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re: Red Lobster goes vertical on plate to push quality. Wants to be Fine Dinning
Posted on 7/29/14 at 5:15 pm to Matisyeezy
Posted on 7/29/14 at 5:15 pm to Matisyeezy
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Because it just exacerbates the proliferation of shitty chain restaurants
Which have no impact on my life at all. In fact, the more chains the better. They need volume to stay in business and the people who are celebrating their big life events ar Red Lobster and Olive Garden aren't going to the same places I eat at.
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That's a market share that could easily be filled by local places that actually care about their menu.
There are tons of local places that absolutely suck. Just because it is local it doesn't mean it's better.
And besides, a "mom and pop" couldn't afford the rent in the majority of the places that harbor chain restaurants.
And not all chains are bad. Yeah RL and OG suck, but places like Bonefish, Carrabas, J. Alexanders (just to name a few) are pretty solid.
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 5:18 pm to LSUZombie
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Which have no impact on my life at all.
You would like to belive that, but would be wrong. It is a legitimate argument though.
Chain restaurants destroy the local food industries and perform the same function as latching on to some goverment teet. Better to have local joints that provide locally harvested food and keep a local economy.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 6:34 pm to LSUZombie
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And besides, a "mom and pop" couldn't afford the rent in the majority of the places that harbor chain restaurants.
This is exactly why I don't get why everyone thinks a chain puts "mom and pop" out of business or that if a chain wasn't here more local places would open. Most people have absolutely no clue how much it costs to open and operate a restaurant much less turn a profit. Not to mention the hours and dedication to make it work. Most restaurants are one small crisis away from closing the doors. They live on the edge and too many people think its something akin to romantic.
Case in point is Latte e Miele last week. Apparently the owners father died along with another crisis or two and he's done. Happens all the time. And each and everyone on here that advocates more local owned restaurants would run away like Carl Lewis if someone asked them to invest and showed them a spreadsheet.
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