Krazy Jim's is now Krazy Pierre's: Blimpy Burger under new ownership
Edward Vielmetti | AnnArbor.com
Preparations are underway for the grand opening of Krazy Pierre's. White linen table cloths are new, but the original tables with their attached green swivel chairs will be preserved.
It’s a tradition in transition. After 18 years under the watchful eye of owner Rich Magner, Ann Arbor's burger institution Blimpy Burger has been purchased by a French restaurateur.
Patrons will see an immediate change in both the décor and the menu. The familiar burger menu will remain, but the focus has shifted to traditional French cuisine, and the cafeteria line has been replaced by sit-down, white tablecloth table service.
Joel Cronenwett, a Blimpy Burger staffer, confirmed the changes.Â
“The restaurant has been renamed Krazy Pierre's Bourgeois Burger," Cronenwett said. We’ll have French soups, prime rib, French desserts and even flaming Crêpes Suzette. We’ll still have our regular burgers on the menu, but we’re excited to be offering a this new upscale menu and service."
Jessica Webster oversees Food & Drink coverage for the Community Team at AnnArbor.com. You can reach her at JessicaWebster@AnnArbor.com.
Comments
lefty48197
Sat, Apr 3, 2010 : 2:07 p.m.
It's about time they added white table cloths to that place. Now all they need to do is add butter & radishes to the menu.
Richard C
Sat, Apr 3, 2010 : 9:51 a.m.
There are *sooo* many French restaurants in Ann Arbor that I think the market is full. What Ann Arbor really needs is a French-Canadian establishment. Imagine the cuisine! Imagine the decor! It would have a ready clientele with the International Center so close.
thurber
Fri, Apr 2, 2010 : 11:03 p.m.
Thanks AnnArbor.com Thanks Rich. You still got it buddy.
thurber
Fri, Apr 2, 2010 : 10:55 p.m.
Oh! Mon! Dieu! : ( Ce n'est pas possible. C'est incroyable. Oh you batards!
Spooner
Fri, Apr 2, 2010 : 10:06 a.m.
I was worried until I read the comments and remembered what today is. Write on Rich.
greenstriper
Fri, Apr 2, 2010 : 9:20 a.m.
I'm impressed with how far Krazy Jim's took the joke. When I drove past on an errand last night, they had temporary signs with the "new name" over the real ones and beret-wearing staff visible through the window.
momzilla
Fri, Apr 2, 2010 : 6:21 a.m.
not funny.
Victor
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 : 4:09 p.m.
I'll take a triple with truffles
Ashley Weigel
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 : 1:52 p.m.
Well done AnnArbor.com. Well done.
ArgoC
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 : 1:06 p.m.
This is progress and an affirmation of A2's cosmopolitanism, people! Stop whining.
used
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 : 12:58 p.m.
this was hard to read, being in a serious mode here at work, I was going to rip off my clothes and run out into traffic, glad someone identified it as April 1st foolery! Blimpy Burgers is an institution no one should mess with.
Atticus F.
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 : 12:46 p.m.
I felt like my head was going to explode when I first read the headline, and was about to write an extremely angry rant. Glad I thought about it a little before going off half cocked.
a2ta
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 : 12:10 p.m.
Only today could we laugh at the loss of an icon! Rich-you are great!
PSJ
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 : 11:41 a.m.
Just had the pheasant-under-glass for lunch (nothing from the fryer). Yummy!
Lokalisierung
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 : 11:37 a.m.
Darn it! I was ready to actually go there again. Oh well.
Vivienne Armentrout
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 : 11:32 a.m.
Will the bears be wearing berets?
Bob Needham
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 : 11:24 a.m.
What's the proper wine for a quadruple with onions and mushrooms?
Belgium
Wed, Jan 30, 2013 : 6:25 p.m.
My stomach hurts?
Barb
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 : 10:59 a.m.
I was almost in tears, and then I put it all together... Very good!
Wguru
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 : 10:51 a.m.
Still have their old slogan: "Cheaper than Food"? When I was a freshman, We used to slip out our courtfloor window at West Quad and run to Krazy Jim's before they closed at midnight and bring back our burgers and drive everyone else crazy in the TV lounge (yes, that was before each room had their own flat screen TV)
nuseph
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 : 10:14 a.m.
Har-har-har-har. I'm pretty sure any flames inside would ignite a grease-fueled inferno.
A2K
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 : 10:13 a.m.
Hahhahh! I love it! :O) I forgot it was 4/1 until I read this~