So why do most Celebrity Restaurants & Athlete Restaurants close? If the recent closing of George Brett's Restaurant which is in the 'upscale' shopping district of the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, MO is any indication, then you can only deduct that it's the lack of celebrity. George Brett recently told the Kansas City Star that he had eaten lunch in the restaurant many times, but had only eaten dinner there couple of handfuls of times...soooo... there you go. The dinner crowd which would have gained the most monetarily was always lacking the celebrity that the restaurants name promised, in a sense.
When we had eaten there a couple of years ago the restaurant was a mid-priced very contemporary eatery. Pictures and a few memorabilia items on the walls told you whose restaurant it was, although it was lacking a real sports presence. We travel alot and run http://www.HeadlinerDiners.com/ the Largest List of Athlete and Celebrity Restaurants. If people are like us, then they want to hear the media buzz about the celebrity and their celebrity buddies showing up. Not that I can blame Brett.... he has a family that he's enjoying and good for him. HOWEVER, if you want to have a restaurant and base the success on your name, then you have to do a little work and be out in the limelight from time to time.
We wish George Brett and his family a lot of luck in the future, and hopefully they are enjoying those backyard bbq's and won't miss the restaurant biz.
So, do YOU think George Brett's restaurant was guaranteed to fail without the celebrity appearances that are usually expected by Joe Schmoe when he goes into a celebrity owned restaurant....OR... was it doomed to fail by the huge success of a restaurant right across the street?
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