Recent Comments

Recent Posts

Categories

Archives

Meta

Archive for the ‘Columbiana Station’ tag

HandPicked, Inc., 150 Harbison Boulevard Suite C: 24 July 2022 (Moving)   no comments

Posted at 11:24 pm in closing

handpicked_tn.jpg

p1830128_tn.jpg

Judging by their Facebook and web site, HandPicked,Inc. looks to be a fashion, jewelry and Gamecock & Tiger store. Their Harbison location was in the Publix & Target part of Columbiana Station by Tropical Smoothie Cafe, and has now closed, apparently with the hope of opening at another Harbison area location at some point in the future.

In the meantime, they maintain a store in Lexington, and an online presence.

(Hat tip to commenter Ellen)

Copper River Grill, 1230 Bower Parkway: May 2020   2 comments

Posted at 10:42 pm in closing

p1630353_tn.jpg

p1630350_tn.jpg

p1630351_tn.jpg

p1630352_tn.jpg

p1630354_tn.jpg

p1630355_tn.jpg

p1630356_tn.jpg

p1630357_tn.jpg

p1630358_tn.jpg

p1630359_tn.jpg

Copper River Grill in Harbison is another casualty of the COVID-19 crisis, though it has featured here before in the comments as an example of a place that had gone downhill, and the recent Yelp reviews are not stellar.

Cola Daily has the story on the closing here.

I only visited Copper River Grill once, years ago. I had heard it was a good place for late night pizza, so I hit it around midnight one evening. My memory is that the pizza was OK, nothing special, and that it was quite hard to get my drink refilled. In any event, I never went back.

I do like the entrance-way though.

(Hat tip to commenter Heath)

Written by ted on June 15th, 2020

Tagged with , , , , ,

Wild Wing Cafe, 1150 Bower Parkway Suite F6A: March 2020   6 comments

Posted at 11:51 pm in closing

p1630171_tn.jpg

p1630172_tn.jpg

p1630173_tn.jpg

p1630174_tn.jpg

p1630175_tn.jpg

p1630176_tn.jpg

p1630177_tn.jpg

p1630178_tn.jpg

I was shooting against the light, and didn't really have time to get out, so these aren't great shots, but the Wild Wing Cafe in Columbiana Station on Bower Parkway is closed due (mostly) to the COVID-19 crisis.

I say "mostly", because looking at the Yelp reviews, this place was pretty clearly on its last legs, and you have to feel kind of sorry for the corporate rep who had to comment on the 1-star reviews with apologies. Curiously, the Copper River Grill in the same shopping center (and which will soon feature here) had similiar reviews, and the spot there which was most recently (I think!) HuHot Mongolian Grill has been a revolving door for years. For some reason, restaurants don't seem to do well here..

(Hat tip to commenter Heath)

UPDATE 23 August 2022: Updating tags.

Which Wich?, 1230 Bower Parkway Suite B1: 24 September 2018   2 comments

Posted at 10:25 pm in closing

p1550203_tn.jpg

p1550196_tn.jpg

p1550197_tn.jpg

p1550198_tn.jpg

p1550199_tn.jpg

p1550200_tn.jpg

p1550201_tn.jpg

p1550202_tn.jpg

As I have mentioned before I have a number of problems with Which Wich, the biggest of wich is I can't frequent a place that doesn't have fresh brewed ice tea.

Regardless of my issues, it does seem that this shopping center has problems keeping restaurants.

(Hat tip to commenter Lone Wolf)

Written by ted on October 1st, 2018

Tagged with , , , , ,

Jewelry Warehouse, 1270 Bower Parkway: July 2018   4 comments

Posted at 10:28 pm in closing

p1520770_tn.jpg

p1520771_tn.jpg

p1520772_tn.jpg

p1520773_tn.jpg

p1520774_tn.jpg

p1520775_tn.jpg

p1520776_tn.jpg

p1520777_tn.jpg

p1520778_tn.jpg

I've never been in this store, but from the outside, it appears to be *huge*, occupying several potential storefronts.

The store moved to here from its original location on Saint Andrews Road back in 2010, and has, according to its Facebook page, now started its closing sale. I'm not sure how long that will last (apparently through 30 June for sure), so I am listing the closing date as July 2018 for now.

(Hat tip to commenter Heath Roberts)

Written by ted on June 29th, 2018

Tagged with , , , , , ,

West Marine, 421 Bush River Road: January 2018 (moved)   4 comments

Posted at 1:20 am in closing

p1490053_tn.jpg

p1490054_tn.jpg

p1490926_tn.jpg

p1490927_tn.jpg

As reported in The State as the plan was announced, West Marine, has moved from Dutch Square to Columbiana Station.

I have not yet gotten a picture of the new location, but here is the company announcement of the opening and ribbon cutting at the new store on 19 March 2018.

(Hat tip to commenter Andrew, I believe)

Written by ted on April 27th, 2018

Tagged with , , , , , ,

Persona Pizza / Firenza Pizza, 1270 Bower Parkway Suite C: March 2018 (coming?)   7 comments

Posted at 12:02 am in closing

p1500017_tn.jpg

p1500018_tn.jpg

p1500019_tn.jpg

p1500020_tn.jpg

p1500021_tn.jpg

p1500022_tn.jpg

p1500023_tn.jpg

p1500024_tn.jpg

Firenza is an interesting name for a pizza place because it suggests both "fire" and Italy (Firenza is the native name for the city we call by the exonym "Florence").

Fast casual pizza is now officially a thing, and Firenza is one of the chains in that market. This particular store, in Columbiana Station has not been here long. Commenter Heath reported in November of last year that this slot opened as a Persona Pizza and was just converting to Firenza at that point. Actually, Persona is the only one of these chains I have been to, and I was happy with my meal at the Woodhill location, so I'm not averse to checking out Firenza, Blaze or 1000 Degrees. Interestingly, as you can see in the pictures, there is a Blaze just across the street from this location.

Exactly what is going on here is a bit cryptic, but apparently it is an upfit of some sort and Firenza promises to return.

(Hat tips to commenters Heath & James R)

UPDATE 23 March 2018 -- Hmm, commenter Heath notes that apparently the place never actually opened as Firenza after Persona shut down. Maybe they got distracted by the Lexington opportunity. Anyway, I'm changing the title line qualifier from "(temporary)" to "(coming?)".

UPDATE 7 June 2021 -- Now a Brothers & Beer Mexican Restaurant:

p1700998_tn.jpg

also adding map icon.

Written by ted on March 23rd, 2018

Tagged with , , , , ,

Shoe Carnival, 142 Harbison Boulevard: September 2017 (moved)   6 comments

Posted at 11:23 pm in closing

p1460236_tn.jpg

p1460237_tn.jpg

p1460235_tn.jpg

p1460238_tn.jpg

p1460239_tn.jpg

p1460240_tn.jpg

p1460241_tn.jpg

p1460242_tn.jpg

Well, this has already been extensively ventilated in Have Your Say, but Shoe Carnival has moved down the hill from Columbiana Station by Old Navy to Harbison Court.

The new location, seen below, is the former home of Regency Beauty Institute (on which I never did a closing) and right next to the previous (and recently departed) shoe store in that complex, Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse.

p1450767_tn.jpg

p1460220_tn.jpg

p1460222_tn.jpg

p1460223_tn.jpg

H. H. Gregg, 1130 Bower Parkway: May 2017   4 comments

Posted at 12:09 am in closing

p1410719_tn.jpg

p1410720_tn.jpg

p1410721_tn.jpg

p1410722_tn.jpg

p1410723_tn.jpg

p1410724_tn.jpg

p1410725_tn.jpg

p1410726_tn.jpg

p1410727_tn.jpg

p1410728_tn.jpg

p1410729_tn.jpg

p1410731_tn.jpg

Well, this is Columbia's other H. H. Gregg, closing as part of the same liquidation as the Sandhill store. Goody's is the most prominent former holder of this spot -- I'm not sure who could take on this much floor space now.

Written by ted on May 10th, 2017

Tagged with , , , , , ,

HuHot Mongolian Grill, 1260 Bower Parkway Suite A8: March 2017   11 comments

Posted at 11:10 pm in closing

p1400706_tn.jpg

p1400703_tn.jpg

p1400704_tn.jpg

p1400705_tn.jpg

p1400707_tn.jpg

p1400708_tn.jpg

p1400709_tn.jpg

The only Mongolian food item I can ever remember heaing of is Kumis: fermented mare's milk, something I've never had the slightest interesting in trying, and interestinly apparently *not* available at HuHot. Apparently was *was* on the menu is that you picked out a bowl of noodles, vegetables & meats, took it to a central grill where it was cooked in the sauce you selected and you could repeat that for as many times as you liked for one price. I think the closest I've ever come to that was a place in Seoul, except you had your own little grill and could cook your items yourself there.

The Yelp reviews are all over the map. Apparently the folks who liked it really liked it, and those who didn't *really* didn't.

Looking in Alphabetical Closings, I see this is the former site of Za's, Loco Bandito's, CW's Taproom and Naughty Macs.

(Hat tip to commenter Sandra>

Written by ted on March 13th, 2017

Tagged with , , , , ,

Tags

Recently Updated Posts

Blogroll