tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post1710076277137287767..comments2023-04-17T09:38:19.704-05:00Comments on North by Northside: What Broadway Pizza NeedsJeff Skreneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597476540441866248noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post-83077701280646458862010-08-29T02:28:45.092-05:002010-08-29T02:28:45.092-05:00You guys have got to be kidding me? Have you seen...You guys have got to be kidding me? Have you seen the size of the lot that Broadway Pizza sits upon? Or realize the size of the parking area behind the building? And there is virtually no one utilizing the onstreet parking along West River Road? They have AMPLE room for a patio. Not to mention one of the best views of the skyline and the river in the city. In the summer, my coworkers as a group frequently go out together and always base where they are going in the summer upon having a good patio. If Broadway Pizza had such a patio, they would get much of this type of summer business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post-42415543884284296382010-08-25T10:09:58.058-05:002010-08-25T10:09:58.058-05:00to ANON 9:31: A full looking parking lot? Their ...to ANON 9:31: A full looking parking lot? Their parking lot usually IS full it does not need to look full. <br /><br />This is a place that doesn't really need a patio. If a patio does go up, it would probably just be some tables and chairs on a little fenced off portion of the parking lot. I really don't want to see Broway traffic when I'm chowing on pizza. If it was something nicer then, yeah I might take advantage of it, but in these times why would a business pay out the nose to hire a designer and contractor for a patio that can only be used less than 6 months a year?Inoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post-12926211603526545672010-08-25T10:01:27.154-05:002010-08-25T10:01:27.154-05:00There is actually a fair amount of unused parking ...There is actually a fair amount of unused parking space area on the south side of the building, even when the lot seems full. Also, the lot is really not marked well at all. You could probably add a space or two just by laying down some easily visible lines.<br /><br />And I agree with the anonymous commenter that having a spot that's crowded will create buzz. I don't think we'd have to worry about what Yogi Berra once said, "This place is too crowded. That's why nobody comes here anymore."Jeff Skreneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597476540441866248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post-73801839334018424982010-08-25T09:31:40.737-05:002010-08-25T09:31:40.737-05:00Oh and P.S. perhaps a full looking parking lot wil...Oh and P.S. perhaps a full looking parking lot will create that high-demand buzz, folks will drive by and think "oh wow, a lot of people are there, must be something special, we'll have to go there, too"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post-9843513285275698872010-08-25T09:30:35.733-05:002010-08-25T09:30:35.733-05:00I.I may have a valid point in a way, but the Bway ...I.I may have a valid point in a way, but the Bway Pizza parking lot is laid out really really poorly. If they were to put a patio off the building side that faces Bway and overlooks that big hill they have between them and Bway, they could have their architect redesign the large portion of remaining parking lot to fit more cars. Really they might only lose 10 or 12 spaces in the part that is between Bway and their building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post-10874176379837816412010-08-25T06:43:24.366-05:002010-08-25T06:43:24.366-05:00I'm not sure I agree with you on this one. Th...I'm not sure I agree with you on this one. The parking lot gets really full over there. If you gouge that for a patio it will be like trying to park at Psycho Suzie's, except there's no nearby street parking. Maybe I'm missing something?The I.I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16980381261409343153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post-9051026305816270172010-08-24T22:00:46.768-05:002010-08-24T22:00:46.768-05:00Anon 9:39, I approved your comment because the lin...Anon 9:39, I approved your comment because the link contained in it is rather interesting, especially in light of all the negativity out there on other blogs that shall not be named.<br /><br />However, in the future, my preference is for comments to at least have some relation to the post in question.Jeff Skreneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597476540441866248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382985764534737174.post-32027905209377867612010-08-24T21:39:46.741-05:002010-08-24T21:39:46.741-05:00http://www.startribune.com/science/101413729.html?...http://www.startribune.com/science/101413729.html?page=1&c=yAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com