Hogger's BBQ Won't Reopen After All – At Least For Now

A last-minute lease dispute put the brakes on plans to revive the popular Berkley eatery, co-owner says.

Diners who showed up Monday for the slated reopening of Hogger's BBQ in Berkley only to find the door locked will be further disappointed to learn plans to revive the popular restaurant have fizzled. A last-minute lease dispute put the brakes on the reopening, Berkley businessman Andy Gilbert said Tuesday. He had stepped in earlier this month to help the beleaguered business after co-owner Jane Lancaster closed the restaurant, also citing lease issues. "We have lost our lease after many months of disagreements with our landlord," Lancaster wrote in an e-mail to customers earlier this month. "We really wish we had been able to negotiate with him." A glum Gilbert said Tuesday that he and Lancaster have not decided whether to try to reopen in…

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'We Need Everybody There Monday': Hogger's BBQ to Reopen Nov. 26

New partner urges the community to check out the revived Berkley eatery that will keep its spot on 12 Mile Road and add coffee, breakfast, table service and open mic nights.

Tell Us Which New Hogger's BBQ Offering You're Most Excited About!

The Berkley eatery will reopen Monday, Nov. 26, with coffee, open mic nights, breakfast and table service planned.

Hogger's BBQ in Berkley will reopen Monday, Nov. 26, at its original location on 12 Mile Road with the additions of coffee, table service, open mic nights and, eventually, breakfast. Businessman Andy Gilbert, who co-owns Berkley Eyewear, stepped in to help the beleaguered business after it closed earlier this month and has big plans for its future. "I bought into Hogger's and we are shaping it up," Gilbert said. "It got a complete bubble bath. It is being shipped down and shaped up." Which of the changes to the 2012 Berkley Patch Readers' Choice award-winner are you most looking forward to? Take our poll to weigh in!

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Hogger's BBQ to Reopen in Berkley

The popular eatery will keep its spot on 12 Mile Road and add coffee, breakfast and open mic nights after a new partner joins the ownership team.

Fans of the recently shuttered Hogger's BBQ in Berkley have a good reason to be thankful this holiday: The restaurant will reopen Monday, Nov. 26, at its original location on 12 Mile Road with a spruced-up menu, open mic nights and, eventually, breakfast. Businessman Andy Gilbert, who co-owns Berkley Eyewear, stepped in to help the beleaguered business after it closed earlier this month and has big plans for its future. "I bought into Hogger's and we are shaping it up," Gilbert said. "It got a complete bubble bath. It is being shipped down and shaped up." There will be several changes, including the following, after the 2012 Berkley Patch Readers' Choice award-winner reopens, Gilbert said. "We're going to turn it up a little bit. It's …

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Hogger's BBQ in Berkley Closes

The restaurant was forced to shutter operations after failed negotiations with its landlord, according to an e-mail sent to customers, and plans to reopen in a new location.

Hogger's BBQ in Berkley has closed its doors, but may reopen in a new location. The 2012 Berkley Patch Readers' Choice award-winner was forced to shutter operations after failed negotiations with its landlord, according to an e-mail sent to customers. "We have lost our lease after many months of disagreements with our landlord. We really wish we had been able to negotiate with him, however we were unsuccessful," the e-mail stated. "We are currently working negotiations with another building right here in Berkley." Customer Rich Schneider, who received the e-mail, said Thursday he is sad about the closing, but hopeful Hogger's will reopen. "It's a great little location (the owner) lost in the city, but maybe the new location will be better…

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Joshua Hunter

1:10 am on Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Don't forget Rizzos! O_o   more ›