Any word about when this will open? There seems to be no activity there.

Which bank is it going to replace?

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I think he's referring to the place on 19th st just south of market.

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I hope you don't mean Oh So Good. Marathon Grill I can do with out (not that I'll ever use the Indian resturant) There was one at 19th and Chestnut for a year or two which finaly went under since it was always empty.

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It's in the spot where Bootsies was. I love Indian food (although I am not as enamored with Minyar Palace as many on this board are).

Ah the kiss of death. That building has a curse on it for any type of resturant. An Indian resturant has a snowball's chance in Philly of being successful. If it opens run in and enjoy it while you can.

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It seems that way sometimes. On the other hand, at least one of those restaurants was really poorly managed (and I think the same owner opened up something else in the same spot later--at least I remember a sign on the door saying it was being closed for "reconceptualization"). I once waited 40 minutes in a mostly empty restaurant for a simple pasta dish. I forget what the restaurant's name was. Oh, and then I sat there waiting for my check. The owner came by and asked how I like my meal, and I rather abruptly said I would like my check. Disaster.

There was a Mexican restaurant that was okay, but the meals were too big, for me anyway. Is it possible that it closed because the meals were too big (and took too long to eat) for a lunch-time crowd?

It seems to me the drawback with some of the restaurants that have been in that spot is that they haven't known how to serve a lunch crowd. You have to be able to get people in and out in a reasonable amount of time.

An Indian place has a good shot there. Lunch spots are surprisingly sparse around there. That's just nuts.

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The new sign is up replacing the old Bootsie's sign. I wouldn't worry about this place tanking though. Me and several coworkers will keep it in business by ourselves. Bootsie's just had a bad business model.

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The grand opening is April 30th, this Wednesday.

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Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)