Just when it seemed that oriental buffet-style restaurants were going to consume Derby entirely, Goji's gung-ho (or should that be ‘Kung Po’?) expansion plans to roll-out seven new restaurants in the UK this year - along with winning the hearts and bellies of us Derby folk - would appear to have hit a stumbling block.
Having walked past Goji's bright white and lime green exterior one recent Friday night - when any ambitious restaurant would expect to be buzzing - my initial assumption that it was just 'not very busy' was rapidly replaced with the realisation that Goji wasn't actually open for business that night. Last Saturday lunchtime, its doors were still closed and I have no reason to believe that they'll be opening up again any time soon. Does anyone know any different?Strange isn't it how some places just never quite manage to pull you through their doors? I'd always been impressed with its funky-looking interior and, despite the slight worry of another 'Buffet experience', I'd promised myself that one night we'd try it. Just not tonight. Oh, and not tomorrow night either. But we'll try that place some time. Well, we never did and it now looks as if there’s no place for Goji's undoubtedly passionate approach to oriental cuisine in Derby.
I guess whether a restaurant is good, bad or indifferent in Derby - and as I say, with Goji, I can't judge as I never ate there - it's always a shame to see any striving business venture endure such a short life-cycle. The unfortunate thing is that every such failing will simply deter other budding restaurateurs from opening what could wind up being one of the best eateries in Derby. Still, chin up eh?
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