Streetlevel: Checkers Opens!
Hey, everyone, Checkers is now open! Thanks for the camera phone shot, KW. Checkers Looks Ready to Open [Brownstoner] GMAP Streetlevel: Checkers Signage Goes Up [Brownstoner] Court Street Checkers In Progress [Brownstoner] Checkers Checking Into 111 Court Street? [Brownstoner]
Hey, everyone, Checkers is now open! Thanks for the camera phone shot, KW.
Checkers Looks Ready to Open [Brownstoner] GMAP
Streetlevel: Checkers Signage Goes Up [Brownstoner]
Court Street Checkers In Progress [Brownstoner]
Checkers Checking Into 111 Court Street? [Brownstoner]
If yesterday is any indication, they have firmly removed the “Fast” from “Fast Food.” I know it was their first day, but they seemed completely unprepared. The chocolate shake was pretty good, though!
Stopped by this evening on my way home from work. Couple observations:
A) I didn’t see it myself, but there was a sign indicating that they have outdoor seating back behind the building. So that’s a pretty cool option.
B) The staff was either not well-trained or not at all prepared for a big crowd on their first day. I waited in line for about ten minutes, didn’t see anybody get served their food, and decided to go back sometime when it was less crowded.
Oh, and personally I don’t see anything wrong with it being a slightly better Wendy’s. Marginal improvement is still improvement.
Amen Big Jugs – I went off on a tangent about that last week. Chains are okay apparently when they sell organic veggies, cheap wine or various types of salsa.
Checkers is a slightly better Wendy’s.
So you think all chains are equal? Interesting…
Why is it that so many people on these boards lambast chains like Target, Dunkin Donuts or Walmart, yet can barely contain their excitement when a whole foods, trader joes, fairway or, in this case, checkers opens?
with a wendy’s, a popeyes, a mcdonald’s, and now a checkers, the folk waiting in line for movies across the street will have no shortage of dining options
The excitement (for me) is that it’s (reportedly) better than McDonalds and (definitely) closer than Five Guys, and (I assume) cheaper and quicker than a diner.
I thought it looked open when I walked past on my way to the subway this morning; I’ll have to drop in on my way home tonight. (And I’ll have to make sure not to skip the gym tomorrow morning!)
What’s with all the excitement over Checkers? Other than their awesome ad campaign with RAPCAT – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjfbS_Kj-J0
Their food isn’t very good.