On the first weekend of the New Year, Laguna Beach restaurateur Ivan Spiers made a stunning exit, clearing out every trace of his two popular restaurants – Bodega and Skyloft in the Heisler building – and closing down a legacy as abruptly as he walked away …
Because the City Hall and Council have mismanaged the town for years. Just think in the last 10+ years with Hotel Laguna being closed, the nearby Cities have completed significant projects. Huntington Beach built Pacific City, Newport Beach built Lido Village, and Dana Point redeveloped the lantern streets and is near done with the harbor. All the while the incompetent hires in City Hall and Council in Laguna can't even get a single hotel to reopen on arguably the best piece of oceanfront real estate for tourism in the whole city. Sorry for all the reality in this post.
Running a restaurant in LAGUNA is extremely difficult but totally possible you know what you’re doing. Finney’s nailed it and so have a few others. I’m sure the taco stand has way higher profits than taco Bell. The best location in Laguna, c’est la vie, continues to have very few customers year after year. I hope I’m around to see someone realize a potential of that space.
Simple enough. Touristy menu and awful service. Eat out 3-4 times/week. Food is not the priority at any of these restaurants. So sorry to see the quality rapidly disappearing
This has nothing to do with why they closed. Skyloft was the bread winner of all the Restaurants he owns. The only reason he keeps Moz is because Ivan owns the land, and doesn't have expensive rent. Moz is where he flexes and entertains his rich friends. He did not make his millions in the restaurant industry - pretty much just a hobby for him
Because the City Hall and Council have mismanaged the town for years. Just think in the last 10+ years with Hotel Laguna being closed, the nearby Cities have completed significant projects. Huntington Beach built Pacific City, Newport Beach built Lido Village, and Dana Point redeveloped the lantern streets and is near done with the harbor. All the while the incompetent hires in City Hall and Council in Laguna can't even get a single hotel to reopen on arguably the best piece of oceanfront real estate for tourism in the whole city. Sorry for all the reality in this post.
Running a restaurant in LAGUNA is extremely difficult but totally possible you know what you’re doing. Finney’s nailed it and so have a few others. I’m sure the taco stand has way higher profits than taco Bell. The best location in Laguna, c’est la vie, continues to have very few customers year after year. I hope I’m around to see someone realize a potential of that space.
Simple enough. Touristy menu and awful service. Eat out 3-4 times/week. Food is not the priority at any of these restaurants. So sorry to see the quality rapidly disappearing
This has nothing to do with why they closed. Skyloft was the bread winner of all the Restaurants he owns. The only reason he keeps Moz is because Ivan owns the land, and doesn't have expensive rent. Moz is where he flexes and entertains his rich friends. He did not make his millions in the restaurant industry - pretty much just a hobby for him
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