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Good News! The Rebuild of Cafe Roma
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 1:26 am
by Teresa_Rae
The On St. John guys posted this picture and it makes me so happy:
The post also mentioned those horrendous chairs they used to have...does anybody else remember those awful things? The basket weave ones were painful to sit in and I'd always try to get one of the few vinyl ones.
Here's another new one from Cafe Roma's FB page...no more pillows hanging from the ceiling (though those have been gone for awhile):
What it used to be:
Re: Good News! The Rebuild of Cafe Roma
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 2:52 pm
by Barb Y
Very cool! So glad they are coming back. I love Cafe Roma
Re: Good News! The Rebuild of Cafe Roma
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 4:00 pm
by Beth Cruz
That is good news! We look forward to dinner there in November.
Re: Good News! The Rebuild of Cafe Roma
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:42 pm
by lprof
Re: Good News! The Rebuild of Cafe Roma
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:33 pm
by jmq
Good for them! From the stories we've seen about fund raisers and donations, it seems like the re-build was difficult due a problem with or lack of insurance. The vast majority of businesses with inadequate insurance do wind up going out of business after a substantial loss.
St. John Source from 5/30:
“Café Roma survived Hurricane Hugo and Hurricane Marilyn but the fire damaged the restaurant more than both of those natural disasters combined. The fire destroyed the restaurant’s ceiling, roof and most of its interior. Hiebert said he's rebuilding the roof and installing new plumbing. His landlord's insurance will pay for the roof, plumbing and new wiring. But Hiebert's fire insurance is not covering any of the lost equipment, furniture, nor any of the contents inside the restaurant. Those costs will be paid out-of-pocket.”
Jeez. What kind of “fire insurance” for a business with a commercial cooking exposure doesn't cover contents and/or business interruption?
Maybe time for a new insurance agent…
Re: Good News! The Rebuild of Cafe Roma
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:08 pm
by Teresa_Rae
I've been watching their progress online and I'm so happy about this...I just wish I was there to celebrate with them. I can't wait to get back there!
Re: Good News! The Rebuild of Cafe Roma
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:03 am
by augie
Went there last night and had a very good three cheese seafood manicotti!
The food and service was great - so glad they are back!
Re: Good News! The Rebuild of Cafe Roma
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:32 pm
by loverotties
Great to hear the food is still wonderful can't wait till our next trip to enjoy it ...
Re: Good News! The Rebuild of Cafe Roma
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:06 pm
by Dixie43
My wife and I will be there January 20-22. We can't wait to get a Rajun Cajun one night and a pizza the next. If you do the math it's pretty easy to see it's our favorite restaurant on the island. I hope the same bartender is still there. Nice guy. but I can remember his name off hand.