Mad Cactus: 1 Year After 'Restaurant Impossible' Makeover
Old menu is back, and owner says if TV chef returned, 'I'd lock the door'
It's been a year since TV chef Robert Irvine filmed a Restaurant:Impossible episode for the Food Network at Strongsville's Mad Cactus. The show promised to bring new life to the 27-year-old Tex-Mex restaurant. And? "Hollywood doesn't always know best," owner Tom Krukemeyer said this week. In fact, after an influx when the show aired last fall, business dropped off considerably, with long-time customers lamenting the loss of their favorite meals from the streamlined menu. "It's been a struggle," Krukemeyer said. "Our sales were down, so we listened and we changed." He estimated 95 percent of the old menu is now back, including the return of $3 Steak Night on Mondays, $1.50 tacos on Tuesdays and other old favorites, like 40-cent wings on …
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Jonathan Fernandes
6:14 am on Monday, May 20, 2013
I was raised in a family of cooks, chefs and restaurant owners. The economy convinced my parents to retire early and I joined the military. With the experience from both worlds I can tell you I knew that owner would fail within 10 min. His attitude was all wrong and he was to ignorant and stubborn to make the difficult decisions. I don't know the median income in that town but the best way to … more ›