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Re: Karakter's closed
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01/21/2016 06:24 PM
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sxmmm1987 said: Just heard Karakter's was closed this AM by the health dept. What the hell...... How did you "hear" this? No idea the circumstances but according to THEIR facebook page they will be open on Friday. " Due to circumstances Karakter will be closed untill ( tomorrow) friday 12.00 AM"
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Re: Karakter's closed
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01/22/2016 10:51 AM
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I agree. Kind of like when the "health department" closed down all the lolos in Grand Case several years ago??
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Re: Karakter's closed
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01/22/2016 12:30 PM
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I see periodic things in the DH about various controls that they have done on restaurants, so I know they do some inspections from time to time. Although anyone who remembers the Lido situation where they closed them down, has to wonder how strict the regulations are.. (...as in, not at all strict..)
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Re: Karakter's closed
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01/22/2016 07:22 PM
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What you "heard" may well be true but unless you have facts, rumors and hearsay are just that. I have no idea the case but below is from Karakter facebook page today.
"Much to our regret Karakter has to stay closed during the weekend. Due to that, we have to cancel all planned events for this weekend. We do everything we can to reopen on Monday. Management and staff sincerely apologize for all inconvenience this will cause."
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Re: Karakter's closed
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01/23/2016 05:06 PM
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ruralcarrier said:
"Much to our regret Karakter has to stay closed during the weekend. Due to that, we have to cancel all planned events for this weekend. We do everything we can to reopen on Monday. Management and staff sincerely apologize for all inconvenience this will cause." This seems odd to me that there was no reason given for them being closed. In my opinion, this really raises questions.
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Re: Karakter's closed
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01/24/2016 09:57 AM
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I'm surprised at your comment about the current owners trying to limit outside usage of the beach in front of Mary's Boon. Back in the day, around '96 I'm thinking, when they were rebuilding their restaurant after the storm that destroyed it, the Clevelands themselves encouraged people to come and be 'Boonies for a day'. We used to do extra days there shortly before and after that event and it was never a problem. I have noticed over the past few years they do try to keep a good sized separate beach area reserved for their guests only but it would seem if they really wanted to restrict access to the beach, it wouldn't be that difficult given the limited parking and all, unless of course, the restaurant has the legal right to do this in their lease or ownership terms? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Karakter's closed
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01/24/2016 10:34 AM
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I think you're probably right there, Pat, that the restaurant would be allowed to bring people in according to their lease, but I suspect that there really wouldn't be that much of a crowding situation on the beach, other than during this situation with Karakter..
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Re: Karakter's closed
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01/24/2016 02:08 PM
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Mary's Boon and Karachter are each interesting properties, and we've enjoyed both over the years, staying as a hotel guest and a frequent dinner guest under the current returned owners, as well as having been Boonies under both sets of owners, and we have also done dinner under the current restaurant management but only once since their lunch and dinner menus were basically the same.
At the same time, when Jorritt first opened Karakter and it became THE GO TO spot on Simpson Bay Beach, it was one of our favorite island beach days. Over the past couple of years it's lost some of its appeal to us. It's still a fun place but not knowing about its current problems, the number of chair set-ups seems to have increased and gotten closer, and the music seems louder so we started going back to the Boon - very good lunches with a more extensive menu and fewer people to share the beach with. Perhaps not for everyone but of the two, we've come to prefer our days there, though back in December we spent several says at El Zafiro and even with the very limited menu at the time, we really liked it, too.
With regard to the current problems at Karakter, I hope their issues are quickly resolved and they're able to reopen as the new and improved version so we can all enjoy the places we most enjoy, whatever they are. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Karakter's closed
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01/24/2016 02:58 PM
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RonDon said: well said, Pat! Not exactly something new <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Karakter's closed
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01/25/2016 07:15 AM
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I am closing this thread as I posted a link to an article from the Daily Herald that explains some of the problems. Sounds like health and labor issue according to the article. New Thread
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