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by **BrewCrew13** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:17 pm

Looks like Beso is DONE.

Saw moving vans outside today (Sunday) and they were taking EVERYTHING out. Kitchen equipment, bar furniture and pretty much everything else.

Unless they are going through a major makeover (doubt it), it looks like the problems with ownership have finally caught up with the business.

Or maybe selling horrible Mexican food at way too high of a price didn't pan out to be good for business.

Great location though. It will be sad to see another empty space on Washington.

by **zink** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:06 pm

See, this is what I am saying. If you dont have a good product, poor management, or what ever else, I dont feel bad for it closing. That is why I voice all my opinions to the local businesses I visit. I am honestly so happy this place is gone. Hopefully an ethical business owner will take over and provide great value with good food.

Currently my favorite business downtown is Gelateria on 14th and Washington. Amazing product, amazing service, and great value. If something like this went under, i would truly be upset. For Beso, EH.

by **bprop** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:12 am

zink wrote:
Currently my favorite business downtown is Gelateria on 14th and Washington. Amazing product, amazing service, and great value. If something like this went under, i would truly be upset. For Beso, EH.

Really? Amazing service? I love the Gelateria's food, but service often stinks. Half the time, and this is usually a group of 6 getting gelato, not a single "Thank you" is uttered by the gelista (??). One time, I asked if there was any more lemon gelato (the tub was basically empty). The clerk shook her head no, and I got something else. As I sat down to eat it, she put in another tub of lemon.

by **1000washington** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:50 am

bprop wrote:
zink wrote:
Currently my favorite business downtown is Gelateria on 14th and Washington. Amazing product, amazing service, and great value. If something like this went under, i would truly be upset. For Beso, EH.

Really? Amazing service? I love the Gelateria's food, but service often stinks. Half the time, and this is usually a group of 6 getting gelato, not a single "Thank you" is uttered by the gelista (??). One time, I asked if there was any more lemon gelato (the tub was basically empty). The clerk shook her head no, and I got something else. As I sat down to eat it, she put in another tub of lemon.

I have had the exact same experience.

by **innov8ion** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:57 am

^ Perhaps the gelatorista misunderstood you. It would seem odd that someone would go out of their way to deprive a man from lemon gelato. That would be entirely too cruel. And I don't really recall being told "thank you" at food service locations very often at all. Just my two cents.

by **MattnSTL** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:06 pm

innov8ion wrote:And I don't really recall being told "thank you" at food service locations very often at all. Just my two cents.

Unfortunately, that is often very true no matter where you are at. I always made it a point to say "thank you, have a good night." However, I often do not get that when I am getting food.

by **TheWayoftheArch** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:14 pm

Questions to ponder while wondering what will take the former Red Space:

How will the Universe remember Beso's ill advised "lets use a mexican restaurant" scheme to get ladies up to the 2nd floor? Did the dim wits think it would work? Either the restaurant or the enchilada induced sex parties?

Will Steven "Its not my fault" Jackson ever shut up? Or his BFF Richie "Not So" Incognito? (Did you ever think that Silverback sized cranium or ego would allow him to leave a game for being 'light headed'?)

Will the Blues stop hurting themselves? Whats next, will we find David Perron cutting himself in the player tunnel every time he misses a gaping 24 square foot net?

by **bprop** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:15 pm

innov8ion wrote:^ Perhaps the gelatorista misunderstood you. It would seem odd that someone would go out of their way to deprive a man from lemon gelato. That would be entirely too cruel. And I don't really recall being told "thank you" at food service locations very often at all. Just my two cents.

Me neither. But it is exceedingly rare that I would call ANY service amazing, much less the kind you get at Burger King or the Gelateria.

by **innov8ion** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:37 pm

^ The gelateria is kind of a cozy, romantic place with good product. And people can tend to look at objects a bit more fondly when on cloud nine -- like when they've recently become engaged. But just don't mess with their bubble tea!

by **joelkamp** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:18 pm

I heard that Beso has been sold to new ownership and that it will reopen as a sports bar.

by **The Central Scrutinizer** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:30 pm

joelkamp wrote:I heard that Beso has been sold to new ownership and that it will reopen as a sports bar.

Maybe the new owner will run it as a business.

by **dweebe** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:14 pm

The Central Scrutinizer wrote:
joelkamp wrote:I heard that Beso has been sold to new ownership and that it will reopen as a sports bar.

Maybe the new owner will run it as a business.

..and not be bordeline crazy.

I guess if you're going to open something is this economy, it's best to go downscale. A sports bar seems like a relatively safe bet.

Although they should look into some sort or roll-down gate to protect all the HDTV's they'll need to invest in.

http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov-stlouis-news-081201-theives-hit-bussiness-tv.2086a72d.html

by **BrewCrew13** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:25 am

Yeah but this is STL, they will probably just have four or five 27" TV's with Charter cable connected and still call it a "Sports Bar."

What we need is a place to actually compete with Flannery's; you need to offer drink specials!!! If they can offer any type of quality food, drink specials and enough TV's with NFL ticket etc, they would be able to take ALOT of business from Flannery's, or at least force them to complete with drink specials of their own.

Just a thought

by **dweebe** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:37 am

BrewCrew13 wrote:Yeah but this is STL, they will probably just have four or five 27" TV's with Charter cable connected and still call it a "Sports Bar."

What we need is a place to actually compete with Flannery's; you need to offer drink specials!!! If they can offer any type of quality food, drink specials and enough TV's with NFL ticket etc, they would be able to take ALOT of business from Flannery's, or at least force them to complete with drink specials of their own.

Just a thought

It ought to be law that to be called a sports bar you must

-offer some sort of specials during games

-all TVs must be HighDef (and set up properly)

-connect to DirecTV and have all of the sports packages

So say we all.

by **innov8ion** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:39 pm

What is this? Four or five sports bars in a three to four block radius? I'd be happy with an authentic mexican joint run by reputable management.