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Rumor Mill: Is Max and Ermas closing?
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CDS sherman
East Franklinton
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Posted 4 years ago # -
columbus native
Columbus the indie art capital of the world
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The kenny and henderson sign has read this way for a long while now. The reason being all of the main attraqctions in focal range in that complex are closed giving the appearance that the entire strip is empty. As for the franchise I plead ignorance, but it would be a shame. The kenny and henderson brunch is freekin awesome.
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Matthew
Hilltop
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The Max N Erma's location at Henderson and Kenny will close for a short period soon so that the whole complex can be razed and rebuilt. The restaurant is not fully ADA accessible and the old Benchmark bldg is a blight as well. There are signs posted on Henderson in front of it showing what the new complex will look like and I think it is supposed to open by this fall.
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CDS sherman
East Franklinton
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did they? well thats good, i dont know what these people were talking about they were discussing info that sounded to be inside info but who knows. i love max and ermas and would hate to see them go. im not too thrilled with there latest menu items but i still eat there twice a week.
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CDS sherman
East Franklinton
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very nice, thanks for all the feed back...
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Matthew
Hilltop
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I remember reading about a month ago that they are on the rocks financially and actually had to take out a loan to finish construction on the Pickerington unit. This may be why the Henderson location has not been rebuilt as the original demolition date was supposed to have been in August of 07.
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Coremodels
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Tigertree wrote I heard they are getting kicked off the NASDAQ for not posting enough earnings.
I was amazed they ever made it on NASDAQ to tell you the truth, and I helped underwrite the IPO.
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Coremodels
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The news coverage is all over teh place on M&E btw...
Here's a story of the delisting warning:
http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/12/17/daily24.html (not all that serious, and what's interesting...entirely out of the control really)
Here's a story of their bright future from 4 months ago...
http://www.pe.com/business/local/stories/PE_Biz_D_restaurant20.7536bc.html
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CDS sherman
East Franklinton
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joev wrote I really like the new menu much better than the old one. The food seems fresher, higher quality and better for you. I hope that's not a last ditch effort!
well the new menu layout is a bit weird. the new round shape that has the tabs as a directory seems like their trying to reinvent themselves.i guess the term last ditch effort was a bit harsh. they always had light and healthy choices on their menu. the caribbean chicken is very good. i think it was maybe over the summer or the spring that they had the international items on the menu. the lasagna rolls were not very good along with the paella. but i continue to enjoy many of the items still on the menu. some of the best french onion soup in town.
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joev
Merion Village
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CDS sherman wrote
well the new menu layout is a bit weird. the new round shape that has the tabs as a directory seems like their trying to reinvent themselves.
Totally agree with you there. There's like 4 items each on 10 pages. I need an index to order properly.
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captain janks
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CDS sherman wrote
well the new menu layout is a bit weird. the new round shape that has the tabs as a directory seems like their trying to reinvent themselves.
they are.
the reason for it is this:
Tigertree wrote I really enjoy max and ermas. As far as that sort of restaurant is concerned i.e. Fridays, Applebees, Ruby Tuesdays they are all sort of the same.
there was an article about it, i think in the dispatch, a few months back. IIRC they felt that the "family resturant with kitschy shit on the walls" market was getting too muddled and people feel that its all the same anyway. they wanted to reinvent themselves as a bit of a classier joint.
and supposedly they are bringing back the bathtub sundae station too.
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WorkingMusician
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Tigertree wrote I really enjoy max and ermas. As far as that sort of restaurant is concerned i.e. Fridays, Applebees, Ruby Tuesdays they are all sort of the same. I think Max and Ermas at least has entrees that taste different.
Lame I would say rather than "same" concerning those three.
I still wonder what happened to Joe's Crab Shack.
Chains are biting the dust these days, too, not just privately owned Ma and Pas.
161 near Sawmill Road looks like Graceland used to.
Posted 4 years ago # -
osulew
My house...in the middle of my street
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Ndcent wrote
BUTerrier wrote Joes' Crab Shack = quite possibly the worst chain ever, or the worst restaurant ever period, I ate once in Toledo, and never again.
Never been as I've always assumed it to be Red Lobster for yuppies.
Just reading about Red Lobster makes me queasy. The last time I was wrangled into eating there (grandparents) I thought I was going to die from food poisoning.
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