Posted on 04/21/2020 10:09:20 AM PDT by Vendome
This has gone on long enough.
This was sold as 14 days, then the new pitch became Easter and "maybe" May 1, 2020.
As I drive around the San Francisco Bay Area I see restaurant after restaurant "CLOSED!!!"
I do not see how they come back. That is, I don't see how most of them come back.
It takes so much capital to open a restaurant and then you are guessing how many people will come in that day, what your rush hours are and what will they order.
That kills 30-40% of the restaurants currently closed.
There are new restrictions going into effect whenever California "Opens" restricting many restaurants to 1/3-1/2 seating capacity.
That should kill another 30-40% as their restaurant runs on capacity and without that they cannot sell enough food, coffee, etc to pay the rent.
Guess I'm going to have cook like I did when I lived with my Mom as a child and teenager. I sure as hell don't look forward to it either. As a lifelong batchelor I've become accustomed to inviting other to the only two things I actually make very well: " Top Ramen or Reservations" "Which do you prefer?"
Except for fried chicken at any place that makes it, I only eat high quality foods and the only way that is going to happen is if I cook it on my own from now on.
Because Vendome ain't waiting in some idiotic line for an Angus or Kobe Burger being told he can't enjoy a glass of wine while waiting. Same for BBQ "Whuddya mean I can't have a beer while waiting?"
Apparently they can only sell capped and unopened beer "to go"
Pour it in a to go cup while I wait.
Very few high end restaurants will come back for reasons I explained above. Capital, fewer tables, zero idea who will come in, when and what they will order.
Moroever, people are not going to spend extra loot on that bottle of wine. Because any of those bottles are sitting in my house and I paid 1/2-1/3 what it cost in a restaurant.
Don't normally mind spending the loot on wine in a restaurant because I know the carrying costs and well, it's convenient but, I'm going to be little tighter with my money for a while and well, they aren't open anyway.
So a meal that runs $75-$150 per person enhance by the purchase of alchohol and wine just ain't happening.
Besides, I have a couple of friends who are well respected actual chefs and I will just buy the food, have them cook it and not have to put up with obnoxious people anymore.
Hell, no Martial Art facility will survive as you will not be allowed gather more than 10 people at a time.
I know this because the place where I take Jui-Jitsu is considering chucking it. Yeah, and after that he will still be responsible for the rent and the current owners are only saying he has a 90 day reprive, at the end of which he has to make up those payments - No Relief.
Another owner out of business with no job and his employees on the dole with no hope of job.
We are going Planet of the Apes
How many restaurants and fast food places were there back in the ‘50’s and mid-’60’s?
It used to be that going out to eat was only for special occasions, such as anniversaries and birthdays.
Many restaurants are in serious jeopardy, but even a 50% occupancy for the good ones will allow them to survive even if they do not turn much of a profit.
At this point, that is all we can hope for. I have been pretty surprised at how much take-out I have been seeing in my city. Drive-thru’s are packed and there is a constant stream of cars in and out of the parking lots of many restaurants with to-go orders.
I do wonder how many restaurants will survive
a friend of mine owns a chain of High End Restaurants, he says at least 60% are TOAST and never coming back. on day 3 of the shutdown he flew down to his villa in Cabo to ride out the storm.
Weird how not one single government employee has missed a paycheck or even a reduction in pay.
Huh.
Trees of liberty and all that
Sorry I didn’t mean to imply. The rat/rino Governors made no effort to find ways to use precautions and keep businesses open, none. They took a meat axe to the problem, left businesses lying in the rubble and never looked back.
Where there is talent and capability, there will be a return. Not a fast return, as money for start-up might be an issue, but talent, particularly is preparing food, will prevail in the end.
:)
Yeah. I have been watching that show of late.
——But as we know, there are limits to raising prices on any product being sold.-——
Yes, but I would be fine with them cutting the serving sizes, most restaurants serve way to much per plate.
We try to always split an item so we don’t have to take anything home.
Uh, not really the point.
The current businesses/restaurants are burnt toast - forever.
Their owners and employees will take years to find another vocation or job.
That’s suicides, alcohol and drug dependency and depression.
That’s abusive relationships and more.
Oh no.
The rest of society of must take this Yuge haircut, like Los Angeles, where it is estimated 55% of workers are SOL for a job.
But yeah, Givernment workers are sacrosanct and their job is a human right
Which is where we will be next year
I’ve yet to understand what “wide spread testing” gains us. Other than a chance for dips$&ts like Governor Klan to continue using his one man rule of VA. More testing will bring more positives and then OMG we ca t open now look how many people have it!!!
This.
If I were a restaurateur, that wouldn't be enough of an inducement for me to reopen.
A tragedy. To the above, I would add, among my favorites as a frequent visitor to San Francisco, Brazen Head, Roma Antica and Maybeck's.
We need a permanent shutdown of Nonessential government workers.
Last night I happily ordered dinner from one of my local restaurants which is a small “hole in the wall” Italian joints that has incredible food.
Tomorrow I’ll be ordering from another local small restaurant that still has it’s doors open and although they aren’t seating customers, you can order food and pick it up easily enough as they aren’t large enough to offer delivery.
I’m doing what I can to help keep these small places in business by frequenting them as much as I can afford to.
If I can ask, what’s your industry?
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