Another neat old ad from 1954, this one for the Tunnel Bar-B-Q, one of only two ads in the entire tourist booklet where the company is still in operation.
The Tunnel Bar-B-Q is a Windsor institution, make sure you pay them a visit some time soon. Like most things, if you don’t use it you’ll lose it. Our downtown businesses can’t survive without your support.
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Long live TBQ.
I have to agree with everyone...who wants to eat at Peppers, I never have, and unless someone else is paying, I don't intend on it...LOL...David is right tho, it must be all the advertising that they do, where as I never see anything about TBQ. Then again, I’d have to agree with John, lose the bar, and the grill will sink!!!
I did recently (just before Christmas)... have lunch with a friend at East Side Mario’s. Wow, was the food there HORRIBLE. I ordered this pasta dish, and OMG, it was so DRY, and stale, it literally looked as if it was made the night before, and frozen. It was so gross, I told the manager then, I’d never return, and I haven’t. Which brings me to the real point, if we lose our family run restaurants where are we going to be able to dine, a place which actually serves hot and fresh, home made food? With food chains, like Montana’s, Peppers, Marios, the quality just isn’t there. I hope TBQ survives, and rebounds. I will definitely be going back in there to check things out!!
The Tunnel BBQ owners need to start investing more money into the operation if they want to compete with places like Pepper's. The place looks old and dirty, which is no surprise since the owners haven't renovated the place in over twenty years. The Tunnel BBQ also has to spend more on advertising to let people know they're still around. Maybe the Tunnel BBQ could get together with Pepper's and a few other places on a promotion campaign to get more people to spend money downtown because what's good for Tunnel BBQ is good for every other restaurant downtown.
Old and dirty?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiz68/675268719/
I think it looks very attractive from the outside. No graf/tags or building maintenance issues. The windows, facade, and canopy are perfect.
The interior is somewhat kitschy, that's no secret, but well maintained and *never* dirty.
I would suggest any money spent on cosmetics given the perfectly acceptable state of the place now would be wasted money.
And can we please stop referencing Pepper's like it's a real restaurant. Next thing you know people will be claiming Applebee's is a good neighbourhood restaurant.
I thought we were all on the same page here supporting downtown businesses, Andrew. ;)
What is that white stuff on the facade of Tunnel BBQ,John? Is that stucco?
As I remember, Pepper's has a concrete facade with glass block and copper awnings. I wonder if it's the original facade?
Pepper's Facade http://www.flickr.com/photos/97568133@N00/1362866783/
I think that the Pepper's Building (Ex-Birks) is original.
Also I think it's likely limestone vs. concrete.
Calling out the Tunnel Bar-B-Q because of a skim coat that was probably put on the exterior 30 years ago is simply stupid, and seems a little bit troll-ish.
I'm not sure what delight you get out of some of the comments you post here, but please use some sense, comments like the one above are simply meant to provoke a reaction. When you troll it simply means you have no vaild points to add to the discussion.
My wife and I usually go out weekly to eat somewhere around town, and kiddie bars that happen to serve food are not high on the list. There are real restaurant option available in this city, and I choose to eat at, and support the ones that make food their #1 priority, not the ones who's weekend evening activities help to shitify downtown, like Pepper's.
One final note about attemps at trolling... All that does is stifle the discourse over here. People get fed up with dealing with such stupidity and simply stop contributing to the discussion, and I think everyone can agree that the discussion over here is generally pretty interesting and adds to the experience.
The food at places like Peppers is incidental.
Applebee's is not a neighbourhood restaurant, it's you neighbourhood bar. (I get a kick out of that kind of marketing).
As for buffets, they are the devil and have killed more Canadians early than some wars have. Places that serve buffets should be heavily taxed like cigarettes. Nobody needs that much food. A buffet at a place like Peppers is just cruel.