Ate at Go Go for lunch and stopped in to take a look. I will try to eat here soon and take some pictures.
Ate at Go Go for lunch and stopped in to take a look. I will try to eat here soon and take some pictures.
Chef for Bonjour has taken over here, should be pretty good.
I went here for the first time yesterday evening and here is my review:
Positives:
1) The service
2) The staff
3) The food
4) The beer selection
5) Amount of TV's
Negatives:
1) Name of the establishment
2) Beer prices are a little high in comparison to other competition
3) Lack of parking
There were not many people there when a big group of us showed up. They offered us bubble tea which I thought was a little strange. It seemed to have more of a sports bar feel than anything else. Overall I was pleasantly surprised with how things were run. Everything you would hope for in a bar/restaurant was pretty much on point. However, I CANNOT get past the name.
For anyone that is interested, they are having several comedians come in Saturday, January 16th (I think that's the correct date).
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Thanks!
Did you stick your head in the space to the west; where they have the comedians?
It's a separate bar I believe.
I think I'm going to eat lunch there today.
Such an unfortunate brand. I want the place to do well, but admit that I have been slow to check it out almost entirely because the brand turns me off, and I know others (and I'm talking people who frequent downtown places almost exclusively) who feel the same way.
Yeah I think the brand "Gigglez" is a big fail and will handicap the potential of what otherwise seems like a big hit.
The overuse of the letter Z in their branding and menu is absolutely one of my pet peeves and, along with the "creative" item names, is definitely off-putting. As petty as I know this sounds, I'm pretty sure I'd avoid this place specifically because of it. Agreed, all of this is a total handicap to the potential success of this place.
I kindz of likez the brandingz
That menu is painful to read
What is too bad is that there is no question in my mind that they really put a lot of effort into all of it. I just get the idea that it was either done in a silo or that everyone they showed it to didn't want to hurt their feelings or be negative. They just really, REALLY would have benefitted from some professional branding advice. That is a corner that some people are often too quick to cut, but it DOES matter.
Their location isn't the greatest either... Not saying a successful restaurant can't operate in this space. It is just another hurdle to overcome. Basically no parking.
Some marketing and changing the "Why did the Chicken Cross the Road? Sandwich" to "Grilled Chicken Sandwich" and then have their pun below it would be so much better...
What is their obsession with the Blazers hockey team? Is there a team still called the Blazers? I was confused by that.
Does SA own the lot directly to the south of Gigglez?
Its a block away from McNellie's and Fassler Hall. People shouldn't have issues walking to Gigglez. In an urban environment, people can't, nor should they always park right in front of their destination.
Soooooooo, we giving it 6-8 months?
Thought the same then gave it a try last night. The place is cool, the food is pretty good, and he staff is great, the owner even came out and talked to me for awhile. It really has an opportunity to be a good sports bar with comedy shows. I hope this place makes it....but also for a name change.
Maybe we can get them on Bar Rescue...they will make them change the name to something less stupid and would get a lot of publicity from it.
They could easily rename it 'Gigs', as in a gig for comedians.
Might even be able to rework their expensive sign.
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