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OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:26 pm
by Dirty Water
http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/undercover/celtics-great-opens-restaurant-with-career-criminal-20101116A little while ago I made a thread praising his new restaurant. It was very popular and as this article states it was sometimes an hour to wait for a table. A couple months ago I drove by the place and the name had changed. Now it's out of business. Apparently JoJo White's business partner was a criminal and there is $800,000 missing. Rent, loans and vendors weren't being paid. His business partner Chris Barnes had a long previous history of fraud. Why JoJo why?
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 2:05 pm
by sully00
Guess we missed our chance to have our Board Party there.
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 2:23 pm
by Dogen
Say it ain't so, JoJo!
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:03 pm
by AWalkerREMIX
LOL! An hour wait is nothing for a good restaurant...
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:04 pm
by Dirty Water
sully00 wrote:Guess we missed our chance to have our Board Party there.
Was there ever a board party? I was on hiatus from RealGM for a little while. Would be interested in starting something up again possibly.
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:13 pm
by Dirty Water
AWalkerREMIX wrote:LOL! An hour wait is nothing for a good restaurant...
Won't eat anywhere without a reservation, huh? What are you Christian Bale in American Psycho?
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:19 pm
by AWalkerREMIX
Dirty Water wrote:AWalkerREMIX wrote:LOL! An hour wait is nothing for a good restaurant...
Won't eat anywhere without a reservation, huh? What are you Christian Bale in American Psycho?
No, I just happen to work at a good restaurant that doesn't take reservations at all. 2 hours is our average wait Wed-Sat, an hour for Sun-Tues.
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:42 pm
by aboubata
AWalkerREMIX wrote:Dirty Water wrote:AWalkerREMIX wrote:LOL! An hour wait is nothing for a good restaurant...
Won't eat anywhere without a reservation, huh? What are you Christian Bale in American Psycho?
No, I just happen to work at a good restaurant that doesn't take reservations at all. 2 hours is our average wait Wed-Sat, an hour for Sun-Tues.
in 2 hours, I am pretty sure I could make a much better meal than what you guys offer.
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 4:50 pm
by greenbeans
Dirty Water wrote:sully00 wrote:Guess we missed our chance to have our Board Party there.
Was there ever a board party? I was on hiatus from RealGM for a little while. Would be interested in starting something up again possibly.
It was discussed for a time, with nobody really taking the initiative to schedule something, organize, etc.
Make it happen Dirty Water! On a weeknight in Quincy of course.
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:56 pm
by Dirty Water
greenbeans wrote:Dirty Water wrote:sully00 wrote:Guess we missed our chance to have our Board Party there.
Was there ever a board party? I was on hiatus from RealGM for a little while. Would be interested in starting something up again possibly.
It was discussed for a time, with nobody really taking the initiative to schedule something, organize, etc.
Make it happen Dirty Water! On a weeknight in Quincy of course.
Is that where you're from? I will be moving there next month.
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:14 pm
by greenbeans
Been living here for like 7yrs. A weird place, but I like it.
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:27 pm
by Dirty Water
Yeah it will be a bit different for me. Seems like a cool place I was rarely ever down in the area. Always been hanging out in Lexington/Arlington/Cambridge. I'm moving there cause I got a job on the south shore and it's just such an easier commute. Maybe we'll organize something for the board come playoff time, now that we'll have two RealGM Celtics posters in a somewhat centralized location!
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:42 pm
by SichtingLives
Dirty Water wrote: Maybe we'll organize something for the board come playoff time, now that we'll have two RealGM Celtics posters in a somewhat centralized location!
My bet is everyone pusses out again, but good luck anyway.
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:34 pm
by GregB
Yeah the board party fell apart based on bad planning. We had a poll to pick a place for party and for whatever reason Jo Jos got pick even though most of the people who were going lived south of boston. So just about everyone ended up backing out
I agree with Greenbeans stadium would be great location. Plenty of parking and its a decent spot.
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:22 am
by Dirty Water
Here's an idea, don't put the poll on the message board. You prob got random people voting just for shyts and giggles (who knows maybe even trolling Lakers fans).
I'll bring this back up in a few months.
Re: OT: JoJo White's restaurant closed due to fraud
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 5:36 am
by exculpatory
If we have the party in DC, I will put up 6 guys and cook out for everyone. :0).