Crap! I was gonna stop by there and steal their classy as hell fountain!

Gutman's still gets me. I just spit water all over my desk laughing as I read this. Then, I went and read the comments at City Paper and LOLed again. Thanks for the laugh, guys.

Can't wait for it to reopen as Mid-Atlantic Business Enterprise Conglomerate.

Do I need to hire a body guard?

I revisited the CP reviews comments because now I have a soupçon of Catholic guilt, but no I laughed at the suggested new names.

There are just so many great names out there. In the spirit of starting over, how about:
The Awesome Zone
Bazinga!
Rub-A-Dub Club
Bacon Pop
(Hell, bacon is like a religion now, just add bacon to any name.)
Zombie Lounge
Swanky Spanky's
Wienertown
Xtreem Cilantro
whatever

Hahaha the Rub-A-Dub Club. I call dibs on that one. Instead of booths, the club will have a series of hot tub bubble baths. Our slogan: "Enjoy a bubbly ... in a bubbly!"

Have you ever seen the super classy Poconos "resorts" bathtubs shaped like champagne glasses? Fizzy

How about calling it Food and Drink Venue...?

How about, Come In and Eat Please!?! We Promise We're Much Better This Time!!!1 (the number 1 intentional).

The obvious choice is Canton Arts and Entertainment Center 2.0 beta

The problem with that place was that it was terribly mediocre. Prices were too high. Also the location was terrible. Along Boston is not an inviting walk with cars whizzing by and all. People like to walk to neighborhood bars with charm and proximity. Even bars I did like around there (Bartenders, etc.) are usually passed over for Bad Decisions (thanks to inventive drinks) or Blarney Stone (thanks to proximity to lots of bars and less crowded nature) or Friends (RIP). Bars on Boston just make me think of strip mall bars and little charm or character for a lot of money.

So how will we know what these changes will be (assuming that they ever open again)? The crack PR staff? The web site? Good luck getting someone to review the same place twice in six months.

Seriously, 8 year olds make their own web sites (I'm not saying I can, but I could probably find an 8 year old to do it for me).

That area of Boston Street just seems doomed. Too congested, no parking, and getting more unpleasantly noisy every year. A garage in CA&E's place would probably serve the community better.

OMG I'll open XTREME Cilantro if you all promise to come! Free cilantro cannons for everyone!

They should just give up and turn it into offices or shops. There used to be a lot more places along Boston 10 years ago, but then the townhomes were built across the street.

All the parking places went and then the clubs started dying as well. The new neighbors (apparently just looking at the Harbor when they bought) didn't notice all the clubs and bars across the street. They raised hell and made it hard for everyone.

Just give up.

I'm there, Evan.

I had an extreme cilantro sandwich today: turkey on pumpernickel with horseradish, jalapeños, sriracha and fresh cilantro. EXTREME!

I agree with Ted. Build retail/office space with a small garage that would serve the daytime offices and then the nighttime bars etc. Win/win

The sign says they are hiring a new talent to replace Chef Gutman. I presume a name change will be in order.... wait for it ... let's hope they don't hire Chef Gaylord Hitlerbarf.

I think only a place like Dave & Busters (or some other chain) could survive in that big building. It needs to grab the attention of more than just the neighborhood, which CA&E failed miserably at. Of course there will always be the parking issue.

broad street, i don't know if it's the homebrew i've been drinking, but that was hilarious. You win the internets for a day as far as i'm concerned.

In this order I vote for:
1. Parking Garage
2. Dance studio (with lessons- ballroom, modern, street, nobody puts baby in a corner)
3. One of those make it and take it places like Lets Dish
4. Subsidized space for green vendors-- farmers market, local farms, etsy type vendors
5. A ridiculous bar/nightclub with a fountain, waterfall, and valet parking... but with a buffet so it will be even more awkward and hilarious to attend.
* I mostly don't care what is inside, I just hope someone will make the outside less hideous looking.

I'm with ya on 1-3 or 5, Samantha Sessa. When I think of etsy, all I can think of is regretsy.com. Although, that is one of my favorite time wasting websites, so maybe I'd get on board with #4. Hard to say.

The D&B idea is not bad, especially since it's right off the highway, although Canton would be horrified to have another chain. The Outback takes enough heat as it is. Parking would defintiely have to be re-evaluated for that.

All these "practical" ideas are making me sick. I say WATERPARK / LAW FIRM!!!! Or a university slash diner called Johnny Spanks Cheesesteaks n' College. Or an all you can eat baked potato bar slash tequilaria.

Anybody remember taking the SATs?

Outback is to Australian steakhouse as Fosters is to Australian beer.

Gaylord Hitlerbarf's Day Care/Skate Park/Meth Lab