Montgomery development news - Page 269

OldCloverdale · #**5361** Posted **Aug 31, 2012, 9:16 PM**

One of the staples of downtown Montgomery dining closed its doors indefinitely today.

Cool Beans at the Café d’Art on Montgomery Street near the Dexter Avenue roundabout sent an email to customers Friday saying the restaurant will close for “a short time” while owner Shari Rossman takes care of family matters out of town.

Employees were not given a reopening date and were told to look for new jobs.
The restaurant reopened last fall after a fire at the Olive Room next door forced it to close for eight months.

The menu focused on healthy, organic food and drinks and featured a popular soup of the day rotation, along with gourmet salads and sandwiches. The restaurant’s walls displayed unique, often local artwork.

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Owner's husband took a job in PA

OldCloverdale · #**5362** Posted **Sep 6, 2012, 7:16 PM**

The city of Montgomery has received two state grants for projects that are expected to help boost redevelopment near West Fairview Ave.

A $2.4 million grant from the ALDOT will be used for the resurfacing and two-way conversion of S. Court St.

The city also received $275,000 from the ADECA to remove dilapidated buildings (run-down houses and burned structures) on Mooreland Dr near the site of the demolished Sears building.

Both projects are part of the city’s West Fairview Initiative, which is aimed at improving the one-square-mile area.

brad0022 · #**5363** Posted **Sep 10, 2012, 2:37 PM**

Railyard Brewing announced the grand opening date set for Sept. 19

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=277943122316506&id=204720652972087

OldCloverdale · #**5364** Posted **Sep 18, 2012, 7:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by brad0022

Railyard Brewing announced the grand opening date set for Sept. 19

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=277943122316506&id=204720652972087

soft opening 2-3 days ago

thoraudio · #**5365** Posted **Sep 19, 2012, 9:23 PM**

The Alley Cantina is closing. Can't say I'm shocked, the one time I went there it sUUUUcked.

If we could just get El Cantaro to open there....

OCA REP · #**5366** Posted **Sep 20, 2012, 1:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by thoraudio

The Alley Cantina is closing. Can't say I'm shocked, the one time I went there it sUUUUcked.

If we could just get El Cantaro to open there....

Yeah... NO ONE in our office is surprised. Overpriced and sorry service. Those will get you every time!

OldCloverdale · #**5367** Posted **Sep 20, 2012, 3:21 PM**

I'm not a big fan, but why is there not a Hooter's in downtown MGM?

thoraudio · #**5368** Posted **Sep 20, 2012, 4:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by OldCloverdale

I'm not a big fan, but why is there not a Hooter's in downtown MGM?

The one on the bypass closed because of corporate infighting.

Baumhower's is good, but in such a awkward location they do next to nothing at night (they're packed out at lunch though).

OCA REP · #**5369** Posted **Sep 21, 2012, 1:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by thoraudio

Baumhower's is good, but in such a awkward location they do next to nothing at night (they're packed out at lunch though).

Ate lunch there yesterday. It's pretty consistently good... and yes, they were rocking at lunch time!

OldCloverdale · #**5370** Posted **Sep 21, 2012, 8:01 PM**

My opinion: if a Hooter's is going to work in MGM it would do best in the downtown entertainment district.

thoraudio · #**5371** Posted **Sep 21, 2012, 8:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by OldCloverdale

My opinion: if a Hooter's is going to work in MGM it would do best in the downtown entertainment district.

I think it was working where it was at, just corporate franchise issues, same with Buffalo Wild Wings.

OldCloverdale · #**5372** Posted **Sep 24, 2012, 3:16 PM**

Railyard Brewing Co. = meh

I hope & pray for improvements

nayrlladnar · #**5373** Posted **Sep 25, 2012, 1:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by OldCloverdale

Railyard Brewing Co. = meh

I hope & pray for improvements

Care to elaborate? I have high hopes for this place and was planning on trying it soon.

OldCloverdale · #**5374** Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 1:13 PM**

Why open a "Brewing Company" with only two beers? The server was very, very nice but did not know that an I.P.A. is an India PALE ALE. Their other beer: a Pale Ale.

No bottled or draft beers to compensate for their selection of two pale ales. I would order a stout, porter, red, amber, Octoberfest, etc. I'm not a fan of a two-beer selection of pale ales.

I will return after they brew more beers. I hope they work out the kinks.

We sent back the first appetizer.

The second was okay.

The burger was good, not great. The fries were fresh (not frozen) and excellent. The fresh onion rings were good, not great.

The music was outstanding. There are many TVs on different sporting events. The walls are 100% bare. The restrooms are nice but there were not well kept, and they were not at all busy.

OldCloverdale · #**5375** Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 2:37 PM**

Cool Beans at the Café d‘Art, the restaurant that shut down three weeks ago, has reopened its downtown Montgomery location.

Owner Shari Rossmann, said Monday that earlier she had to leave town for personal business.

“Tell the world I’m open this week,” Rossmann said. “Now we are back and better than ever.”

Rossmann said the restaurant has many of the same menu items, with some seasonal additions.

“I will be doing some new autumn things, some new salads,” Rossmann said. “Everybody is on a health kick so I’m going to do some avocado and raspberry salads with heirloom tomatoes.”

...Cool Beans, at 115 Montgomery St., is open for lunch, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday-Friday...

nayrlladnar · #**5376** Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 6:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by OldCloverdale

Why open a "Brewing Company" with only two beers? The server was very, very nice but did not know that an I.P.A. is an India PALE ALE. Their other beer: a Pale Ale.

No bottled or draft beers to compensate for their selection of two pale ales. I would order a stout, porter, red, amber, Octoberfest, etc. I'm not a fan of a two-beer selection of pale ales.

I will return after they brew more beers. I hope they work out the kinks.

We sent back the first appetizer.

The second was okay.

The burger was good, not great. The fries were fresh (not frozen) and excellent. The fresh onion rings were good, not great.

The music was outstanding. There are many TVs on different sporting events. The walls are 100% bare. The restrooms are nice but there were not well kept, and they were not at all busy.

YES! The 'only have two beers, both of which are pale ales' thing really bugged me. I know this place isn't affiliated with the old "Brew Pub" and isn't out to be a direct clone, but damn I miss the Riverboat Red and the sauteed crab claws.

I'm following them via Facebook and the pictures of their food and the building look nice but I'm concerned it's trying to be something more than it needs to be. Fancy burgers, etc., are fine, but in a microbrewery? Meh... In this type of place, the beer should shine above all else. I'm hoping it doesn't become an AlleyBAR 2.0. That's one thing that I loved about the old Montgomery Brewing Company; it had a very strong "come as you are" vibe, at least in my opinion. Oh, and "Clickity Clack" makes my eye twitch.

I'm still hopeful that Railyard Brewing will prosper, but my expectations are not terribly high at the moment.

OldCloverdale · #**5377** Posted **Sep 28, 2012, 8:09 PM**

Anyone know any businesses that may be moving into the vacant spaces in the Cloverdale Business District?

1038 E Fairview
1048 E Fairview
____ E Fairview (the space next to Bud's)

whatever else is vacant

OldCloverdale · #**5378** Posted **Sep 28, 2012, 9:01 PM**

The Subway restaurant on Dexter Ave in downtown MGM closed.

When is the Irsih Bred Pub going to open?

Brown Duckz · #**5379** Posted **Sep 29, 2012, 10:21 PM**

I can't believe that Subway closed, it's always busy during the day. Moving to a different location?

OldCloverdale · #**5380** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 7:15 PM**

Roux, the Creole- and Southern-inspired restaurant at 503 Cloverdale Road, in the A&P Development, will close, and a new restaurant will open in the space Tuesday.

The new restaurant is called True and will feature farm-inspired fine dining, according to its website. The eatery is named for Chef Wesley True, a Mobile native who attended Ole Miss and then the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y.

True is joined in the new restaurant by his wife Bobbi as front of house manager and certified sommelier.

The website says True’s seasonally-changing dinner menu will feature everything from Four Pig Cassoulet to Seared Gulf Snapper and Shrimp & Grits.

True will open to the public Tuesday. The hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Roux opened in June 2011. The Village Kitchen, which opened in the fall of 2010, occupied the space prior to Roux.