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In reply to the discussion: There's A Masive Restaurant Industry Bubble, and It's About To Burst [View all]Freethinker65
(10,009 posts)30. I also think a lot of Foodies are trying to cook at home more often
Farmers Markets are really trendy, as are new (and old - cast iron!) cooking techniques. The internet is full of tested foodie recipes and "rare" ingredients are easier to find. We bought a smoker a few years back and actually prefer our at home meals to most trendy BBQ joints around here in Chicagoland. We never ate out much, but eat out less often since we started buying better quality food to prepare at home. A great restaurant in a great location will always have customers regardless of any wage issue.
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There's A Masive Restaurant Industry Bubble, and It's About To Burst [View all]
Grey Lemercier
Jan 2017
OP
I was just going to mention that myself. I'm not a huge foodie because I personally
Nay
Jan 2017
#19
Locally, they come and go. Mostly they go when the building owner jacks up the rent.
FarCenter
Jan 2017
#3
Yep. A local Chinese Restaurant paid $12K/Month for a medium strip mall store. Move to small $6K one
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2017
#16
Maybe if they focused on healthier, or, gasp, more vegetarian, meals that would help.
MoonRiver
Jan 2017
#6
I can cook for myself for a week for the price of one meal in a restaurant.
Binkie The Clown
Jan 2017
#20