Comments on: Openings and Closings: Daily Grind, On the Border, Frock http://swamplot.com/openings-and-closings-daily-grind-on-the-border-frock/2009-01-19/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:53:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: suz http://swamplot.com/openings-and-closings-daily-grind-on-the-border-frock/2009-01-19/#comment-17207 suz Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:09:19 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5670#comment-17207 I loved Frock. Sad to see it go! I loved Frock. Sad to see it go!

]]> By: CK http://swamplot.com/openings-and-closings-daily-grind-on-the-border-frock/2009-01-19/#comment-17170 CK Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:06:02 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5670#comment-17170 The last breakfast I had at Daily Grind was really good. The coffee was ok, but I'm picky and make my own gourmet coffee and espresso daily, so I usually don't expect restaurant brews to impress me. I went there the last time probably before turkeyday. Landowners along Washington now know they are sitting on gold and will demand pieces of gold for their property. Washington Ave. really could stand a reasonably priced restaurant since most everything else in the hood is rather pricey, but that's a a tough nut since the dirt's so spencive. Over the last 25 yrs I've been in business, I've had a number of restauranteurs as clients. Often they are difficult to deal with at best. Usually they are interesting personalities, but many times they are dysfunctional. There are some really great people running successful restaurants, but it almost seems like they are the exception, not the rule. You have to appreciate the great amount of time and work that goes into operating a successful restaurant. I'd have opened one years ago if it weren't so damn much work. The last breakfast I had at Daily Grind was really good. The coffee was ok, but I’m picky and make my own gourmet coffee and espresso daily, so I usually don’t expect restaurant brews to impress me. I went there the last time probably before turkeyday. Landowners along Washington now know they are sitting on gold and will demand pieces of gold for their property. Washington Ave. really could stand a reasonably priced restaurant since most everything else in the hood is rather pricey, but that’s a a tough nut since the dirt’s so spencive. Over the last 25 yrs I’ve been in business, I’ve had a number of restauranteurs as clients. Often they are difficult to deal with at best. Usually they are interesting personalities, but many times they are dysfunctional. There are some really great people running successful restaurants, but it almost seems like they are the exception, not the rule. You have to appreciate the great amount of time and work that goes into operating a successful restaurant. I’d have opened one years ago if it weren’t so damn much work.

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/openings-and-closings-daily-grind-on-the-border-frock/2009-01-19/#comment-17161 kjb434 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:24:14 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5670#comment-17161 Another bar/restaurant is what the new owners want to do. Another bar/restaurant is what the new owners want to do.

]]> By: margo http://swamplot.com/openings-and-closings-daily-grind-on-the-border-frock/2009-01-19/#comment-17160 margo Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:21:58 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5670#comment-17160 Daily Grind has been mediocore at best the last 3 times I have been. They were always out of something and it took 30 minutes to get a meal. Not sad to see it go, just hope another bar doesnt open in its place. Daily Grind has been mediocore at best the last 3 times I have been. They were always out of something and it took 30 minutes to get a meal. Not sad to see it go, just hope another bar doesnt open in its place.

]]> By: lnewcomer http://swamplot.com/openings-and-closings-daily-grind-on-the-border-frock/2009-01-19/#comment-17148 lnewcomer Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:08:36 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5670#comment-17148 We stopped at the On The Border on I-10, just east of Gessner on Saturday a week ago. The waitress told us that location would be closing the following Monday, as well as others around town. We stopped at the On The Border on I-10, just east of Gessner on Saturday a week ago. The waitress told us that location would be closing the following Monday, as well as others around town.

]]> By: EMME http://swamplot.com/openings-and-closings-daily-grind-on-the-border-frock/2009-01-19/#comment-17146 EMME Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:58:05 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5670#comment-17146 The owner of the Daily Grind said that the rent was too high so he was moving to the lower level of a bar off of Commonwealth. He said what the rent was, I don't remember the number, but I remember that it was very high. The owner of the Daily Grind said that the rent was too high so he was moving to the lower level of a bar off of Commonwealth. He said what the rent was, I don’t remember the number, but I remember that it was very high.

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/openings-and-closings-daily-grind-on-the-border-frock/2009-01-19/#comment-17143 kjb434 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:38:40 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5670#comment-17143 Speaking of the Daily Grind, the owner was a tax evader and was forced to sell the property to help pay it off. The new purchaser wants to open an upscale eatery. I found this out back around the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. I met the guy that wants to open it as a new restaurant. Don't where it's gone from there. I guess the extension cord may mean it's being worked on. Of course this was right before all the financial mess came out full boar in October and November. Speaking of the Daily Grind, the owner was a tax evader and was forced to sell the property to help pay it off.

The new purchaser wants to open an upscale eatery. I found this out back around the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. I met the guy that wants to open it as a new restaurant. Don’t where it’s gone from there. I guess the extension cord may mean it’s being worked on.

Of course this was right before all the financial mess came out full boar in October and November.

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