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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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But she has not always been a gracious host or an effective manager
News flash. Bonnie has not ben perfect at running a demanding business which is open dawn to dusk 7 days a week except xmas, nu years and t-giving.
Jeez. Somehow I doubt you got chased off a table while not buying anything when the place was dead.
Anyone ever go in that place when it was a biker bar?
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 5, 2011 - 03:33am PT
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I can't believe anyone thought I would troll on something like this. Let alone troll.
Anyway, Bonnie is doing great and totally stoked on life. On the upside, we'll be seeing her around the crags in J-Tree now that she has time to have a life. She's stoked to be climbing again. Cause anyone who knows Crossroads knows she was there for breakfast and there through dinner. For nearly 7 years she ran that place solid yet constant.
The new owners have never climbed but Bonnie gave the owner that's going to come down to live and work here a helpful hint to at least dabble in climbing as the sport is the means of his main clientele.
Should be interesting. Worth giving them the benefit of the doubt as Bonnie was really selective on who she finally decided to sell to. She's confident these guys will do their best to (continue to) make Crossroads a great place. Will be just a little different.
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Matt
Trad climber
primordial soup
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love(D) that place...
no need to bash anyone.
best of luck to everyone.
hope the new guys do a good job, the options around there when it blows hard are sometimes sparse.
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David Knopp
Trad climber
CA
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Rocco the new owner to be is a good friend of mine-he will treat you all well, and dish up some good grub!
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Skeptimistic
Mountain climber
La Mancha
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I've seen and heard of her being rude to quite a few other people
Gasp! Someone being rude to our fellow STer's? Oh the HUMANITY! I guess we'll all have to boycott ST until the rudeness here stops...
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Captain...or Skully
climber
leading the away team, but not in a red shirt!
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Yeah, good luck with THAT, huh? Monkeys throw crap! It's what they do.....there are enlightened monkeys which do NOT throw crap, but even they will fall back on that as a method, in a pinch.
I hope this Bonnie has a GREAT time with the new chapter of Life open now before her. AND the new Crossroads folk continue to serve the clientele that like the place. Might hafta check it out, when & if.
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Good luck to the new owners. I hope they keep some of the current staff as they were always polite and helpful.
Bonnie made a successful run in a town with a median income of $32k.
That alone deserves some respect!
Good luck to her too.
I wish Jeremy's Cyber Cafe' was still around. That place was great.
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Mary Moser
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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I've been going to Crossroads for years and the food has always been excellent. I'm sad to see the place change hands, but Bonnie is going to retire and travel. Way to go, Bonnie!! :)
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TYeary
Social climber
State of decay
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Once my friends bought a monstrous apple pie and we decided to take it with us to Crossroads for desert. That pie fed our group, Bonnie and a few others. I always had a good time there.
Um...Coyote burger and Dead Guy Ale.Good bye and good luck. Thanks Bonnie and crew!
TY
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
In the mountains... somewhere...
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I'm sure gonna miss Bonny. I haven't been in there at all this year but Bonnie always treated me kind of special. I don't know if everyone felt that way or it was only because of who my friends were but she was very sweet. I will miss the seared ahi almost as much as I will miss Bonny.
Have fun in your new life Bonny,
Jan
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tinker b
climber
the commonwealth
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i just have to put one in for stacie (bonnie's daughter), since she has not been mentioned yet. she has been the co-owner with bonnie this whole time. she was the manager for crossroads when the original owners were there. she is usually in the back working her ass off, and never had time to chit chat with the costumers. although the restaurant closed on wednesdays, stacie was usually still working that day. bonnie was the face everyone saw stacie was the work force that kept everything running.
i love them both. i have no doubt that bonnie was rude to a few people (and people were rude to her...), but she was always great to me.
i wish them both luck in the future.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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The only negative things I would say was that sometimes the place was WAY too crowded and maybe Mayville sayin' somethin' about "dummy domes"....(just kidding!!!).
Loved Bonnie.
Loved the food.
I always saw friends there and they were not plastic.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 5, 2011 - 01:56pm PT
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Bonnie will still be around. She's staying in town. She's just retiring from the restaurant grind and 50 years of working her ass off in life (as she said). It's retirement, and well deserved.
She just wants to enjoy life and finally do some JT climbing now that she has time. Steve and I plan on climbing with her. Those of you who go in there this week, get her number. She'll give it to you if she knows you well. Stay in contact and rope up with her. Best thank you gift we could ever give.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
In the mountains... somewhere...
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Exactly!
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HandCrack
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal.
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We'll be going to Crossroads this Friday for a final Wild Harvest salad with Ahi. (I'll think of you, Kris) Hope to get out climbing sometime with Bonnie and Beth and Steve.
Locker, be sure and check out the new Crossroads when you're visiting so they can throw you out of there, too!
Brandt Allen
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Seared Ahi w/ salad? sorry I missed it.
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Richard
climber
Bend, OR.
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......not to mention the Ginger Miso salad dressing
YUMMMMMMMMM
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Port
Trad climber
San Diego
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She was always really nice to me, but I have seen her snap at others. The things is, I like crossroads the way it is. I cant imagine it will be better when she's gone.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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I had heard that the place was sold and though I only know Bonnie from sight, I stopped and asked about it.
The bright sparkle in her eyes told enough of a story. She seemed so excited to have successfully run the place and be transitioning away with the restaurant in the hands of competent people. How many businesses in a place like Jtree can say that?
Rude? None of us has ever been rude to anybody???
The other day I was walking Teddy and saw Bonnie pull up in her vehicle with the back loaded with stock for the place. Unpacking it by herself. How many business owners in a place as busy at C/Roads was are still hands on like that?
The menu will change is a bit of a bummer, I was turned on to the Wild Harvest salad w/tuna by HandCrack here on ST. That is one delicious salad(though too big a piece of tuna, not that I'm complaining).
I guess the Saloon is going to get the business during closed time, although for sure a lot of people will go to Yucca and eat at any number of the fine franch...umm, wait a second....
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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I'm glad to see Bonnie moving on. She took that place to a whole new level when she bought it. Restaurants are an extremely difficult businesses to run and make a success out of. Especially in a small town like Josh.
I have never had any problems with Bonnie. She has always been kind and considerate to Hilde and me.
I say good for her on her success and retirement. She has earned it.
Hopefully the new owners will continue the tradition of good food and a great local hangout.
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