New Cheeseburger in Paradise Restaurant in Michigan

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » November 22, 2005 2:58 pm

Gulfbreeze wrote:
ToplessRideFL wrote:
CaptainP wrote:Remember, I said, "Be Patient".

We're going nationwide, but it takes time.

Tampa: In development....don't know where.
Minnesota: I'm unaware of any current plans.
We are such a patient bunch.....LOL

I heard we are scheduled right after the one in North Platte, Nebraska opens...

The Sand Hills, land of adventure.

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » November 22, 2005 4:12 pm

Gulfbreeze wrote:

I heard we are scheduled right after the one in North Platte, Nebraska opens...

Prolly..... guess they are in no hurry to have corporate presence.... Of course the building that houses their corp offices is prime Westshore Real Estate. Maybe they will put one right there.... overlooking TIA!!! LOL

Mo2 · Post by **Mo2** » November 22, 2005 10:47 pm

Wonder if they will ever put any up in Canada? It sure would be nce!

UpstateNYPH · Post by **UpstateNYPH** » November 23, 2005 12:43 am

They are building a Bonefish Grill 10 mins from my house up here in Syracuse, NY..... wish it was a CIP though....

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » November 23, 2005 12:56 am

doxadive wrote:there should be a lot of abandoned chi-chi's around...that usually happens afer many peopl eget sick from salmonella and if i remember right 1 or 2 died from the tainted food

Chi-Chi's, as a company, was dying anyway. They had made bad decisions for a while, and their market share was dwindling fast. This was just the final blow.

Ironically, although the Salmonella outbreak happened in their restaurants, it wasn't their fault. Bad product came in the back door.

miparrot4 · Post by **miparrot4** » November 23, 2005 3:29 pm

CIP in Lansing is scheduled to open on Jan 13......No chance it'll be a Carrabba's as there is one within a mile anyways. Already have a CIP in Kalamazoo MI too. Used to have a (corporate) Cap't Tony's in suburban Detroit but that didnt last long even though Cap't Tony did visit back in 1998.

BadHabitsAcctnt · Post by **BadHabitsAcctnt** » November 23, 2005 3:39 pm

I don't think we want the CIP to expand so quickly they become undercapitalized and end up in some sort of financial challenge. I know some great locations in the northwest Indiana area, does anyone have any spare capital sitting around they would like to invest. A CIP in this area would be absolutely huge.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » November 23, 2005 3:41 pm

BadHabitsAcctnt wrote:I don't think we want the CIP to expand so quickly they become undercapitalized and end up in some sort of financial challenge. I know some great locations in the northwest Indiana area, does anyone have any spare capital sitting around they would like to invest. A CIP in this area would be absolutely huge.

CBiP-Gary... where the floor show doesn't match the saga in the parking lot.

BadHabitsAcctnt · Post by **BadHabitsAcctnt** » November 23, 2005 4:01 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:
BadHabitsAcctnt wrote:I don't think we want the CIP to expand so quickly they become undercapitalized and end up in some sort of financial challenge. I know some great locations in the northwest Indiana area, does anyone have any spare capital sitting around they would like to invest. A CIP in this area would be absolutely huge.
CBiP-Gary... where the floor show doesn't match the saga in the parking lot.

Gary has it's own airport with Hooters airlines, it's an up-n-coming area(it sounds good anyway). You also have a point, property is very inexpensive too. I was thinking more like Munster or Merrillville.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » November 23, 2005 4:34 pm

BadHabitsAcctnt wrote:I don't think we want the CIP to expand so quickly they become undercapitalized and end up in some sort of financial challenge.

Due to the partnership setup, this is not a problem.

bendefore · Post by **bendefore** » November 28, 2005 3:27 am

So I'm a saute cook at a Cheeseburger In Paradise here in Greenville, SC and I will be flying to Sterling Heights, MI on 12/7 to train the newly hired employees for the newly opening location. As far as I know, the store will be opening sometime around the 11th or 12th, and I'm sure some of the locals in the area will be glad to have a little getaway in paradise to get out of the snow (which i am told will probably be an everyday occurance during my stay). In case anyone in the area has never been to one of our stores, it is a mix of creole/carribean/southwestern types cuisine (i.e. bbq shrimp, blackened and grilled fish, spicy satay skewers, and my personal favorite, the jerk chicken wrap, as well as a variety of different burgers, all of which are awesome in their own ways). So for anyone reading in the Sterling Heights area, paradise is coming your way soon, and i look forward to making sure that you guys have the best possible experience visiting us, and that the food lives up to all of your expectations. See you soon... Ben DeFore

davesnik · Post by **davesnik** » November 28, 2005 3:36 am

RinglingRingling wrote:
davesnik wrote:
phjim wrote:From Dave: There's a sign outside the Chi-Chi's on Hall Road in Utica, MI saying that it will become a Cheeseburger in Paradise.
There's hope......we have an empty chi-chi's on my side of town in Indy. I know we already have 2 but it sure would be awesome to have one alot closer! Thanks for the info!
East Side?

Yes actually....unfortunately our east side is not doing well. We need something to help energize and stimulate our economy on the east side. We have a mall who just got a new 12 screen movie theater, new Dick's Sporting Goods and a new Longhorn Steakhouse. But our mall lost JCPenney's, Lazarus and is going to lose L.S. Ayres in January. It's a shame because the east side is a great place to live. I'd hate to have to move because it wasn't safe to live there anymore. Plus, the ChiChi's old location is right off the interstate, easy to access.

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » November 28, 2005 7:28 am

In case you missed this is Cap't P's thread... I posted:

And on a VERY exciting note..... I nosed around looking for clues on where the new CIP is going in Tampa.... and found this article.....
Keep in mind.... this location is 15 minutes from the Ice Palace, 6 minutes from The Ford Amphitheatre, 5 minutes from my office and 20 minutes from my house!!!

EXCERPT:
Late last month, Outback Steakhouse's board agreed to spend as much as $24-million to buy and fix up 46 acres, located across Interstate 75 from a Wal-Mart and Westfield Brandon mall. The deal is expected to close in December.
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/925 ... +land+deal

CandyLMT · Post by **CandyLMT** » November 28, 2005 7:53 am

bendefore wrote:So I'm a saute cook at a Cheeseburger In Paradise here in Greenville, SC and I will be flying to Sterling Heights, MI on 12/7 to train the newly hired employees for the newly opening location. As far as I know, the store will be opening sometime around the 11th or 12th, and I'm sure some of the locals in the area will be glad to have a little getaway in paradise to get out of the snow (which i am told will probably be an everyday occurance during my stay). In case anyone in the area has never been to one of our stores, it is a mix of creole/carribean/southwestern types cuisine (i.e. bbq shrimp, blackened and grilled fish, spicy satay skewers, and my personal favorite, the jerk chicken wrap, as well as a variety of different burgers, all of which are awesome in their own ways). So for anyone reading in the Sterling Heights area, paradise is coming your way soon, and i look forward to making sure that you guys have the best possible experience visiting us, and that the food lives up to all of your expectations. See you soon... Ben DeFore

Welcome Ben and thanks for the info

Good luck with your stay in the frozen North.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » November 29, 2005 12:54 am

bendefore wrote:So I'm a saute cook at a Cheeseburger In Paradise here in Greenville, SC

Hi Ben!

Is Mark still the MP there?

bendefore · Post by **bendefore** » November 29, 2005 1:26 am

yes mark's still here... i think he bought in about 2 months ago and is now our full time managing partner... how you know him anyways... thats weird

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » November 29, 2005 1:27 am

bendefore wrote:yes mark's still here... i think he bought in about 2 months ago and is now our full time managing partner... how you know him anyways... thats weird

I'm with CIP....Middleton, WI.

Soon to be opening Brookfield, WI!!!!

bendefore · Post by **bendefore** » November 29, 2005 1:44 am

oh ok.... whats your name, ill tell him you said hi... and what do you do there?

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » November 29, 2005 8:15 am

bendefore wrote:oh ok.... whats your name, ill tell him you said hi... and what do you do there?

official scribe, and stunt standin/body double for the MP when The Girls of BN show up in MKE...

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » November 29, 2005 8:17 am

davesnik wrote:
RinglingRingling wrote:
davesnik wrote:
phjim wrote:From Dave: There's a sign outside the Chi-Chi's on Hall Road in Utica, MI saying that it will become a Cheeseburger in Paradise.
There's hope......we have an empty chi-chi's on my side of town in Indy. I know we already have 2 but it sure would be awesome to have one alot closer! Thanks for the info!
East Side?
Yes actually....unfortunately our east side is not doing well. We need something to help energize and stimulate our economy on the east side. We have a mall who just got a new 12 screen movie theater, new Dick's Sporting Goods and a new Longhorn Steakhouse. But our mall lost JCPenney's, Lazarus and is going to lose L.S. Ayres in January. It's a shame because the east side is a great place to live. I'd hate to have to move because it wasn't safe to live there anymore. Plus, the ChiChi's old location is right off the interstate, easy to access.

Saw that when I was in Indy in Oct. Went whipping past the abandoned ChiChi's there on the east side. It's kinda like Columbus' South Side, in that it is an area that could stand a good backfilling now that most of the expansion to the north and west is starting to run into other towns and higher-priced land.

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