Slog - Comments on R.I.P. Jade Pagoda, Hello Poppy!

Comment by Vermillion

Vermillion — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:38:39 -0800

Reasonable prices are the reason this news is good. Lets hear it for reasonable prices! And quality! Finally. I can't wait.

diana

Comment by DOUG.

DOUG. — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:42:12 -0800

I've noticed that "reasonable prices" have recently come to mean $18 entrees and $5 beers.

Comment by Hooty Sapperticker

Hooty Sapperticker — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:48:35 -0800

How are they going to get the smell out?

Comment by SC

SC — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:11:33 -0800

It was Jimmy Woo's, what are you, from Bellevue?

Comment by kerri harrop

kerri harrop — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:21:58 -0800

Nice to see they're keeping the heroin theme alive on Broadway.

Comment by igaveup

igaveup — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:14:55 -0800

@2: You're absolutely right - reasonable pricing for casual neighborhood joints starts at $12-$13. But it's not because the restaurant owner is trying to be greedy - it's because he/she is trying to just keep the bills paid (especially the rent).

It's sad.

Comment by Gitai

Gitai — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:32:49 -0800

Can they throw a sop to us and call it Jimmy Woo's Poppy?

Comment by kinkos

kinkos — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:41:51 -0800

i'd prefer taco bell, please

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:53:32 -0800

They could throw a sop to us just by preserving the garish pagoda over the front door....

Comment by superyeadon

superyeadon — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:57:48 -0800

what was the surly bartender's name? anybody?

Comment by Christina

Christina — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:47:39 -0800

His name was Burt. Loved him.

Comment by lilblackcat

lilblackcat — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:56:37 -0800

I love the Herbfarm, I had the best meal of my life there. I'm excited about the idea of Poppy, I really am! But why did you have to go hating on the bell in the end? I was with you until then.

Comment by superyeadon

superyeadon — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:20:37 -0800

@11 ... thank you.

Comment by jeremy

jeremy — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:25:52 -0800

i heard it was going to be a bit further down than where the jade pagoda is. . .

Comment by Bauhaus

Bauhaus — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:33:04 -0800

I'm willing to give Traunfeld the benefit of the doubt, but I'm not sure I can rest easy with someone deciding what a reasonable price is when he owns a restaurant where dinner for two can be $425.

It'd be nice to keep some of The Jade Pagoda around for memory's sake.

Comment by Snarky

Snarky — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:52:50 -0800

Keep bashing the Times and PI, then posting links to the stories that the Times and PI are scooping you on. Please.

Comment by Ross

Ross — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:52:31 -0800

Uh, I'm no fan of Taco Bell, but comparing a Jerry Traunfeld joint to 99 cent menu items is waaay off. Many people I know wouldn't even be able to afford a "reasonable" dinner at Poppy.