Prime Rib and Boxcars Whatever Happened To Victoria Station - Hardcover
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Prime Rib and Boxcars Whatever Happened To Victoria Station - Hardcover. Call Victoria Station. Constructed of six train cars and located along the Embarcadero not far from Fishermans wharf, Victoria Station gained instant notoriety. So the young owner started to expand their unique concept nationwide. In December 1969, three young graduates of the renowned hotel school at Cornell University opened a prime rib restaurant in San Francisco. Call Victoria Station. Constructed of six train cars and located along the Embarcadero not far from Fishermans wharf, Victoria Station gained instant notoriety. We had weeks that became the popular restaurant in the city by the bay, fueled by San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Paynes rave reviews. So the young owner started to expand their unique concept nationwide. Over the next eight years, the company grew to 100 units nationwide achieving sales and excess of $100 million. For a period of time, Victoria Station was the fastest growing company in the United States and its employees were the envy of the restaurant industry. But to sustained such incredible growth, important business principles were compromised, and the high flying train started to grind to its unnecessary demise. Author Tom Blake, a Victoria station executive for eight years, reveal is very personal journey from landing a dream job and living a dream life until the chinks and the armor started to appear. Told with humor and brutal honesty, Blake describes the rise and for all of the highly visible chain. When you finish this book, you’ll know the answer to the question, whatever happened to Victoria Station? And you’ll likely say, that would’ve been a fun train ride to experience.
