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Old 09-05-2007, 10:20 AM
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to Pontiac Grille?

Anybody know?

I just moved to Wash West last week and remembered the Pontiac from when I was in college and used to visit South Str. We decided to walk over last friday for some beers and grub and it was closed...
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Old 09-05-2007, 10:39 AM
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long story, short: poor business management and vision.

wanna buy it??


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Old 09-05-2007, 10:46 AM
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wish I could - I liked that place!
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Old 09-05-2007, 12:42 PM
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The genius who ran his wife's money into the ground now owns Steaks on South, and is even trying to sell that for something like 275k. He's really not the brightest kid on the block-he tried turning the last true vestige of decent live music on South Street into a foo-foo gastropub with tacky pontiac-car decor and bathrooms the size of an ant's closet. It was great food and even better drinks, but you can't change a leopard's spots overnight, especially with inconsistent hours and an even greater employee turnaround.

On a humorous note, I think the guy now spends his days registering his own business(steaks on south) for every "best of" contest in philly...he has my email adress, and I constantly get emails asking me to confirm my vote for "steaks on south" for several contests, even though I never voted or even went to the contest's website.
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Old 09-05-2007, 02:05 PM
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That explains a lot, I didn't know it was the same owner. I had given the Pontiac a couple tries and was not impressed buy service or food. I also tried Steaks on South and had the same outcome.
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