Garrett Van Vleck is the owner-operator of B-Side and Shady Lady Bar. Bill Ngo, is the owner-operator of Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine. We talk about the restaurant and beverage scene, over-regulation in California & Sacramento, martial arts, development on K St., and much more.
Garrett Van Vleck is the owner-operator of B-Side and Shady Lady Bar. Bill Ngo, is the owner-operator of Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine. We talk about the restaurant and beverage scene, over-regulation in California & Sacramento, martial arts, development on K St., and much more.
Shownotes
1:15 - Started as the door guy, started as the busboy
5:00 - The Industry landscape
6:40 - At some point, we all worked for Paragary
14:00 - The batteries in the light meter are dead
19:00 - When ABC raided Shady Lady Bar guns a' blazin'
24:00 - Opening Shady Lady
27:00 - When you are starting you argue about everything
33:00 - It was rare that we ended the night before 4am
36:00 - BJJ
38:00 - Back then you had to do something bad to get deported
46:00 - Being an introvert in the industry
54:00 - Are all of these new entrants into the market going to make it?
58:00 - Fighting for customers, fighting for employees
1:06:00 - Open till 4am?
1:10:00 - Favorite spots for a bite to eat
Mentioned in this episode:
Iron Grill
Henry De Vere White Simon De Vere White
Firestone Public House
The Wong Family
The Paragary’s
The Fat Family
The Selland Family
R15
The Red Rabbit Kitchen + Bar
Monkey Bar
ML Torres
Michael Quigley
Yohn Chojvaj
Mikey Singh Hothi
Cody Bartlet
Cassio Werneck
Manny Ray Gonzales
Ralph Gracie Sacramento
LowBrau
Sail Inn Grotto
Bottle & Barlow
Fieldhouse American Sports Pub
Solomon's Delicatessen
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