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NYGUY 08-14-2014 09:42 AM
I think this is a great (not same-ol, same-ol) addition to Brownwood. It will be nice to see Brownwood as it fills out!!

Bonny 08-14-2014 12:24 PM
The menu looks really good !!!

getdul981 08-14-2014 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 922961)
So no non compete clause there?
It was my understanding that Subway had the no compete clause in their contract and that is why Jersey Mike's could not get into Brownwood. I don't think it was a Villages thing.

scot_atc 08-14-2014 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Down Sized (Post 923086)
McAlister Deli is more competition for Panera Bread than Too-Jays. There was five of these Deli resturants where I came from. They are VERY good. Quit getting all worked up about the compete ideas and just enjoy it when they arrive in November.
But won't there be a shorter wait if there are more places to choose from?
McAlister's is a great place to eat. :icon_hungry:

TheVillageChicken 08-14-2014 12:45 PM
McAlisters is a great American success story. They started out in an old gas station in Oxford, MS......HOTTY TODDY...... and now have over 300 restaurants.

Skip 08-14-2014 01:20 PM
Gourmet Club website
 
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Originally Posted by rodie (Post 923100)
Which online news and does it say where in brownwood?
I read it on The Gourmet Club's Facebook page recently. Very interesting. Their full website suggests a November opening on Kiessel St.

There are 320 McAlister's. Wow! I've been in the one in Ocala. This is great but Too Jays WILL suffer.

Skip

Yorio 08-14-2014 01:35 PM
Another way to look at this is that Too Jay's will further improve with perhaps reducing price on some items yet keep similar quality. During the snow bird season the place gets too crowded so more seats available all round. Will the new deli be like Carnegie Deli in NYC or am I asking too much?

Bonny 08-14-2014 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by getdul981 (Post 923188)
It was my understanding that Subway had the no compete clause in their contract and that is why Jersey Mike's could not get into Brownwood. I don't think it was a Villages thing.
Square 1 wanted to go on the square but couldn't because 5 Guys was there. Don't know if it's a non compete or a Villages decision.

tommy steam 08-14-2014 02:21 PM
Glad to see different places opening up. Choice is a good thing.

asianthree 08-14-2014 02:45 PM
No matter what come January there will be more seats for our food intake

TomOB 08-14-2014 03:19 PM
I thought the no compete thing was with Pinellas Plaza, not the squares.

BarryRX 08-14-2014 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by NottaVillager (Post 923092)
Never heard of them. What part of the country are they most well-known in?
They started in Mississippi, but they are all over the south and Midwest now.

Bonanza 08-14-2014 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by NottaVillager (Post 923092)
Never heard of them. What part of the country are they most well-known in?
There's a McAlister's in Ocala just west of Interstate 75.

It's in an outparcel in front of the shopping center just west of the I-75 exit.

Bonanza 08-14-2014 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Yorio (Post 923219)
Another way to look at this is that Too Jay's will further improve with perhaps reducing price on some items yet keep similar quality. During the snow bird season the place gets too crowded so more seats available all round. Will the new deli be like Carnegie Deli in NYC or am I asking too much?
Yes, alas . . . you are asking too much!

If you want a Carnegie Deli I fear you will have to go to New York or Vegas. While McAlister's is good, it is far cry from a Jewish deli.
However, I don't think you will be disappointed; it is simply different.

It will be interesting to see if their prices will remain the same as at the Ocala operation.
Logic tells me that they will be higher because a percentage of their receipts go to the developer.

skip0358 08-14-2014 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by getdul981 (Post 923188)
It was my understanding that Subway had the no compete clause in their contract and that is why Jersey Mike's could not get into Brownwood. I don't think it was a Villages thing.
If you read the original post on Jersey Mike's they wanted a SMALLER space then was being leased and were told no because they weren't leasing smaller spaces at this time


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