Comments on: Zest Bar and Grill: Eagan, MN

By: bb stacker

bb stacker — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:43:28 +0000

mspd, taking one up the fundamental orifice is good life insurance:)

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By: MSPD

MSPD — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:50:26 +0000

you wouldn’t be turning down free lobster

Dude, I just hit the age where I need the ass doctor to check the undercarriage and that was that day. Would conversation about Dr. Abdul-Jabbar’s gigantic fingers and whatever else was “introduced” up there really have made that meal pleasant for you, because that’s all I could think about that afternoon. “Geez, man, why do you keep shifting in your chair so much?”

Trust me, I would gladly accept a cheap/free meal (unless it involved being a total whore for a $5 pizza) under ordinary circumstances.

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By: lefty

lefty — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:13:23 +0000

The only 1% here is what’s left of my paycheck for me to spend on anything remotely enjoyable.

If that was true, you wouldn’t be turning down free lobster, Richie Rich.

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By: MSPD

MSPD — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:41:52 +0000

The only 1% here is what’s left of my paycheck for me to spend on anything remotely enjoyable.

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By: lefty

lefty — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:42:22 +0000

Sounds like somebody just moved into the top 1%.

Hello up there!

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By: MSPD

MSPD — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:30:26 +0000

C&V, that’s part of what pisses me off. If a Senior Housing entity wanted to build at the old Olmeca, they should have bought the land. Instead we foot the bill for that and we foot the bill for this. These things are all related and they all stink.

p.s. I just had my taxes done tonight and I’m pissed off at the world. Don’t read too much into anything I say.

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By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:15:46 +0000

Yeah, the relocation was from VIP Olmeca, from what the Sun article says. It was in that strip mall at Burnsville Parkway and CR 5 that was demolished for senior housing.

Interesting that other claims were denied in the past, but not this one. I wonder if the estimate was altered to make it look like an invoice instead.

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By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:53:48 +0000

C&V,

I think MSPD is more upset that no one even looked at the paperwork than the fact the county is paying for it.

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By: Chapter&Verse

Chapter&Verse — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:40:32 +0000

Chill a little, MSPD. The county forced him to move for a housing project, or some project per Sun Newspaper. Felony fraud is the story here…

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By: lefty

lefty — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:23:38 +0000

I am still confused where they relocated from since it was a restaurant, if you even read the comments on this thread that was a start up at that specific location. The whole thing is idiotic. I can’t say much more than MSPD said there.

Either way, not surprising. That dude has always been kind of a shady motherfucker.

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By: MSPD

MSPD — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:40:17 +0000

I’ll tell you who needs to go to prison for fraud…the f**king County. Is this how it goes??? A person opening a restaurant throws an invoice for a capital expenditure at the County and the County just pays the whole damned thing?? “Relocation expenses”?!?

The next dickhead from the Government that pisses and moans about furloughs and “where do we cut” and “we have nowhere to cut” and “cuts will come from police and fire” will get a printed copy of this article shoved so far up their asshole, they’ll be shitting Times New Roman 12 for the next decade.

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By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:01:46 +0000

Zest owner charged with a felony for defrauding a County agency trying to collect money because the restaurant has racked up massive debt: http://eagan.patch.com/articles/zest-owner-charged-with-attempted-theft-felony

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By: ks

ks — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 15:00:19 +0000

So – they’ve been open a year now. Has anybody been there lately? Have they worked out the kinks? We keep meaning to try it whenever we get a coupon but life gets in the way.

Would this be an okay place for kids (a tween and teen)? Teen is a carnivore, tween not so much. She’s more picky than her brother.

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By: lefty

lefty — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:52:58 +0000

Yep, but just think if it was “fucking awesome”!

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By: Ryan M

Ryan M — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:31:29 +0000

I bet it is “pretty good”, right Lefty.

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By: MSPD

MSPD — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:12:39 +0000

She doesn’t just recommend it, she “highly recommends” it. That’s good because nobody with any discernable palate would go to a place with a mere “recommended” status.

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By: Bill Yrock

Bill Yrock — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:11:49 +0000

Yes! I agree with you Whit o’ wit! It does not sounds like she was astroturfing at all!

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By: Whit o' wit

Whit o' wit — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:03:14 +0000

Well, I would rate that at a 4.5 out of 8 on the MSPD scale. She earned the exclamation bonus and stuck the landing with a mention of free stuff in an attempt to draw in the crowds.

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By: Kay D.

Kay D. — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:41:24 +0000

I have been to Zest quite a few times n the last 6 months or so and I really like it alot! The food has been excellent and the atmosphere is fun! The free beer and wine tastings have been fun on Friday nights! It is a loud place, but adds to the fun/party feeling on a Friday after work! I highly recommend it!

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By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:57:00 +0000

N52,

They had potential but clearly they haven’t capitalized on that potential at all. I agree, they’ll probably close but I don’t know if it’ll be in the near future or not.

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