SacTown Talks

#36 - Garret Van Vleck & Billy Ngo

Episode Summary

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.

Episode Notes

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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