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I love me some Gary Brackett. Love that he wants to invest back into the city. With that being said, I never had a great experience at Stacked Pickle.
This. We also wanted to like the place but never had a good meal there. Same with Scotty’s Brewhouse…
We really liked Scotty’s until Scott Wise sold out. It was obvious from Day 1 of new ownership they cared less about the customer than $$$.
Stacked Pickle was “okay” at best, then went downhill. I give Gary Brackett all the kudos in the world for getting an MBA and making a go of it in the restaurant biz, which is difficult no matter the situation. Also credit him for his humility and determination going forward from here.
He may live an extravagant lifestyle but he tried to grow this business too fast. This had a detrimental impact on the quality of the food and the service. The two locations I visited started out well but the service and food became unbearable and forced me away. Perhaps some future restaurateurs will see this story and learn.
He’s a great guy who run into a locomotive when the pandemic hit – like so many restaurant owners.
It was over WAY befor COVID.
Restaurants and bars, really tough businesses even for those with a depth of experience in them and Covid even made them that much more difficult. #1 and # 2 in bankruptcy filings. Tough business to invest in. Wish Gary Brackett much luck in his comeback.
Sometimes bad things happen to good people. GB always has a great attitude.
The pandemic had nothing to do with his demise… that place was a over years ago. Gary is a nice guy but a bad business man. I agree with Michael, he tried to expand too fast. He also had bad partners, anyone in the business knows JH and JS and their reputation is anything but good. I wish him the best of luck finding something more stable for his future.
GB does seem to be a good guy. I always had good experience at the Greenwood Pickle. I partially blame the NFL for not having enough financial education programs for these guys. Thank God for the NFL pension many of them qualify for otherwise many more would be working at a warehouse job till they die. The ESPN 60 for 60 put the number of bankruptcy up to 90% a few years ago. I think the 15.7% number in this article was way low. Good Luck Gary.
No hate for GB and I applaud his efforts, but as many have pointed out, this had zero to do with Covid. It makes for a nice cover story, but the Pickle was deadman walking and this just ended it quickly. I tried and wanted to like them, but they were just a less than average strip center bar. Service issues, food and drink quality, just vanilla.
Georgia Reese’s Southern Table and Bar was great. Sorry it closed. Was unique and good good. Best of luck GB, just a bump in the road.
He tried to do too much, at least at the W 86th location. His menu was impossible to keep fresh without a lot of waste
Are the rings for sale? Asking for a friend.
Too soon, man. Too soon.
I facetiously told his waitress a long time ago at his Westfield location: “What???? no malt vinegar for fish and chips, you won’t last long without the malt vinegar.
Don’t have much to add other than a bad team will smooth talk you out of a few million bucks! You’re left with the bills, leases, and FFE worth a dime on the dollar. Please read my book.