CHICAGO - Berghoff Closing - Another Dinner
Feb 14, 2006 | 6:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
I'll call them and see if they'll say how long the average wait is at 5:30PM if one does not have a reservation. if longer than 30 minutes, I'm out of this one.
Therefore I am withdrawing from this Do as I refuse to wait for restaurants.
Sorry to all.
Feb 14, 2006 | 8:14 pm
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Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
The restaurant confirmed that waits from near 5 till late are running 1.5 - 2 hours. A bud had dinner the other night and waited well over an hour he said, but he was drinking much beer as usual so I'm guessing his time was longer than he mentioned.
Therefore I am withdrawing from this Do as I refuse to wait for restaurants.
Sorry to all.
Therefore I am withdrawing from this Do as I refuse to wait for restaurants.
Sorry to all.
Feb 15, 2006 | 4:40 am
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Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
Therefore I am withdrawing from this Do as I refuse to wait for restaurants.
Sorry to all.
Sorry to all.
It's funny - if I would say this, I'm sure the reaction would be
or 
or something like iluv is being his typical princess-pillows self.At least someone can get away with it. ^
Feb 15, 2006 | 8:15 am
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No problem Willie -- I'm going to have to bail on it too as I'll now be in far far hinterlands that afternoon and wouldn't make it back into the city on time
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Feb 20, 2006 | 9:41 pm
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Berghoff Auction
Berghoff is having an auction at the restaurant on March 4. There's some pretty cool pictures of old Chicago being offered. You have to sign up in advance. You can see the items up for auction in this post:
http://www.auctionconsultants.net/de...sp?auctionID=3
Steve
http://www.auctionconsultants.net/de...sp?auctionID=3
Steve
Mar 1, 2006 | 1:52 pm
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Berghoff's Last Night
Here's a local news video on Berghoff's last night: 
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?sec...tes&id=3947100
Steve
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?sec...tes&id=3947100
Steve
Last edited by Schurr; Mar 1, 2006 at 1:59 pm
Apr 19, 2006 | 10:07 am
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Berghoff update:
From today's (April 19) TRIBUNE. If you want to mess with registering, you can read the whole thing online at www.chicagotribune.com:
Berghoff quietly reopens
"Downtown Chicago's historic Berghoff restaurant is back. More or less. The new Berghoff Cafe opened quietly Tuesday, serving the same menu of German favorites as the 107-year-old restaurant that closed in February. Some customers say what's missing is..."
Looks like part of the motivation might have been to jettison the unionized waiters and staff.
Sounds like a good plan to me.
From today's (April 19) TRIBUNE. If you want to mess with registering, you can read the whole thing online at www.chicagotribune.com:
Berghoff quietly reopens
"Downtown Chicago's historic Berghoff restaurant is back. More or less. The new Berghoff Cafe opened quietly Tuesday, serving the same menu of German favorites as the 107-year-old restaurant that closed in February. Some customers say what's missing is..."
Looks like part of the motivation might have been to jettison the unionized waiters and staff.
Sounds like a good plan to me.
Apr 19, 2006 | 2:30 pm
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Originally Posted by toomanybooks
Berghoff update:
From today's (April 19) TRIBUNE. If you want to mess with registering, you can read the whole thing online at www.chicagotribune.com:
Berghoff quietly reopens
"Downtown Chicago's historic Berghoff restaurant is back. More or less. The new Berghoff Cafe opened quietly Tuesday, serving the same menu of German favorites as the 107-year-old restaurant that closed in February. Some customers say what's missing is..."
Looks like part of the motivation might have been to jettison the unionized waiters and staff.
Sounds like a good plan to me.
From today's (April 19) TRIBUNE. If you want to mess with registering, you can read the whole thing online at www.chicagotribune.com:
Berghoff quietly reopens
"Downtown Chicago's historic Berghoff restaurant is back. More or less. The new Berghoff Cafe opened quietly Tuesday, serving the same menu of German favorites as the 107-year-old restaurant that closed in February. Some customers say what's missing is..."
Looks like part of the motivation might have been to jettison the unionized waiters and staff.
Sounds like a good plan to me.
Apr 19, 2006 | 4:11 pm
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Originally Posted by raisin
Is it a good plan because the waiters were surly, or just because you don't like unions?
Unions have cost me time and trouble most every time I encounter them. Bad problems with shows in the Chicago area, which of course is why many exhibitions are moving to Las Vegas, Orlando, etc.
"Plug in a lamp in your booth? Why, certainly, I'll have to call the electrician. He'll be here in three hours. Please fill out this form and leave a check for $56, for a minimum half-hour at $112 an hour, with Exhibition Services."
Apr 20, 2006 | 6:21 pm
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Hi.. got into this late, but I am using my 100th post, so its important to me.
I've only been to CHItown twice, but went two times to that delightful German restaurant... I see from posts that it closed, but also reopened...
Can someone tell me what happened.. they closed and opened under new management, etc...
I'm somewhat new to FT, but looking forward to a great meal there, if possible, and more cheesebourghers, cheeserbourgers! ^
I've only been to CHItown twice, but went two times to that delightful German restaurant... I see from posts that it closed, but also reopened...
Can someone tell me what happened.. they closed and opened under new management, etc...
I'm somewhat new to FT, but looking forward to a great meal there, if possible, and more cheesebourghers, cheeserbourgers! ^