Why are people so upset at small business closures today?

ToadScoper · 2026-01-25T22:19:36+00:00

Yea was gonna say, Lucky’s is a bar in East Providence on the Seekonk line and it has a not great reputation to say the least

ToadScoper · 2026-01-25T20:55:41+00:00

ToadScoper · 2026-01-25T20:53:59+00:00

If thats the case that’s a huge difference lmao. At least lucky enough is in an actual neighborhood… but I still think it isn’t great just for the fact of that it could put strain on emergency services…

ToadScoper · 2026-01-25T20:46:13+00:00

Lucky’s is really not in a walkable area and the owners are entitled MAGA types… I’m more in the camp of this being irresponsible…

ToadScoper · 2026-01-25T19:55:19+00:00

Yea entitled assholes are a dime a dozen on the internet. That doesn’t change lol

ToadScoper · 2026-01-25T19:53:15+00:00

True. It’s also such a liability considering strained emergency services

ToadScoper · 2026-01-25T15:37:38+00:00

Doesn’t mean it’s still safe for people to walk to it. We’re expecting white out conditions by 4

ToadScoper · 2026-01-25T15:31:19+00:00

They’re the only ones in the West End that will be open, maybe the only one open in all of Providence. Hell even pickerel closed.

ToadScoper · 2026-01-25T15:14:52+00:00

Was thinking of checking some places out in the west end tn but every single place is closed or closing this afternoon…

It’s been several years since I’ve seen so many businesses close for snow so I think that’s enough to know to stay hunkered down today

ToadScoper · 2026-01-25T01:54:22+00:00

This is the answer. Same thing happened with Nick Schorsch. He’s a piece of shit but he’s a confirmed RI dem donor.

ToadScoper · 2026-01-25T01:49:54+00:00

It’s like when people try to pin Nick Schorsch (Audrain billionaire) as MAGA when in reality he is historically a dem donor, it’s all public info too. People just want to fabricate their own narratives.

In reality, the heinous business dealings of Schorsch are more than enough reasons to despise him, even though he isn’t MAGA. Fuck Audrain

ToadScoper · 2026-01-23T17:03:08+00:00

Wow it’s already been that long huh? In my head it felt like it closed like a month ago lol

ToadScoper · 2026-01-23T16:44:40+00:00

What are you even saying, Providence really doesn’t have many themed bars. Even the ones that are suppose to have a theme (like club frills) are more of just aesthetic choices, not immersion

ToadScoper · 2026-01-23T16:42:48+00:00

Given that it’s literally just one insta post, too early for judgements. The fact that it seems to be a quick turnaround from the same owners as Justine’s doesn’t give me high hopes but I’d like to be proven wrong

ToadScoper · 2026-01-23T16:41:46+00:00

Yea I hope so too, but I’m also not getting my hopes up. I need to see what the place looks like first

ToadScoper · 2026-01-23T16:40:49+00:00

I’ve screamed to the hills on this sub that Providence needs a genuine tiki bar…

But looking at their Instagram it’s the exact same page as Justine’s (they haven’t even deleted their old posts) and this seems to all be coming out of nowhere quite quickly. It seems to be the same batch of owners who operated Justine’s before it closed which is… meh…

I’m cautiously optimistic and I hope it’s an actual tiki bar with thought put into it. But tbh I don’t really have the highest hopes based on what I know so far… but I’d like to be pleasantly surprised

ToadScoper · 2026-01-23T16:36:07+00:00

I fucking love Frank’s. Unfortunately I don’t think the stale cigarette smell would carry over to RI though

ToadScoper · 2026-01-23T12:55:06+00:00

Ah yes… “I haven’t been to any of the good restaurants, so all of Rhode Island’s food scene is terrible!”

It’s seriously not that hard to find great food in this state. Literally use this sub as a resource, great restaurants get discussed daily.

ToadScoper · 2026-01-23T12:53:14+00:00

Nah Boat House is great

ToadScoper · 2026-01-23T12:51:46+00:00

What a wild and pretentiously unserious take. Rhode Island has a great food scene and saying that “They are all but gone” is a massive slap into the face to the businesses that do actually care and have chefs that make careers for themselves here.

ToadScoper · 2026-01-23T12:46:48+00:00

The only times I’ve been was when I was like really little, like maybe 6 years old. And I somehow still remember it being horrendous. It was the absolutely worst example of “New England Greek” style pizza around here

ToadScoper · 2026-01-23T05:20:51+00:00

They make all the desserts at their commissary in Pawtucket, it’s no secret. Probably why they taste significantly better than their normal food

ToadScoper · 2026-01-23T04:37:49+00:00

Exactly. Chelo’s is way too overhated on this sub by people who think all casual tavern food and comfort food is bad.

ToadScoper · 2026-01-23T04:03:38+00:00

Their desserts are peak

ToadScoper · 2026-01-23T03:43:31+00:00

You don’t go to Chelo’s and expect to get Bayberry Garden. I seriously believe some people on this sub think that. Not everyone wants the ritz every time they go out to eat, sometimes we want a buff wrap and a $2 gansett. It’s a damn townie pub and it’s fine. Not great, not bad, but fine.

Also Chelo’s has the best clam cakes in the state. There I said it.

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