http://www.statenews.com After four months of sandwiches, pitas and subs, E.L. Moe’s Firehouse Grill, 565 E. Grand River Ave., closed Friday because of slow sales. The Mediterranean and sandwich restaurant struggled to keep pace with nearby chain restaurants — namely Taco Bell — and wasn’t able to draw enough customers to stay open, manager Ahmad Elbast said. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:15:17 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/24320 I looked at it a couple times but it just didn’t look appetizing. Any place that wants to take over needs to actually renovate, not just keep the same look with a different, shabbier menu. New menu signs wouldn’t hurt – maybe a touch of paint on the inside and some pictures – it’d go a long way to make it not look like a place for more food poisoning than food. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:38:13 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/24320 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/24345 I’ve never even heard of this place before. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:47:01 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/24345 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/24359 The food was really good, including the best gyros I’ve ever had. Nevertheless, the atmosphere wasn’t so great. Depressing news. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:37:26 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/24359 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/24364 they should just put an extra taco bell in there, would probably get more business than any of the other places that have occupied the space… Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:12:24 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/24364 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/24430 It’s sad that so many people prefer Taco Bell over real food…. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:04:04 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/24430 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/24432 Who calls a place that serves gyros and fried food “Firehouse Grill”? Why not have a name that accurately describes what type of food that’s served? Same with Memos up the street – the old awning still says “ice cream”, “burgers”, “salads” and it’s a Middle Eastern restaurant! Unfortunately, that will probably be gone by the end of the year, too. Take a course in marketing, people. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:28:54 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/24432 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/24490 Another example of a business not going the research they need to do to make it in East Lansing, and then not understanding why they go out of business. Plus, they had a poor business model and opened at the worst time of the year for foot traffic. Business owners should learn that you can’t just open your door in a college town and make a buck. It is all about providing what people want, and Moe’s obviously did not go that. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:15:17 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/24490