I took the family to Vonachen’s Old Place (VOP) last night for dinner, and let me tell you — the employees are b-i-t-t-e-r! And who can blame them, since owners Mercedes Restaurants have given them a week’s notice that they’re closing for the summer. Now that other businesses are done hiring for the summer — now they tell them. Nice.
I shudder to think what kind of “remodeling” they’re going to do. I’ve always liked Vonachens. My family has gone there for years. In fact, my dad used to be a busboy there way back in the early ’60s. My daughter loves “the train restaurant,” as she calls it, and she loves to watch the little model train go around above the entrance to the kitchen. I like the 4-egg omelettes — the Mish Mash Omelette is my regular order.
I guess I’ll hold off judgement until it reopens, but I suspect they’ll screw it up somehow — change the menu, nail a bunch of junk to the walls (a la Applebees), install televisions in the dining area (yech), and other stuff that will just ruin the atmosphere. Call me pessimistic, but I do hope they get experts to do the kitchen remodel (find more info by visiting the Granite Transformations official website).
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