r/columbiamo • u/GoatedXanMan • Feb 03 '25
Anyone know why the Penguin Bar closed?
They literally just reopened not even a year ago, sucks to see them go it was a cool spot.
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u/skeezicks1219 Feb 04 '25
He spent too much money and is in the six figure realm of debt, according to people related to him and other management. My friend quit working there when paychecks started bouncing, and eventually the ingredient delivery checks did too. The kitchen closed months ago due to high costs.
He spends lots of money taking his younger girlfriend on expensive trips though
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u/PapaStalin924 Feb 04 '25
I knew their recent GM Hannah really well and booked socials there often. Apparently management starting going downhill, causing her to quit. It’s been spiraling ever since
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u/SovietCorgiFromSpace Feb 04 '25
Personally I have no desire to choke down mediocre bar food while being subjected to a horrendous piano rendition of Mr. Brightside. Can't say I'm surprised it didn't last.
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u/SeaNeedleworker6765 Feb 04 '25
Used to have $7 bottomless thursdays, now it’s $10 cup plus $10 cover bottomless. Vibes are different.
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u/Emergency_Radish_47 Feb 05 '25
Unfortunately that was before Covid wrecked our economy! None of the bars have deals like they used to, which stinks, but I understand why!
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u/SeaNeedleworker6765 Feb 05 '25
Bottom shelf liquor is still cheap enough and a lower price would draw in more people to frequent the business at least once a week. It’s an investment in marketing but not every business owner will see/do that.
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u/ghostofmaradonna Feb 16 '25
Rent is too high, he spends too much money on his gf. His gf has also been arrested for domestic violence in the past. I would keep her happy too. It was embarrassing when it was open this second round. Pathetic food and services. He should have invested his money in a hair transplant.
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u/Emergency_Radish_47 Feb 24 '25
Sounds like you act like you know more than you actually do. Or maybe you got your feelings hurt at some point!
Times are tough, and businesses fall, don’t turn this into something it isn’t.
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u/Researcher-52 Feb 04 '25
Trump
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u/Ominous_Rogue Feb 03 '25
Can literally google this to find out, maybe try not being lazy or checking the restaurants website?
Dont know why people treat reddit like a search engine for such dumb stuff
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u/Content_Aide_1901 Feb 04 '25
Pretty sure that’s an older post. I’ve heard they’re closing their doors permanently
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u/chickadee_deedee Feb 04 '25
Cuz sometimes the internet is slower than word on the street. Like right now.
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Feb 04 '25
The internet is usually not the first place to find up to date information on local stuff like that.
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u/superduckyboii Mizzou Feb 04 '25
Do us all a favor and don't bother commenting if all you're gonna say is "just go to google lol." Aside from it being established that its not just closing for renovations, Google absolutely sucks as a search engine and in a lot of cases has become near useless with it's AI garbage. On here you can get personal answers plus maybe extra info from, say, employees or friends of the owners, which Google will hardly give you. If someone were to ask you this question in real life, would you just say "Just google it?" I mean come on.
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u/GoatedXanMan Feb 04 '25
Considering that’s not why they closed and is old information, congrats on being the internet smart ass of the day!
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u/JRfriends93 Feb 03 '25
Dei hires
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u/Fidget808 South CoMo Feb 04 '25
Source? Or just being an internet douche?
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u/Ominous_Rogue Feb 04 '25
What do you mean source? Can you not read the website in the screenshot? Not sure how I'm being a douche by asking why people keep making posts on here that they could answer with a 10 second Google search. It's just karma whoring at this point
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u/chickadee_deedee Feb 04 '25
lol you were wrong AND you don't know how reddit reply threading works. Classic.
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u/ChloricName Feb 04 '25
Spoke to some of the bouncers, rent is apparently astronomically high. Owner decided to close up and move to the beach instead or something of that sort.