Three new eateries will open in the City of Watertown this month. One is an elaborate remake of an old favorite, Colemans Corners, just off Coffeen Street. It is widely thought owner Leo Coleman will open the doors as early as Monday.
The most elaborate is the multi million dollar investment in the Tilted Kilt, a franchise operation owned by a Lyons Falls couple. It is located on the site of the former Benny's Steak House on Arsenal Street.
Across the street, a new Japanese restaurant is opening in about a week.
While many continue to fuss over whether or not an Olive Garden is coming, these three restaurants represent major investments by their owners and exhibit a confidence in the local economy.
Earlier this year another restaurant opened on Newell Street, called Maggies on the River.
This is a competitive business, but its good to see folks willing to take a chance on Watertown....I wish them all well and am sure they will be successful.
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If the T K adds a deck, who will own it?
No doubt this is all good news. But I cannot help but to point out that each of these are former restaurants that went out of business.
Long John Silvers
Bennies Steak House
The black River Brewery
Coleman’s
Now all we need is Wendy’s and Two Brothers to open back up and we will be back to square one.
Right you are, wonder how much JCIDA kicked in.
Whose to blame for a majority of our jobs being dependent upon the base and low-paying hospitality jobs being all that our region has to offer the few youth that want to return after college?
If you show up, work hard, are honest, personable and dress halfway decent, you can make good money in the hospitality business....The key is that you have to work for it...You dont just get a big check regardless of performance....
Although if you kids can get a city job in Bell CA, I certainly wouldnt blame them.
9:00 is probably closer to the facts than 11:02. Service jobs in tourist areas aren't all that rewarding.
It really is shortsighted to belittle hospitality jobs.
A respectable percentage pays a very comfortable living wage.
Plus you get to work a lot of holidays, which means you don’t have to spend them fighting with your family.
Plus you can land the job with performance and just a GED instead of having to get some highfaluting degree.
Plus, even the bottom feeders at the tilted kilt will make more money than the hardworking picture frame makers and car freshener makers and gun cleaning makers…just by showing there barley legal stuff instead of giving it away for free on facebook or sexting.
Plus, contrary to the conventional wisdom of the shadow government, who ran this region into the ground over the years, a good hospitality industry can attract other industry just as well as other industry can attract hospitality.
People like nice things whether it is a nice paying job or a nice restaurant. Both will draw quality people and quality people will eventually make other things happen.
Except that there are fiefdoms to protect and mattresses to stuff. I lived in Oswego for 6 years way way back when "knocking down" $6.50 an hour. Wasn't much even then, as Fire and Police were making $9-$12 an hour, but even at $6.50 I bought a brand new Olds Gutless. Brand new! Payment was $140 a month. It didn't take long, living there, to determine there was "a whole bunch of money in this town!" Lots of money! Was and is "richer" than W-town. Still... with all that money stuffed in mattresses, and God forbid some upstart try and build something to improve the neighborhood becuz... well, becuz such a thing just isn't done, and besides... NIMBY, not next to MY Castle! Well... don't matter how much money is in all them mattresses, becuz that's where it's going to remain.
"I understand you have some money. Real money."
"Yep."
"Well, there's this project we're thinking about... "
"Son, what's your father's name??"
"I'm not from here."
"Didn't think so. See, here in town we hang on to our money."
Indeed. [sigh]
Oswego could be a kick ass city.
Alas... many that live there have NEVER left the county.
I’m not sure what you’re getting at.
I know a couple guys that built the Taco Bells in Oswego and Fulton
I know the family that built the Best Western captains quarters in Oswego. A very cool hotel
I think the indoor golf in Cicero was built by Oswego guys.
And some indoor soccer in north Syracuse too.
I could go on and on about businesses that were started with Oswego money.
The Sunday WDT had ads for Olive Garden Managers so it looks like the time may have come.
Any state monies involved here? I know the other business they own been supplied with all sorts of taxpayer$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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