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re: Business locations in BR or surrounding area that are always destined for failure
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:35 am to SpqrTiger
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:35 am to SpqrTiger
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Maybe we can start calling the intersection "Little Tokyo?" I'm down with it.
The last thing we need is more Asians driving around that intersection
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Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:35 am to shawnlsu
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Posted by shawnlsu online on 4/26/17 at 9:30 am to sweetwaterbilly The restaurant location where sliders was (for about 6 months) in Prairieville. I'm not convinced that even walk ons can survive there. Guess we will see, saw them putting signs on the building yesterday.
That's TJ ribs, not Walkons
And that TJ ribs will do fine there, Sante Fe was doing really well, they just left for an even harder location to be successful at and failed there. You need a chain right The because the rent is around 12k a month. TJ ribs is taking their employees from acadian and putting them there until the Acadian remodel is done so they will start off already knowing what they are doing over there.
Sliders was a joke with a terrible owner, plan, employees, and food.
This post was edited on 4/26/17 at 9:36 am
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:35 am to meauxjeaux2
Anything on Harding Blvd near the Social Security Office.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:35 am to meauxjeaux2
Ricochet's Billiards/Shady's/The Levee/The Bandit location.
Bogie's 4 Lyfe.
Bogie's 4 Lyfe.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:36 am to meauxjeaux2
Damn I've been in BR for coming up on six years and this thread makes me realize just how many businesses have opened and closed since I've been here.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:38 am to shawnlsu
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e restaurant location where sliders was (for about 6 months) in Prairieville. I'm not convinced that even walk ons can survive there
I understand why Santa Fe failed..... but the guy running sliders had to be an absolute idiot.
Wanted to be a sports bar, but had no bar.... had a couple high tops and tvs with a ahitty beer selection. The menu catered to literally everyone. His overhead on food alone must of been insane. Hot dogs, chos, a couple sliders.... then fajitas, steaks, burgers, crappy wings, salads... menu was massive. People tried it, including me... but it was not a sports bar.
Thought it was TJ ribs going in there?
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:38 am to TheCaterpillar
Also, to the point of this thread, I see this in Baton Rouge a lot.
Businesses do not look at market share, local demo, and competition in the area before opening up. Its unreal.
For instance, if I wanted to open a sushi restaurant, all the research needed to be done is:
- Google map "sushi"
- Pin all of the locations
- Circle all areas with void of a sushi presence
- Find out which areas have the most middle class and above white people
- Look at potential locations in those areas and compare lease pricing, parking, etc.
- Pick one
- Profit
Or, you might find the market saturated and move on to a different venture.
Businesses do not look at market share, local demo, and competition in the area before opening up. Its unreal.
For instance, if I wanted to open a sushi restaurant, all the research needed to be done is:
- Google map "sushi"
- Pin all of the locations
- Circle all areas with void of a sushi presence
- Find out which areas have the most middle class and above white people
- Look at potential locations in those areas and compare lease pricing, parking, etc.
- Pick one
- Profit
Or, you might find the market saturated and move on to a different venture.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:40 am to sweetwaterbilly
Good answer about Millerville... it rocked back when its was a K$B drug store after they shut down it went to shite.....
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:46 am to dukke v
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Good answer about Millerville
I lived in those apartments by the interstate for a few years and I thought that whole stretch of road would go downhill, especially after the flood. But the renovated Target is nice, and they've built a few new restaurants. Seems like they were able to bring new life to Millerville. I like going to that Lowe's because it's not far and it's never super busy.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:47 am to dukke v
quote:that whole area is turning into little Mexico. From Sherwood all the way down Old Hammond to Oneal.
Good answer about Millerville.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:47 am to TheCaterpillar
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Businesses do not look at market share, local demo, and competition in the area before opening up. Its unreal. For instance, if I wanted to open a sushi restaurant, all the research needed to be done is: - Google map "sushi" - Pin all of the locations - Circle all areas with void of a sushi presence - Find out which areas have the most middle class and above white people - Look at potential locations in those areas and compare lease pricing, parking, etc. - Pick one - Profit
agreed
and I don't understand why restaurants continue to open in repeatedly failed locations, such as the former Calendar's location
On a related note, very curious to see how Superior Grill does in the Kenilworth shopping center. There is really no decent Mexican in that area of town, so it could work....
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:48 am to sweetwaterbilly
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Saltgrass Steakhouse
I've eaten at a couple locations in Texas. Good steak.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:50 am to HebertFest08
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I understand why Santa Fe failed..... but the guy running sliders had to be an absolute idiot.
The guy that owned sliders was a regular at the Acadian TJ Ribs and owned a bunch of burger kings and was in retirement. Then he decided to open up a restraunrant with no real experience, and a terrible concept (or lack of one), and awful customer service (including himself). He lost his arse on that entire deal and the people at TJ Ribs bought out all his shite for a fraction of what he put in the business.
You could tell sliders was doomed from the first week, had nothing to do with location.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:51 am to meauxjeaux2
Gas station on the corner of Sherwood and Coursey. Its closed and re-opened as different gas stations for years. I just saw on my last visit to BR they are opening a Pita Pit in it. Lol, good luck with that limited access.
This post was edited on 4/26/17 at 9:55 am
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:52 am to Ed Osteen
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and is about to reopen as some shitty looking Japanese place called "sake sushi." It will be empty in a few months
I swear they converted the building to a sushi joint overnight. I didn't recognize any work going on and them bam, a new sushi joint...dangerously close to Ichiban
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:52 am to Ed Osteen
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location on Perkins by Essen. Used to be Calanders,
You beat me to it. That place it is plagued. It may be cursed from the murders that happened when an ex-dishwasher went in and shot the workers back in '96. He's still on death row.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:52 am to TigerWerm
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I don't understand why restaurants continue to open in repeatedly failed locations
I'm thinking it just gets ingrained in peoples minds that there was bad food there from the previous tenants and they're just not willing to give any new tenants a chance.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:57 am to meauxjeaux2
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I'm thinking it just gets ingrained in peoples minds that there was bad food there from the previous tenants and they're just not willing to give any new tenants a chance.
There is some truth to this for sure. I think it is perpetuated by the fact so many failed restaurants actually don't even change owners/chefs, they just "re-brand" in the same location and continue to suck.
People are snake bitten by that.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 9:59 am to meauxjeaux2
Pelican House
Posted on 4/26/17 at 10:02 am to OysterPoBoy
Also, restaurants over extend themselves. Find 2 things you do damn well and stick to those things. Pair it with 5-6 good side options, a good beer/wine/liquor list, and really good customer service, and your chances of success sky rocket.
Don't have burgers, quesadillas, pizza, pasta, seafood, and fried chicken, etc. You're going to have a lot and be average at it all.
Don't have burgers, quesadillas, pizza, pasta, seafood, and fried chicken, etc. You're going to have a lot and be average at it all.
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