Owning a restaurant in Maine (Bangor, Pittsfield: house, college, maintenance)

[warpedg]

Originally Posted by mollysmiles

Our mexican restaurant in Eastport closed this past winter (yes, you read that right!)--turns out paying taxes is NOT optional.....not sure what they're doing with that restaurant but we're really missing it!

That is one thing the state is sorely lacking from is good Mexican restaurants. Most of them appear to think that if you cover everything with cheese and sauce its a Mexican dish....a certain restaurant in Belfast adheres to that recipe.

[warpedg]

Originally Posted by truckmen

Hey, that's right! Them stuffed sea gulls will get you busted every time. BTW, who WAS that over-zealous unspector? ;-)

Here's a nod to the Cappy's incident...

[Lynn and Russ]

Originally Posted by mainebrokerman

sysco and pfg (formerly northcenter) and u.s. foods are the primary ,,suppliers of restaurants in maine..
there are many ,,suppliers for equipment,,, general carriage, out of windham, caprara, out of winthrop and there is a hobart office in portland, with techs
flaggs in bangor area,,
im sure there are many others,,these are just a few ive worked with or heard about.
if you are looking for used equipment,,,,,you can search online,,id recommend looking at "uncle henry's" thats the largest buy/swap/sell magazine in maine,,it has a search on its site,,so if you are looking for an oven, mixer, or fryolator,,,you could do a search,,,right on the same site.

thanks for the valuable info! We will check out all of them. My wife may know of those places since she has all of the restaurant experience as well as the brains, looks, ... hmmm... I guess I am just a figure head.

[bgrasser]

Your A lucky man!

[Lynn and Russ]

Originally Posted by bgrasser

Your A lucky man!

Yes I am!!!!

[corgis]

The Mexican restaurant in Eastport has been sold and the new owner is remodeling it as his hobby. All the tables, chairs, equipment and decorations were sold at auction last October. Word around here is that he's becoming discouraged with how his remodling is going and may be wanting to sell. He has also put in a woodburning fireplace, I'm told but the restaurant has never opened since it was closed in July, 2006.

[Lynn and Russ]

Originally Posted by corgis

The Mexican restaurant in Eastport has been sold and the new owner is remodeling it as his hobby. All the tables, chairs, equipment and decorations were sold at auction last October. Word around here is that he's becoming discouraged with how his remodling is going and may be wanting to sell. He has also put in a woodburning fireplace, I'm told but the restaurant has never opened since it was closed in July, 2006.

Good info and lead. Thanks!

[Ezlivn]

bringing back a dead thread. that mexican Restaurant re-opened and doing a fantastic business. reviews are great! It's now called the Pickled Herring!

Lynn and Russ....did you finally find your business? funny thing is I have a sister and brother-in-law.....Lynn and Russ same names lol

[Lynn and Russ]

Originally Posted by Ezlivn

bringing back a dead thread. that mexican Restaurant re-opened and doing a fantastic business. reviews are great! It's now called the Pickled Herring!

Lynn and Russ....did you finally find your business? funny thing is I have a sister and brother-in-law.....Lynn and Russ same names lol

We just moved to Pittsfield and are beginning to look around for the right place.

[mainerwoman]

My dh says a full sized restaurant just closed in Pittsfield. He thinks it was called Hocus Pocus. He says that there are alot of pizza/hot dog shops, but he thinks diner food would be a hit. If you open it, the guys from Cianbro will come.