Ted Inserra Steps Down as Executive Chef at Suite 100 in Fort Lauderdale

• @ Dennis. Make up your mind, Dennis. Here's your remark on Suite 100 from 4 months ago in the last article on Suite 100... "Thanks for proving my point, Ted. You're making a big mistake if you don't change that menu. It's weak. Nobody is going to the riverfront for that menu."

• I've been there about a month back for lunch a few times and for Sunday brunch. The food and the Chef they had, which I assume was Ted, were not the problem. The food was excellent, in fact. But the wait staff was terrible. Worst I've ever seen. Having said that, I have to agree with some of the other remarks I've read here; which is switch up the menu and concept; keep the chef they had and which you write about in this article... Ted; give us a break by giving us a "bartender" - who is making these decision, I have to ask myself, and just continually tweak until the owner gets it right. The problem there is not the chef; the food was excellent. The problem lies in whoever is running that place. Fire that guy. Its obvious the newly acclaimed "chef" - bartender could fill the GM's shoes and not do any worse.

• I've eaten there over the past few months. The food was great! The Chef, Ted, came out to meet and greet, which I thought was really cool. The service stunk, that's all. But all in all; its not a place you frequent often because of where it is and its a pain to park and get to it. If this owner would do a 180 and make it something unique, he may have a chance. You have to have to have a good concept for people to want to go through the b.s. to park and go there. What they're offering now isn't enough. And its obvious the owner doesn't have a clue... let me see, at what point do you say, hey, let's move the chef down and substitute him with the bartender. LMFAO.

• I ate there 5 or 6 times in the past several months and the food was always delicious..... never who the chef was, but now that you mention him, I'll be sure to keep my eyes open where he ends up... hope he gets better soon...

• That's exactly the wrong thing to do. This restaurant is what happens when someone with money hires his friends to run it. They need a GM, a marketing consultant, a well-regarded chef (Ted is too controversial) and a menu that's different. They don't need to fiddle with the menu; they need a completely different concept. Something unique. Nobody is going to the riverfront for salads and sliders. The truth is that nobody cares about Suite 100. There is zero buzz. If they don't create some interest, nothing will change. People need a good reason to go to the riverfront. And replacing Ted with a bartender who has been out of work for 3 years is exactly the wrong thing to do.

• to "my thinking is"....great observations, i was working in this complex when it 1st opened at China Grille, if a Hooters closes, that is a bad sign, you could open one up in tghe middle of the desert and it would be packed, RE-VITALIZE THE RIVERFRONT!

• I have said it from day one. What Suite 100 has to do is change that menu. If I were a psychic, I would say, "I see a nose dive and boarded doors on the horizon." What ever made this owner think he could do something that large corporations, such as Marino's couldn't do, which is survive in that location. If I owned the place, I'd quickly turn it into to an upscaled looking (not over-priced), fast food place. Maybe that would get a draw. Throw in some acceptably loud music to draw the crow in, and see what he can get from that. Do a little experimentation to see what works. This owner's problem is not his "chefs", which he seems to think as he keeps changing them, but won't change the menu. Its the food and the vibe. Too boring and "old folksie", and the old folks are not dealing with that location. Take a little direction by looking hard at your neighbor's restaurant... a giant success... and ask yourself why. It "ain't" the chef, that's for sure.

• Customers? What customers? They'd do better if they just got a BBQ from Home Depot and set up on the patio.

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