Our insightful little birdie has also has spilled the beans on some other sweet juice. Bottle service in Charlottesville? The birdie explains:
Micah WILL be bartending Boheme Tuesday and Thursday nights 9 until ???
Catherine (West Main) has signed up as well.
The Cafeteria is about to drop a new drinklist.
ESC WILL be at X Saturday nights…
Boheme WILL be doing bottle service on the patio (think $200 table reservation… a bottle of grey goose/mixers and your own private waitron type deal) if ABC chills out…
Bang girls at The Local?
Bartender turnabout for a worthy charity?
What is going into the old “Fuel Co”? … or at least trying to?
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Has this become a restaurant blog?
let me add this.
i was walking by that place on W. main where there are usually a bunch of u-haul trucks….and they were all gone. maybe this has been the case for a while, but i hadn’t noticed. anyone know what’s going on here?
i’ve seen some plans for around that area–sorry, can’t give much details–and while the land hasn’t been bought by the potential buyers/developers (unless it’s happened somewhat recently) and the plans were more of a vision than certain impending action, if it does ever happen it will dramatically change the w. main area.
so, i know that was vague, but i can’t help that. i’m no longer even tangentially involved, but still.
but anyway, anyone know anything about the trucks being gone? maybe they were just gone for a day and are back now, i don’t know. but there have been rumors flying about that area for a while.
Bang girls at The Local?
The local brothel? Really that is such a loaded query. I’m sure it was an innocent mistake, since we’re all innocent here..
Hold up. X called me (left a message) and I will be going over there this evening to talk with them about picking up *occasional* saturdays, or *a* saturday, not ALL saturdays… but so far nothing is set in stone. Who knows what will happen.
But lets not have a premature e-speculation.
What? I heard Micah tried to work at Oxo late night when it first opened but his boss said he wasn’t allowed….but he can work other places?
Its all so very confusing.
I am confused. There are too many options.
this website is the devil.
this website is the devil…in red panties.
I bet Boheme $200 right now they will never get bottle services. The ABC has already ruled it’s a no no.
What the fuck is “bottle service”… is this some Spitzer thing?
Silmo, you are right,
We just need one bar, kinda like walmart.
We’ll call it Bar-Mart
bottle service means you buy a bottle and they bring mixers and ice and you mix your own drinks.. very clubby
Bottle Service. Vomit.
vomit service. bucket.
The bucket (usually with french champagne label) is extra. I can’t see this working at Boheme. It involves super hot “barmaids” catering to mostly men. The men then lure available woman into the exclusive area and everyone gets super drunk and many $100’s if not $1,000’s later everyone stumbles out.
But again the Va ABC will never let it happen.
I was told the other day that I couldn’t buy pitchers of mixed drinks here. That is SO wrong. Something needs to be done about this, pronto.
i’ll wear my fishnet armani shirt and my date rape sunglasses to the bottle service. there will also be cocaine, and i probably drive a hummer. also a ferrari.
Bottle service is a crock. it’s a way for mega-douche Guidos in their Armani fishnet tops, spiky hair, fake orange tans and Corvettes to feel special and Very Important. There isn’t a single bar/club/restaurant in C’ville that is anywhere near exclusive enough to have a VIP section (the whole reasoning for bottle service). Keep the Guidos Out of Cville!
Would that be the gold-plated Ferrari, parlie?
ATTN: belmont yo. I need to speak with you offline. Email me.
Done.
my ferrari is made out of jagerbombs and weightlifting.
bang girls at the local? there’s at least one. but escafe girls at boheme? i don’t think so….
Guido’s in cville? You mean this guy? (new window)
@19 Wingnut – by Guido I assume you don’t mean Italian’s but some socio-economic-subcultural phenom of some sort. Plenty of WASP get table service.
I can’t afford to blow $200. As such I am opposed to bottle service on the grounds that it is elitist and stupid. If someone wants to pay for me, I will happily sing its praises.
/am for sale
if there ever is bottle service Silmo you can hang with me-if Boheme takes my bet.
$200 bottle service by April 15th- what do you say boheme ?
It’s probably not as important, but I did notice that the sketchy barber shop next to the sketchy mart on 5th, near Monticello has a for rent sign out front. That place has been there forever.
I don’t know, the whole thing sounds sketchy.
@ 28 – Thanks Bacon
Oh god, what next – one of those places that has beds instead of booths with tables?
If I’m going to drink an entire bottle of booze, I am going to do it from the comforts of my own home. If I am going to pay 400%+ mark up on said bottle, there is no fucking way I am pouring my own drink, let alone mixing it.
/waiting for cleopatra-style hand held carriage to whisk me home, and my handlers better be gorgeous and topless
Lys, i’m on the way.
can anyone comment on what might be going into the Fuel spot?
@32: THIS!
can anyone comment on what might be going into the Fuel spot?
Based on absolutely no information whatsoever, I’m going to go ahead and predict a Sheetz™.
I would doubt a Sheetz, as they have pretty strict rules about floor plans, etc. Removal of the underground tanks would be a bitch, and necessary if it’s not to be a gas station. I would bet a 7-11/Citgo. Or maybe another Shell.
37: there’s a Citgo like a block away. But, yes, you’re spot on: tank removal creates a high bar of entry to any non-gas-station venture.
Just to be clear: I was definitely kidding about it becoming Sheetz.
a Tiger Fuel Market (Bellair, etc) would be AWESOME
Tiger Fuel with the reasonably nifty sandwich shop? That would be my prediction. Not that it would stop my love affair with Blue Ridge Market. Ever.
Sparky: you beat me to it!
but I agree–wouldn’t stop going to Blue Ridge for lunch… but would be all over a Market on the weekends!
Just to make things lively I would predict a CVS/Blockbuster/Starsbucks.
Did any other favorites get left off?
Cheeseburger in Paradise?
maybe it will be the new home the charlottesville/albmerale republican campaign committee
Im thinking economy parking for the airport, but I could wrong.
what about a new bank. it seems like there are new banks going up everywhere.
could be… oh whatever…
I assume Thor knows something, since he brought it up… Thor?
Speaking of important foodie gossip, is Girl Scout cookie season over? I haven’t had so much as a thin mint, this year! I hate being forced to secretly toss the freezers of everyone I know, looking for my fix.
As of this weekend, no.
I saw Girl Scouts in the market this past weekend in VA Beach. I’d've bought some, but I’m not allowed within 100 feet.
Oh well. Citizens of C-ville: all your freezers are become mine.
@26
Slimo, this is more what I was referring to: http://user10337.websitewizard.com/images/guidos_small.jpg. Luckily, their habitat seems to be mostly comprised of NJ/DE/PA/NY and we (hopefully) won’t have to deal with them here as we’re not near a beach with a “boardwalk”. I certainly meant no offense to drinkers of Italian descent in general.
i’m also going to have to second Shen’s THIS in #35. the liquor markup in bars is already stupidly ridiculous, nearly to the point of making it unreasonable. Bottle service only makes it more so.
You hotlinked that image into oblivion, wingy. Too bad Imageshack has been in the crapper all day (could be worse, could be two year), I have some lovely guido imagery. Awesome subculture, truly.
yeah, sorry, i’m just learning this html stuff and don’t have an image host. GIS for “Guidos”, it’s the first result.
Its kind of like oompa loompas pretending to be alcoholic pimps. So many aspects of life make me feel like an anthropologist. Guidos are one of them.
that’s exactly the perfect description for that picture! the orange faces, the expressions, the hair…thanks byo!
dj esc at xlounge sat april 12.
special escafe night coming up soon, too (march 21). really, you will not want to miss this one.
…will keep you posted.
April 12th eh? can’t wait!
still working out the kinks on bottle service… it IS possible to do in VA… Infuzion Lounge (for instance) will be doing it in Richmond. (www.infuzionlounge.com) they also have the only ice bar on the East Coast. Very cool…. maybe ESC should play there too? = )
@24 Micah is not a girl… but Lilli is and she has been there for a couple weeks on Sundays… so… umm yeah.
@59 whats special at the Snatch b’ yo? besides everything? I love a party!!!
No party tonight you guys?
@63: come to oxo
Sweet. You there now?
Just back from the opening at The Local, and my report is: A+ for an opening. These folks have put some major work into making it a great space to hang out. Forthcoming roof deck: AWESOME. Can’t wait.
I’m sure a full cVillain review will be along once they have a few weeks to get going.
Well done, The Local!
Anyone think Boheme is grasping at straws? Wish I could find Thor’s list of restaurants that will tank in the next year to see if that’s on the list…
Hmmm…
http://cvillain.com/2008/01/01/your-predictions-for-2008/
Did I make restaurant failure predictions for 08?
@67 it wasnt. don’t be such a hater.
A round of CRU and red haterade for everyone!
@70 mmm… my favorite!!!
gatorade not haterade btw…
@72: are you coming to the pub crawl? I got your favorite f-ing drink ready.
aww man. I guess it WOULD be rude of me not to attend now… count me in.
Ah, I was mistaken. You said West Main was going to fail in 2007.
There was supposed to be a winkie on the end of that…I wasn’t trying to start something.
@28 by April 15th?? would like to have the kinks worked out by then… was thinking bottle service on the patio so weather permitting and ABC agent permitting then sure thing! I would really like to see it at X Lounge and I think OXO and the new place over Escafe could get away with it as well. Its time for nightlife in the Ville to catch up! I think it would be a nice touch.
This just in. Absolut reps said ABC will let bottle service happen under certain conditions. How about that?
under certain conditions
Like what? Only in church?
Sangri de Christo on the bed please.
i absolutely revile the culture borne of this phenomenon.
wow is mom spelled upside down. just sayin’
@78 how about HOORAY finally I wont wait for an hour for a friggin cockatil at X or Oxo (if I could peel myself from work) to go. think about it people… convenience. can we get it going on?
absolutely
wouldn’t it be a bit embarassing to be sitting on the boheme patio with bottle service and everyone knowing how much you payed for it? I just can’t see Charlottesville embracing this.
Eduardo, are you Boheme? If so, I’ve got some friends working for you now, and they’re very excited about your new spring menu.
@84 ok if not Boheme’s patio (which wouldnt be embarrasing by any means) then think about you and some friends sitting at a table upstairs at X Lounge or in one of the booths and the place is packed and the bar is 3 deep and you want another drink. wouldnt it be convenient if yuou were #1 guaranteed a table when you arrive and #2 have a bottle of liquor and mixers right on the table so you don’t have to wait for a waiter to come around to bring you one or wait at the bar for however long to get one… its all right there on your table. Think about it. Convenience… you pay for convenience…. and service and actually $200 is less of a markup on the bootle than if you payed by the drink… do the math.
@85 we are very excited about the Spring menu as well Dan. thanks!
I understand what bottle service is. I just can’t imagine ever needing it in Charlottesville. Boheme does have a nice patio. But would it ever be so hectic there as to require it?
our patio seeting is very limited and the bar is all the way inside… It’s not a requirement but I think its smart to have options… plus if we offer it then maybe some of the busier places that I like to attend will follow suit? I would REALLY LOVE to see X do it.
@78 thank you.
sometimes people say stupid shit like , “let’s do an opium hotknife,”
and they’re not your friends.
but other people say, “what kind of cage match could you arrange between cocoNUT and Eduardo?”
and that’s… that’s just about the funniest idea around.
CAGE MATCH ON THE SS DRINKING PLATFORM!!!!!11!one!!!
@91, 92:
you made me laugh all 3000 miles away…
only one will one. won.
win, i mean.
Two Villains enter, one Villain leaves?
So, when is our resident artistic genius (b yo) going to create a Scowly favicon for the cVillain? I need a lil’ birdie on my browser.
I would love to dine with cocoNUT. no hard feelings… who can arrange our date?