Too bad they screwed Ted Yaw. That is why people went there.

http://www.marklindsaycafe.com/

and it seemed the idea was..... such a good, good thing...

good thing baby......

Everybody sing.....

Bummer! I'm glad that we had a PDXRadio get-together there while we had the chance.

The restaurant business is a tough one. It got a decent amount of publicity when it opened but it didn't do a good enough job of marketing/promoting itself once the honeymoon phase was over. Just my Opinion though.

Probably an unfortunate time to open a restaurant (about a year ago right?). Portland restaurants are really struggling right now, even those who have been in business for years and have built up a regular clientèle.

Andrew

The answer may lie here:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/oregonianextra/2008/04/restaurant_firm_chokes_on_own. html

The draw was Yaw's...Not a fading rock star. When the Yaw's logo came down,it was curtains.
Mark was a innocent bystander as the partners did not do the right thing. The Yaw's model would WORK. The Yaw family needs to deal with honest people...not the crooks that ran the restaurant for the Lindsays.

That is kind of too bad as it will leave a big void right through the middle of the Hollywood district, especially after the building it was located was beautifully restored to be an anchor and main attraction for the neighborhood. Guess folks'll have to wait for the new Whole Foods to bring people to the area.

No doubt the folks at the Hollywood Burger Bar are exhaling a little at the news.

Tough break, but Lindsay and the Yaws should just have a laugh and open one of those food carts downtown. THAT would be very Portland!

Wow! Tough Break!

I just recieved an email on Sunday morning regarding the Mother's Day menu and wine tasting, and considered going last night, but the fam made other plans for Shanghai Noble House...

That's too bad they closed, it was a good spot, with good food and they proably spent a fortune making it so nice!

P.S. Tony Starlight's won the "Hollywood's Best Burger contest, and they are good! Now how has THAT location finally worked and been there more than 6 months?

As a (technically**) Lifelong Portlander who was in H.S. living in N.E. Portland I must point out the reasons I feared the restaurant would fail from day 1.

What made Yaws cool was #1 cruising around it, and #2 eating in your car on those little trays they attached to the window. It was humiliation to be expected to actually GO INTO Yaws with Parents, Grandparents and such. And we never thought the food tasted as good inside.

The people who loved Yaws much like those who loved the Raiders are now pushing 60 -- they were willing to give the place one shot for nostalgia... and found hostile waitstaff, poor service, loud music, and kitch. (check the reviews on Citysearch Portland if they're still there.)

And as others have said, once the Yaws connection was pulled, it just became a Johnny Rockets with terrible service.

**Spent every Xmas of my life here, even when living in SF, NYC and god-help-me OK.

I work directly behind the cafe and am sad to see it gone, even though it was kitschy and food wasn't terrific and service was terribly slow. I have some unused gift cards I got from work that I can't redeem now too... I didn't think it would last, however.

Does this mean the Sat night show is gone now too? That neato little studio that I liked walking by every day going to lunch? And darn it I never did get the chance to hack into their automation system and remove those 2 songs they keep playing that WILL drive me mad by the time I'm 30.......................

I remember when the studio was first built there was a cheesy Mackie 1202 or equivalent and I told my boss "I can't believe they're using THAT as their console" and he said "what do you know about it?" and sure enough, a couple of weeks later they had a real console.....

I think they could have utilized the studio a lot more effectively; for example, allowing the jock to come into the restaurant and bar, interview customers & staff, take requests, etc. I think they could have made a kind of retro-KISN atmosphere, which would have benefited the station and the restaurant. It's too bad it closed; it's to be hoped that somebody who knows how to run a class joint picks it up.

Perhaps K-HITS could move into the building and keep the "window to the world" going 24/7.

They took the sign down yesterday from the front of the building.

There was only ONE window of the world my friend.

Couldn't have said it better myself Dave...There was no way to re-create the magic that was the "window on the world" at 10th & Burnside. It was always going to be a sad attempt at nostalgia.

"There was only ONE window of the world my friend."


Amen!

One day the story will be told (most likely) on page 1 of the Oregonian on how this concept of Yaws-and Rock n Roll went down in flames. I applaud Steve Yaw for holding their feet to the fire when they tried to ace them out. Let's face it, the crowds arrived to re-live the Top Notch experience. I feel bad for Lindsay who was the innocent partner! On a up note...My Son bought Nicks Famous Coney Island and will re-open in late June.

Yes, thanks to Tyler for saving Nick's. Now if he can get rid of the Yankee and Notre Dame memorabilia and replace it with some better stuff....

Can't wait for Nick's!

Neither can I. Definitely worth a trip home. Saito used to order two chili dogs and inhale them in about 3 and a half minutes. Then off to the VP machine.

A guy named Rodger Forni has him beat Bill.....Years ago Mark Hemstreet wagered him $1,000 cash if he could eat 7 doubles with mac salads & 3 pitchers of RC.....The guy did it ....Half of it spilled on the front steps of Nicks door when he left....but he nailed it.
Those pictures will be proudly kept on the wall by the corner table!
You should of seen the crowd giving him the full court rally to pull it off. He has never been the same since.....but he did it with pride in Frank Nudos eyes.

I say Dane it BUT great stakes in a start in multi corping RADIO too AGENT took... You need a dimond or two in this corp as I liked it not as much as CHARLIE. I hope the next B2B2C 2 B2B2B2C2B2C WORKS in the models of sexyness and bights... Joe PS: Whos going to get the new market in this model next eh oh yoyo show grow gogogo?

"I say Dane"

I'd say "dain bramaged."

Is it possible that Joe_russell's posts are coded secret messages to "evildoers"?

Joe_russell is DjFresh Sr. That explains it.

Yeh, what yall tink bout dat

;o)

I can say with 100% certainty that Joe_russell is NOT DJ fresh.

Probably 62kgw's brother!