[identity profile] m-b-w.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] davis_square
Looks like Green Tomato II is following O'Naturals and Boloco out of that Elm Street location - this one didn't even last a year.

Date: 2009-06-09 04:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mistresshellena.livejournal.com
sounds like it's time to bite the bullet and open a community-based art/hangout space with free wifi in that building!

Date: 2009-06-10 12:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fefie.livejournal.com
I like this idea a lot.

Carberry's lasted there a long time, but that was back when there were less eateries in Davis to compete with. Perhaps the high number of eateries in Davis in last several years have make the Green Tomato II seem an unnecessarily long hike to some.

"and the space doesn't really lend itself to intimate dining."

There is something about that space that I find unappealing. I liked Carberry's a lot but something about the changes since by the last 3 businesses (or maybe it was just Au Naturals that changed it)made the place feel uninviting to me.

Date: 2009-06-10 02:47 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] ron_newman
If the space feels too wide-open, surely it could somehow be partitioned?

Date: 2009-06-11 06:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hrafn.livejournal.com
It's all hard surfaces and exposed pipe/ductwork, which means it's very loud space. The lack of partitions of any kind also leaves the whole interior feeling exposed, with no "cozy" sheltered spaces to sit down in. Diesel has exposed ducting, but they also have booths and interior divisions of various kinds, which helps it.

I think if even one of the places had hung some fabric panels or something on some of the walls, it would have gone a long way to making the interior more pleasant.

Date: 2009-06-10 02:55 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] cos
That is exactly what I was thinking, and what I came here to say in a comment.

I'm convinced that no restaurant type place will survive there, but a community space could.

Date: 2009-06-10 05:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thespian.livejournal.com
before the Green Tomato moved in there, after Boloco announced they were out, i had been thinking it would be ideal for the community kitchen idea i keep toying with.

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