Closed for Business: Regions Bistro & Bar

• <p> <a href="http://www.azfamily.com/news/consumer/More-paycheck-problems-for-Valley-restaurant-88691292.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.azfamily.com/news/consumer/More-paycheck-problems-for-Valley-restaurant-88691292.html</a></p> <p>Based on my experience with him during the "first" opening, I can probably guarantee that the "second" crop of employees and vendors will not get paid. Everyone needs to get together and sue the crap out of him. Take his house, his car and anything else he owns. Screw him like he's screwed so many people. </p>

• <p>New Regions? yeah...I don't think so. Everything is just like it was before it shut down. Bland and plastic. Don't waste your money.</p>

• <p>And the positive comments were written by Paul Darrow/other Regions employees to drum up business. I know first hand.</p>

• <p>The owners weren't actually responsible for the food, some of the ideas of the food came from Paul and I will give him that, even though he did take a lot from other places, but the cooks are the ones for tweaking the recipes to make them better than they were. The kitchen guys and gal were awesome and have a lot of potential.<br /> Yes both places are closed for now but the investors are going to try to open both back up as a different name (because of all the bad press) but alas it will be the same because I don't think that they have realized that you should front enough money to pay staff for a year and vendors for at least 6 to 9 months at the very minimum.</p>

• <p>while nonchalantly copping a feel.</p> <p>yeah. those were always, um, nice.</p> <p>lolz</p>

• <p>What's a side boob hug? I'm having trouble picturing that. Is it just a hug from the side? Is it a grab of the boob? </p>

• <p>All I can say to you Pat Coughlin and Paul Darrow is KARMA! Shame on you for taking advantage of young adults and people struggling to make a life for themselves. Shame on you for making false promises. Shame on you for being an idiot, Pat. Shame on you for inappropriately touching young girls, Paul. Shame on you for the "side boob hug". </p>

• <p>The Mill location sucked. Servers wandered around, drinks took forever and the prices didn't quite match what we expected. I'm down to pay for ambience and good service, but the Mill Ave location was short on both.</p>

• <p>Anonymous #2: More restaurants will close during a traditionally slow time of year in a slow economy? In further news, water is wet, Pope is Catholic, and bears do indeed shit in the woods. Film at eleven.</p> <p>Looks like Regions is done for good... I tried to pull up their website and got the dread Forbidden error. I feel bad for one friendly new bartender they had at the Tempe location; she just came from Pink Taco after that place went kaput.</p>

• <p>Bummer!! I really liked going in there, I guess I should have gone a little more frequently. Good luck to the owners, I really hope this turns out alright for you guys. Thanks for some great meals (and beverages)!</p>

• <p>there will be more closings trust me!!</p>

• <p>The Scottsdale location is closed too!<br /> Was in the strip center yesterday and was shocked at noon the lights were off and doors locked. It was a beautiful restaurant.</p>

• <p>Nothing about this place should have led anyone to believe it would be open long. Nothing</p>

• <p>I actually liked the food at Regions. Despite the 11th-hour departure of the original chef, there was some spark in the kitchen. Unfortunately, there were also apparent problems behind the scenes since I also received an anonymous report of trouble and unpaid bills. Too bad. It was a nice concept.</p>

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