tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064659105461495134.post3963137961600094603..comments2023-10-25T05:32:38.533-04:00Comments on And Now, Anacostia: Big Chair Coffee Has Closed. Good News?David Garberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00514522127258982490noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064659105461495134.post-21682150323558249662011-07-03T15:50:10.261-04:002011-07-03T15:50:10.261-04:00I've heard some of the owners complainting abo...I've heard some of the owners complainting about how the Uniontown & Bar Grill, Stole It's Costomers Base Every Since It Open Across The Street..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064659105461495134.post-25828905823610446752011-07-02T16:54:17.877-04:002011-07-02T16:54:17.877-04:00Bottom-line, they offered low quality, fried, unh...Bottom-line, they offered low quality, fried, unhealthy sub-standard services and decor. Anacosia already has enough of low quality health options. Why spend the time, money and energy to open a business and not give the community the best? The coffee shop could have been so much more.Sariane Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17675556880902582538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064659105461495134.post-28685923761179529792011-07-01T09:53:56.586-04:002011-07-01T09:53:56.586-04:00I must agree with the decor. It was all mis-match...I must agree with the decor. It was all mis-matched and not in a way that made sense. <br /><br />I also went in one day to order breakfast and was told, "the cook is out today." o_0. So, you serve food but don't have a cook?<br /><br />I hope the space can be reopened / restructured by someone with a better plan.<br /><br />I would love to have a nice coffee shop in the neighborhood.Colenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064659105461495134.post-64976288649193289732011-06-28T17:03:14.419-04:002011-06-28T17:03:14.419-04:00What DG-Rad said....
7) lack of professionalism....What DG-Rad said.... <br /><br />7) lack of professionalism... never really know who was working there<br /><br />8) Decor.... they really needed better decor upstairs. It was uninviting and not a place you wanted to stay all day like in other coffee shopsMs. Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600764412389520569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064659105461495134.post-52899369582440124742011-06-28T16:03:18.178-04:002011-06-28T16:03:18.178-04:00Good question.
Their biggest problems were:
1) ...Good question. <br /><br />Their biggest problems were:<br /><br />1) Inability to produce orders in under 20-30 minutes.<br /><br />2) Hours. Never really opened before 9-9:30. This was a coffee shop.<br /><br />3) Coffee wasn't good. (of course this is an opinion thing, but that's was a pretty common complaint)<br /><br />4) Lack of identity. Was it a coffeeshop? Was it a restaurant? Was it a take-out place? Was it a bar? Not knocking diversity, but it struggled having a clear identity that people could easily latch onto. The lack of specialization meant that nothing was really great.<br /><br />5) General cleanliness. Wouldn't say it felt "dirty" in there, but often suffered from smelling bad and just not feeling 100% put together as a functioning place.<br /><br />6) Lack of efforts to improve. Despite the great friendliness of the ownership, they never seemed eager to take advice from patrons or friends about how to improve. I think they were more interested in having a business than having a coffee shop / bar.David Garberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514522127258982490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064659105461495134.post-56901769406812350112011-06-28T15:54:25.938-04:002011-06-28T15:54:25.938-04:00Now that the store is closed, can you explain some...Now that the store is closed, can you explain some more about what the problems were? As someone who didn't frequent it often, but did stop in, I wonder what the specific problems were.IMGophhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389077782536090328noreply@blogger.com