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Paliani's was one of the more controversial episodes of Restaurant Impossible, and one of the most read posts on this site this year. Most of the comments from the original post thought the owner Marina was the main problem and people were actually hoping the restaurant would fail because of her. It seemed that she didn't change, and kept bringing her son to work with her, letting him run around the restaurant.
After the initial boost of sales that usually comes with a Restaurant Impossible visit, business eventually slowed down, which helped Marina make her decision to close Paliani's. She said even through the Restaurant Impossible visit didn't save the restaurant, it most likely brought her a few more months of being open.
Are you surprised at all by the closing of Paliani's?
Source - Mlive.com
Happy to see this craphead of an owner close.
ReplyDeleteShe brings down the image of restaurants and the people working in them.
This is what happens when people won't listen to Robert's advice.
ReplyDeleteAnd why I hardly EVER eat out.
95% of my experiences in restaurants have been bad...
I heard she pretty much ignored Robert when the cameras were gone, and her kid was still hanging around. If it didn't work before, there would be no reason to think it would work after, and it's her own fault.
ReplyDeleteI just saw the episode tonight on YouTube, and I'm sad to see it's closing tomorrow. But I can see why two of her cooks left. She didn't listen to Robert when he said she should have Nico not be in the restuarant.
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What an idiot...she was handed a life raft in the form of a new restaurant, along with great advice, and totally ignored it. I would never eat in a restaurant with the owner's toddler running around. She didn't deserve the gift she was given.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the episode last fall, I quickly can see this woman has issues. She doesn't have the people skills nor the professionalism to run a restaurant. Instead of hemorraging more $ into her hellhole restaurant, she should've sold the restaurant, the house and see a shrink. She had a paid for house which she mortgaged to continue her descent into Paliani's oblivion.
ReplyDeleteAs for her son, he does NOT belong in the restaurant especially running around and bothering other patrons. He should be in day care around kids his age. It was funny to hear Marina say he's gonna run the restaurant one day. Well the poor kid would likely be stuck cleaning up his mom's debt and those two would be living in a one bedroom apartment for quite a while.
From what I read and saw there is no way I would ever come to this restaurant. Even if they have the best Italian food I have come across, the kid is a mood killer. Obviously Marina doesn't get the fact part of the restaurant experience is the ambiance and service. If anything is negative in the experience especially the three main points (food, service & ambiance), you bet those patrons will spread the word to those they know and review sites.
I agree Marina squandered this life raft RI has given her. She wanted help and didn't take the advice. Shows like RI are a band aid. It is up to the owner to take the tools to learn new habits and break the negative patterns.
Guess Nico's not going to be running it then, eh?
ReplyDeleteIt really sucks to see how wonderful the resturant turned out after RI came in and then hear it fail because the owner of the resurant, didn't want to listen. Atleast she bought herself time, Robert can only do so much. Still love the show though.
ReplyDeleteI feel bad for the cooks. It looked like they tried,but the owner and the rude waitstaff sabatoged them. I am.a.single mom of a 2 yr old...really an only parent, I do not bring my son to work with me.
ReplyDeleteThis owner was rude and had a major anger and control problem.
She was looking for a.free makeover of the resturant. She probally thought the publicity would save them.... I GUARNTEE she NEVER planned on changing anything about her horrible attitude and issues.
ReplyDeleteYou never like to see anyone fail in a business, but it was all but a certainty this joint would go out of business. The owner didn't learn a thing and her passive aggressive behavior with everyone involved was obviously a nightmare for her employees.
ReplyDeletePS: The thing with the kid was laughable. I've been in the service business for 25 years and although I thought I'd seen everything, I have to admit I've never seen that before. Too bad.
That lady was crazy, and if her Restaurant closed then she deserved it.
ReplyDeleteYep, horrible attitude and an unwillingness to take criticism and advice will doom any business. And as for bringing the kid to work....are you serious? How could she be so blind?
ReplyDeleteI saw Marina and her son in November buying 6-8, 5 lb bags of frozen chicken breasts and the same amount in large bags of frozen vegetables at GFS (Gordon Food Service-grocery store with restaurant supplies). I do not know if they were for her restaurant but I wouldn't be surprised. Why should she care if the restaurant fails? It was her father's money/home she used to buy it in the first place. How disappointed he would probably be to know she squandered her inheritance on in-vitro to have a baby without a daddy and running a once thriving working class neighborhood restaurant into the ground. Yes, the area has been hit hard economically, but there are restaurants that have adapted and are actually busy and thriving because if you have good food at reasonable prices customers will come!
ReplyDeleteI've been to Paliani's and loved every bite. The manicotti was amazing and little Nico really brought a family aspect to the space. It is so sad to see this place go. Best wishes to Marina.
ReplyDeleteThe women needed a makeover first inside and out !!
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ReplyDeleteI wonder if Robert ever gets frustrated by how many idiots fail after he has given them all of the tools for success they will need? Probably not. Just laughing all the way to the bank. He does seem like a nice guy, though.
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