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  1. This concept, while somewhat compelling, still seems like a joke after having seen Virginia City, NV a few days ago.
  2. Gotta say that the Fish City Grill was MUCH better the second time we went. When it first opened, it seemed a little pricey for what we got. But last night we were much more impressed. I hope that they permanently add some fish (particularly Mahi and Salmon) dishes to their menu. We still prefer Rockfish, but Fish City is closer and the improvements were a good sign. Pizza Fusion was very good too. We were not sure what to expect but we gobbled up the Sausage/Tricolor Pepper pizza like there was no tomorrow-it was that good. And Peli Peli is still da bomb. Their carrot ginger soup is INCREDIBLE!!!
  3. There are tons of Shoguns. There are at least 2 in the area other than at Vintage. There's one near the movie theater in Cypress (290 and Spring-Cypress) and there's one near Klein that has been there for a while.
  4. We went there tonight. It was GREAT! The service was fantastic and our waiter was superb! The food was great. The carrot ginger soup was incredible and the lamb chops were out of this world. We plan to go back and try the chicken. I had been waiting for this place and it was worth the wait. It was nice to eat there and was the first place at Vintage that we were impressed with. Fish City Grill was a bit overpriced and Mia Bella screwed up so many times when we went in March. Peli Peli may be a major highlight of dining in the northwest Houston area! I really hope they stay around for a while!
  5. Are you saying that 2010 is correct? Because TISD's website still says 2011. They will NOT have the high school open in the fall of 2010 if they begin in March, 2009. That truly is impossible unless the school is going to be the size of an elementary school.
  6. I'm sure it must be a misprint, but the lastest issue of the Tribune (for Tomball and Magnolia) states that the school will begin construction in March and be ready to open in the fall of 2010. That's impossible-even for a small school. At this point, Tomball ISD will be hard pressed to open it in the fall of '11 if they begin this spring. The district's site still has '11 as the opening. Cy-Fair takes 3 years to complete a high school.
  7. Mia Bella was supposed to have opened in December. Does anyone know what the latest on it is? Also, Peli Peli is supposed to open early 2009. Does anyone have the lasted on that? I am looking forward to trying both of those. Peli Peli particularly sounds interesting.
  8. There's something to be said about the success of this place when the big announcement for grand openings on the website are for a dentist office and a place to mail letters. Watch business pour in for those places. Time to celebrate and have a good time!
  9. I'm sure they've done what they can for the rent. It's not as if there is a line of retailers waiting for a spot at the Vintage (or at least it seems there isn't). Instead, the Vintage people need to go out and attract retailers. If the rent is so high that they can't get anyone there, they won't get any money at all. I'd say, even for someone who doesn't own their own business, that's just bad business. Bookstores seem to be a touchy business. The old Champions Barnes and Noble has been where it is for a very long time and Borders is doing extremely poorly. There aren't any major book sellers that even exist except Books a Million which sticks with malls and you may find one in an entire city. Waiting for the economy to get better is not the way to go. You have to be aggressive and get a head start on things so that when it does get better, you'd already have something established. I'd bet many people have lost jobs, packed up and moved, or just plain quit this project, which is putting things in more delay. I know it's repetitive but WOW, just WOW to how this thing has becomes such a mess.
  10. Mr. Football-I apologize for miscommunicating. It is indeed a very beautiful center and I have been extremely eager to see it filled with great stuff. And I am possibly the person most disgusted with empty warehouses that look like fire station garages that are all "for lease" and never fill up. I guess what I meant by a "baron waste" is the shame if this center doesn't actually get filled. It would then be a waste of a beautiful center with tremendous potential. And yes, this center should officially be the poster child of completely incompetent leasing agents. I mean, I can think of a hundred different things that could go up in that place that would be unique and would do great business instead of 10 nail salons, 15 coffee shops, 100 title companies, and 30 floor tile places. (obviously exaggerated, but you get the drift). I hope this stands as an example of the moronic business practices of developers and leasers in and around Houston and hundreds of other cities probably.
  11. I'm glad other people are starting to have the same reaction I had months ago. How long has it been since this project began construction? Over a year and a half ago? How long have the buildings actually been up and structurally sound? I think it's been a few months. When this project was first going up, there were rampant rumors/announcements that a Cheesecake Factory was going up as well as a Ruth's Chris steakhouse and a major bookstore. The site even had a bookstore slated at one time. I agree that Cheeburger,Cheeburger doesn't seem to fit into the character of what the Vintage seems to be intended. Nor does Fish City Grill. Mia Bello is neat, but it seems to stand along in its standing and there are already some great Italian places. Hasta La Pasta isn't too far and La Parmigiana in Lakewood is great. I am actually very curious about Peli Peli because it seems to be one unique star in this dull area. Walking around it is like a ghost town.It's one of the saddest things to see. A few nail salons and beauty places is pretty much all there is and all there seems to ever be. To me, The Vintage is the epitome of bad development going on around Houston. And what's worse is that they are actually EXPANDING this baron waste of a shopping area that has no business. It's as if some developers think that miraculously, businesses are going to start pouring in like moths to a light. It makes you wonder what they are seeing that we, the consumer, are not.
  12. Agreed-there's no reason for a "grand opening" as late as October. This should have been ready to go this spring. Cheeburger-Cheeburger or whatever it's called doesn't seem to be the type of place you'd expect to open in a luxury high-end shopping center. Shogun's too commercial. I'm actually looking forward to Peli-Peli and right now that's the only place I am looking forward to seeing open. It's a real shame that they can't get a book store there. A book store is a place that would draw in people who might stay a while. I'm very surprised that Barnes N Noble is having trouble right now.
  13. You can say that again. I walked around the place the other day. I was amazed at how great it looked. However, I had this horribly haunting feeling like I was in a ghost town (and essentially was). From the looks of the tenant list, there won't be any real places where people can just come and hang out for a while (like a bookstore or music store). And yet, they are starting on phase II, as if that is going to lease or make the whole thing lease faster. Like I said, it's probably the saddest bit of development I've ever seen.
  14. It is now the end of April. I drove into Vintage Park today and noticed that it looks very nice, but they only have a nail salon and shoe store open inside. There are a few stores open on the perimeter and only a Starbuck's and Potbelly for food. The signs are up, and have been up for a while, for PeliPeli, Shogun, MiaBello, Fish City Grill, and Cheeburger-Cheeburger. However, it does not look like they are doing any work inside of those whatsoever except for Shogun. Does anyone know exactly what is going on with this place? This is possibly the saddest progress for any project I have ever seen like this. Is there any chance that these restaurants will be open sometime in 2008, let alone this summer? And whatever happened to the Cheesecake Factory, Ruth's Chris, and bookstore rumors? Any information would be very helpful and greatly appreciated.
  15. All I know is that the vintage park shopping center is taking FOREVER to complete. On top of that, they had a large amount of attractive proposed tenants such as Cheesecake Factory, Ruth's Chris, and a huge building for a bookstore-likely Barnes & Noble if not Borders. Then, within the past few months, nothing has come up. The site has taken down information about a book store, there has never been actual mention of a Cheesecake Factory, it doesn't look like Ruth's Chris is going to go up. And now it appears as though it will be filled with nothing but nail salons, haircutters, linens, and coffee shops (oh, and banks).
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