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Is sushi/Asian cuisine a FAD or here to stay?
Posted on 3/5/10 at 7:24 am
Posted on 3/5/10 at 7:24 am
With the massive influx of sushi restaurants in BR and around the country... do you think this is just a fad or a shift in preference?
The opening of yet another place, Shanghai Tokyo Restaurant, around LSU got me thinking about this. I don't buy it... I am not a sushi fan. I think the market will wear out eventually and alot of these restaurants will bite the dust in a few years.
Within a few mile radius of LSU there are:
Hello Sushi
Proposed Shanghai Tokyo (what is this? a Chinese/Jap restaurant combined)
Wahada
Waka House new one in the old Charlies on Highland
Nine Dragon
Rama
Thai Kitchen
Tsunami
Drunken Fish
I'm sure I'm missing more... Is Asian cuisine really that much of a staple in South LA? I'm not buying it.
The opening of yet another place, Shanghai Tokyo Restaurant, around LSU got me thinking about this. I don't buy it... I am not a sushi fan. I think the market will wear out eventually and alot of these restaurants will bite the dust in a few years.
Within a few mile radius of LSU there are:
Hello Sushi
Proposed Shanghai Tokyo (what is this? a Chinese/Jap restaurant combined)
Wahada
Waka House new one in the old Charlies on Highland
Nine Dragon
Rama
Thai Kitchen
Tsunami
Drunken Fish
I'm sure I'm missing more... Is Asian cuisine really that much of a staple in South LA? I'm not buying it.
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Posted on 3/5/10 at 7:35 am to DaBeerz
not a fad.
It may back off some, and certainly some will bite the dust as the market forces dictate the survivors etc., but the market itself will not wear out eventually.
Restaurants of every genre bite the dust daily.
It may back off some, and certainly some will bite the dust as the market forces dictate the survivors etc., but the market itself will not wear out eventually.
Restaurants of every genre bite the dust daily.
Posted on 3/5/10 at 8:03 am to DaBeerz
I give it five years, ten at most before Louisiana folk are comfortable with Mexicans making rolls at the sushi bar.
Posted on 3/5/10 at 8:12 am to Afreaux
quote:
I give it five years, ten at most before Louisiana folk are comfortable with Mexicans making rolls at the sushi bar.
I'll bet 85% wouldn't even notice/care today.
Posted on 3/5/10 at 8:21 am to DaBeerz
I don't necessarily think it's a fad, but I do remember hardly knowing what sushi was. Just a few years ago, Fuji on Sherwood was one of the only sushi places around.
Posted on 3/5/10 at 8:24 am to Bussemer
quote:
I'll bet 85% wouldn't even notice/care today.
Koi had a hippie White guy making rolls.
Didn't effect my decision to order in the slightest, but it was something you don't come across everyday, like one of those Smart Cars.
Posted on 3/5/10 at 8:27 am to Bussemer
quote:
I'll bet 85% wouldn't even notice/care today.
If it tastes good, I wouldn't care
Posted on 3/5/10 at 8:36 am to DaBeerz
not a fad.
asian food is a staple all across america.
Posted on 3/5/10 at 8:41 am to TigerSpy
quote:
asian food is a staple all across america.
I think the OP is suggesting that it's going to spike in popularity, then most of the chains are going to die out.
Posted on 3/5/10 at 8:58 am to TigerSpy
quote:
not a fad.
asian food is a staple all across america.
I'm talking about over-expansion... riding the sushi wave. Especially in the BR area, they are popping up all over the place. A new shopping center being built around LSU and yet another freaking sushi place. How many different shrimp tempura rolls can there be. I just wish we could have more variety. It's a trendy thing now, people eating sushi that has just caught on in the last 10 years or so... I'm just wondering if the bubble will burst.
Posted on 3/5/10 at 9:04 am to DaBeerz
those asian places spread like a rash.
went to san fran a few weeks ago, and there was an asian massage place every 20 feet.
asians don't understand overkill.
went to san fran a few weeks ago, and there was an asian massage place every 20 feet.
asians don't understand overkill.
Posted on 3/5/10 at 9:08 am to Springlake Tiger
I'm starting to think all those picture menu places are money laundering for the asian mob.
Posted on 3/5/10 at 9:10 am to Springlake Tiger
quote:HaHa. It ain't the Asians that are keeping these places open. The supply is there because the demand is great.
went to san fran a few weeks ago, and there was an asian massage place every 20 feet.
asians don't understand overkill.
Posted on 3/5/10 at 9:13 am to Springlake Tiger
quote:
those asian places spread like a rash.
went to san fran a few weeks ago, and there was an asian massage place every 20 feet.
Are you male or female?
Posted on 3/5/10 at 9:16 am to DaBeerz
Baton Rouge will get a rash of Panda Express places in like 2-3 years
Posted on 3/5/10 at 9:54 am to offshoreangler
I realized it was getting out of hand when my little brother that really only eats plain cheeseburgers started eating sushi.
At first I was proud, then he asked me to go to the mall and get some with him in the food court. He won't try any of the good stuff.
At first I was proud, then he asked me to go to the mall and get some with him in the food court. He won't try any of the good stuff.
Posted on 3/5/10 at 10:07 am to colorchangintiger
well nine dragon is like american chinese so that place will stay for forever im sure...waka house and shanghai tokyo who knows and koi i think koi is the worst sushi around town
Posted on 3/5/10 at 10:10 am to DaBeerz
Its been a fad in Dallas for 15 years. I give it another 15 to 20 years tops.
Posted on 3/5/10 at 10:25 am to DaBeerz
it will contract in 5-10 years i would guess. Not die, but some of these places will vanish as it is really a fad right now....but it will have some lasting power.
Posted on 3/5/10 at 10:25 am to Afreaux
quote:
I give it five years, ten at most before Louisiana folk are comfortable with Mexicans making rolls at the sushi bar.
It doesn't make any less sense culturally really, than with all the Vietnamese folks who seem to pretty much exclusively be making them there today.
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