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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => Bonneville General Chat => Topic started by: jdincau on December 19, 2016, 11:56:36 PM
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The SCTA Facebook page just shared a post from George Escobedo that the café is closing in two weeks. I am stunned. The Salt Flats Café was the best place to eat in all of Wendover, East and West.
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:cry:
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Dodge---I will miss 3 amigos and a large Apple Juice
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That is terrible news, their Chile Verde omelet would last me for days! I will miss them greatly and remember them fondly, hope that they all do well.
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Good food, good prices, great people. Always racer friendly. We will miss the SFC!
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The apple juice was as good as it gets along with everthing else. This time of the year probably couldn't have been easy out there all alone.
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I noticed one of the comments stated that the owner of the building tripled the rent and Marcelo couldn't absorb that. Maybe he can find somewhere in town.
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I guess I remember hearing about a massive rent charge but didn't think it through to today's announcement. I can't imagine being out there (as a visitor) without having the SFC as a standard of excellence (well, yanno...) for eating in the Wendover Metro complex.
I wonder what incentives Wendover City might be able to bring to bear to get Marcello a good location in the town proper?
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I'm really sorry to hear that. It was a really friendly place with good food and a convenient location. I wonder how the gas station will be able to remain there?
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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What a shame.... I hope Marcello and the boys find a spot in town or the property owner determines some rent is better than none...
I know we will go looking for them when we arrive for SpeedWeek...
Hey maybe that abandoned new place at the west exit :cheers:
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Yeah, but it's in a different state - apple juice might hafta be renamed or something. :roll:
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I may never get Connie to go back to Bonneville with me if they don't fix this deal.
Their food and service was worth the trip even if your not racing.
Sad day.
Rouse
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Great place. I hope they can relocate in town.
BR
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Go to their Facebook page: Salt Flats Cafe, and you can go to the reviews and write something there as a review. Maybe with a little encouragement they can find a way to keep going. Maybe Mayor Mike can find a suitable spot. Hell, how about a catering trailer on the Museum site or at the Carquest? Leave them a good word on their site.
Doug :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: [Apple juice, apple juice, apple juice].
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Bad omen? :? :x
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According to the posts on the facebook page George says they make it 50 weeks of the year by a balance of truckers, tourists and townies. Moving into town reduces their potential clientele enough to make it untenable. Look at the number of in town small eateries that have gone belly up after a couple of years.
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I thought about the reduction in traffic from truckers and other denizens of I-80, but had in mind that there might be as many trucks passing through town as pull off for the SFC/truckstop. Of course -- I wonder then about parking.
Yeah, it doesn't sound good. Bummer.
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The majority of truckers are fueling at the Pilot now & overnighting there, with all the restaurants plus the casino incentives it's just a better deal for them. There's a good Mexican restaurant over the road from the Western Motel also.
Sid.
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What happens to all the history on the walls?
To the museum maybe?
Sad situation.
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According to George's facebook page they are taking it all with them
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"There's a good Mexican restaurant over the road from the Western Motel also."
We were gonna give it a try, but they had no apple juice.
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I noticed one of the comments stated that the owner of the building tripled the rent and Marcelo couldn't absorb that. Maybe he can find somewhere in town.
Looks like the racers aren't the only ones who get the shaft.
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This is happening all around us in Oregon. A lot of greedy landlords are jacking up rents to obscene levels. Folks are needing to move to other places. We sure will miss the cafe. It is/was a great place.
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Which subject (large rent increases) reminds me of when Nancy and I rented a furnished apartment in W. Wendover a few years ago. It was in the apartment complex near Smith's (aren't they all?), two bedroom, furnished, we paid utilities. Nice deal, and Debbie and Todd (crew) could stay in the other bedroom. Big savings over motels -- $600/month, and since we'd be in town for all of the events -- what a deal for three months!!!
The next year I called to reserve an apartment -- and was told that the rent had increased. Same deal - utilities, furnished, same damned apartment -- was now to be $1,900/month.
WTF????? More than triple? Ah, no thanks.
I t does happen, folks.
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This is obviously something that happens worldwide. There are some local business premises that now sit empty as the landlords put rent up to an amount that the business that was renting could not afford. So now the buildings have been sitting there empty for several months. Clever thinking landlord bloke!
We will miss the SFC too. That is a real shame. Good luck to all the team there for a successful future.
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Please let me state that I wasn't trying to denigrate the landlords in W. Wendover -- but just showing an example that hits close to home for may of us. It even happens way up north.
At least here all we have to do is wait for winter and harvest enough blocks of ice to make good igloos - then we're golden. Or white. :cheers:
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I worked for years as both a rental consultant for a large apartment rental leasing company in Milwaukee, and as a building manager. The rule of thumb was this - if you're at over 85% occupancy, your rents are too low.
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"There's a good Mexican restaurant over the road from the Western Motel also."
We were gonna give it a try, but they had no apple juice.
We ate there twice. It's ok but the second time I had scouring pad pieces in my Chile verde
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Some recipes call for those -- they help clean you out.
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"Waiter, there's a fly in my soup, and the other diners are wondering if they can have one, too."
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"There's a good Mexican restaurant over the road from the Western Motel also."
We were gonna give it a try, but they had no apple juice.
We ate there twice. It's ok but the second time I had scouring pad pieces in my Chile verde
At least they tried to clean the pan before cooking the Chili. :cheers:
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"Waiter, there's a fly in my soup, and the other diners are wondering if they can have one, too."
Diner: "Waiter, what is this fly doing in my soup? "
Waiter: "Looks like the backstroke to me!"
(sorry, swimming joke- my other sport besides LSR)
And yah, wrong forum and it's not Friday but SSS started it. :cheers:
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Sad news about the SFC. Stopped there many times for Breakfast and Dinner.
It sounds like the owner is trying to force them out for whatever reason.
We have some rental houses in San Diego and for small operators the real hardship is turnover rate. With lost rent and maintenance costs are not recouped by increased rents. We try to keep rents on the low to average side and usually only make adjustments every 3 to 5 years. We have one family that has been with us 18 years, and another for 13.
An accountant or MBA would probably advise us to jack the rents, but short term gains are not our motive.
It will be interesting to see what happens to that property in the future. The profit margins for many small businesses like the SFC are so slim that rent incremental rent increases are hard to take.
My best wishes for the SFC crew.
Tom
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You and Scott Guthrie. Interesting pair, no doubt. I think I'll stay out of the lake when you're nearby. Either of you.
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You and Scott Guthrie. Interesting pair, no doubt. I think I'll stay out of the lake when you're nearby. Either of you.
I know Scott well. Breaststroker. Glad I don't generally have to compete with him as I do more backstroke as he is good at that as well as the bike stuff. :-o
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Jon, Rumor has it that The Salt Flats Cafe has found a new home at the old BBQ place near the Clinic. [Heard from the third barstool down rumor mill]. That would be good news.
Doug :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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BBQ place near the clinic. You got me there, Sir Dugglesworth - give me some help. Where?
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Does that mean they lose the truck business? Is there truck parking there?
No place was as good as where they were. Highway traffic, trucks, racers.
It was all available to everyone. Trucks won't want to make an extra stop in town.
Oh well they have survived in spite of my infrequent visits and maybe they will
again.
I hate it for them.
FREUD
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Freud, As I understand it they couldn't survive the rent. I agree that they will lose the traffic to the Salt. Hope they can adjust the hours/menu to make it happen. They might have to open up at 3AM to catch the Salt rats. I may have to adjust my hours too. It will be what it is. Thanks for their assistance.
Doug :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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HERE! IS A PIECE OF GOOD NEWS!
My best Lady just called over there; and whoever answered the phone when quizzed about closing, said:
"I'm not moving. We're still here and staying."
She failed to get a name; but it would most likely be the owner or his son.
More as the story develops.
We saw some recent posts on Facebook that inspired the call.
Should somebody choose to verify on their own; try 435-665-7550.
Regards,
Jim