WTF, this is blasmephous. Pizza? Bates tries to fix Telegraph and look what happens. Don't you dare call this OT

http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/03/01/bites-whats-new-whats-hot-whats-happening-xii/

[IMG]TOP DOG LOSES THE DOG Berkeley institution Top Dog has changed its tune. Its restaurant on Hearst Ave., opposite the Cal campus, is now a pizza place called Pizzahhh after the owners decided to “try something a little different” after nearly 40 years of serving sausages. “We decided to change it up and spruce it up,” they write on a sign taped to the door at the restaurant in the Hearst Food Court. The pizza spot will pay homage and link to the past by having four sausages available as toppings. “We know this comes a shock to all the very loyal, long-time customers here at Northside but take take heart, there are still two Top Dog locations nearby,” they conclude. They would be “Southside” at 2534 Durant, and at 2160 Center St.[/IMG]

buster99;842090871 said:

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WTF, this is blasmephous. Pizza? Bates tries to fix Telegraph and look what happens. Don't you dare call this OT

http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/03/01/bites-whats-new-whats-hot-whats-happening-xii/

[IMG]TOP DOG LOSES THE DOG Berkeley institution Top Dog has changed its tune. Its restaurant on Hearst Ave., opposite the Cal campus, is now a pizza place called Pizzahhh after the owners decided to "try something a little different" after nearly 40 years of serving sausages. "We decided to change it up and spruce it up," they write on a sign taped to the door at the restaurant in the Hearst Food Court. The pizza spot will pay homage and link to the past by having four sausages available as toppings. "We know this comes a shock to all the very loyal, long-time customers here at Northside but take take heart, there are still two Top Dog locations nearby," they conclude. They would be "Southside" at 2534 Durant, and at 2160 Center St.[/IMG]

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Who cares? Durant top dog is the only good top dog.

I am down from Seattle and before going to BB game Thursday, parked on Northside and my mouth watered as I approached TD for my two hot links. The disdain on my face as I entered pizzblah was clearly visible to the guy at the counter. Funny as I suspected something was different as the place in and around was a morgue.

Northside has been dead/super sleepy for years now. Once Northside Books (Patty Hearst's favor hang) and the movie theater went, I think that was it. Stopped by TD on NS maybe two years ago on a random weekday evening, during school, and it was deserted, kinda twilight zone-ish. I think the area gets lunch biz but that's it. Oh well at least it's still going.

This reminds me when Coca Cola decided to replace their original Coke with New Coke and we all know how that turned out. One of the worst business decisions of all time. Isn't La Vals still up on the Northside? The only thing worse is if they changed it from Top Dog to Vegan Dog!

The Duke!;842090876 said:

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Who cares? Durant top dog is the only good top dog.

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Wtf?

The Duke!;842090876 said:

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Who cares? Durant top dog is the only good top dog.

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I disagree. I liked the Northside Top Dog.

buster99;842090871 said:

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WTF, this is blasmephous. Pizza? Bates tries to fix Telegraph and look what happens. Don't you dare call this OT

http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/03/01/bites-whats-new-whats-hot-whats-happening-xii/

[IMG]TOP DOG LOSES THE DOG Berkeley institution Top Dog has changed its tune. Its restaurant on Hearst Ave., opposite the Cal campus, is now a pizza place called Pizzahhh after the owners decided to "try something a little different" after nearly 40 years of serving sausages. "We decided to change it up and spruce it up," they write on a sign taped to the door at the restaurant in the Hearst Food Court. The pizza spot will pay homage and link to the past by having four sausages available as toppings. "We know this comes a shock to all the very loyal, long-time customers here at Northside but take take heart, there are still two Top Dog locations nearby," they conclude. They would be "Southside" at 2534 Durant, and at 2160 Center St.[/IMG]

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I agree, this is blasphemy. I am up for a protest.

That, or the owners idiotic, decades old postings scared customers away.

Changing demographics, combined with high tuition costs, will make business tough near the campus.

Bobodeluxe;842090998 said:

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That, or the owners idiotic, decades old postings scared customers away.

Changing demographics, combined with high tuition costs, will make business tough near the campus.

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Never went to Northside except on gamedays. Was crowded on those days.

Southside? What are the changing demographics? It is still predominately students. And cheap food, coffee and ice cream will always proliferate.

bar20;842090929 said:

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This reminds me when Coca Cola decided to replace their original Coke with New Coke and we all know how that turned out. One of the worst business decisions of all time. Isn't La Vals still up on the Northside? The only thing worse is if they changed it from Top Dog to Vegan Dog!

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Are you kidding? Vegan Dog Rocks!
:p

buster99;842091001 said:

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Never went to Northside except on gamedays. Was crowded on those days.

Southside? What are the changing demographics? It is still predominately students. And cheap food, coffee and ice cream will always proliferate.

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Many decades later, those same folks have no need for Top Dogs, or cafes, for that matter. Students are a minority of residents in the north.

Yeah, Northside's Top Dog is gone, but there are some great new places on Euclid. Northside Cafe is amazing! Great salads, great breakfasts, baked potatoes, specialty sandwiches. Vinnie's Cheesesteaks is the classic sandwich plus great fries. And if you want tradition, Stuffed Inn is still making the best homemade soup in town every day.

buster99;842090871 said:

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WTF, this is blasmephous. Pizza? Bates tries to fix Telegraph and look what happens. Don't you dare call this OT

http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/03/01/bites-whats-new-whats-hot-whats-happening-xii/

[IMG]TOP DOG LOSES THE DOG Berkeley institution Top Dog has changed its tune. Its restaurant on Hearst Ave., opposite the Cal campus, is now a pizza place called Pizzahhh after the owners decided to "try something a little different" after nearly 40 years of serving sausages. "We decided to change it up and spruce it up," they write on a sign taped to the door at the restaurant in the Hearst Food Court. The pizza spot will pay homage and link to the past by having four sausages available as toppings. "We know this comes a shock to all the very loyal, long-time customers here at Northside but take take heart, there are still two Top Dog locations nearby," they conclude. They would be "Southside" at 2534 Durant, and at 2160 Center St.[/IMG]

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When the owner of a 40 year old institution changes direction.....the owner has lost his fire. Too bad.........best pizzahhh slice in the area is at Arnell's.

In the 5 years i lived at berkeley, I never went to Northside Top Dog once. Just Durant and the one on Oxford. But for the Engineers' sake, it's a shame that the northside one closed.

Like the one on Center St because they have coke and not that god awful rc cola

Not sure I would have made it through all those late night work sessions in Etcheverry without the North Side Top Dog. Boo!

beelzebear;842090922 said:

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Northside has been dead/super sleepy for years now. Once Northside Books (Patty Hearst's favor hang) and the movie theater went, I think that was it. Stopped by TD on NS maybe two years ago on a random weekday evening, during school, and it was deserted, kinda twilight zone-ish. I think the area gets lunch biz but that's it. Oh well at least it's still going.

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The Northside theatre was the best, Big Arts downstairs, Northside la Val's and the Cheshire Cat on a Friday or Saturday night packed and hammered. Rather ripped records,giant burger,Berkeley high kids and cal kids early 70s,PARTY ON!

that pizza place might as well close down, the disappointment of people walking there and not seeing top dog and trying to market to those same people doesnt sound like a successful business model

Boot;842091126 said:

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The Northside theatre was the best, Big Arts downstairs, Northside la Val's and the Cheshire Cat on a Friday or Saturday night packed and hammered. Rather ripped records,giant burger,Berkeley high kids and cal kids early 70s,PARTY ON!

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Of course, the whole town was crazy in the old days. When the Greeks moved to the south side, the north side blossomed. Oh well, the youngens will never know.

Time for my sits bath.

:p

Bobodeluxe;842091284 said:

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Of course, the whole town was crazy in the old days. When the Greeks moved to the south side, the north side blossomed. Oh well, the youngens will never know.

Time for my sits bath.

:p

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The frats really had some rockin party's in the 70s. The big game party's in 72,74 were epic.:bluecarrot:

I cannot imagine my years at Cal as an engineering student, undergrad and grad, without Northside Top Dog. I think I averaged at least 4 days per week and sometimes a weekend visit too.
I was always excited to see the small TV that had been stolen from Durant Top Dog, or so the notice stated. I was never sure of the accuracy of this report.
I hope the new place is successful. So many great memories there!
Go Bears!

Boot;842091325 said:

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The frats really had some rockin party's in the 70s. The big game party's in 72,74 were epic.:bluecarrot:

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Another one had a pool, I had a class with the guy taking money, he took a break and never came back. A half hour later the Frat boys realized that a non member was collecting the money at the gate. Freak out, all was well when they saw the money was all there. Someone probably heard about it Sunday morning. Anyway, no one was in the pool, then everyone was in the pool, clothes everywhere, flooded by the overflow, some amazing times.

:cheer

gobears725;842091235 said:

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that pizza place might as well close down, the disappointment of people walking there and not seeing top dog and trying to market to those same people doesnt sound like a successful business model

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They repainted two Top Dog signs in the remodel...absolutely bizarre. Since I couldn't eat on Thursday, I looked forward to visiting the South Side location today but the line was 20 deep and we ate at La Burrita instead. Guess I will have to wait until football season .

But I was an engineering student in the late 60's pulling all nighters at the Naval Architecture Building working on computer programs. Without Top Dog and Giant Burger they would have found a skeleton at the key punch machine.
By the time I was a senior I was able to use the computer for the reactor at Etcheverry for senior projects. Nuclear Security under Ronnie was a bit laxer back then.
For much of the Eighties and Nineties my parking pass for football was on the Northside and Top Dog Northside, two Bockwursts and an apple turnover for halftime was the gameday staple. Dining at the Southside TD was never a pleasure when my parking permit was moved to the 'units'.

ME Bear;842091056 said:

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Not sure I would have made it through all those late night work sessions in Etcheverry without the North Side Top Dog. Boo!

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sp4149;842091395 said:

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But I was an engineering student in the late 60's pulling all nighters at the Naval Architecture Building working on computer programs. Without Top Dog and Giant Burger they would have found a skeleton at the key punch machine.
By the time I was a senior I was able to use the computer for the reactor at Etcheverry for senior projects. Nuclear Security under Ronnie was a bit laxer back then.
For much of the Eighties and Nineties my parking pass for football was on the Northside and Top Dog Northside, two Bockwursts and an apple turnover for halftime was the gameday staple. Dining at the Southside TD was never a pleasure when my parking permit was moved to the 'units'.

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....and the chicken nards used as filler in all of those TD's are still in your colon.

I don't get it. If it's still the same owners, why not do both dogs and pizzas???

Might have had something to do with the Northside employees being megacnts. I stopped going on gamedays a couple years ago because the staff was incompetent and slow...


At first I was upset... but it is not a big deal. Just a little piece of the experience is gone...

North side has changed considerably. The little sandwich shop where I met my gf is no longer there

ya...this year went before a game and they had some nasty little bitch with attitude at the counter.

And math too. Was there a couple times a week between classes in Evans.

SRBear;842091616 said:

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ya...this year went before a game and they had some nasty little bitch with attitude at the counter.

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Mabe nasty little bitches with attitude are better suited for selling pizzahhh.
I'm not the greatest businessman, but seems to me it's cheaper to cut the NLBwA loose than retool for pizzahhh.

Boot;842091126 said:

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The Northside theatre was the best, Big Arts downstairs, Northside la Val's and the Cheshire Cat on a Friday or Saturday night packed and hammered. Rather ripped records,giant burger,Berkeley high kids and cal kids early 70s,PARTY ON!

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Wasn't Big Art's on Durant?
Downstairs LaValle's was a folk music/poetry venue......as I recall, The Subterranean.

So has anyone actually tried the pizza here?