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June 1, 2013 at 4:01 pm #32224
shannonmajure
ParticipantHey y’all!
We recently celebrated our one month anniversary! Thanks to everyone who has come by to see us– it’s been fun having y’all here. We’re adding new treats & appetizers every week, so come see us!
Here’s our latest in house weekly specials:
Tuesdays: 30% off wine & cheesecake ALL DAY!
Thursday: Happy Hour 5-8pm– 15RMB Tequila Rose & Kamikaze shots, 20RMB Mixers and 30 RMB Frozen Margaritas
Friday: USA Microbrew Beer Tasting 7-10pm– 50RMB for 3 beer samples & appetizer
Saturday: BRUNCH from 10-2 🙂
We’re open Tuesday-Friday 2-10pm and Saturday 10-10! Come see us~
Zi Jing Dong Lu #29 紫荆东路29号
In the Tong Zi Lin area, near Mike’s Pizza.
June 1, 2013 at 4:24 pm #32226Charlie
KeymasterHi,
Is this place a bakery, or a bar or what? I’ve seen your cakes on Taobao and they look delicious. I would like to visit also but I’m not sure if I should be coming for a meal, a snack, or a beer?
June 1, 2013 at 4:38 pm #32227shannonmajure
ParticipantWe are a “Dessert Bar & Bakery”, so yes, haha! We have all kinds of sweet treats (cheesecakes, cupcakes, all kinds of brownies, ice cream, etc), appetizers (chips & salsa/guacamole, cheese plate, bar nuts), specialty cocktails, US microbrews, coffee, wine, etc.
Our place is cozy and refreshing! It’s perfect for a drink with friends or an afternoon coffee & dessert.
June 3, 2013 at 12:42 pm #32275Chris Ziich
ModeratorTried to go on Sunday. doh!
Mike’s is also closed on Sundays.
The Pug is gone.
The Spot serves smaller portions because all of their food gets eaten on Saturday night.Western food options are limited on 星期日。
June 3, 2013 at 2:13 pm #32277Brendan
ModeratorWestern food options are limited on 星期日
Yeah, finding food in short time yesterday was a bust. Surprising that there aren’t more ‘Western’ food places popping up beyond the fast food options.
June 3, 2013 at 5:36 pm #32283Charlie
KeymasterTried to go on Sunday. doh!
Mike’s is also closed on Sundays.
The Pug is gone.
The Spot serves smaller portions because all of their food gets eaten on Saturday night. Western food options are limited on 星期日。Yeah, so true. I’m missing Lazy Pug.
June 4, 2013 at 7:49 pm #32326emily
Participanti want to eat on sunday too. the place is far from my home. so it’s hard to go there for week days.
i miss pug also. T.T franch toast
June 4, 2013 at 9:02 pm #32331Mr. Klink
ParticipantWestern food options are limited on 星期日。
We’re open Sundays so if you’re cool with eating cheap chinese beer we’re here for you.
By the way, still got to make it by this place. Thanks for the specials update.
June 4, 2013 at 9:29 pm #32332shannonmajure
ParticipantWe’re hoping to be open on Sundays really soon! Then you guys & gals can come and lounge all day long 🙂
June 5, 2013 at 1:02 am #32334TrevorTCB
Participantyes and open after 2pm 🙂 went there last week at noon 🙁 thought bakers started work at 5am lol girlfriend tasted their cakes awhile back and she wants more!!!
“Yeah, finding food in short time yesterday was a bust. Surprising that there aren’t more ‘Western’ food places popping up beyond the fast food options”.
@Brendan There is..
Vin restaurant
Grappas
Parador [sp?]
ViaVia
Desir
jingjang hotel French restaurantAll have western chefs and i think all are open on sundays, there might be more this is just off the top of my head.How many more do you want?? :p
June 5, 2013 at 9:58 am #32339Charlie
KeymasterVin restaurant
Grappas
Parador [sp?]
ViaVia
Desir
jingjang hotel French restaurantAll have western chefs and i think all are open on sundays, there might be more this is just off the top of my head.How many more do you want?? :p
I’ve never heard of half of those places. It still seems like slim pickings to me though in a city of 14 million, especially when Western food has proven to be popular with Chinese audiences (I saw a Chinese guy walking through the subway yesterday with a Mike’s Pizza Kitchen box, and Grandma’s and Peter’s seem to have way more Chinese customers than expats nowadays). Some places that I would really like:
- a Mexican restaurant
- a real Thai restaurant
- an American breakfast place that serves all day
- the Lazy Pug to come back
- a French restaurant like the old Le Sud or 2007 Cafe Paname
Some of these are just logistically difficult, like a Mexican restaurant, because many necessary items are difficult to find or prohibitively expensive. One day Chengdu will have all of these things though. Some of what’s available now was probably unimaginable even a few years ago.
June 5, 2013 at 2:55 pm #32370TrevorTCB
ParticipantWell if you put it into the context of a city of 14 million then yes it does look like slim pickings, but if you put it in context of an expat community of 6-7,000 living here then not so much, i was thinking more of the different options we have here, and i (if i sat down and thought about it ) could probably name about 15 western restaurants mid to high-end in chengdu with local and western chefs.
But i do need to disagree with you on the fact that chinese like western food, they don’t (well not yet ). I know a bold statement after seeing a packed mcdonalds, kfc, pizza hut, subway.But they are hardly representations of western food,(technically yes)but non of these and the ones you mentioned you order “courses” in, A starter, appetizer, main course and dessert. These are the new wave of restaurants in chengdu ( 3 more coming in the next few months ) and its going to be a bit of a learning curve for the locals,they will soon realize there are more than 20 types of western dishes. I’ve talked to many chefs in chengdu and beijing and it’s the same story, they’ve had to take some salt out of the savory couses and some sugar out of the desserts, our food, for now is too sweet and too salty, so if we need to adjust our flavors for them then…
you want to bring Dennys to chengdu??? lol
anyway i could write on this topic for pages, might/should be a whole new thread. 🙂
June 5, 2013 at 6:27 pm #32402shannonmajure
ParticipantI’ll tell you why there aren’t more Western businesses/restaurants in Chengdu: the government makes it practically impossible to open a legit business that gives you a visa. It took us over a year to register our business, and that was still with us pushing through dozens of “no, never gonna happen” responses.
Once you do get a registered business, or if you don’t care about that, find a way to be here more long term-ish, finding reliable suppliers who A. give you quality stuff (read: not expired, fake, or forged) and B. actually do their job (you know, like deliver when they say they will or respond to your calls at all) is damn near impossible. For a Westerner to do business in Chinese culture is actually quite challenging. Not only are expectations and standards completely different, the methods to the madness they call business are quite tricky to figure out!
So tip your hat to Mike and Aiqing, or Danny and Dana next time you see them. It’s amazing any of us have stuck around this long. 🙂
June 5, 2013 at 6:41 pm #32404Charlie
KeymasterI do need to disagree with you on the fact that chinese like western food, they don’t (well not yet ). I know a bold statement after seeing a packed mcdonalds, kfc, pizza hut, subway.But they are hardly representations of western food,(technically yes)but non of these and the ones you mentioned you order “courses” in, A starter, appetizer, main course and dessert.
You’re right, a lot of popular Western restaurants do adjust their menu for a Chinese palette. One thing I’ve noticed recently is that a lot of the Western food mainstays of Chengdu like Grandma’s Kitchen, Shamrock, and Peter’s all seem to be far more popular with locals than with expats now. This didn’t used to be the case. I was in Grandma’s Kitchen last night and the place was packed, but I was the only foreigner there. I walk by there a lot since I frequently use the subway station right next to it and notice that it’s packed with Chinese customers. Peter’s is the same way. Both of these have been “Chinese-ified” to a varying extent in recent years, though.
you want to bring Dennys to chengdu??? lol
I would much rather have something like Homies, which I was brought to by friends when I was in Shanghai recently. It’s an American breakfast place created by an American pro skater and his girlfriend. In their own words: our friends were craving affordable, home-style American breakfast downtown and we wanted a venue to get together with friends, hold events and small parties and share hobbies. We want to make it a place like home and to attract the indie crowd and ‘anyone who likes American breakfast’.
I would like a place like that.
I’ll tell you why there aren’t more Western businesses/restaurants in Chengdu: the government makes it practically impossible to open a legit business that gives you a visa.
That is a great point, and it’s absolutely true. It’s super difficult and requires time, patience, and money. Hats off to you guys and the other expat-managed businesses in Chengdu which are fighting an uphill battle.
June 5, 2013 at 7:41 pm #32405TrevorTCB
Participantya thats been a more frequent reoccurring topic amongst westerners i meet, they too are looking for a good brunch place, the spot seems to get good comments on there breakfast, not sure why people aren’t flocking there. Wow those prices in shanghai are sooo cheap, how can they do that for that price?? i’m guessing volume, but….. maybe something will becoming in the new water street area/tianfu community…
June 6, 2013 at 2:25 am #32409Seabass
Participant3 recommendations for non-East Asian cuisine with foreign chefs/management and open on Sundays:
1. The Living Room, quiet spot on 12F of SOHO just opposite from Hakka Bar kinda, Irish chef makes familiar European fare, rec’d the lasagna, duck, soups, but menu is always changing, reasonably priced
2. Safari, I think the boss is from Dubai, but I’m not sure. I’ve been satisfied each time I’ve been
3. The Spot, I know it’s been said, but the last few times I’ve been we ate various non-burger items off the menu and everything has been really impressive – shrimp, wings, some slow cooked beef and tomatoes which name escapes me, including one French night on a Tuesday maybe
June 6, 2013 at 10:55 am #32425Amir
ParticipantBack to the Cakey Butta’ Subject,
I went there yesterday for the first time and I’m now a fan too. The decor was cool and refreshing, the staff was attentive, efficient, friendly and preceptive, The cakes and cofffee were on the spot and the over-all feeling was really good. Good Job girls! wish you many years of success and luck! -
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