Mojitos sold to O'Charleys Restaurant chain?

Say it isnt so! Fernando are you able to confirm this? The word on the street is that Mojitos is being sold to O'Charley's and that Havana Rumba will be operated by your current partners. We love Mojitos and do not want it to change to O'Mojitos

Oh come on! Where is this sh.. comin' from ?

J.D. if you will go back to your original post on this, you will see that Fernando did respond that he is indeed selling, to his partners, not an outside party.

J.D. if you will go back to your original post on this, you will see that Fernando did respond that he is indeed selling, to his partners, not an outside party.

Well maybe he should talk to his staff. I was told that it is only Havana Rumba that is being sold to his partners, Mojitos is being sold to another party and the staff is not to happy about it.

JD, please don't take offense. I don't know how to do the "Quote" so I was just trying to refer you back to Fernando's response to your original post. He assured us that he was selling to his partners at both Mojitos and Havana Rhumba. On Monday you posted a reply to Fernando's post, so perhaps I was confused that you were still unsure of his plans.

Not a rumor, I'm selling my part at both Mojito and Havana Rumba not to an outside party, but to my partners so nothing will change, they are competent people that know what they are doing.

Three threads on the same subject is a bit much, especially since the info was about 40% right and 60% wrong.

JD I really don't know what you are trying to accomplish here, I don't know if I should laugh or be offended by your post. I always been honest with my employees and I think it shows by the number of them that we have been able to keep happy through the years; you see the same faces that you saw at the beginning in a business that employees simply don't stay for to long in the same place. I don't have to tell you or anybody the details of my business but I have informed my employees that I'm selling my part to my partner at Mojito(My ex-sue chef at Havana Rumba from day 1 and now my partner and sue chef at Mojito). Like I said before I have plenty of confident in this people and their ability to keep the quality of food and service.

JD I really don't know what you are trying to accomplish here, I don't know if I should laugh or be offended by your post. I always been honest with my employees and I think it shows by the number of them that we have been able to keep happy through the years; you see the same faces that you saw at the beginning in a business that employees simply don't stay for to long in the same place. I don't have to tell you or anybody the details of my business but I have informed my employees that I'm selling my part to my partner at Mojito(My ex-sue chef at Havana Rumba from day 1 and now my partner and sue chef at Mojito). Like I said before I have plenty of confident in this people and their ability to keep the quality of food and service.

Fernando please dont be offended, it makes sense now. I had been told that you are selling out to your partners and that they are then selling Mojitos to some other party. Enough said, good luck to your new ADventure!

The rumor mill sure is active these days! Misinformation everywhere about the demise of local independents. First there was the rumor that Serviche was closing with rapidly was proved wrong then even though Fernando told everyone what was happening with his restaurants another rumor contradicting what he told us comes up. Worse yet people don't even believe one the owner told us! Rumors sure are hard to kill around here.

Not trying to stir the pot here...

Think about how restaurants become chains. They are successful restaurants in the beginning. Then, an entrepreneur sees more profit to be made by reproducing the same concept. Consider it a compliment that people want more of a great thing.

If I ran into a Mojito's somewhere else in the country with the same recipes, I wouldn't complain.

Well Broc that's where you are mistaking, I take way to much pride in what I do and always try to challenge myself. If that was the case I would off open another Havana Rumba where I'm the majority partner and does extremely well, instead I opted to open Mojito where I will be challenge professionally and I could share a little with people that have been loyal to me(in this case my now partner and sue chef). To me duplicating something simply because it makes money shows a lack of creativity. I admire people like Danny Mayer; he owns a few of the most sucesfull restaurants in New York and none of this places sale the same type of food. Now, to me that's success and that will always be my Moto whether I live here or in another country. Money is not the only measure for success. In the restaurant business if the only pleasure you are looking for is money you are not going to stay in business for too long, because you will soon burn out, but if instead you look to please people and find joy in what you do the money will fallow, it's just that simple. My motto is to make money at the same time that I feel challenged and accomplished and until today it has worked for me so why change.

Sorry

Sorry

Ferdando, you sir have no one to apologize to. This JD poster has some other motive to his posts. It's very clear. Your restaurants will continue and succeed because of your hard work and the wonderful staff that works there. Good luck to you, and thanks for leaving a wonderful mark on the local dining scene.

Sorry

Ferdando, you sir have no one to apologize to. This JD poster has some other motive to his posts. It's very clear. Your restaurants will continue and succeed because of your hard work and the wonderful staff that works there. Good luck to you, and thanks for leaving a wonderful mark on the local dining scene.

Wes, first of all I am a she, and second of all if you are seeking a career as Sherlock Holmes, I would quickly give it up and stay very focused on your pizza business.

The rumor mill sure is active these days! Misinformation everywhere about the demise of local independents. First there was the rumor that Serviche was closing with rapidly was proved wrong then even though Fernando told everyone what was happening with his restaurants another rumor contradicting what he told us comes up. Worse yet people don't even believe one the owner told us! Rumors sure are hard to kill around here.

Mark,
I agree with you 100%. The service industry is a particularly rich breeding ground for rumors. If rumors and innuendo stayed within the particular restaurant, there would be no issues. Too bad that never happens. Rather, the rumors, false more often than not, get out to other people and some of those people delight at being an industry "insider." These ersatz "insiders" run to these types of forums with this "inside information" and starts not one thread but three different threads relating to the same thing with some of it being false.

Fernando,
I too am not sure what Ms. Barger is trying to accomplish. Thank you for taking time out to debunk this silliness. Good luck with your ventures. I have heard that Bonaire is a scuba paradise and hope to make it there.