Don't forget the Mussels and Clams! I think that SoMd's big problem is that we are missing a Greek contingent to bring their diners and dishes to us!
Oooh! What a shame. A good college level culinary program could make all of the difference by giving people the management and technical skills they need.
Thinking back, a lot of the people here complained about the restaurants that were here and demanded the various Counties' Board of Commissioners do "something". Well they did "something" and got the chains in. And now we've got complaints.
As a note. almost every restaurant at every price point gets some or most of their stuff from SYSCO. You just have to watch the trucks getting unloaded.
So people still go there for the food? I really thought they went for the bar. That's the part the used to always be packed, with the exception of Sunday mornings (post church breakfast crowd).
Just because there is a sysco truck doesn't mean they are getting premade meals. You can get meats, pantry items, cooking/restaurant supplies, condiments, etc from there.
That was my point.
I know exactly what you mean. I grew up in NJ and miss good diners. ....
I would think about the 5/235 split a good 24/7 diner would do some business.
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I have to wonder if its even possible that one of those traditional diners with its very limited seating could make a go of it today.
LolMost of you guys wouldn't go to a "diner". It wouldn't have the right ambience, or have free range coffee, or free trade chicken or whatever the newest in boutique causes is. You all are the ones that demanded that SoMD get the Ruby Tuesday's and the IHOPs and the Applebee's and on and on and on.
A diner would go broke depending on you all.
Most of you guys wouldn't go to a "diner". It wouldn't have the right ambience, or have free range coffee, or free trade chicken or whatever the newest in boutique causes is. You all are the ones that demanded that SoMD get the Ruby Tuesday's and the IHOPs and the Applebee's and on and on and on.
A diner would go broke depending on you all.
Seriously?
I have the same letters after mine as well as a few others. We can meet any time and I can do the tutoring since your posts imply you don't understand the economics of this area.
No. I just don't agree with your defeatest assessment. Resume twisting aside, my suggestion that a restaurant with good management and food centrally located in a flock of 250,000 government workers can be wildly successful isn't much of a stretch. I get the impression that you're the guy that sits in a boardroom and tells everybody "why" it can't be done. No one starts a business with an expectation that it will fail.
An MBA does NOT guarantee that anyone knows how to run a business. Just sayin....