Boombozz pizza to Lexington?

I heard a rumor that Tony Boombozz's pizza was going to open a restaurant in Lexington at Brannon Crossing. I think I've seen Tony himself post on here so I'm hoping he can set the record straight. If it's true, when do you plan to open?

On a similar note, why don't some of you fabulous chefs expand down to Lexington?!! We have very few local owned places but the ones we do have do great business. Mr. Lamas you'd be a great candidate with Seviche!!

Boomboz needs to expand across the river to Jeffersonville, before going all the way to Lexington.

I had a good dinner at Portofino the other night. I also had a nice meal at A La Lucie. With Metropol, Bellini, and the other downtown places, I'd say that Lex has a pretty good restaurant scene.

Portofino's is good. a La Lucie is very hit or miss and you don't want to look in the kitchen - yuck! I've never been impressed with Metropol or Bellini's but I know Bellini's draws a decent crowd on the weekends. Maybe I just like the Louisville restaurants better because I don't have to see them every day.

Heard it from the manager of the eastend Boombozz about a month ago that they are indeed looking at sites in or near Jeffersonville, but the powers that be were more focused on the Fern Creek project at the time, so who knows. We can but hope they will come over here, because I think it's mostly a pizza wasteland otherwise (I do crave Pizza King everynow and then).

Brian

as i understand it, real estate (leasing or owning) costs in any location considered 'prime' in Lexington are outrageous.

Furthermore, the demographic clientèle frequenting Lexington tend to be more interested in steak and potatoes or a seafood grill.


The proliferation of chain restaurants and steak/chop/seafood houses in cities like Lexington or Indianapolis never ceases to amaze me.


Quite frankly, the shear variety of Louisville restaurants - in terms of cuisine, and from casual to upscale (across the board cuisine-wise) is astounding.

Cincinnati is up there as well, but if you really start looking into the larger markets within a few hundred miles of here (aside from Chicago, Cincinnati, Atlanta, DC and to lesser extents Nashville or St. Louis), interesting upscale restaurants seem to be almost non-existant.

Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Columbus, etc. seem to have a endless stream of the same shit you can get anywhere else.


When visiting family/vacationing in Michigan last fall, the only remotely interesting/worthwhile/exciting looking restaurant i found in the state was Tribute in Farmington Hills (which i was already familiar with).

go look at Opentable.com, or google search the 'top' restaurants in the cities i listed... if you want a steak, chop or seafood grill... you'll find it.
but nothing particularly unique, or 'original'

otherwise... stay home, or hit a 'destination' city.




Restaurants in this town have a hard enough time keeping their doors open in Louisville's dining market...

There's a definite over saturation of mid-tier places in Louisville - with not enough diners dining out regularly as it is... much less trying to branch into a market that the majority of the clientèle seems to be just as happy going to your 'cookie cutter tex-mex monday margarita joint' as opposed to Seviche or Havana Rumba and taking home a memorable food experience.





....shutting up now.

Heard it from the manager of the eastend Boombozz about a month ago that they are indeed looking at sites in or near Jeffersonville, but the powers that be were more focused on the Fern Creek project at the time, so who knows. We can but hope they will come over here, because I think it's mostly a pizza wasteland otherwise (I do crave Pizza King everynow and then).

Brian

I love Rich-O's (I think it's the best pizza in the whole region), I just dont feel like making the drive some days and want something a little closer to home.

I usually get my Boombozz fix at work since the Springhurst location is right up the road.

Where do I start, the Lexington Market was purchased by Papa Johns and being renamed Boombastic with a new slogan "It's Just Better".

The rumor about a location "across the river" is actually a location "in the river", 40 feet below the surface where guests can experience what it truly feels like to be a fish.

All kidding aside, we are looking in Lexington and yes, "Across the river".

Tony
Dough Slapper

Are you kidding me? Papa freakin' Johns?! The site for Brannon Crossing development actually says Tony Boombozz pizza. So this is a lie? NO! It can't be. Please tell me that you're just not allowed to tell me that you are in fact coming.

Danielle, at the end of Tony's post he states "All kidding aside".

Mike, I saw that but was unsure if he was kidding about Indiana, Lexington, or both. The Papa John's thing sounded like something they would try. Thanks for the clarification!

There are actually a few choice local/regional pizza establishments in the Lexington market. Pazzo's, Brooklyn Pizza, Puccini's, and Goodfellas are my favorites. Add to that Joe Bologna's, Mad Mushroom, Donato's, etc. (not to mention a zillion national chain locations) and you'll find quite a competitive pizza market. That said, Tony Boombozz is a local business that makes some stellar pies. I'd love to see them take some market share there.

Papa John's is also a local place, technically. Heck, the first location is within walking distance for me.

I lived in Lexington from 1987 to 1994. Joe Bologna's was always the standard for pizza in that towm...and probably still is....