New Cheeseburger In Paradise (Charlottesville)

BettyV · Post by **BettyV** » March 17, 2006 12:09 am

I just heard from a fellow Parrotthead living in Charlottesville VA that they are getting a new CIP soon. They are so lucky![/b]

Clintster7 · Post by **Clintster7** » March 17, 2006 8:44 am

CIP's are awesome. Definitely try the rum runner

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » March 17, 2006 10:33 am

It'll be in the old Chi Chi's on Rt. 29, if you're familiar w/ the area.

thekidsalami · Post by **thekidsalami** » March 17, 2006 10:39 am

Reason #44 why my wife will wish she/we still lived in Charlottesville instead of Massachusetts.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » March 17, 2006 10:53 am

Yep. I reported on that one back in January.

Leawood, KS is also coming very soon.....

spartyinmd · Post by **spartyinmd** » March 17, 2006 11:22 am

Captain P....

anything for MD or namely Winchester, VA; Hagerstown,MD; Martinsburg,WV area? The two closest we have are in YOrk,PA or Springfield, VA.

Thanks

ColdWaterConch · Post by **ColdWaterConch** » March 17, 2006 11:22 am

CaptainP wrote:Yep. I reported on that one back in January.

Leawood, KS is also coming very soon.....

How come they don't have one in Pittsburgh yet? There is an old Chi-Chi's up here just waiting to be converted.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » March 17, 2006 11:23 am

spartyinmd wrote:Captain P....

anything for MD or namely Winchester, VA; Hagerstown,MD; Martinsburg,WV area? The two closest we have are in YOrk,PA or Springfield, VA.

Thanks

Nothing I can say for sure, but I have heard Hagerstown mentioned. Don't take that to mean one is going in, though...

BettyV · Post by **BettyV** » March 17, 2006 12:46 pm

phjrsaunt wrote:It'll be in the old Chi Chi's on Rt. 29, if you're familiar w/ the area.

I will pass that tidbit on to my phriend.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » March 17, 2006 12:50 pm

ColdWaterConch wrote:
CaptainP wrote:Yep. I reported on that one back in January.

Leawood, KS is also coming very soon.....
How come they don't have one in Pittsburgh yet? There is an old Chi-Chi's up here just waiting to be converted.

Pennsylvania's development has just started. I'm sure Pittsburgh is on the agenda, I just don't know when...

Sometimes it isn't a matter of us not wanting to go into an area, but being able to secure a location, and then have the city approve the plans, etc. It's a very long process...We get (if we are lucky) 1 out of 10 sites that we aim for...that's BEFORE the City has anything to say. I know of at least 2 locations personally that have been killed by the city AFTER that point....including my own.

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » March 17, 2006 12:52 pm

CaptainP wrote: Sometimes it isn't a matter of us not wanting to go into an area, but being able to secure a location, and then have the city approve the plans, etc. It's a very long process...We get (if we are lucky) 1 out of 10 sites that we aim for...that's BEFORE the City has anything to say. I know of at least 2 locations personally that have been killed by the city AFTER that point....including my own.

Hey Jim... Maybe wrong thread...

but.....Q for ya...

1) Any news on Tampa?
2) Could you still work for CIP if you transferred? Is there a spot available?

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » March 17, 2006 12:54 pm

ToplessRideFL wrote:
CaptainP wrote: Sometimes it isn't a matter of us not wanting to go into an area, but being able to secure a location, and then have the city approve the plans, etc. It's a very long process...We get (if we are lucky) 1 out of 10 sites that we aim for...that's BEFORE the City has anything to say. I know of at least 2 locations personally that have been killed by the city AFTER that point....including my own.

Hey Jim... Maybe wrong thread... but.....Q for ya...

1) Any news on Tampa?
2) Could you still work for CIP if you transferred? Is there a spot available?

Tampa in the works. Date/location, I'm unsure.
Transferring is possible, and I looked into a transfer to Atlanta just last week...it just doesn't work out unless I'm getting a promotion guaranteed along with it...

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » March 17, 2006 2:03 pm

CaptainP wrote:Yep. I reported on that one back in January.

Leawood, KS is also coming very soon.....

What about Norhtern California? We need a few immediately. Please!!!!

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » March 17, 2006 2:15 pm

Tequila Revenge wrote:
CaptainP wrote:Yep. I reported on that one back in January.

Leawood, KS is also coming very soon.....
What about Norhtern California? We need a few immediately. Please!!!!

I'll be honest. California is unlikely, at least for a long time.
The way we pay our servers/bussers/bartenders/hosts is based on a lower wage, but includes a generous tip-share program.

The minimum wage for Tipped employees in California is so high that it would be difficult for a restaurant such as ours to be profitable there.

We could change the program, but at this point, they have better things to do, trying to open up the rest of the country.

tflav · Post by **tflav** » March 17, 2006 7:40 pm

my brother who lives in c'veill told me last week that cip was coming

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » March 17, 2006 11:09 pm

CaptainP wrote:
Tequila Revenge wrote:
CaptainP wrote:Yep. I reported on that one back in January.

Leawood, KS is also coming very soon.....
What about Norhtern California? We need a few immediately. Please!!!!
I'll be honest. California is unlikely, at least for a long time.
The way we pay our servers/bussers/bartenders/hosts is based on a lower wage, but includes a generous tip-share program.

The minimum wage for Tipped employees in California is so high that it would be difficult for a restaurant such as ours to be profitable there.

We could change the program, but at this point, they have better things to do, trying to open up the rest of the country.

ouch

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » March 17, 2006 11:42 pm

Tequila Revenge wrote:
CaptainP wrote:
Tequila Revenge wrote:
CaptainP wrote:Yep. I reported on that one back in January.

Leawood, KS is also coming very soon.....
What about Norhtern California? We need a few immediately. Please!!!!
I'll be honest. California is unlikely, at least for a long time.
The way we pay our servers/bussers/bartenders/hosts is based on a lower wage, but includes a generous tip-share program.

The minimum wage for Tipped employees in California is so high that it would be difficult for a restaurant such as ours to be profitable there.

We could change the program, but at this point, they have better things to do, trying to open up the rest of the country.

ouch

No one loves us, TR.

But all the more reason for me to move out of Cali.

Hey Jim...it would be great if you ended up in ATL...imagine having 2 of my most favorite BNers in one CiP!

I'll say a prayer to the promotion gods for you.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » March 18, 2006 12:21 am

CaptainP wrote:but at this point, they have better things to do, trying to open up the rest of the country.

They sooooo need to look into opening one in Colorado.

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » March 18, 2006 2:03 am

SMLCHNG wrote:
CaptainP wrote:but at this point, they have better things to do, trying to open up the rest of the country.
They sooooo need to look into opening one in Colorado.

Hmmmmm I think there might be one or two BNers there that might frequent such an establishment...

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » March 18, 2006 2:18 am

Brown Eyed Girl wrote:
Tequila Revenge wrote:
CaptainP wrote:
Tequila Revenge wrote:
CaptainP wrote:Yep. I reported on that one back in January.

Leawood, KS is also coming very soon.....
What about Norhtern California? We need a few immediately. Please!!!!
I'll be honest. California is unlikely, at least for a long time.
The way we pay our servers/bussers/bartenders/hosts is based on a lower wage, but includes a generous tip-share program.

The minimum wage for Tipped employees in California is so high that it would be difficult for a restaurant such as ours to be profitable there.

We could change the program, but at this point, they have better things to do, trying to open up the rest of the country.

ouch
No one loves us, TR.

But all the more reason for me to move out of Cali.

Hey Jim...it would be great if you ended up in ATL...imagine having 2 of my most favorite BNers in one CiP! I'll say a prayer to the promotion gods for you.

We have a couple of Islands opening up in Folsom and Roseville. There sort of CIP "light"...... no, actually they are nothing like them and there's no reason to buy one of there tee shirts.

But I found a great bottle of Barbera to sulk with!