La Mirada
2015-06-10 16:41:21 UTC
An absolute institution in the "City Different" has been de-leased.
It was always interesting to see the bustling steakhouse next to the
equally busy fitness club, something New Mexicans have been able to rely
on for decades.
Probably the best pepper steak in the southwest!
But change has hit the Santa Fe restaurant scene hard of late.
Ceriilos Rd. without Tecolote?
Que lastima!
http://ksfr.org/post/march-31-community-rocked-steaksmiths-forced-closure
The Steaksmith restaurant, a much beloved Santa Fe mainstay first opened
in the early 1970s, was forced to close its doors this weekend. But the
owners Roey Valim and Mario Girard say they hope the upheaval is only
temporary.
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/beloved-steaksmith-closes-unexpectedly-loses-lease/article_26497a22-9b8f-5481-81f0-aea92391a5f8.html
Sales had just started to increase, Girard said Monday, when they
received a lease termination notice on Thursday that said the business
had violated its lease by falling two months behind on gross receipt
taxes. The notice said the owners had three days to vacate the space.
Girard and Valim said they offered to pay the back amount immediately,
but their efforts were in vain, Girard said. They then told their 48
employees they would be out of a job.
Girard and Valim said they suspected they were ousted to make room for
the El Gancho Fitness, Swim and Racquet Club. However, their former
landlord, Jerry Levine, said that’s not the case. He said he is in talks
with El Gancho to open a new restaurant in the space.
“All I can tell you is that they were in default,” Levine said. “The
fact that we have new people taking over is a blessing, but that wasn’t
the reason.”
A representative of El Gancho said the club was in “discussions and
negotiations” to open a restaurant in the space, but he couldn’t
elaborate as of Monday afternoon.
After the restaurant announced its closure, by Monday about 160 people
had shared the story and more than 100 people expressed unhappiness
about the closing. Many shared anecdotes about the first time they ate
at the restaurant, while others promised they would frequent the
business if it reopened in a new location.
The Steaksmith isn’t the only restaurant to suffer lease woes. Most
recently, another well-established restaurant, Tecolote Cafe, lost its
lease after 34 years on Cerrillos Road. The owners are preparing to
reopen at a shopping center on St. Michael’s Drive, where they will
replace Yummy Cafe, a Chinese restaurant.
Bobcat Bite, a restaurant that consistently snags national attention for
its green chile cheeseburger, relocated from its Old Pecos Trail
location following a dust-up with its landlord. The owners have
rebranded as the Santa Fe Bite in the downtown Garrett’s Desert Inn.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Steaksmith-at-El-Gancho/169148296488385
http://santafesteaksmith.com/
It was always interesting to see the bustling steakhouse next to the
equally busy fitness club, something New Mexicans have been able to rely
on for decades.
Probably the best pepper steak in the southwest!
But change has hit the Santa Fe restaurant scene hard of late.
Ceriilos Rd. without Tecolote?
Que lastima!
http://ksfr.org/post/march-31-community-rocked-steaksmiths-forced-closure
The Steaksmith restaurant, a much beloved Santa Fe mainstay first opened
in the early 1970s, was forced to close its doors this weekend. But the
owners Roey Valim and Mario Girard say they hope the upheaval is only
temporary.
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/beloved-steaksmith-closes-unexpectedly-loses-lease/article_26497a22-9b8f-5481-81f0-aea92391a5f8.html
Sales had just started to increase, Girard said Monday, when they
received a lease termination notice on Thursday that said the business
had violated its lease by falling two months behind on gross receipt
taxes. The notice said the owners had three days to vacate the space.
Girard and Valim said they offered to pay the back amount immediately,
but their efforts were in vain, Girard said. They then told their 48
employees they would be out of a job.
Girard and Valim said they suspected they were ousted to make room for
the El Gancho Fitness, Swim and Racquet Club. However, their former
landlord, Jerry Levine, said that’s not the case. He said he is in talks
with El Gancho to open a new restaurant in the space.
“All I can tell you is that they were in default,” Levine said. “The
fact that we have new people taking over is a blessing, but that wasn’t
the reason.”
A representative of El Gancho said the club was in “discussions and
negotiations” to open a restaurant in the space, but he couldn’t
elaborate as of Monday afternoon.
After the restaurant announced its closure, by Monday about 160 people
had shared the story and more than 100 people expressed unhappiness
about the closing. Many shared anecdotes about the first time they ate
at the restaurant, while others promised they would frequent the
business if it reopened in a new location.
The Steaksmith isn’t the only restaurant to suffer lease woes. Most
recently, another well-established restaurant, Tecolote Cafe, lost its
lease after 34 years on Cerrillos Road. The owners are preparing to
reopen at a shopping center on St. Michael’s Drive, where they will
replace Yummy Cafe, a Chinese restaurant.
Bobcat Bite, a restaurant that consistently snags national attention for
its green chile cheeseburger, relocated from its Old Pecos Trail
location following a dust-up with its landlord. The owners have
rebranded as the Santa Fe Bite in the downtown Garrett’s Desert Inn.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Steaksmith-at-El-Gancho/169148296488385
http://santafesteaksmith.com/
