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40% of DC restaurants likely to close this year

Posted on 3/23/25 at 11:30 am
Posted by BuckyCheese
Member since Jan 2015
57778 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 11:30 am


I'm really curious to see what happens with the housing market over the next couple years.
Posted by bama1959
Huntsville, AL
Member since Nov 2008
5049 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 11:34 am to
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I'm really curious to see what happens with the housing market over the next couple years.


I've seen reports where it's crashing already. But, that future was set now with DOGE or later due to federal bankruptcy.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
135811 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 11:34 am to
This is probably true, and a good indication of taxpayer money waste
Posted by dnm3305
Member since Feb 2009
15879 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 11:36 am to
It’s terrible for people that have put their energy and time into building something, but if their revenue solely depended on the fraud that was oozing out of every nook and cranny in that city then it was operating under a false pretense to begin with.

That 40% is still a blip compared to how destructive democrats Covid policies were.
Posted by GeauxBurrow312
Member since Nov 2024
4996 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 11:37 am to
Depends on the market you’re in. DC is definitely going to drop in price with how dependent the area is on federal jobs

I would bet Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas are going to keep rising in price
Posted by rickyb223
In your walls
Member since Jan 2025
430 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 11:39 am to
Makes sense. Sometimes when I’m bored or frustrated with something at my corporate job, I look at businesses for sale online.

The amount of restaurants for sale in NoVa/DC area is insane, and I swear they all went up at once immediately after inauguration.

And they all say “recession proof, strong cash flows” guess someone’s a liar
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
31976 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 11:45 am to
People literally getting fat off the tax payers...
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
38911 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 11:48 am to
Virginia will go back to being a red state.
Posted by jrobic4
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
12009 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 11:56 am to
When I was there in January, I was shocked that DC restaurant prices seemed higher than NY, Miami, and Chicago (actually, not that shocked)
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
135811 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 11:58 am to
Having gone on a few business trips to DC, restaurants are elegant with ridiculous pricing. They clearly were living off taxpayer visa cards
Posted by TigerAxeOK
Where I lay my head is home.
Member since Dec 2016
35395 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 12:01 pm to
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I'm really curious to see what happens with the housing market over the next couple years.

In DC? It's already imploding.
Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
47953 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 12:09 pm to
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they all say “recession proof, strong cash flows”

wait - if they were advertising that then it proves they knew the DC economy was based on fraud and corruption.
No wonder they vote for more of the same at an almost unanimous rate.
Posted by GeauxBurrow312
Member since Nov 2024
4996 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 12:11 pm to
DC is very expensive. You can’t build vertically which inflates home and rent prices. Food and drink is ridiculous. I haven’t been back to DC since before WuFlu, and back then a domestic would run you nearly $10 after tax and tip
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
27465 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 12:12 pm to
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People literally getting fat off the tax payers...

You mean, ordinary people having jobs, right?
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
51984 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 12:13 pm to
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if they were advertising that then it proves they knew the DC economy was based on fraud and corruption.
No wonder they vote for more of the same at an almost unanimous rate.

No. They were advertising that because it used to be true. No matter if the rest of our economy was in a boom or bust cycle the government continued to grow and the DC area thrived.
Posted by tide06
Member since Oct 2011
20268 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 12:17 pm to
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The amount of restaurants for sale in NoVa/DC area is insane, and I swear they all went up at once immediately after inauguration. And they all say “recession proof, strong cash flows” guess someone’s a liar

Funny part is the return to onsite work could’ve been a boon to them, guess it just depends on how catering driven their bottom line is.
Posted by UncleFestersLegs
Member since Nov 2010
16377 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 12:17 pm to
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People literally getting fat off the tax payers...
per capita GDP of DC is double that of any state and it would also rank #1 in per capita income
Posted by UPT
NOLA
Member since May 2009
5876 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 12:19 pm to
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if their revenue solely depended on the fraud that was oozing out of every nook and cranny in that city


It seems that with all of this fraud that there should be hundreds of indictments, no?

What are we doing? I haven’t read of a single person being arrested or even called out.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
85663 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 12:19 pm to
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The amount of restaurants for sale in NoVa/DC area is insane, and I swear they all went up at once immediately after inauguration. And they all say “recession proof, strong cash flows” guess someone’s a liar



Some of the brands probably are.

But then you’d have to own a bunch of McDonalds franchises in dc.

During Covid they still had drive thru and the delivery services.


This post was edited on 3/23/25 at 12:21 pm
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
138911 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 12:32 pm to
Comet Pizza hardest hit.
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