Sunday, December 20, 2009
News / Restaurants Fido Closing Until January for Expansion
Posted by Dana Kopp Franklin on Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 3:32 PM
If you're in Hillsboro Village this week, finishing up last-minute Christmas shopping or subjecting Village denizens to your mad caroling skills, don't expect to stop at Fido for a bracing caramel-and-mocha-latte Rolover. The popular coffeehouse, part of Bob Bernstein's Bongo Java empire, will temporarily shut its doors at 5 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 20, to allow crews to knock out the wall between Fido's current space and its upcoming addition next door.
Fido, which has been a thriving Village hangout since it opened in 1996, decided to annex the neighboring space after Taste of Tokyo closed last year. Bernstein says the addition will house Fido's growing baking operation and a new dining area that can accommodate the brunch and lunch crowds by day and private parties in the evening.
John Stephenson, Fido's talented chef, says the plan is to reopen at 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2. But depending on construction, it could be Jan. 4. That would mean that despite missing the traditional winter holidays, Fido would reopen just in time to provide wake-up juice to ward off World Hypnotism Day.
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That is just stupid. Hillsboro Village merchants vie all year long to draw people down there to linger, shop, etc.,with Fido set as an unfortunate anchor. Extremely unfriendly place--and this proves it--unfriendly to the neighborhood and customers alike. ("OH YEAH...the CUSTOMERS") It would be better as any other coffee house. And YES, that means Starbucks.
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IF IT OK WITH RANDY RAYBURN & ADAM DREAD THEN IT OK WITH HILLSBORO VILLAGE THEY RUN THE VILLAGE.THESE 2 ASSHOLES RUN THE VILLAGE
FUCK RANDY AND HIS PARKING LOT
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I'll say something positive. I've always found the employees at Fido nice. Maybe not what you'd call "super friendly" but not rude by any means. The food at Fido is always good. I have had problems with service when it comes to timing. I hope this expansion will somehow help them to A) deliver customers meals at the same time, something that you wouldn't think would be difficult with a party of 2. and B) serve the lattes BEFORE the food. On more than one occasion I've been DONE with my food before getting my latte.
I cannot express how much I would rather see Fido there than Starbucks. I mean, REALLY?!?!
