The Insect King

There's no love loss between Spice 'n Slice and the fork tonged snake that is Jackie Chan. His comments this week about Chinese people not deserving the freedoms he has had in his own life are yet just another reason to question the viability of his restaurant brands.

Just how much damage will this most recent stream of public stupidity cause his restaurants? We'll be very interested to watch and see.

One thing he has going for him is the guanxi he's gained from being such a Beijing butt kisser. Mainland media have been very hands off and have largely have not reported on the insulting comments.

As of last year his popularity in the US was already waining. The property referenced bellow was hugely expensive. We're thinking a bunch of people lost some serious green backs because Hawaiians don't really care to have an "I ate at Jackie's and didn't get kicked" t-shirt.

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Jul/02/br/br0482196537.html

Jackie Chan's Ala Moana restaurant abruptly closes

Advertiser Staff and News Services

HONOLULU — Jackie Chan's restaurant in Honolulu, the action star's first eatery in the U.S., abruptly closed its doors Sunday.

Jackie's Kitchen, located in Hawai'i's largest shopping center, opened in December 2003.

A spokesman for the Chan-themed restaurant issued a short statement, stating that the company is providing employment assistance for the staff and finalizing closing details.

Chan has dozens of restaurants under various concepts across Asia, but the Hawai'i outlet was his first in the United States.

Jackie's Kitchen at Ala Moana was a full-service, casual-dining restaurant with 152 seats including the bar, which featured trick-performing bartenders. A gift shop sold Jackie Chan merchandise and restaurant souvenirs. The restaurant was on level three of Ala Moana next to Bubba Gump's, California Pizza Kitchen and Mai Tai Bar and Grill.