Flying Turtle Restaurant - Mansfield OH

Jeebus, these people who open (soon-to-fail) airport
restaurants need to have a business plan in hand BEFORE they try
running a business.

"Vince's" has been there for over 25 years under various names and
management.

It's that "under various names and management" part that ought to be a
clue that these guys don't have one. If it was such a "great
location" it would succeed over the long haul.

Restaurants are a tough enough business, failing for a plethora of
reasons, that they shouldn't create their own obvious problems by
staying closed on their second-busiest day of the week.

(We're in the process of trying to lure a restaurant to the property
next to the inn, and it's getting so frustrating trying to find a
potential operator who can find his ass with both hands that Mary and
I are seriously thinking of starting it ourselves...God help us...)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Mar 18, 6:01 pm, john smith wrote:
In article . com,
"Eric Bartsch" wrote:

Just heard today that Vince's restaurant at Muncie, IN (MIE) is also
closed now.

It is still open, just under another name and new managment. I was there
two weeks ago.

Glad to hear there is a new restuarant there. This will probably be
the 3rd or 4th version I've been aware of in the same location. How is
the food at the new place?

Eric Bartsch
1959 Pilatus P-3 A-848
http://www.hometown.aol.com/bartscher/P3A848.html

On 17 Mar 2007 13:24:00 -0700, "Eric Bartsch"
wrote:

Does anyone know what happened to the Flying Turtle Restaurant at
Mansfield OH (MFD)? I flew past there a couple of weeks ago and the
ATIS stated that it was closed. At the time, I assumed this was
temporary, but I was thinking of heading there for lunch tomorrow and
I called & found the number was disconnected.

Still disconnected today.

They must have realized I only needed one more meal on my frequent
diner card to get my free one...

That place was always busy at lunch with locals, pilots & USAF folks
in there. Maybe with the drawdown at the base, their business
dropped off?? I'll have to research that further and see if I can
get the scoop

....Don B
Don Byrer
Commercial Pilot / CFI Student
Electronics Technician, RADAR/Data/Comm @ CLE
Amateur Radio KJ5KB

"I have slipped the surly bonds of earth; now if I can just land without bending the gear..."
"I know what it sounds like....when doves cry" (Bird Strike 8/29/05)

Jay Honeck wrote:
Vince's closed right after the New Year but a new restaurant opened
there a few weeks ago. Right now they don't have Sunday hours

Isn't that amazing? And it's all-to common with airport restaurants,
too.

I mean, think about it -- which two days of the week MUST a business
that caters to fly-in pilots be open? Do they REALLY think that
being closed fully half of the available flying weekend is a recipe
for success? Jeebus, these people who open (soon-to-fail) airport
restaurants need to have a business plan in hand BEFORE they try
running a business.

The trouble is that a restaurant that caters only to pilots will soon be
bankrupt as we are seeing everywhere. They have to draw from a much
larger crowd.

Matt