Why the fuck did Bonhomie close?!?!

[staboner 4,959]

https://austin.eater.com/2018/5/21/17376054/bonhomie-closed-philip-speer

place was excellent. some really good food.

[Biff Tannen 45,563]

It’s a tough town man. I feel like he could do better with the new one downtown, catering more to tourists.

[Gardner Barnes 1,562]

Weird ass location that used to be a Dickey’s is my guess.

[Larry T. Spider 1,746]

On the other thread there were varying accounts of how busy it was at different times. Most (myself included) thought it was good but not great. Speer has a new venture DT and not with the same partners so it could have been a disagreement there. I kind of know him but not well enough to ask.

[destroya 367]

I went once. Pretty good food but super uncomfortable booths with no lumbar support. Why am I gonna drop a bill on dinner to be uncomfortable the whole time? 

[staboner 4,959]

On 5/23/2018 at 10:32 PM, Larry T. Spider said:

On the other thread there were varying accounts of how busy it was at different times. Most (myself included) thought it was good but not great. Speer has a new venture DT and not with the same partners so it could have been a disagreement there. I kind of know him but not well enough to ask.

that was my guess. a dispute or disagreement of some kind

[Michael Knight 12,948]

Speers got problems

[Larry T. Spider 1,746]

I thought he cleaned things up. No?

[Whiskyteer 51]

On 5/25/2018 at 12:12 PM, staboner said:

that was my guess. a dispute or disagreement of some kind

Closed after a year in?  I would hate to be the one who guaranteed that lease with 9yrs left.  If Speers is not on the hook for it, I surmise there will be some litigation from the ex-partners.