Ball Square Breakfast War Leads to Fisticuffs

[josephineave.livejournal.com]

Looks like the feud continues and has heated up a bit:

http://somervillenews.typepad.com/the_somerville_news/2010/04/one-injured-in-somervilles-breakfast-war-restaurant-dispute.html

I predict detail cops will soon be a daily sight in the square. The next city fundraising effort will focus on tickets for blocking the sidewalk.

Comments

[mzrowan.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's crazy! I knew there was animosity between them, but I had no idea how bad it was! This also reaffirms my allegiance to Ball Square Cafe. ;-)

what a slanted article!

[cthulhia]

(I mean, aside from suggesting that Kelly's diner is "highly regarded"... which, well, I pity the folks who think their food, or service, is tolerable. It takes effort to make hash have so little flavor it's not even salty, or to refuse to seat a solo diner at a booth because there might be a lunch rush.)

Yassir is troublesome, but Moccia can get just as antagonistic, or simply overplay the "villen" card, to the point that when he called the cops, they behaved like he was crying wolf about Yassir again.

That said, BS Cafe has the original cook, but, most of the original staff is at Soundbites. There's still very little reason to choose one over the other barring drink menu, outdoor tables or... shorter line.

Re: what a slanted article!

[muckraking.livejournal.com]

I stopped going to Soundsbites after getting tired of hearing the owner yell at other customers.

But this article doesn't make either Soundbites or BS Cafe look good.

Re: what a slanted article!

[davelew.livejournal.com]

I thought the original cook was still with Yassir, and Ball Square got the original prep chef?

There was that famous poster exchange a few years ago when BSBC wouldn't let Yassir renew his lease and put up a sign that said "New look, same cook!" and the poster next door that Yassir put up which said "He was just the dishwasher!"

cook controversy

[cthulhia]

really? this is news to me. are there more details somewhere?

Re: cook controversy

[ron_newman]

Here's an old LJ post from when Ball Sq Cafe opened and this war started.