Tunnel Bar-B-Q – 1954

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• Nonsense. Pepper's stays in business because of the bar tab, not advertising. What's more, Peppers doesn't have 60 solid years under its belt and therefore is not worthy of being used as a yardstick to measure up against downtown veterans like TBQ (or United, or La Guardia, etc).

  Sometimes places fall on hard times because of changing market conditions. Right now market conditions downtown favour places that cater to a decidedly younger crowd than TBQ appeals to. I know you're going to suggest next that they start serving mozz sticks, dusted wings, and $2 drink specials, right? ;)

• If that were the case, then why does Pepper's advertise different dinner specials every night in the Windsor star. They don't take anything for granted and keep marketing and that's why they continue to be a success.

  As for Tunnel BBQ, no, not mozz sticks and dusted wings. Just a buffet and you'll see the place starting to get filled up by the noon hour office crowd because there aren't many reasonably priced buffets in downtown. But, $2 drink specials isn't a bad idea either. They've got a few bars that cater to the older crowd in downtown--Coco Pellies, Beer Market, Whiskey Bar, and Honest Lawyer to name a few. The times have changed. Businesses have gotta cater to what the customers want, not the other way around.

• What does Pepper's advertising dinner specials in the Star every night have to do with anything? You always get fixated on one thing that has nothing to do with the topic and beat it to death.

• Chanoso's - great food, reasonable prices, good/friendly staff.

• The Tunnel BBQ needs a major face lift if it wants to bring in new business. The owners haven't put any money into the place in over twenty years.

• John, you say Pepper's stays in business because of the bar tab. If that's the case, why would they be spending so much money advertising dinner specials in the Windsor Star?? Shouldn't they just be advertising drink specials since you say it's success is based on the bar tab? Pepper's is a restaurant just like Tunnel BBQ. Pepper's caters to customer's needs and wants and that's why they're successful. Tunnel BBQ needs to learn and follow from Pepper's example if you perceive that the current path they're heading on will lead to their eventual demise.

  Just as a side note, Pepper's is short for Pepper's Bar and Grill. When you cook something with a BBQ, you cook it on a grill. Tunnel BBQ and Pepper's Grill are semantically the same thing.

• I'll keep that in mind next time I'm chowing down on pub chips and draught beer there.

• Anything you like. Here's their dinner menu http://www.peppersbarandgrill.com/themenu.html You can get Filet Mignon for $21.99. Half rack of backribs for $14.99. Here's the Tunnel BBQ menu. http://www.tunnel-bar-b-q.com/tbqdowntown1.htm They don't even serve Filet Mignon there. Actually, Mozzarella Sticks and Dusted Chicken Wings are on TBBQ's menu. But, they don't post their prices online like Pepper's, so I'm not sure how much the beer is.

• No offense to Pepper's but I doubt I would sit down there for a meal and order Filet Mignon. As for the Tunnel Bar-B-Q not serving Filet Mignon, why should they? What they do best is ribs.

  Comparing Pepper to the Tunnel Bar-B-Q, is like comparing apples to hockey skates. One is a real restaurant, one is a piss-tank kiddie bar that sells food too.

• David, I was just kidding. I won't be needing the dinner menu. However I'm glad to hear they serve filet mignon. I can't wait to see their picture here in 2068 as well.