Flying Turtle Restaurant - Mansfield OH

In article . com,
Eric Bartsch wrote:

Just heard today that Vince's restaurant at Muncie, IN (MIE) is also
closed now.


Vince's closed right after the New Year but a new restaurant opened
there a few weeks ago. Right now they don't have Sunday hours, but
I've read they may change that once they get on their feet. I haven't
been there yet. Hope the food is as good as Vince's.

--
Scott Post

Vince's closed right after the New Year but a new restaurant opened
there a few weeks ago. Right now they don't have Sunday hours

Isn't that amazing? And it's all-to common with airport restaurants,
too.

I mean, think about it -- which two days of the week MUST a business
that caters to fly-in pilots be open? Do they REALLY think that
being closed fully half of the available flying weekend is a recipe
for success? Jeebus, these people who open (soon-to-fail) airport
restaurants need to have a business plan in hand BEFORE they try
running a business.

An example: Just today (Sunday) we flew to Waterloo, Iowa, for brunch
at the (relatively new) "Livingston's" in-terminal restaurant. We've
eaten there before, and it's always been good -- but today we arrived
and they were closed -- fully two hours before the posted closing
time!

We could hear them in there clattering dishes and laughing -- but we
were left to borrow a courtesy car and go elsewhere. With that kind
of customer "service" I expect they will follow the last five on-
airport restaurants down the toilet in Waterloo... We certainly
won't be back.

And people wonder why so many airport businesses fail...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On 2007-03-18, Jay Honeck wrote:
but today we arrived
and they were closed -- fully two hours before the posted closing
time!

A pasta place I used to frequent for dinner in college used to complain
there wasn't enough dinner traffic. More than once in their final few
months of business I found them closed well before closing.

--
Ben Jackson AD7GD

http://www.ben.com/

In article .com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Vince's closed right after the New Year but a new restaurant opened
there a few weeks ago. Right now they don't have Sunday hours

Isn't that amazing? And it's all-to common with airport restaurants,
too.

I mean, think about it -- which two days of the week MUST a business
that caters to fly-in pilots be open? Do they REALLY think that
being closed fully half of the available flying weekend is a recipe
for success? Jeebus, these people who open (soon-to-fail) airport
restaurants need to have a business plan in hand BEFORE they try
running a business.

"Vince's" has been there for over 25 years under various names and
management. It reallly has a good location, being central to Toledo,
Columbus, Cincinnati and Indiannapolis.
It draws quite a bit of student business from Ball State. Many of the
Greeks can be found there before a formal and for off campus family
meetings.

Jeebus, these people who open (soon-to-fail) airport
restaurants need to have a business plan in hand BEFORE they try
running a business.

"Vince's" has been there for over 25 years under various names and
management.

It's that "under various names and management" part that ought to be a
clue that these guys don't have one. If it was such a "great
location" it would succeed over the long haul.

Restaurants are a tough enough business, failing for a plethora of
reasons, that they shouldn't create their own obvious problems by
staying closed on their second-busiest day of the week.

(We're in the process of trying to lure a restaurant to the property
next to the inn, and it's getting so frustrating trying to find a
potential operator who can find his ass with both hands that Mary and
I are seriously thinking of starting it ourselves...God help us...)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
Vince's closed right after the New Year but a new restaurant opened
there a few weeks ago. Right now they don't have Sunday hours

Isn't that amazing? And it's all-to common with airport restaurants,
too.

I mean, think about it -- which two days of the week MUST a business
that caters to fly-in pilots be open? Do they REALLY think that
being closed fully half of the available flying weekend is a recipe
for success? Jeebus, these people who open (soon-to-fail) airport
restaurants need to have a business plan in hand BEFORE they try
running a business.

The trouble is that a restaurant that caters only to pilots will soon be
bankrupt as we are seeing everywhere. They have to draw from a much
larger crowd.

Matt