I was talking to the former owner of the late "J Fiddler's Cafe" today. He informed me he will be opening up a "steak and drink joint" behind cold water bookstore in tuscumbia. It will be called "Casual Phil's". The guy's name is Phillip so I guess that works. He said it should open around the first or second week of November. I didn't get many specifics other than steaks, burgers and alcohol.

He told my husband & I he wanted out of the business. Wonder what changed his mind?
If it's going to be behind the bookstore, where would the entrance be? Isn't the back of that building on a hill & no entrance's in the back?

If it is the location I am thinking. . it had an entrance down the side... near the rear corner.

YEAH there was a restaurant located there before a while back. Cant remember the name.

Philip also told me the same. He was eager to get out of the business. I think he just became bored.

There have been several owners of restaurants there in the past few years. None of them have made it. I don't think location is the problem. In the past; the ones that have been there have tried to be either too fancy, too far out, and most of all too expensive. Tuscumbia is not the place for 8.95 hamburgers. A nice place with reasonable prices could stand a chance to make it. If it is going to be like J. Fiddlers where service and being unfriendly are cancerned; He just as well not ever put out the open sign. Just my opinion of what i experienced at J. Fiddlers several times. I was a sucker for punishment and kept trying. Yep. dumb on my part!

I never saw Phillip or anyone else at J Fiddlers to be unfriendly. Phillip had an extremely dry sarcastic sense of humor. Most of his help did to. Well, So do I. So I never had a problem. I have heard that personally it's hell to work for him. I don't know.

I never had a problem with PH or servers at J. Fiddlers and the food was great.

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Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
I never had a problem with PH or servers at J. Fiddlers and the food was great.

I hear a lot say bad service but i am with you if anything the service was always exceptional

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Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
I never had a problem with PH or servers at J. Fiddlers and the food was great.

Same here. He & the server's were always very kind. The steaks & catfish were always very good.

they open this monday november 3rd

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Today's the day! We plan on trying it out tonight.

We didn't make it.....did anyone go?

Has anyone tried this place yet? How is the food?

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Originally posted by yankeegramma:
Has anyone tried this place yet? How is the food?

We went Friday night. Had the ribeye steak, it was good, service was good.
We'll definitely go back again.

ive been meaning to try this place. is it where the pilot house used to be? i hope its nothing like j fiddlers (when i say this i mean service wise, along with owners attitude) i see one comment on food. are there any more vouchers?