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Granzella’s to reopen
Williams landmark still looks familiar
With the bad comes the good.
The Oct. 12, fire that destroyed the almost 90-year-old building has given the Granzella family an opportunity to reconstruct a more up-to-date kitchen, restaurant, deli, bakery and bar. The long-awaited re-opening of Granzella’s restaurant has arrived and the business is in better shape than ever. Monday, is the first official day of business, said Jim Granzella, “as long as there aren’t any catastrophes between now and then.”
It has been a fast five months of construction since the first day concrete was poured.
“We are really happy with the result,” said Granzella, “Hilbers Contractors were great.”
Customers can now enjoy a slightly more spacious bar, restaurant and deli area. The overall feel and layout of the building was kept very similar to the previous design, the only changes that have been made are small improvements for functionality. The deli and bakery section are now located next to each other, creating a long counter space to the right after entering the front doors, and the bathrooms are much improved with more stalls, up-to-date facilities and tiled walls.
The old, rustic feel hasn’t been lost. Newly printed, old photographs of the Williams area have been installed and all of the notorious sports paraphernalia that was saved in the fire will be back in the bar. Dino McCarty, general manager, even went as far as picking up old wood from abandoned barns in the area to use on the walls.
Look for more information on the Granzella’s restaurant re-opening in the paper on Wednesday’s Sun-Herald.
Contact Samantha Richards at 458-2121 or srichards@tcnpress.com
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| went there last night. same old food. tight, cramped tables. horrible service! oh well. |
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| colusa resident - Jul 22, 2008 03:13:08 PM | Remove Comment |
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| Why wasn't all of the employees hired? What's wrong with this picture? I know that most of the former employees who were waiting on the sidelines, waiting for their jobs, were not rehired. Why? Why only hire 40 former employees and hire 100 new ones? A lot of people who I know told me that they didn't even get a letter or even a call back when the owners and managers were doing call backs. Jim Granzella told everyone when they had their meetings after the fire and even said on camera that every employee was guaranteed their job back. I guess that he didn't mean what he said, how cruel is that. What a LIAR. |
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| williams resident - Jul 21, 2008 01:00:11 PM | Remove Comment |
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| This is the second time I have heard about this. That is just plain wrong. With the economy suffering, a time like this is not a good one to lose your job. |
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| Here Here - Jul 18, 2008 07:56:06 PM | Remove Comment |
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| I began writing this posting congratulating the Granzellas families on their new establishment and bringing back tradition to the city of Williams. But yet, I can not seem to get over that many of their employees were mislead as to the job security they had with the company. I can’t seem to remember what local news station out of Sacramento it was but I certainly remember Mr. Granzella stating that any employee that wanted their job back, would get their job back. On live TV he guaranteed their jobs back. That is/was not the case. Many employees were not asked back. A few waited in anticipation of working once again with the family and with the business they'd been working for for years, only to be shunned out and not invited back. I personally know a few of these employees, they had no disciplinary actions against them at work, and they gave years of their life to this business. After hearing that people were getting called back, and not receiving return letters or calls back, they themselves would go and hopefully claim their jobs back only to be rejected by Mr. Granzellas daughter and another manager with the excuse that they’d already hired enough people. How disappointing! I sometimes wonder if Mr. Granzella is aware of this. I used to work for this man and that is something that I never thought he would ever do, go back on his word. So I will congratulate the family for the new business, but most importantly wish the employees that were left out luck and prosperity in their future employment search. |
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| WMS Resident - Jul 18, 2008 11:39:16 AM | Remove Comment |
