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This guy should have hired someone else to design the dining space. There entire experience is disjointed and not appetizing. The walls make me think that there

by pg_bot 9y ago

This guy should have hired someone else to design the dining space. There entire experience is disjointed and not appetizing. The walls make me think that there is a plumbing problem from the tenant above, all of the furniture is geometric while the dinnerware is handcrafted and asymmetric. He spent a lot of money custom making chairs that belong in a 60's airport lounge, that all of his friends also dislike. For the amount of money spent, he could have had a beautiful restaurant.

klodolph 9y ago
"Lizarraga hand-poured the rose gold resin that drips down the main room walls, a technique she has never used with this medium before." Presumably she will never use that technique with the medium again. A couple golden quotes about the same subject: “I was very excited when the chairs came and then everyone I showed them to hated them. Like everyone. They either hated the color of leather, or they hated the design, or both,” “A lot of people are going to hate the design. It’s not for everyone, and I understand that. But the feeling of the restaurant is so important to me and I wanted to be 100 percent involved in every aspect,” It's not a flattering article... laid bare, it seems to depict a man who obsessed over decisions outside his competency, and paid out the nose for self-indulgent decoration.
- jjeaff 9y ago
  In a market as competitive as restaurants, I can't help but think that making crazy decisions might be your only way to set yourself apart from the crowd. Having delicious food makes people forgive a lot when it comes to comfort or decor. And just maybe having hideous chairs and walls would help you stand out in the minds of customers.
- joering2 9y ago
  "But the feeling of the restaurant is so important to me and I wanted to be 100 percent involved in every aspect," I hate to be this guy, but it feels like a perfect #1 example of why startups fail -- he basically designed restaurant for HIMSELF. I honestly wish him good luck of cloning himself 100,000 times and being happy to eat at his own place and pay for each bill to return $700k of initial investment.
- learc83 9y ago
  You left out the very next sentence about the chairs. "But then when people saw them in the space, they liked them."
hahamrfunnyguy 9y ago
I liked how it turned out, but the startup cost seems INSANE. He'll never reap the benefits of his hard work.

by pg_bot 9y ago

klodolph 9y ago

"Lizarraga hand-poured the rose gold resin that drips down the main room walls, a technique she has never used with this medium before." Presumably she will never use that technique with the medium again. A couple golden quotes about the same subject: “I was very excited when the chairs came and then everyone I showed them to hated them. Like everyone. They either hated the color of leather, or they hated the design, or both,” “A lot of people are going to hate the design. It’s not for everyone, and I understand that. But the feeling of the restaurant is so important to me and I wanted to be 100 percent involved in every aspect,” It's not a flattering article... laid bare, it seems to depict a man who obsessed over decisions outside his competency, and paid out the nose for self-indulgent decoration.

jjeaff 9y ago
In a market as competitive as restaurants, I can't help but think that making crazy decisions might be your only way to set yourself apart from the crowd. Having delicious food makes people forgive a lot when it comes to comfort or decor. And just maybe having hideous chairs and walls would help you stand out in the minds of customers.
joering2 9y ago
"But the feeling of the restaurant is so important to me and I wanted to be 100 percent involved in every aspect," I hate to be this guy, but it feels like a perfect #1 example of why startups fail -- he basically designed restaurant for HIMSELF. I honestly wish him good luck of cloning himself 100,000 times and being happy to eat at his own place and pay for each bill to return $700k of initial investment.
learc83 9y ago
You left out the very next sentence about the chairs. "But then when people saw them in the space, they liked them."

hahamrfunnyguy 9y ago

I liked how it turned out, but the startup cost seems INSANE. He'll never reap the benefits of his hard work.