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Re: The Eel is closing?

  • Not chymes (obviously) but I heard they will be "re-opening" as a soup shop called Uncle Cheetah. 
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  • Hey, nice to see you :)

     

    I read that on the FB page... but no more Eel? I kinda wish they'd just work out the kinks and keep it!

     

  • I saw that they asked about soup on FB...and that sounds more appealing to me!
  • imagelilybean:
    I saw that they asked about soup on FB...and that sounds more appealing to me!

    Me too!

  • I really wanted to like the Electric Eel since the Cheetah is my favorite, but I just couldn't. I had noodles there once and they were way too salty and I ordered sushi another time and got home and it was the wrong thing Sad I'm all about sandwiches, soups and salad though.
  • ChymesChymes member

    Sorry, I was out of town yesterday.

    Cory's been struggling with the finances at the Eel for, well, pretty much since they opened. He's an impulsive guy, and the fact of the matter is that he opened the Eel before they were ready and without a ton of thought put into it. Cory's also very straightforward, so if you saw everything he wrote explaining the situation on their Facebook page, that's pretty much the straight story.

    He's going to close the doors at the Eel location and do some revamping to turn it into Uncle Cheetah's Soup Shop. Basically it'll be a local version of Zoup. There will be only a couple sandwiches/salads because the focus will really be on the soup. Cory established himself on Wealthy Street, before the Cheetah opened, selling his soups at The Sparrows, so this is kind of a return to what he knows best. When he opened the Eel he was the first to tell you that he wasn't an Asian food expert and the Eel was just kind of his interpretation of the food...and to a lot of people, I think that showed in the food. You win some, you lose some, I suppose. Cory's not a very patient guy and if something isn't working, he wants to change it ASAP. Smile

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  • Interesting.  Glad that I got an opportunity to try it before it closed.  I wasn't overly impressed...but I liked the sushi.  It sounds like he is making a smart decision to go back to what he knows!  Hopefully it works out...I really like what he did with the Cheetah.
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  • Thanks for the inside scoop, Chymes.  I think the soup restaurant sounds like a great idea.
  • Thanks for the info! I have been a big fan of all the Cheetah soups I've tried, so hopefully this one has a stronger opening right out of the gate. Incidentally, there's an article on mLive about it today.

     

     

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