The end of the year brings more restaurant-related closures, which aren’t fun for anybody. First is the closure of the Crooked River Dinner Train, according to the Bulletin. Costs and descreased ridership have made it unfeasible for the City of Prineville to continue to operate it. (I didn’t know that … Continue reading
Apparently word has been going around, particularly on craigslist, that Volo in downtown Bend is closed. (Warning: Flash-based website with music. Very annoying.) Even Bend Oregon Restaurants is speculating. So I gave them a call, curious to see if it was true. Yes and no. I simply got the machine … Continue reading
A couple of restaurant items of interest in the Bulletin today. First, Celina’s Latin Bistro, on the east side of town (the northeast corner of 27th and Highway 20) is closed; business just wasn’t busy enough. I was driving by there earlier this week (after work) and thought it looked … Continue reading
A couple of observations about the downturned economy on the eastside, in the form of more closings… Linens ‘N Things has a big banner on their store, "Going out of business sale." Not entirely news, since they’re bankrupt, but I noticed the sign for the first time the other day. … Continue reading
Kina doesn’t even live in Bend anymore, and she’s still finding good deals. Today she posted about Sidelines‘ weekend breakfast specials—for only $5. Saturday and Sunday from 9am til 1pm, you can head down to Sidelines Sports Bar, on Wall Street next to the old Penney Galleria, and grub up … Continue reading
Very interesting and revealing article in the Bulletin today about the state of Downtown Bend’s restaurant economy—including the surprising fact that Bluefish Bistro closed on Saturday(!). Bluefish is just the latest in a string of sudden closures, I guess. The new burger place mentioned in the article is slated to … Continue reading
I just found out today that Ernesto’s Italian Restaurant closed suddenly on Monday (yesterday)—here’s the article that appeared in today’s paper: Ernesto’s Italian Restaurant — a fixture on the Third Street corridor since 1996 — closed Monday. Soaring food prices, an economic downturn and possibly a theme that had run … Continue reading
Lyle on the Jake’s Diner blog has a post this morning which highlights some of the great dinner deals they’re offering: Tuesday night is Spaghetti night. All you can eat for a very reasonable price of $7.99 with the kids eating for $1 each. I meant this to be a … Continue reading
This is huge: Deschutes County is now posting restaurant inspection scores online and publicly available. Go here to see them. Every restaurant in the County—even places that are not nominally restaurants, like hotels, or small food counters in other types of establishments—is online, it looks like. You can search by … Continue reading
In today’s paper, there is a photo and caption indicating that the new Sonic Drive-In up on the north end (the old Tom Tom Diner location) is open already. Cool, but puzzling as I drove by there as recently as Friday, and it sure didn’t look like it was anywhere … Continue reading