- Oakland Tribune OuttakesArrivaderla Di Bartolo’s
By awoodall
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 10:55 pm in Night Owl, restaurants.
The restaurant anyway. The cafe is staying open but the restaurant is history, a victim of a bad economy at least the owners say. A swank pizzaiola kind of place is going in, word has it. I just hope it’s not another one of the generic places like Sidebar that packs in tables and could be anywhere — Oakland, NY, Kansas, Cleveland…
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May 14th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
What a weird post – it reads more like a Yelp review review than a professional journalist. While my one dining experience at Sidebar was pretty unremarkable, I don’t understand why it deserves a backslap in an article about a completely different restaurant.
I also don’t understand what about Sidebar is more “generic” than any of a number of other places that have recently opened such as Corso, Marzano, or Barlata as well as loads of more established places. I haven’t been to Kansas or Cleveland (BTW one is a state and the other a city) – are they really crawling with restaurants like Sidebar?
May 14th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Hey, journalists have opinions too. And this is after all a blog not, as you called it, an article.
May 18th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Well, if the folks that were running or worked at diBartolo’s read this they should know that at least two people (my wife and I) are sad to see you guy. I liked this restaurant and I honestly enjoyed every time I went there (about once every 2-3 months? the trips do add up). They were friendly to us and the food was great. I always wished I’d see more people there when we went, hoping they’d make it. We’ll miss them.
May 19th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Well said. Restaurants turn over all the time in cities but here it always feels like a dear friend is moving far away or like we’re losing part of the family.
August 6th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Well I am glad it is gone-the only redeeming factor was the cozy bar. The food and service were never very good………