Posted on 10/03/2016 4:08:17 PM PDT by TigerClaws
Many theaters have first shows of the day with prices at $5.25. Definitely less expensive than matinee/seniors/military. With movie theater card, some may have BOGO with a free popcorn. Online deals are out there.
I’m familiar with the Reaves family. Cathy Reaves was Junior’s daughter, she appeared briefly in the show as a child. People are often confused about the location of the headquarters, which are actually in Archdale, NC (not Daytona, FL). The restaurant began in Greensboro, in the late 80’s. Morris Reaves, her husband, as well as her son, are active in managing the privately held business. A good Cookout restaurant is a great thing, equal to Five Guys burgers and much less expensive, but some locations are better than others. The older, drive through only locations can tend to have occasional issues, in my experience.
They found a location where they can build enough outlets to support one of their centralized warehouses, the key to how they expand. This is one company that doesn’t put growth first.
Indeed it’s slightly cost more than McDonalds...20%
It’s single burgers are actually filling whereas inandout you need a double like steaknshake
Inandout shines with shakes and animal fries
Especially animal fries and the lettuce and stuff is super fresh
Cook out has great shakes too
I have seen five guys take out but so far here only storefronts
They are fair enough too
Here in Nashville area we have three old fashioned burger joints
Rotiers near the Parthenon
Browns diner in Hillsboro village area
Busters in Murfreesboro on north broad st
My favorites
I detest with all my guts hipster burgers for 14.99
It’s just bullshit fetish by millennials
I actually just read the article
Most of those have run their course demographics
I'm sure this was sprung suddenly on the employees on the same day they closed.
Can't understand all the hype.
Cogent rant. Spot on.
Thanks.
Volume of business makes up for it, if there is sufficient volume. Grocery stores average only 1 percent.
The real problem is that restaurants are precarious, in a way. They rise and fall on trends.
Also their food cost is 33% of your bill. That’s why they are willing to give you a different entree and break even, but if you don’t pay at all for some reason, they suffer a loss.
People buy restaurants without doing their homework OR they are too starry-eyed to READ reality.
Often it starts with someone in the family who is a fabulous cook and listens to their "Oh! You should start your own restaurant!!!"
In a town of, say, 4000 restaurants HALF close after a year. Official, unpredictable health inspectors close down another group. Not being nasty but half of THOSE close-downs are Chinese, if there are Chinese restaurants. Cleanliness COSTS and the thinking is "Why clean EVERY day? It'll get just as dirty tomorrow."
I was told by a Chinese friendly acquaintance that when eating at a Chinese restaurant one should always sit in the center of the restaurant as sitting by walls one will see the cockroaches climbing up the walls.
Some bribery might keep some places open longer than others, but those bribed officials eventually get their own.
Complaints from folks who get sick from restaurant food ARE listened to. I guess the threat of "suits" suing is huge.
Here that happens if they stop paying their rent. No thank-you-to-this-wonderful-community sign in the window. There’s just a warning not to trespass from the sheriff’s office.
We had a big scandal with corrupt restaurant inspectors at one time. If you didn’t pay, not only did you get a fine, but the New York Times would publish all the details, especially if there were vermin of any kind. Bye bye restaurant.
Now the city is collecting the bribes, because of their enormous expenses and one-party rule and congenital lawlessness. They can fine you for ridiculous things like an ice cube on the kitchen counter. They can always find something wrong.
They used to love showing up at the busiest times, so the restaurants couldn’t close down the kitchen and throw everything away, although some did anyway and sent all the patrons out. But now I think they have stopped doing that. Still, it costs a lot of $$ to keep that “A” in the window.
The Democrats will pour infinite amounts of $$$$ to keep him in office as mayor of our country's largest city.
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