Posted August 14, 200519 yr From the 8/14/05 Enquirer: PHOTO: Jungle Jim's International Market in Fairfield is expanding again. The Fairfield landmark draws shoppers from hours away, and they want restaurants on the site. The Enquirer/Glenn Hartong It will be a bigger Jungle out there International market adding restaurants By Jennifer Edwards Enquirer staff writer FAIRFIELD - Two years into development, Greater Cincinnati's wacky food paradise, Jungle Jim's International Market, is expanding. Nine tenants such as Cici's Pizza, Raymond's Hong Kong Café, Complete Petmart and Flaggs USA, have signed leases to open shops in Jungle Jim's 40,000 square-foot, $2 million addition that resembles a mall... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050814/NEWS01/508140383/1056/NEWS0103
August 17, 200519 yr Amazingly enough I ran across a person on the Billy Bragg forum, from the Detroit area, whos been to Jungle Jims. The place really is special. I love it. And I need to make a return trip. For the longest time that was the only place in the area that carried Orangenia (a soft drink from France). The customers are a hoot....a real mix of Hamilton briar types, yuppies, and foreigners.
October 6, 200519 yr From the 10/3/05 Cincinnati Business Courier: Jungle Jim's readies retail expansion Lisa Biank Fasig Staff reporter The monorail won't be making its maiden voyage for a little while, but Jungle Jim's is finally handing over the retail space at its 40,000-square-foot outdoor expansion in Fairfield. The strip center, part of a $10 million addition to the famous international foods emporium, will include 11 new tenants, such as Raymond's Hong Kong Café, Cici's Pizza and Complete Petmart. They join Starbucks and MaggieMoo's ice cream, which opened in late 2004, and a two-story, 1,000-person-capacity events center... © 2005 American City Business Journals Inc.[/i] http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2005/10/03/newscolumn4.html
April 16, 200619 yr From the 4/15/06 Enquirer: PHOTO: Jim Bonaminio, owner of Jungle Jim's, says "Companies that keep doing the same thing know that they have to keep refining it, doing it better." The Enquirer/Tony Jones Jungle Jim's adjusting to keep pace with times International food center growing more American BY JENNY CALLISON | ENQUIRER CONTRIBUTOR FAIRFIELD - Shoppers still fill their carts with premium produce, imported cheeses, specialty meats and exotic condiments at Jungle Jim's market. But increasingly, they are buying potato chips, peanut butter and paper towels as well. This destination for food lovers has undergone a transformation in the last two years - adding specialty shops and expanding and rearranging the store's floor plan... E-mail [email protected] http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060416/BIZ01/604160363/1076/rss01
April 23, 200619 yr Amazingly enough I ran across a person on the Billy Bragg forum, from the Detroit area, whos been to Jungle Jims. The place really is special. I love it. And I need to make a return trip. For the longest time that was the only place in the area that carried Orangenia (a soft drink from France). The customers are a hoot....a real mix of Hamilton briar types, yuppies, and foreigners. i was about to say, jj's attracts people from a lot further abroad than just hours away. its wacky and fun, but also has so much stuff you cannot otherwise get in the region. the monorail will be a hoot, who builds monorails?
April 24, 200619 yr There is an article in this weeks business courier that states that the store is on hold till at least 2008. They are still trying to work the tax details out on the millworks project.
April 24, 200619 yr Hamilton briar types Interesting you should say that. Last week in church I was listening to this older man from Fairfield talk about Hamilton. He asked why it was that Cincinnati had all the blacks and Hamilton has so many briars, the answer was that Cincinnati choose first. Anyway, I don't really see this today, as the appalachians are being replaced by hispanics, which is helping HCS's test scores and cleaning up the neighborhoods.
November 9, 200618 yr From the 10/24/06 Cincinnati Business Courier: Jungle Jim's plans Oscar event center Cincinnati Business Courier - October 24, 2006 International grocery store Jungle Jim's expects to finish its long-planned events center in the spring and has given the site a name: the Oscar Event Center. Click on link for article. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/10/23/daily19.html?from_rss=1
November 9, 200618 yr From the 11/2/06 Fairfield Echo: Say hi to Oscar: Jungle Jim's opens event hall By Michael D. Pitman Staff Writer Thursday, November 02, 2006 It's the name of one of the top awards an actor can receive. It also is "Jungle" Jim Bonaminio's middle name and his grandfather's first name. Oscar is the name of the newest attraction at Jungle Jim's International Market, and Oscar Event Center Coordinator Jessica Hamilton said the possibilities for the facility are limitless. Click on link for article. http://www.fairfield-echo.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/11/01/fe110206oscar.html
November 9, 200618 yr LOL - I like hitching rides on the golf carts that those old guys drive around their parking lot.
May 25, 200718 yr Eccentric grocer finds new habitat in corporate jungle Bonaminio targets businesses with lavish event center BY LISA BIANK FASIG | CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER May 25, 2007 FAIRFIELD - In Fairfield, dozens of organizations are suddenly holding their meetings at the Jungle, but it feels more like a castle. The Oscar Event Center, a 15,500-square-foot, upscale meeting space at Jungle Jim's International Market, has hosted more than 50 events since it quietly opened in December. More are planned - at least 40 corporate events so far for 2007 and 60 weddings through 2009. But the center's owner, "Jungle Jim" Bonaminio, has yet to get the fliers out. He, in fact, has not spent a dime on advertising the Oscar center, which cost almost $4 million to build and appoint with plush drapes, giant wood beams and stately upholstered furnishings - not to mention the giant grape-cluster chandelier. It might take another $1 million before Bonaminio is finished; he still has to expand the kitchen and add dressing rooms and makeup rooms for entertainers. Click on link for article.
August 21, 200816 yr Business to boom (again) at Jungle Jim's GE Credit Union to build at northern end of complex; Chipotle, Panera Bread possible. By Michael D. Pitman Staff Writer Thursday, August 21, 2008 Jungle Jim's International Market is looking to bring in at least three new tenants to his one-of-a-kind supermarket complex. "Jungle" Jim Bonaminio said he has signed GE Credit Union to build a new facility on the northern end of the complex by Michael Lane. Using a baseball analogy, Bonaminio described his discussions with prospective tenants Chipotle and Panera Bread. "GE Credit Union just walked over home plate. Chipotle is at third rounding into home and Panera is on first, thinking about stealing second," Bonaminio said. "I think Chipotle is a definite, Panera is really looking at it very, very seriously and we'll look at some other tenants to fill it in." Click on link for article. http://www.journal-news.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/08/21/fe082108junglebiz.html
August 27, 200816 yr Just for events, eh? That's still cool, either way. I remember fondly the monorail they had in Dearborn, Michigan, that would go from the Fairlane Mall to one of the nearby hotels and back. Or was that Henry Ford's home? I don't remember exactly but it was thrilling when you were an eight-year-old.
August 27, 200816 yr ^ while you at hatin on the haters, you can greatfully thank a ne ohioan from lorain for all of it! :wink:
August 27, 200816 yr ^ while you at hatin on the haters, you can greatfully thank a ne ohioan from lorain for all of it! :wink: Is that where the jungle master is from?
August 27, 200816 yr Yes, he's from Lorain and went to Miami University. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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