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The word about Valentinos is that Bill Valentine really likes to visit each table and sometimes will be seated with you and annoy the shit out of you. Somebody better tell him.

Big Orange??? At first blush, I thought he was reopening the place in Redfield shaped like a large citrus fruit. Does anyone know if it's still open . . . or even standing?

I like the location targeted for Big Orange. Great addition to Stifft Station and convenient to Hillcrest. I've been hankering for a European style breakfast/brunch spot nearby for a long time.

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Yes, the Big Orange in Redfield is still open. Much of my wife's family lives in Redfield and we stopped there a couple of months ago for ice cream with the 10 yr old. Good fun place, where else can you eat in an orange?

Maybe your head line should read, Scott McGehee has too much on his plate?

I've heard from many that the service and quality at the cafes has gone downhill. Possible that he has too much going on.

I've only been to the one downtown which I do lik. But based on mumblings I've heard from others the Heights location had quite a fall off as customers became frustrated with overall quality and tired of waiting in multiple lines just to get out of there.

I was in the Heights store on Friday night getting the tenderloin dinner and it was out of this world!

ARK. BLOG: My two cents worth. Service is sometimes a little slow and disorganized. The combination of disparate tasks -- making a sandwich, slicing cheese or simply ringing up a muffin -- is part of the reason. Sometimes, a self-absorbed customer is the problem, something over which counter workers have no control.

All that aside, no single thing has contributed more to the quality of my life in Little Rock in recent years than Boulevard. Period. It's my duck club, country club, bass boat, etc. To be able to stock the freezer each week with world-class bread and haul away a few other food trinkets every Saturday morning is one of the highlights of my week, along with good coffee, great soup, stellar prepared dinners, etc. I'll endure a little aggravation for the pleasure.

Here, here, Max. I agree wholeheartedly.

I was within 15 minutes of quitting a miserable job downtown when I got the call that the BLVD was open in the Cox building. That location so close to my office kept me on that dreadful job for another 3 months.

I agree. The only negative experiences I've had at the Heights location were due to customers. I'm looking at you, Heights matrons. The air of entitlement is so thick you could cut it with a knife---something I came really close to doing one day.
Rock on, Scott.