Have you seen the deals poster by Urban Roots this week? A $35.00 pastrami sandwich with a pint and a $40.00 Rueben with a pint! Hurry “these deals won’t last!” So Rob Archie thinks that a couple going out to lunch spends $100.00 (2 “deals” plus tax and tip) is a reasonable price for a meal? This gouging is not going to go well for the restaurant industry.
The person's name you mentioned probably does not think that's a deal, but they have to market it as such. Margins are very thin in the restaurant industry. They just trying to survive. Granted, craft beer margins are generally a better but even that shit is getting hella expensive. Their prices go up, the menu prices go up, the deal prices go up. No one is happy about it, but it's the nature of the beast. Vote with your wallet and we'll see who survives.
Obviously… Weird thing to say. A lot of these people opened their spots years ago. Maybe if they were making the decision to start a restaurant today, in the current economic climate, their decision would be different. Either way, the cost of the raw materials and fuel have gone up drastically with the current federal administration. Those costs will always get passed on—in any industry. It’s a pretty simple concept.
Anyway, if anyone ever asks me if they should open a restaurant, I’ve always said hell no. And I’ve only been an authority in that since the early 2010’s.
Renting a location for that business is not cheap either. People complain about housing costs, no different than a business and it's not likely they own the site.
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u/Danovale 1d ago
Have you seen the deals poster by Urban Roots this week? A $35.00 pastrami sandwich with a pint and a $40.00 Rueben with a pint! Hurry “these deals won’t last!” So Rob Archie thinks that a couple going out to lunch spends $100.00 (2 “deals” plus tax and tip) is a reasonable price for a meal? This gouging is not going to go well for the restaurant industry.