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A Letter of Apology to BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse

A Letter of Apology to BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse

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For those of you familiar with my blog, you may remember a few months ago I spoke about the coming of BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse to Hagerstown.  It’s located in the space formerly occupied by the Sear’s Automotive Plaza at the Valley Mall.  In my previous post (click here if you want to review it), I offered dire predictions for their business model – based upon their menu size, price point, and local clientele. I appear to have been mistaken….

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Hagerstown’s Food Scene: The Wheel of Restaurants

Hagerstown’s Food Scene: The Wheel of Restaurants

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As I have spoken about in previous posts, Hagerstown is a tough restaurant market.  Restauranteurs and corporations look at the I-70/I-81 interchange, run the numbers, and seem to come away with the impression that their concept just “can’t miss” in this area. If it were only that simple. Here in the dining trenches; however, it’s a different story.  If you are from anywhere in the four-state area, then you probably already know that locals want food they are familiar with,…

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