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angelocustino 11-17-2012, 08:48 AM Tydude,
The judge did not grant them any rights to the name, she stated it would be decided at a later date if they could continue using it. That was just a motion, we haven't even had a hearing as far as the embezzlement and fraud charges against the Elder's are concerned. I am assuming the judge will have a final ruling on their right to use the name then.
Tydude 11-17-2012, 08:56 AM this is what the article that Steve wrote about the name
Custino also asked that his family’s name be removed from the eatery.
“The Custino name has been used 15 to 20 years in conjunction with fine Italian dining,” Custino said.
Davis declined that request. Zuhdi said Elder spent “significant’ money on branding with the name, and would have to look at how those costs could be reimbursed if it were to be changed. Zuhdi also argued Custino is not Phil Custino’s real name, adding he is actually Phil Caliendo, and changed it following legal entanglements in Chicago in the late 1980s.
Davis ruled against the name change, but ordered both sides to come up with a dissolution agreement. She also ordered Angelo Custino to relinquish control of the restaurant’s Facebook page, which he took over last week.
Steve 11-17-2012, 09:59 AM But Custino is correct that the name issue was possibly to come up again as part of the agreement. It's my understanding, but Custino might elaborate, that his lawyer never did the follow-up filing....
Tydude 11-17-2012, 10:02 AM But Custino is correct that the name issue was possibly to come up again as part of the agreement. It's my understanding, but Custino might elaborate, that his lawyer never did the follow-up filing....
Custino's Lawer???
angelocustino 11-17-2012, 04:20 PM My lawyer had nothing to follow up on. The Elder's were supposed to submit their evidence on Oct. 4 but never did. There was some confusion to when the deadline was but it's long since past any deadline set.
Steve 11-17-2012, 05:43 PM The judge's instructions were that Mr. Custino's lawyer was to communicate a severance plan to Mr. Elder's lawyer. At least that is what I heard in the last court hearing. Any further dispute over the name was to be heard as part of that severance hearing. That severance plan did have a deadline, I think Oct. 4 as Mr. Custino states.
MonkeesFan 11-17-2012, 06:29 PM Tydude,
The judge did not grant them any rights to the name, she stated it would be decided at a later date if they could continue using it. That was just a motion, we haven't even had a hearing as far as the embezzlement and fraud charges against the Elder's are concerned. I am assuming the judge will have a final ruling on their right to use the name then.
I hope they will stop using the name, in my opinion, they should not allowed to use the name
Rover 11-18-2012, 10:45 AM This thread is just turning into Angelo Custinos ad campaign.
Knowing some of the inside players, my recommendation is: go try one or both. If you like the experience, go back. If you don't, then don't go back. Don't go or not based on what you are reading here or on their ratings...they are manipulated propaganda.
Personally, I don't think either will be around long. They are focusing on vendettas and not on their food or customers. This should be about serving quality food in a pleasant atmosphere, not personal conflict. Whole thing is stupid and petty.
RadicalModerate 11-18-2012, 11:03 AM I sort of agree with Rover . . . But isn't "vendetta" authentically Italian? Or is that just cultural stereotyping?
As I have stated previously: My first visit to the "faux-custinos" over by Giovanni's Gelato resulted in a positive impression. The Drive-Thru Lasagne was very tasty and there was a lot of it, especially for the price. The next time we attempted to eat there, some guy said the AC was out, it was hot, and we didn't want to go in. The next time we tried it, we dined inside and, while the food was passable, everything else from decor to a sense of the staff having a clue as to what they were doing sucked. This is why I suggested the drive-thru as the better option: You didn't have to see the interior of the place.
Haven't been to the "Authentic Custinos on May" yet. I would hope they at least have checkered tablecloths and a hologram of a big, fat, Italian grandmother stirring a big pot in the virtual kitchen. (That image was from The Best Colacci's Restauant in Louisville, Colorado, c. 1966 . . . Where they served authentic Italian coal miner food to the sons and daughters of former authentic Italian coal miners. The Colacci Family had about three restaurants in that small town and apparantly only The Blue Parrot survives. They once featured a "Wop Burger" that was highly controversial. Some over-sensitive Soprano types put a vendetta on their ass regarding that label.)
angelocustino 11-18-2012, 11:37 AM I agree with Rover, other than the restaurants sticking around. I hope we are both is business for a long time. I'm requesting this thread should be taken down. If you have any questions feel free to stop by. I will no longer be responding to this thread.
RadicalModerate 11-18-2012, 01:07 PM "taken down?!!!!"
even The Godfather of Soul knows that there is a difference between "shuttin' down" "taken down" and "gittin' down" . . .
http://blog.trialandheirs.com/wp-content/uploads/James_Brown-1.jpg
'specially in regard to threads . . .
ctchandler 11-18-2012, 02:14 PM I started this thread with a simple question and that has certainly been answered many times, so am I responsible for closing the thread, or is it the moderators? Also, should it be closed while there is still activity? Since this activity is not related to my original question, should it be closed? Three questions, let me know.
C. T.
I agree with Rover, other than the restaurants sticking around. I hope we are both is business for a long time. I'm requesting this thread should be taken down. If you have any questions feel free to stop by. I will no longer be responding to this thread.
RadicalModerate 11-18-2012, 02:34 PM You, Sir really ARE "The Man" here. No kidding. No joke.
(i just hope that "shut down" doesn't mean the same thing as "deleted" as there is a diversity of opinion shared on this/your thread that should not disappear into virtual oblivion...)
ou48A 11-20-2012, 11:35 AM Please don’t kill or shut down this thread.
This story has a long way to go before it fully plays it’s self out.
Among other things we have a legal battle that one side says they will take to the high courts if necessary. We also have lots of allegations that need to be legally resolved.
The original restaurant used personal connections to help created a bigger than normal splash in the media when they opened.
It’s only fair they should receive bigger than normal coverage when they split and crash.
As with anything like this there is a lot we probably don’t know, (all the story is missing is a sex angle) but we already know enough to say that this story has turn into the best OKC soap opera since the Penn Square bank failure.
SoonerQueen 11-20-2012, 07:48 PM Please don’t kill or shut down this thread.
This story has a long way to go before it fully plays it’s self out.
Among other things we have a legal battle that one side says they will take to the high courts if necessary. We also have lots of allegations that need to be legally resolved.
The original restaurant used personal connections to help created a bigger than normal splash in the media when they opened.
It’s only fair they should receive bigger than normal coverage when they split and crash.
As with anything like this there is a lot we probably don’t know, (all the story is missing is a sex angle) but we already know enough to say that this story has turn into the best OKC soap opera since the Penn Square bank failure.
Could this be the next movie of the week on Lifetime?
Tydude 11-21-2012, 09:13 AM this is the story about the two custino's Restaurant in the Oklahoma Gazette
http://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/article-16901-what’s-in-a-.html
An Oklahoma County judge must decide if Oklahoma City is to be home to two Italian restaurants bearing the name Custino’s.
At odds are Bud and Barbara Elder, owners of Custino’s Italian Kitchen; and Angelo and Philip Custino, owners of Custino’s Restaurant and Bar.
In August, District Judge Lisa Davis rejected an injunction filed by the Custinos seeking to stop the Elders from using the Custino name for their restaurant. The four originally were partners in the start-up at 2724 W. Britton. In response, the Elders claimed that the Custino's had failed to show up on June 26, told employees not to show up for work, shut down utility accounts and withdrew money from the corporate checking account.
Both sides agree that the Elders were the eatery’s sole financers.
Bud Elder said he entered into the relationship in good faith, but after six weeks, the Custinos just walked away.
“The next time we heard from them was when we received notice we were being sued,” Elder said.
The restaurant was an attempt to resurrect the Custino’s Italian Kitchen of the 1990s, made famous locally by its “Stuffa You Face” jingle. The Custinos and Elders worked together on that concept until the Custinos left OKC; they returned last year.
Elder, who described Philip as his best friend during the 1990s, said the Custinos wanted to renew the friendship and business partnership.
Now that friendship is surely over, and both parties are adamant about using the Custino name.
On Nov. 9, Angelo Custino and his father, Philip, opened Custino’s Restaurant and Bar at 7801 N. May, around the corner from the other restaurant — a violation of Davis’ ruling, according to Bill Zuhdi, attorney for the Elders.
“The judge said neither party could harm the other in conducting business,” Zuhdi said. “It’s our contention that the proximity of the new location, combined with the confusion created by the use of the same name, will seriously harm the Elders’ business.”
The name Custino’s Italian Kitchen was reserved by Bud Elder several years ago and appropriate papers were filed with the Secretary of State, said Zuhdi.
The Elders also claim that Custino is not Philip Custino’s actual name. They said his legal name is Anthony Philip Caliendo, and that he was sentenced to federal prison in 1988 for his part in a prostitution ring.
Angelo Custino called the accusation a lie.
“My father was born Philip Angelo Custino,” he said. “I have the birth certificate. I’ll show it to anyone who asks. I don’t want the same thing happening to my father as happened to President Obama.”
Elder said he wouldn’t have an issue with the new restaurant if he thought it would serve OKC well.
“If I thought it might help the Custino’s brand, I could support it,” he said, “but personal knowledge and experience tells me it will be a disaster.”
MonkeesFan 11-21-2012, 06:16 PM this is the story about the two custino's Restaurant in the Oklahoma Gazette
Oklahoma Gazette Food and Drink: Features: Custino's (http://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/article-16901-what’s-in-a-.html)
“If I thought it might help the Custino’s brand, I could support it,” he said, “but personal knowledge and experience tells me it will be a disaster.”
Well, let's see if he is right
However, I would like to not see this thread closed since I wanted to see an update on the court case until it is the final decision
boscorama 11-21-2012, 09:06 PM The reference to President Obama's birth certificate was a serious turn-off, where I live.
Spartan 11-21-2012, 09:26 PM Custino bumps the thread when it's convenient for him, and wants it taken down when it's not so convenient for him. Typical.
Unfortunately OKC Talk is a LOT bigger than his restaurant. I've been on here for ten years. OKC Talk has an incredibly Brit future ahead of it and there is no need for the site to bend to these clowns' wishes. These restaurants on the other hand look to have a very brief lifespan...
angelocustino 11-22-2012, 03:05 PM I regret posting again but the attacks continue. The retraction in the Gazette will not be published until next week along with my interview on news 9.
Dear Editor,
There were many misleading and false statements made in the article titled “What’s in a Name,” published Nov. 21, 2012. To begin I would like to clarify, as the Oklahoman did not report this correctly either, that my father, Phil Custino, was a consultant for Custino’s Italian Kitchen and not an owner or partner. My current business Custino’s Restaurant & Bar, located at 7801 N. May Ave., has the privilege of having my father as the executive chef.
As far as statements made I would like to address a few corrections. Charles Elder was quoted saying “but after six weeks, the Custino’s just walked away.” The reason for me separating myself from the Elder’s, not only because we have different views on ethics in business, began a few weeks after opening when $1,500 was transferred electronically out of the company bank account to Mr. Elder’s L.L.C. account (E-Genius Communications) without any notification. Our terms as partners being that when one takes money the other is entitled to the same amount, I confronted him and advised him since he had never participated in the restaurant industry before that taking money for the owners was something that needed to be discussed so as not to put the business in jeopardy. Considering we opened with $0.03 in the company account, that amount even excluding what I was entitled made it more difficult to keep the business running. Having online access to the company account the three of us were on, I continued to monitor the account for transfers to his L.L.C. Upon noticing the amount not reported to me was near five figures and my father and I had been working open to close for very little compensation I decided to seek legal counsel. When we did not show for work I immediately received a voicemail that the locks on the building had been changed.
Mr. Elder also made a statement that “the next time we heard from them was when we received notice we were being sued.” Although he had not heard directly from me after leaving multiple threatening text messages and voicemails that I have documentation of, he did receive notification on my behalf from my attorney that all future communications were to go through him. After ignoring the letter from my attorney, Mr. Elder continued to leave messages and began to drive by my residence at all hours of the day. He also received notification on my behalf from the Oklahoma City Police Department to stop all communications and to no longer go out of his way to drive past my residence. To which he responded by issuing a false statement to the police I threatened to “whack” him.
After finding new legal representation I withdrew $1,600 from the company account I was on shortly after Mr. Elder withdrew another $1,000 to start the legal process to have the partnership dissolved. Mr. Elder then called the police and brought them to my house stating that our partnership was dissolved because he, a 25% owner, sent me an email that he no longer wanted to be business partners and therefore what I did was “grand larceny and embezzlement” and threatened to ruin my life and have me thrown in jail immediately. After this I filed my lawsuit against the Elder’s for embezzlement and submitted the company’s bank account statements showing his frequent withdrawals as evidence to my attorney.
Mr. Elder also claimed my father was not who he said he was, although he said my father went by a different name to The Oklahoman than he did to The Gazette. Both are false statements to which my father’s birth certificate proves.
Mr. Elders final statement I would like to contest was that he did not believe the opening of my new restaurant would be helpful to the Custino’s brand. My former business was under his LLC (E-Genius Communications) DBA Custino’s Italian Kitchen, other than the DBA he has no rights to the brand. I filed a trademark shortly after the judge declared we were no longer in business piggy backing off my parents trademark from the 90’s so it is effective from 1998.
As far as Mr. Elders attorney Bill Zuhdi’s statements I would like to correct a few things as well. Mr. Zuhdi stated that the judge gave instructions that neither party could harm the other in conducting business. Direct from Judge Lisa T. Davis’s journal entry “neither party shall make any statements disparaging or harmful to Custino’s Italian Kitchen.” Mr. Zudhi’s other statement that the name “Custino’s Italian Kitchen” was reserved by Mr. Elder several years ago is hard to believe as we had a team meeting a few weeks before opening to decide what the name should be and came up with it then after throwing out many other options and we had not been in communication with them for more than a few months before going into business together after 10 years of not speaking.
As far as Mr. Elder’s defense against my allegations and evidence to support his claims against me, he was unable to produce anything. Any statement I have made I have evidence to support my claims. He continues to advertise that my father and I are attached to his business after the judge decreed I was no longer his partner and we left.
Angelo Custino
Tydude 11-22-2012, 05:02 PM I regret posting again but the attacks continue. The retraction in the Gazette will not be published until next week along with my interview on news 9.
I thought you left OKC Talk forum page
angelocustino 11-22-2012, 05:13 PM Tydude,
I thought if I put down my sword others would too. Instead I was stabbed in the back. I would prefer to put the entire conversation to rest until the case is over, but as long as people are talking about this I have no choice but to defend myself.
ctchandler 11-22-2012, 05:36 PM RadicalModerate,
I get your point. Thanks, I think I won't worry about it and let it just go away when it's time!
C. T.
You, Sir really ARE "The Man" here. No kidding. No joke.
(i just hope that "shut down" doesn't mean the same thing as "deleted" as there is a diversity of opinion shared on this/your thread that should not disappear into virtual oblivion...)
Steve 11-22-2012, 07:45 PM I stand by every word in reporting on the Custino's dispute and will note that the Custino's and their attorney were given mutliple opportunities to talk to me for my story. When I turned in my story, there was a footnoted attribution and/or documentation for every sentence in the story.
boscorama 11-22-2012, 09:23 PM I regret posting again but the attacks continue. The retraction in the Gazette will not be published until next week along with my interview on news 9.
Dear Editor,
There were many misleading and false statements made in the article titled “What’s in a Name,” published Nov. 21, 2012. To begin I would like to clarify, as the Oklahoman did not report this correctly either, that my father, Phil Custino, was a consultant for Custino’s Italian Kitchen and not an owner or partner. My current business Custino’s Restaurant & Bar, located at 7801 N. May Ave., has the privilege of having my father as the executive chef.
As far as statements made I would like to address a few corrections. Charles Elder was quoted saying “but after six weeks, the Custino’s just walked away.” The reason for me separating myself from the Elder’s, not only because we have different views on ethics in business, began a few weeks after opening when $1,500 was transferred electronically out of the company bank account to Mr. Elder’s L.L.C. account (E-Genius Communications) without any notification. Our terms as partners being that when one takes money the other is entitled to the same amount, I confronted him and advised him since he had never participated in the restaurant industry before that taking money for the owners was something that needed to be discussed so as not to put the business in jeopardy. Considering we opened with $0.03 in the company account, that amount even excluding what I was entitled made it more difficult to keep the business running. Having online access to the company account the three of us were on, I continued to monitor the account for transfers to his L.L.C. Upon noticing the amount not reported to me was near five figures and my father and I had been working open to close for very little compensation I decided to seek legal counsel. When we did not show for work I immediately received a voicemail that the locks on the building had been changed.
Mr. Elder also made a statement that “the next time we heard from them was when we received notice we were being sued.” Although he had not heard directly from me after leaving multiple threatening text messages and voicemails that I have documentation of, he did receive notification on my behalf from my attorney that all future communications were to go through him. After ignoring the letter from my attorney, Mr. Elder continued to leave messages and began to drive by my residence at all hours of the day. He also received notification on my behalf from the Oklahoma City Police Department to stop all communications and to no longer go out of his way to drive past my residence. To which he responded by issuing a false statement to the police I threatened to “whack” him.
After finding new legal representation I withdrew $1,600 from the company account I was on shortly after Mr. Elder withdrew another $1,000 to start the legal process to have the partnership dissolved. Mr. Elder then called the police and brought them to my house stating that our partnership was dissolved because he, a 25% owner, sent me an email that he no longer wanted to be business partners and therefore what I did was “grand larceny and embezzlement” and threatened to ruin my life and have me thrown in jail immediately. After this I filed my lawsuit against the Elder’s for embezzlement and submitted the company’s bank account statements showing his frequent withdrawals as evidence to my attorney.
Mr. Elder also claimed my father was not who he said he was, although he said my father went by a different name to The Oklahoman than he did to The Gazette. Both are false statements to which my father’s birth certificate proves.
Mr. Elders final statement I would like to contest was that he did not believe the opening of my new restaurant would be helpful to the Custino’s brand. My former business was under his LLC (E-Genius Communications) DBA Custino’s Italian Kitchen, other than the DBA he has no rights to the brand. I filed a trademark shortly after the judge declared we were no longer in business piggy backing off my parents trademark from the 90’s so it is effective from 1998.
As far as Mr. Elders attorney Bill Zuhdi’s statements I would like to correct a few things as well. Mr. Zuhdi stated that the judge gave instructions that neither party could harm the other in conducting business. Direct from Judge Lisa T. Davis’s journal entry “neither party shall make any statements disparaging or harmful to Custino’s Italian Kitchen.” Mr. Zudhi’s other statement that the name “Custino’s Italian Kitchen” was reserved by Mr. Elder several years ago is hard to believe as we had a team meeting a few weeks before opening to decide what the name should be and came up with it then after throwing out many other options and we had not been in communication with them for more than a few months before going into business together after 10 years of not speaking.
As far as Mr. Elder’s defense against my allegations and evidence to support his claims against me, he was unable to produce anything. Any statement I have made I have evidence to support my claims. He continues to advertise that my father and I are attached to his business after the judge decreed I was no longer his partner and we left.
Angelo Custino
Geeeeeez. Think I'll check out Roma's tomorrow. Maybe Spaghetti Warehouse next week.
SoonerQueen 11-22-2012, 10:48 PM Geeeeeez. Think I'll check out Roma's tomorrow. Maybe Spaghetti Warehouse next week.
Hate to say that with all the stuff going on between each restaurant, I doubt I will go to either one again. Never have tried the new one on N May, but I think we'll go somewhere else.
angelocustino 11-23-2012, 12:05 AM At Custino's on May it's about the food not the story. My personal matters have nothing to do with my business and do not effect the food in any way. Custino's Restaurant & Bar is an affordable full service restaurant that prides itself on quality and your server is their to insure it.
MonkeesFan 11-23-2012, 07:08 AM Angelo is right, you are missing out on good food if you do....
MonkeesFan 11-23-2012, 07:08 AM From reading the story, I have to say that Mr. Elder is a nutcase
Steve 11-23-2012, 08:35 AM I've met Bud Elder, interviewed him a half dozen times over the past couple years, and was briefly introduced to the Custino's. They all strike me as intelligent adults who have made choices....
soonerguru 11-23-2012, 01:42 PM Geeeeeez. Think I'll check out Roma's tomorrow. Maybe Spaghetti Warehouse next week.
Don't forget Vito's -- very good. Gabriella's is very good, too.
soonerguru 11-23-2012, 01:48 PM So much drama for two mediocre restaurants. This is an example of the "no publicity is bad publicity" maxim being wrong.
angelocustino 11-23-2012, 05:17 PM soonerguru,
Have you tried the new Custino's?
Tydude 11-23-2012, 05:35 PM i say Gaberiella's is one of the best Italian food in OKC better then the new Custino's
MonkeesFan 11-23-2012, 06:54 PM i say Gaberiella's is one of the best Italian food in OKC better then the new Custino's
Where is Gaberiella's? I would like to try it
soonerguru,
Have you tried the new Custino's?
You may have the best Italian food in the world, but because of your behavior in this thread, your stupid lawsuit, and leaving Custino's handbills on cars during Black Friday, I will never eat at your restaurant. Ass.
angelocustino 11-23-2012, 07:26 PM Tydude,
When did you come in and try it?
Matt,
I'm sorry you feel that way. If you come in your meal is on the house, just let your server know and they will take care of it.
Spartan 11-23-2012, 07:32 PM You may have the best Italian food in the world, but because of your behavior in this thread, your stupid lawsuit, and leaving Custino's handbills on cars during Black Friday, I will never eat at your restaurant. Ass.
I wish I got a free meal whenever I dress people down.. I'd never pay for a meal again.. (don't worry, sparty's 2013 resolution will be to be nicer)
Matt,
I'm sorry you feel that way. If you come in your meal is on the house, just let your server know and they will take care of it.
You may have the best free Italian food in the world, but that's not gonna change things.
Steve 11-23-2012, 09:09 PM Gabriella's is pretty much blowing away everybody when it comes to Italian food. While the two Custino's restaurants engage in this battle, I'm not aware of anyone who thinks either place is in the same league as Gabriella's.
bluedogok 11-23-2012, 09:33 PM To me the Custino's that I knew (the original) is a different type of restaurant than a Gabriella's type of establishment (based on what I know of it). There is more than enough room in the market for both types just like you have with many other cuisines. We will have to try one of them when we are back in town.
Tydude 11-24-2012, 08:55 AM I never went to your place and will never will for the rest of my life.Also i drove my your restaurant couple of days ago and it was empty and was closed at the same time
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boscorama 11-24-2012, 09:17 PM Roma's in Guthrie was darned decent!
Rover 11-24-2012, 10:33 PM When did okctalk become an advertising board for Custinos? Seems he is trying to hijack it. Please don't ruin this board.
boscorama 11-24-2012, 10:38 PM Methinks Custino's is self destructing right here, right now.
kevinpate 11-25-2012, 08:02 AM When did okctalk become an advertising board for Custinos? Seems he is trying to hijack it. Please don't ruin this board.
Ah, that's not very accurate. In the past 200 odd posts, angelocustino has only about one out of every six posts. Hardly a hijack. Also, it is a thread, in the food section, about a known local name and food where a dispoute ended up with two establishments using similar names.
Whatever else this thread is, the actual advertising content is very, very minimal. If it were garlic, it'd be at the level in a Chef-Boyardee can of mini ravioli, or less.
Rover 11-25-2012, 11:21 AM This thread should be about our discussions of Custinos, both of them, and not Custinos social media campaign. Him discussing his viewpoint of the controversy is additive, but his promotions on here is blatant hijacking of a forum not meant to be an advertising medium.
Steve 11-25-2012, 12:41 PM Ah, that's not very accurate. In the past 200 odd posts, angelocustino has only about one out of every six posts. Hardly a hijack. Also, it is a thread, in the food section, about a known local name and food where a dispoute ended up with two establishments using similar names.
Whatever else this thread is, the actual advertising content is very, very minimal. If it were garlic, it'd be at the level in a Chef-Boyardee can of mini ravioli, or less.
I think it's been confirmed that OKCbigeater is Custino's partner.
angelocustino 11-25-2012, 01:21 PM I recently hired on OKCbigeater to do my online marketing. I forgot to mention not to advertise on this page, but I can assure everyone it will not happen again.
kevinpate 11-25-2012, 01:23 PM Which would add, at most, nine posts to the mix Steve. That's assuming he's only posted this thread. I didn't bother to check, given the low overall post count.
In the fwiw cat, I've not been to either establishment as yet, and don't have a cat in da fight.
If the owners of one, or both, places with Custinos in the name wanna come in and talk, cheer, grouse, whine, plead, etc. from their own perspective, I don't see that as being an issue. In just about any foodie thread here, someone raises the Q of whether a person shared their view with the owner.
If someone from either place comes in and talks smack, or if someone tries to excessively promote their place in the middle of a convo, I tend to trust that the avg. diner can reach his or her own conclusion on how that impacts, irrespective of whether the diner finds it a positive or a negative impact.
Perhaps it would be different, perhaps even better, if the various posts could be segregated into those which relate to each specific eatery. Not my call there.
LandRunOkie 11-25-2012, 01:30 PM his promotions on here is blatant hijacking of a forum not meant to be an advertising medium.
Someone is auditioning for moderator, or just too old to understand the internet. Start your own business and advertise the way you want to advertise, preacha man.
soonerguru 11-26-2012, 10:28 AM This thread should be about our discussions of Custinos, both of them, and not Custinos social media campaign. Him discussing his viewpoint of the controversy is additive, but his promotions on here is blatant hijacking of a forum not meant to be an advertising medium.
I believe it's the other Custino's that offered the promotion on here. Never mind. I was wrong. Proceed.
Rover 11-26-2012, 11:26 PM Someone is auditioning for moderator, or just too old to understand the internet. Start your own business and advertise the way you want to advertise, preacha man.
Lol. If you only knew.
This kind of hijacking is like putting flyers under windshield wipers at funerals... Is inappropriate and tacky...usually just ticks people off. Social media marketers should know the difference of types of boards. Just because something is on the web doesn't make it social media.
LandRunOkie 11-27-2012, 08:40 AM If I knew ... but I don't really care. Some people like to support local businesses, it is better for the local economy. If it ticks people off, they can ask for a refund. Oh wait, its a free site.
MustangGT 11-27-2012, 08:45 AM Gabriella's is pretty much blowing away everybody when it comes to Italian food. While the two Custino's restaurants engage in this battle, I'm not aware of anyone who thinks either place is in the same league as Gabriella's.
Agreed. Compared to Gabriella's Custinos, both locations, is barely back alley fast food in comparision.
DH405 12-08-2012, 06:20 PM I regret posting again but the attacks continue. The retraction in the Gazette will not be published until next week along with my interview on news 9.
Has anyone seen a retraction? I haven't. Steve says he's standing by his reporting. Angelo, you DO know that you can't just declare that someone else will print a retraction and it happens, right? These are the sorts of things that make you an incredibly untrustworthy character in the public eye.
That, and I don't know that I can trust a man who hasn't figured out how to pluralize a proper damn noun. Hint : There isn't an apostrophe involved.
Okay, so Custino isn't Caliendo. So, then, who is Anthony Caliendo?
Tydude 12-08-2012, 08:04 PM i am hearing rumors that Phill isn't paying his staff at all at his restaurant
Spartan 12-08-2012, 09:02 PM Small Business Saturday is TODAY! It’s a day to celebrate and support small businesses that create jobs, boost the economy and invigorate neighborhoods around the country. Come into Custino's Restaurant & Bar for our BEDLAM SPECIAL: BUY 1, GET 1 FREE! SPECIAL APPLYS TO EVERYTHING ON OUR LUNCH & DINNER MENU! For information on Custino's Restaurant & Bar please visit Custino's Restaurant & Bar (http://www.therealcustinos.com) starting next week customers will be able to order online and pick-up their orders at... stay tuned to our website and facebook for more information. for those of you who twitter be sure to follow us on Custino's Restaurant (Custinos) on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/custinos)
Why don't you save your Bedlam for the courtroom
SoonerQueen 12-08-2012, 10:28 PM Why don't you save your Bedlam for the courtroom
Sadly, I live in the neighborhood of the new Custino's and I never see any cars there. They can't be making any money. I bet they don't stay open very long.
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