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How to start a restaurant
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:36 am
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:36 am
Any tips?
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:41 am to william45
1. Make an appointment with neurosurgeon.
2. Have most of brain removed.
3. Make appointment with banker.
4. Sign life away at bank.
Now, you're all set.
2. Have most of brain removed.
3. Make appointment with banker.
4. Sign life away at bank.
Now, you're all set.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:48 am to william45
Give me $100,000
I will kick you in the nuts and give you $50,000 back
Profit
I just saved you a year of your life and 50 grand
I will kick you in the nuts and give you $50,000 back
Profit
I just saved you a year of your life and 50 grand
This post was edited on 9/2/15 at 8:50 am
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:49 am to william45
1) Have money
2) Be popular and have "great" dinner parties
3) Have everyone tell you that you should totally have your own restaurant
4) Find trendy location in a newly gentrified neighbhorhood
5) name it Table + Fork: A Farmhouse Experience
6) Decorate it like your Grandma's house with a little rustic chic thrown in
7) Create a 1 page menu
8) Put figs on everything
9) Have a few signature way too sweet cocktails
10) Profit
2) Be popular and have "great" dinner parties
3) Have everyone tell you that you should totally have your own restaurant
4) Find trendy location in a newly gentrified neighbhorhood
5) name it Table + Fork: A Farmhouse Experience
6) Decorate it like your Grandma's house with a little rustic chic thrown in
7) Create a 1 page menu
8) Put figs on everything
9) Have a few signature way too sweet cocktails
10) Profit
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:50 am to Salmon
Nailed it!
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:51 am to Salmon
quote:
1) Have money
2) Be popular and have "great" dinner parties
3) Have everyone tell you that you should totally have your own restaurant
4) Find trendy location in a newly gentrified neighbhorhood
5) name it Table + Fork: A Farmhouse Experience
6) Decorate it like your Grandma's house with a little rustic chic thrown in
7) Create a 1 page menu
8) Put figs on everything
9) Have a few signature way too sweet cocktails
10) LOSE your savings and everybody else's money, Wonder why you weren't in the 1% to make it...go back to cooking. DO NOT Profit
This post was edited on 9/2/15 at 9:05 am
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:55 am to william45
If you're asking tigerdroppings.com I'd probably pass
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:57 am to william45
Do the opposite of everything you see Nola Smokehouse do.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:57 am to william45
good location
good employees/managment
good unique homemade food
good employees/managment
good unique homemade food
Posted on 9/2/15 at 9:08 am to PapaPogey
Today...I'd start small with something like a food truck, if you can do well with that then you can try for a regular place.
I'd also make sure that you know something about business or have a partner that does.
I'd also make sure that you know something about business or have a partner that does.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 9:24 am to william45
quote:
Any tips?
If you don't know a lot about the business, there's a 90% chance you should forget about it.
Otherwise, have LOTS of capital to open, staff and run for a couple of years, maybe.
Don't think you or your friends necessarily know what the dining public will enjoy and patronize.
Have LOTS of capital to open, staff and run for a couple of years, maybe.
Have a "fall back" career waiting for you.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 9:30 am to william45
quote:lol no one here actually knows that, but they'll be great at giving passive-aggressive reviews on here in hopes of getting a discount next time.
Any tips?
server: how is everything?
future OP: everything is wonderful, thanks!! *takes out phone* this place is really nothing special, and the service is awful.
first reply with automatic 6 downvotes: give it a month or so and let them work the kinks out first. trust me, i was in the service industry half my life, and i know better than anyone how this works.
actual owner with recent join date and name of restaurant as screen name: we did our best to train them. can you give me their name and i'll talk to them? email me and i'll give you coupon for next time. sorry about your experience.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 9:38 am to link
You forgot the bashing of their beer selection
Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:22 am to Jones
it was already too long of a post
Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:23 am to link
I agree. I read the whole thing though. I value your posting
Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:37 am to william45
I've got a tip....... Don't do it
Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:42 am to william45
Lots of people fail at it, yet others seem to have great success, year after year. It's damn hard work, much of it at the physical/blue collar/grunt level (plumbing, cleaning, hauling). If your mindset is "I'll hire people to do that", then don't get into the resto business.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 10:46 am to hungryone
quote:
It's damn hard work, much of it at the physical/blue collar/grunt level (plumbing, cleaning, hauling). If your mindset is "I'll hire people to do that", then don't get into the resto business.
Great piece of advice here.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 11:12 am to william45
Find a city that's carelessly missing an easy money maker (ex: LSU campus without a major sports bar, Super Dome area/CBD without a major sports bar) and profit.
This post was edited on 9/2/15 at 11:15 am
Posted on 9/2/15 at 11:33 am to link
Anytime a successful restauranteur does anything the F&D experts have something negative to say about the name, food, concept etc. ( see the Sammy's Bistro thread) when their only expertise is eating.
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