Griddle says Lobsters are Coming!

Overlake97 · 05-14-2015, 11:03 AM

Does anyone know what's going on at Griddle in the Middle? I think I read somewhere that they're planning to serve dinner, but I can't recall where I saw that.

Janet · 05-14-2015, 12:03 PM

Their Facebook page says "Yes, the rumors are true….we will be opening for dinner this summer (no pancakes)! We will be announcing our tantalizing menu from land and sea in May."

Misha888 · 05-14-2015, 08:54 PM

if they're getting rid of the clown. I've never been, pass it quite often. It's the clown, sadly enough.

Misha888 · 05-19-2015, 08:40 PM

must have been listening. And I'm correcting my clown statement. Ice Cream Chef with an air of clown.

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if they're getting rid of the clown. I've never been, pass it quite often. It's the clown, sadly enough.

Smokienorm · 05-29-2015, 11:05 AM

Lou Gaynor, the former owner/chef at the Lobster Pound, who sold the LP several years ago and moved to FL about a year ago, was in town recently to help the owner of the Griddle, his friend, with the reconfiguration of the restaurant.

If Lou had anything to do with the new menu, it should be good.

Misha888 · 05-29-2015, 06:35 PM

was up today when I passed. Odd sign since the two restaurant names are long and layered over one another>

Griddle
in the
Middle

&

Something
Lobster

(even at 40 mph, I missed the second part and drove by it twice)

From a marketing standpoint, the sign is a failure. Hoping they put a lobster flipping pancakes between the two names to show cohesion.

wifi · 05-29-2015, 07:19 PM

Is Misha somehow related to Bumble.. ?!?

Misha888 · 05-29-2015, 07:49 PM

no relation.

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Bumble2249 · 05-29-2015, 11:33 PM

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upthesaukee · 05-30-2015, 07:54 AM

Ad talks about the Griddle in the Middle all you can eat pancakes, and then says that Meredith Lobster Shack and Barbeque is comming soon. (the spelling in the ad is theirs, not mine

)

Goes on to say they will have lobster, steamers, baby backs, brisket, mussels, bbq chicken, garlic crab, jumbo shrimp.

Newbiesaukee · 05-30-2015, 09:12 AM

Purely a matter of taste but I don't think it is a problem to separate a breakfast restaurant from a seafood shack even if in the same place. The sign works for me...and most importantly eliminates the creepy clown/chef.

Misha888 · 05-31-2015, 01:43 PM

was that I passed it twice and didn't catch the second half of the name. Signs don't necessarily need an image, but restaurants should have a brand. And maybe they will, as the signage is new.

A sign is a significant piece of marketing. I'm not bashing them in any way, but putting out constructive observations from a consumers point of view. And if being compared to Bumbles is seen as a negative, he must speak his truth.

I wish them nothing but the best. We live up here year round and going to the same 3/4 good local restaurants can get boring.

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Purely a matter of taste but I don't think it is a problem to separate a breakfast restaurant from a seafood shack even if in the same place. The sign works for me...and most importantly eliminates the creepy clown/chef.

AC2717 · 06-01-2015, 01:03 PM

new sign up
second half says lobstah shack or lobster however you want to pronounce it

05-14-2015, 11:03 AM	#1
Overlake97 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford Posts: 246 Thanks: 146 Thanked 58 Times in 42 Posts	Griddle says Lobsters are Coming! Does anyone know what's going on at Griddle in the Middle? I think I read somewhere that they're planning to serve dinner, but I can't recall where I saw that.

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Misha888 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 340 Thanks: 280 Thanked 90 Times in 62 Posts	I wonder . . . if they're getting rid of the clown. I've never been, pass it quite often. It's the clown, sadly enough. __________________ ☮ _/♥\_ & (✿ˆ◡ˆ✿) Last edited by Misha888; 05-14-2015 at 08:55 PM. Reason: spelling

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Smokienorm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 92 Thanks: 6 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	Lobsters & More at Griddle in the Middle Lou Gaynor, the former owner/chef at the Lobster Pound, who sold the LP several years ago and moved to FL about a year ago, was in town recently to help the owner of the Griddle, his friend, with the reconfiguration of the restaurant. If Lou had anything to do with the new menu, it should be good.

05-29-2015, 06:35 PM	#6
Misha888 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 340 Thanks: 280 Thanked 90 Times in 62 Posts	New sign . . . was up today when I passed. Odd sign since the two restaurant names are long and layered over one another> Griddle in the Middle & Something Lobster (even at 40 mph, I missed the second part and drove by it twice) From a marketing standpoint, the sign is a failure. Hoping they put a lobster flipping pancakes between the two names to show cohesion. __________________ ☮ _/♥\_ & (✿ˆ◡ˆ✿)

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upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,593 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,445 Thanked 1,977 Times in 1,078 Posts	Ad in Laconia Daily Sun May 30th pg 6 bottom Ad talks about the Griddle in the Middle all you can eat pancakes, and then says that Meredith Lobster Shack and Barbeque is comming soon. (the spelling in the ad is theirs, not mine ) Goes on to say they will have lobster, steamers, baby backs, brisket, mussels, bbq chicken, garlic crab, jumbo shrimp. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

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Janet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 469 Thanks: 232 Thanked 132 Times in 90 Posts	Their Facebook page says "Yes, the rumors are true….we will be opening for dinner this summer (no pancakes)! We will be announcing our tantalizing menu from land and sea in May."

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05-30-2015, 09:12 AM	#11
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,351 Thanks: 939 Thanked 570 Times in 296 Posts	Purely a matter of taste but I don't think it is a problem to separate a breakfast restaurant from a seafood shack even if in the same place. The sign works for me...and most importantly eliminates the creepy clown/chef. __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."

06-01-2015, 01:03 PM	#13
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,547 Thanks: 751 Thanked 350 Times in 263 Posts	new sign up second half says lobstah shack or lobster however you want to pronounce it __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"