The Bull Ring

[Brad]

What's going on with that place?  I stopped in there Monday night at about 7:15 p.m. with another family to find that outside of the two drinkers at the bar, we were the only ones there.  During our stay, the staff poured Diet Coke from two liter bottles and literally ran out of tortilla chips during the appetizer segment of our soon-to-be hastily ended meal.  Only a few TVs were on.  Sort of embarassing, I invited some potential Bulls there and the restaurant seemed to be about one vendor bill away from shutdown.  Any idea what's going on there?  I've read constantly that the service was poor - well, we were the only table seated in the place and it was poor.  I guess that explains part of it.  There was no merchandise in the cases at the front door either, just a few autographed things.  The bathrooms had no paper towels - some dude brought in a roll of Bounty.  The odor was overwhelming.

Overall, it would be hard to picture a more disappointing visit to a restaurant, let alone the only real Bull-oriented place I've seen.  Are they going under or what?

[MikeG]

sadly   yes, I think they are.

[mutt]

Sorry to say, but I was never ever impressed with the place...  Other than the name of the joint and the 2-3 events we showed up there for, I'd just as well never go again.    

[BullsWinBucsWin]

Sorry to say, but I was never ever impressed with the place...  Other than the name of the joint and the 2-3 events we showed up there for, I'd just as well never go again.    

Agreed.  I think they bit off more than they could chew.  Plus the **** Philly crap on the wall pissed me off.

[ProudBull]

Yeah the Philly stuff really sucked.  It didn't have a lot going for it.  It is in a horrible location, the food and drinks are too expensive/too fancy for college students, ther service stinks, and the TV's are set up in weird places.  Did I mention it was in a horrible location.  

[bullwark]

As Proudbull stated poor location and then add poor service, the end was inevitable. Perhaps, if it was closer to campus, a little smaller, and followed the Hooters, Winghouse business model the place may succeeded.

[Jewbull]

It really makes you wonder what is going through people's minds when they invest so much money into something like this, and then provide what they provide.

Location, Location, Location, its what its all about. From day one everyone said it was too far from campus. They really need to build a restaurant of that nature closer to campus maybe even walkable (although i dont know where you could put on fowler or fletcher to be walkabale. If they ever build an OCS where the mall is putting it across the street from the mall and having the city build a walking bridge over the road would be money in the bag.

[mutt]

I could care less about location... I'd drive. The thing is, I'd WANT to friggin drive there for a reason.  Good times, good food, good service... Are these too much to ask for a business that's supposed to be part of the service industry???   Very sad.

[BullAdrian]

Nice location would be in Tampa Palms but they already have PeaBodys.  I think they've made Good Fella and Winners in Tampa Palms went out of business.

[D1DDY]

nothing is better than hooters