Comments on: Mexico Lindo sign is up at Fitger’s

By: edgeways

edgeways — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:25:51 +0000

Cool. I had walked by yesterday and they where not, but it was bustling, so I was at least glad things seemed to be happening. Woo! Drinks on the deck.

By: Rachel Skildum

Rachel Skildum — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:07:03 +0000

They are open!

By: Bonnie Gauthier

Bonnie Gauthier — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:25:02 +0000

After visiting the Cloquet location, I can hardly wait for the Fitger’s location to open. We come from Thunder Bay, where we have no Mexican restaurant (except for a local taco fast food place) If you’ve never been to Mexico Lindo, you are in for a TREAT!!

By: Jim paul

Jim paul — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:39:56 +0000

There is no good ol boys club or grandmas mafia!!!! If there was i’de be in it!

By: Jim paul

Jim paul — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:36:17 +0000

The pauluci’s have no pull with the fired dept or officials! Do you think the anti union owners of grandmas and the dfl union fire inspectors are colaborating? Get back to reality! They play by the rules and comply to all city codes! The reason Lindo isnt open is the same reason their food is so authentic and good! BUSTED by the FBI For illegals, u can pull that off in small town Cloquet, now the heat is on them. Rumor has it half the staff has been deported. And working for half min wage. Great for local workers! Food and drink is amazing, but there’s a reason “no hablo englis”! Angies happy hour is still the best in town 3-6 half price everything… Ie corona $2.25 a bottle or grey goose for $3.13 a shot reg price drinks are spendy, but so is canal! With the $14000 a month rent what will stuff cost if the new lindo opens, and they have to pay $7.25 an hour!!! ps chi chis duluth was a gold mine-they went under as a natl chain when 3 of there stores food on the east coast had salmonela outbreaks in the green onions 3 people died in 2003 as a result. The families sued them and hence no more chi chis anywhere not just Duluth… All this said i love cloquet Lindo and tge owner Pedro, and maybe this is all a rumor

By: tamara

tamara — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:27:41 +0000

If there were some sort of restaurateur “good old boy’s” club (i.e., the Palucci, et al empire) at work here, we wouldn’t have Maya. Or Va Bene. Or Valentini’s. All of those establishments compete directly for business with Grandma’s, Angies, etc.

By: pH

pH — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:53:28 +0000

Angies is Tex-Boyardee, has its own niche.

By: Piglet

Piglet — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:53:04 +0000

@Berv…don’t know for certain, just an assumption. And, I’m trying to stay out of the conspiracy pool.

People are dining out less and with all the new eateries opening, I would guess that the group at Grandma’s are working on maintaining & improving what they have -- across all properties.

By: -Berv

-Berv — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:24:55 +0000

“I think the Grandma’s cartel has enough to worry about without hand wringing, heavy sighs & rumored strong-armed tactics regarding competition.”

How do you know that?

“Competition is the best form of flattery and should (should being the operative word) make you strive to do better.”

In a perfect world maybe. Tell that to John D. Rockefeller.

By: Piglet

Piglet — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:02:23 +0000

Nothing like a good conspiracy theory to keep Duluth chugging along. I think the Grandma’s cartel has enough to worry about without hand wringing, heavy sighs & rumored strong-armed tactics regarding competition. Competition is the best form of flattery and should (should being the operative word) make you strive to do better. I’m no fan of Angie’s and other than the wine, Bellisio’s is far overrated. With all the chains opening new eateries in our area, I welcome the opportunity to support someone local. Bienvenidos Mexico Lindo!