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re: Mimi's in River Ridge is closing
Posted on 8/5/11 at 11:02 am to BlackenedOut
Posted on 8/5/11 at 11:02 am to BlackenedOut
At some point, a restaurant has to "make a living" and that means serving what your customers want instead of taking your ball and going home when they don't like what you (restauateur/chef) want them to like. Unless of course, there's another location...as may happen here, or you'd prefer to close than serve what customers are buying.
I understand all sides of this issue. Sometimes the condescension in the food world is really hard to take. "Iced-tea drinkers" "blue hairs" etc. Money is the same color in every wallet.
I understand all sides of this issue. Sometimes the condescension in the food world is really hard to take. "Iced-tea drinkers" "blue hairs" etc. Money is the same color in every wallet.
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Posted on 8/5/11 at 11:03 am to RedPop4
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At some point, a restaurant has to "make a living" and that means serving what your customers want instead of taking your ball and going home when they don't like what you (restauateur/chef) want them to like.
Agree with this too. I actually wonder what he was thinking even moving into that space.
eta: not exactly serving what the customers want, but adjusting.
This post was edited on 8/5/11 at 11:12 am
Posted on 8/5/11 at 11:05 am to RedPop4
Ehh dont agree. Then no sushi restaurants would havbe opened 35 years ago, no Vietnamese in last 20, and everyone would just be eating at McDonalds.
Posted on 8/5/11 at 11:07 am to RedPop4
In my own personal opinion, he could have marketed to the crowd that he wanted a little better. It may be shocking to some of you but there are plenty of people that live out that way who would enjoy his type of food. I don't think they knew it was there. Especially since they kept the same name.
Posted on 8/5/11 at 11:16 am to RedPop4
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Sometimes the condescension in the food world is really hard to take. "Iced-tea drinkers" "blue hairs" etc. Money is the same color in every wallet.
I think the problem is when it comes to making money is that for low to moderate priced generic food out that way, there is just too much competition. That place would need to be turning alot of plates and selling a shite load of ice tea to really make money in it's old format. Selling alcohol is how a restaurant really makes money and the older folks weren't buying much of it.
When they did, that wanted their high ball glass filled to the top with bourbon and only wanted to pay $4 for it. :)
There are a decent amount of people in RR/Harahan that eat high end food,but I just think the mind set is that if they are going to dress up a litte and pay big money, they are going to the city.
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