What's the most cursed restaurant site?

[Robin Garr]

There are so many of those locations around, the inexplicably "cursed" locations that either still can't seem to hold a restaurant for any time or that burned through a bunch of them before finally finding its forever home. You know the ones I mean.

Let's talk about them, and in particular, I'd like your opinion as to the most cursed corner of them all. Where does the fickle finger of fate smite the hardest?

This could be a touchy subject, because we have to name places where restaurants are now, and we don't want them to fail!

I'm just going to say anything in the Mellwood Arts Center seems to have a challenge. That area (IMO) seems a bit off the beaten path. Does it get much traffic outside of 1 Friday a month?

[Robin Garr]

Mellwood is a good one, Mike, and it seems likely that location, location, location is an issue there. Great during events, d-e-a-d when nothing is going on there.

I see your point about not wanting to jinx places, but I was thinking of this as a wave of support for places that are doing well in formerly haunted buildings now.

Mellwood of course. And the oft-mentioned Frankfort Avenue location currently occupied by Time 4 Thai. There are also two on Lower Brownsboro - the stand-alone building across from Kroger, currently home to Big C's, and the strip center storefront closer to downtown that had a series of restaurant efforts and is now home to (I think) Dixie Dry Cleaners.

[Robin Garr]

Good ones, Mike, thanks.

Taco Luchadore seems to be solving the riddle of a location that has seen many projects fail in the past. It may be that locations really need to find the right concept. Across the the street on Highland behind Wick's has seen a lot turn over as well with Baby D's, the ramen shop, and Epic Sammich.

[Robin Garr]

Good ones, Adriel, thanks!

Bardstown Road at Bonnycastle, now housing Cafe 360, has had a rocky history; although, C360 seems to have some legs despite early negative reports. Parisian Pantry was its finest hour, though.

The current location of MIGO at the Douglass Loop has seen several "concepts" come and go. MIGO has been receiving mostly raves. We sure liked Gibs when it was there long ago.

The Bardstown Road space recently vacated by Brownie's the Shed II might be a contender; we'll be watching. They demo'ed the original building and rebuilt for the tenant before Brownie's, so maybe it's not old enough to earn a "cursed" title. Wasn't the coffee shop there before demo??

and there was one out Shelbyville Rd, just past the Hurstbourne crossing. there was a nice large local that was there for years, but when it shut down, a number of places tried to make a go of it in the building. all failed...
I think they've knocked the building down?

Willie you are thinking of Garret's. After that it was a STAXX BBQ. It is now a florist shop

Willie you are thinking of Garret's. After that it was a STAXX BBQ. It is now a florist shop

That's got to be the place he's talking about, also think it was another restaurant in there besides the 2 you mentioned.

Willie you are thinking of Garret's. After that it was a STAXX BBQ. It is now a florist shop

That's got to be the place he's talking about, also think it was another restaurant in there besides the 2 you mentioned.

yep, that's it! It was also a cajun restaurant for a while...

(former) Red Pepper Chinese on Brownsboro. It's been empty now, what? 10 years? No one even seems to want to try that one. As I recall it has major LL issues.

I'm really hoping Danny Mac can turn the tide in MAC. We've been at least 6 times in a two week span. Doing our part. And they seem to be gaining ground.

It also looks like Big C's is "closed for remodeling," so the curse may be claiming another...

[Robin Garr]

Willie you are thinking of Garret's. After that it was a STAXX BBQ. It is now a florist shop

That's got to be the place he's talking about, also think it was another restaurant in there besides the 2 you mentioned.

It was Lily Langtry's waaaaay back in the day, and also did a spell as one of the short-lived Louisville extensions of Lexington's Columbia Steak House. (Trivia question: Who can name the other local Columbia shop? )

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