By Frank Ruggiero and Jason Reagan
Call it the gift that keeps on giving.
With the Moon Shine Café having set at the old jailhouse
on Water Street and Tupelos World Café rising in its place
at the old Angelica’s building on King Street, the Eat Beat
received numerous e-mails from readers wondering what to do with
their leftover Moon Shine gift certificates.
Tupelos World Cafe will
honor gift certificates from the Moon Shine Cafe, the
owners’ previous restaurant. Photo
by Melanie Davis |
Well, Tupelos co-owner Mike Nelson assured cardholders their certificates
would be honored for dinner at the new restaurant. Still in its
first weeks open, Tupelos is currently serving only breakfast
and lunch from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., but Nelson said dinner will start
being served April 1, featuring dishes similar to those at Moon
Shine, only with “a little more ingredients.”
Bearers of gift certificates for the now-closed Angelica’s
Vegetarian Restaurant may be out of luck and a meal, as the owners
have yet to show any indication of reopening elsewhere.
According to the N.C. Attorney General’s consumer protection
division, consumers have little recourse if a business closes
down and they are left holding gift certificates. The AG’s
office recommends only buying gift certificates from well-established
businesses. Consumers should also use their credit card when buying
a gift certificate for someone. Often, credit-card companies will
reverse charges if they are notified.
Family Matters
Proving the maxim that Boone’s Blowing Rock Road sites
don’t stay empty for long, Mountain House owner Betty Austin
and her son, Jeff, will be opening a new steak-and-seafood restaurant
on the site of Baxter’s Smokehouse, which closed a few
months back. Veteran diners will remember the site as the former
location of Los Arcoiris, which moved to Boone Heights Drive.
More details on the Austins’ new eatery will be featured
next week.
Checking out The Library’s Closing
So what happened to The Library? When the sports bar and grill
opened in 2005, business seemed to thrive. Despite some controversy
regarding the supposedly skimpiness of the serving staff’s
skirts, the restaurant enjoyed a steady campus traffic with
live music and patio dining.
In January, the eatery closed down, and a notice from the Watauga
County Sheriff’s Office was posted. According to Sheriff
L.D. Hagaman, his office executed a court order requiring the
restaurant’s assets to be secured and retained as a result
of a civil matter between The Library’s owner and the property
owner.
“The main reason for the WCSO limiting access to the building
was that it was determined by the court to secure the building
proper versus bringing in trucks and personnel to move the assets
to another location at great expense,” Hagaman stated in
an e-mail.
“All officers ensured the maintenance of security and no
items/assets involved in the custody order were removed or damaged.
The assets, as I understand have now been removed per agreement
with the two entities and the court. Therefore, the WCSO no
longer has an obligation in the control of the building, or
its contents.”
Local real-estate sources reported the property has been listed
for sale at $1.8 million. Check out next week’s Eat Beat
for more information about the civil dispute.
Beat It
Got restaurant news? E-mail news editor Frank Ruggiero at frank@mountaintimes.com,
snail mail Mountain Times Publications, Attn: Frank Ruggiero,
474 Industrial Park Drive, Boone, N.C. 28607, or call (828)
264-NEWS and ask for Frank.
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