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re: How to start a restaurant
Posted on 9/2/15 at 11:43 am to Tigertown in ATL
Posted on 9/2/15 at 11:43 am to Tigertown in ATL
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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.
What would you rather? That we post empty supportive words, pat him on the back, and tell him to go out and "chase his dream?" Sorry, but I'd rather leave that to his everybody-gets-a-trophy Baby Boomer parents. The board shouldn't apologize for offering up the not so rosy side of life.
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 11:47 am to Rohan2Reed
Dont disagree with anything you said. I was responding to Link's first post.
And the trophy thing extends way into the generations below
Even to the do nothing but complain generations who are the kids of the older boomers
And the trophy thing extends way into the generations below
Even to the do nothing but complain generations who are the kids of the older boomers
Posted on 9/2/15 at 11:48 am to Kingwood Tiger
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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 agree with starting out with a food truck.
Be prepared to work long hours and not turn a profit for a few years mostly likely. It's definitely a long term investment starting a brand new restaurant.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 11:58 am to Kingwood Tiger
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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.
This is a good idea. You can start a food truck without such a huge investment in building, equipment, employees, etc...
Portland is king of the food trucks (as long as you don't define a food truck as mobile), and many of the better restaurants started out as a food truck. The best food trucks have no problems finding capital, because they have already proved that there is a demand for their food.
Not all food trucks translate well to a brick and mortar restaurant, though.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 11:59 am to JasonL79
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I agree with starting out with a food truck.
Be prepared to work long hours and not turn a profit for a few years mostly likely. It's definitely a long term investment starting a brand new restaurant.
If you're in your mid 20's that's probably where I'd go, but in your 30's, you'll be burnt out by the time you have the capital to start a brick and mortar. The thought of running a full time food truck makes me want to drink.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 12:14 pm to william45
Some of my friends who are fairly successful and have spun off 4 different concepts now, swear by some online restaurant site that they pay for. I think it might be The Restaurant Resource Group.
The site they use evidently has tons of templates and tutorials on it to help manage the financial side of things at least.
The site they use evidently has tons of templates and tutorials on it to help manage the financial side of things at least.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 12:19 pm to william45
Get. Chick fil a frachise.
Put it in elmwood
Profit. And have sundays off
Thats what i would do
Put it in elmwood
Profit. And have sundays off
Thats what i would do
Posted on 9/2/15 at 1:09 pm to william45
The best advice I've seen above is "Don't do it."
This post was edited on 9/7/15 at 1:11 am
Posted on 9/2/15 at 1:12 pm to Salmon
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Salmon
drunk on haterade
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