business, really sad.
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