Wow, how funny... Bushnell has been trying to get this restaurant off the ground for at least the last 5 years. When I lived in Venice Beach in West LA they had a spot ready to go, and started construction and his partners pulled out of the deal when they walked into the space and saw one of the tables with the big-ass monitor (5 yrs ago) sitting right in the middle of it. Apparently there was no room for anything else, food, drinks, gaming consoles, which of course was the whole concept. Getting different tables would have been easy enough, but it was such an obvious screw-up that everyone lost confidence in him and bolted.
He approached every restaurant owner in LA county trying to find backers, but EVERYONE had heard this story and the lesson became legendary - "Don't let your money guys in the door until opening day - never!"
Anyway, what's funny is that I swear this is the exact same press release he used back then. I know it's a while ago but this thing got published in a new magazine or newspaper every week for 6 months. I specifically remember the Tour Directors who are supposed to walk in circles and be available without having any specific tables. I always thought, that just sounds like a bad waiter to me!
I would bet money that this press release is a fraud. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but look at the story and think about it. According to Bushnell it is opening in 6 months, and he has already put $12 million from his other company into it. Yet there is no address or talk of construction going on. In fact, there is no talk of anybody else involved whatsoever with this project. 70 tables and 300 seats? The story says virtually nothing of substance other than it keeps talking about what a success he was with Chucky Cheese, and whatever the odds, you don't want to bet against old Nolan Bushell.
He's lying and trying to stir up investors again. And he convinced the New York Times to run him in the Technology section... priceless. I love the journalistic integrity we can count on from our national news sources.
