El Guapo is the new "Soundbites Cafe"

[billharnois.livejournal.com]

The sound bites guy bought El Guapo (which is next to the current Sound Bites). I guess he plans on turning El Guapo into the new "Sound Bites Cafe". I don't know any other details other than that. And I only know because there is a sign outside.

It also looks like Urban Gourmet is finally in construction mode. Though I don't consider it as big of a deal anymore, now that I know that City Slickers pizza is the same thing.

Comments

[watchamacallit.livejournal.com]

Geez. He owns the entire square. Am I the only who doesn't see this as a good thing?

[pearlythebunny.livejournal.com]

I don't think he bought the entire square on purpose. It's my understanding that Victor, who owns Victor's next door to Sound Bites, told Yasser that he wasn't going to renew Sound Bite's lease. Victor owns the building that both Victor's and Sound Bites are in.

So Yasser bought the Wings place across the street to move Sound Bites to. But there was a clause in the contract that said Yasser could not turn the Wings place into a breakfast establishment.

So Yasser bought the Urban Gourmet. But that burnt down.

So Yasser bought El Guapo. And it sounds like this time his plan may work. My husband saw Yasser today, and Yasser said that he just got El Guapo yesterday, and that it will be open as the Sound Bites Cafe in a couple of weeks.

[billharnois.livejournal.com]

Why wouldn't Victor renew the Sound Bite's lease? Was there a reason? What do they plan on doing with that space once it's empty?

[pearlythebunny.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I've heard that Victor and Yasser dislike each other, but, from a business perspective, it doesn't seem too wise to not renew the lease of a profitable business in your building.

[davedwig.livejournal.com]

When I was in there the other day, Yasser said that the folks at Victor's were planning to open up their own breakfast place in the Sound Bites spot. (He went on to editorialize that, in his opinion, it would never survive.)

[ron_newman]

I assume he doesn't yet own the White Hen or Kelly's?

[en-ki.livejournal.com]

Tell me he doesn't own True Grounds.

[watchamacallit.livejournal.com]

Doubtful. Seeing as the name isn't Soundbites!

[curiositykt.livejournal.com]

He doesn't. True Grounds is owned by a young couple.

[amethystmoon.livejournal.com]

I don't actually think they're a couple-couple, just two people who both own it. But I'm really not sure. In any case, Amy and Rhett own True Grounds, not Yasser.