Are Your Favorite Restaurants Being Shut Down? Who Is To Blame?

[WinterBorn]

Maybe they’re closing down because the food sucks.

Not everyone sucks. The ones mentioned in the vid were favorite chains. They were successful. The change has to do with millennials' spending habits and restaurant choices. Some don't fit their preferences, but many are closing because they're not spending money to go out and eat at good places.

Perhaps their definition of "good places" is different than yours.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Folks, this seems to be a serious thread about restaurant/take out food, Pepe's in New Haven makes the best pizza on planet Earth if you can believe it. A large cheese, onions, peppers, garlic, bacon, mushroom is about $33. But it actually tastes just as good cold from the fridge.

lolol. Your name came up the other day when me and lil were talking about music theory, I think I said something like if there's anybody who understands music theory, it's snout, and she said, he always talked about some pizza place that had the best pizza. lolol.

It's funny irony you mention it.

 

[sparky]

Back in the day, it was the chef that made the resturauant, not the other way 'round

~S~

 

[Correll]

All around, I see my favorite chain restaurants and once popular sole proprietorship restaurants closing its doors. It's due to the Millennials and their preference for fast, casual dining and home cooking. Now, I know these people work hard and long hours, so how is it that they cannot afford to treat themselves to a longer, better, more formal or buffet dining experience? These types of restaurants are more expensive than fast or fast-casual foods and one usually leaves a tip, but these places aren't exactly budget busters. If the US had more than 3% annual GDP growth during the Obama years, then we may not be in this mess now. These restaurants didn't see it coming. This is a trend in the USA, not so much the wealthier other nations.

It seems that it is important to vote for the right POTUS and politicians. Obama may have ruined it for one generation as they could not get decent jobs. Once the Millennials graduated, they ended up with high college loans and high taxes in order to support the poor immigrants. The lesson? Never vote for a socialist POTUS or politician again. Let the Canadians eat the fast-casual and fast foods. Now, I'm not against immigration. To the contrary, I am for it. Immigration is one of the keys to real GDP growth, but we can't just let anybody in like criminals and terrorists. Moderation is key and that means border control and immigration management. These restaurants need workers and people who will pick their foods and people who are willing to make better of themselves -- the working poor. These are the ideas that the USA was founded upon. Capitalism works.

You are barking up the wrong tree

Wages have been stagnant for decades. Young people are working for low wages and carry high debt
If they choose to compensate by eating at home, I applaud them

I agree.


The answer is rising wages, and less immigration. Fuck employers who's business model depends on cheap labor.

 

[WinterBorn]

I was telling my g/f about this thread, and she pointed out that we see more millenials in the local restaurants. The single location places that actually make good food. Perhaps the millenials prefer to cook at home or eat better food.

 

[Camp]

Seems like an odd topic to have in such a "great economy". Maybe the economy isn't as great as we are being told.

 

[Marion Morrison]

I still miss Sizzler's. Sigh.

Me too! Like a toothache. What crap that was!

I hate corporate restaurants, they squeeze out the good Mom & Pop places. There's still quite a few good ones here, though.

 

[WinterBorn]

I still miss Sizzler's. Sigh.

Me too! Like a toothache. What crap that was!

I hate corporate restaurants, they squeeze out the good Mom & Pop places. There's still quite a few good ones here, though.

Exactly!!

 

[Marion Morrison]

I wouldn't care if every single chain in the OP video closed, except Arby's .

 

[Harpy Eagle]

All around, I see my favorite chain restaurants and once popular sole proprietorship restaurants closing its doors. It's due to the Millennials and their preference for fast, casual dining and home cooking. Now, I know these people work hard and long hours, so how is it that they cannot afford to treat themselves to a longer, better, more formal or buffet dining experience? These types of restaurants are more expensive than fast or fast-casual foods and one usually leaves a tip, but these places aren't exactly budget busters. If the US had more than 3% annual GDP growth during the Obama years, then we may not be in this mess now. These restaurants didn't see it coming. This is a trend in the USA, not so much the wealthier other nations.

It seems that it is important to vote for the right POTUS and politicians. Obama may have ruined it for one generation as they could not get decent jobs. Once the Millennials graduated, they ended up with high college loans and high taxes in order to support the poor immigrants. The lesson? Never vote for a socialist POTUS or politician again. Let the Canadians eat the fast-casual and fast foods. Now, I'm not against immigration. To the contrary, I am for it. Immigration is one of the keys to real GDP growth, but we can't just let anybody in like criminals and terrorists. Moderation is key and that means border control and immigration management. These restaurants need workers and people who will pick their foods and people who are willing to make better of themselves -- the working poor. These are the ideas that the USA was founded upon. Capitalism works.

It is not that they cannot afford them, it is they have different dining preferences. My daughter is a Millennial and she and her boy friend eat out a lot, way more than I do or even ever did. But they are not looking for a fancy, sit down take 2 hour meal.

When we went to visit her this summer (the first time we went to her, normally she came home to us) she took us to all of her favorites places, it was the best food I had eaten in a long time. Yeah, they were loud and a couple had more drink choices than food choices, but the food was amazing in everyone of them.

 

[WinterBorn]

All around, I see my favorite chain restaurants and once popular sole proprietorship restaurants closing its doors. It's due to the Millennials and their preference for fast, casual dining and home cooking. Now, I know these people work hard and long hours, so how is it that they cannot afford to treat themselves to a longer, better, more formal or buffet dining experience? These types of restaurants are more expensive than fast or fast-casual foods and one usually leaves a tip, but these places aren't exactly budget busters. If the US had more than 3% annual GDP growth during the Obama years, then we may not be in this mess now. These restaurants didn't see it coming. This is a trend in the USA, not so much the wealthier other nations.

It seems that it is important to vote for the right POTUS and politicians. Obama may have ruined it for one generation as they could not get decent jobs. Once the Millennials graduated, they ended up with high college loans and high taxes in order to support the poor immigrants. The lesson? Never vote for a socialist POTUS or politician again. Let the Canadians eat the fast-casual and fast foods. Now, I'm not against immigration. To the contrary, I am for it. Immigration is one of the keys to real GDP growth, but we can't just let anybody in like criminals and terrorists. Moderation is key and that means border control and immigration management. These restaurants need workers and people who will pick their foods and people who are willing to make better of themselves -- the working poor. These are the ideas that the USA was founded upon. Capitalism works.

"This is a trend in the USA, not so much the wealthier other nations."

What other nations have an overbuilt segment of corporate owned, cookie-cutter restaurants like the USA does?

Look at the research on how often people dine out. It is still high. It is just that people want more than a fern bar with a cheesy menu.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I was telling my g/f about this thread, and she pointed out that we see more millenials in the local restaurants. The single location places that actually make good food. Perhaps the millenials prefer to cook at home or eat better food.

Millennials eat out a lot, way more than our generation did at their age. But they are not going to the place their parent's went to, they will find the hole in the wall that has amazing food.

 

[Votto]

All around, I see my favorite chain restaurants and once popular sole proprietorship restaurants closing its doors. It's due to the Millennials and their preference for fast, casual dining and home cooking. Now, I know these people work hard and long hours, so how is it that they cannot afford to treat themselves to a longer, better, more formal or buffet dining experience? These types of restaurants are more expensive than fast or fast-casual foods and one usually leaves a tip, but these places aren't exactly budget busters. If the US had more than 3% annual GDP growth during the Obama years, then we may not be in this mess now. These restaurants didn't see it coming. This is a trend in the USA, not so much the wealthier other nations.

It seems that it is important to vote for the right POTUS and politicians. Obama may have ruined it for one generation as they could not get decent jobs. Once the Millennials graduated, they ended up with high college loans and high taxes in order to support the poor immigrants. The lesson? Never vote for a socialist POTUS or politician again. Let the Canadians eat the fast-casual and fast foods. Now, I'm not against immigration. To the contrary, I am for it. Immigration is one of the keys to real GDP growth, but we can't just let anybody in like criminals and terrorists. Moderation is key and that means border control and immigration management. These restaurants need workers and people who will pick their foods and people who are willing to make better of themselves -- the working poor. These are the ideas that the USA was founded upon. Capitalism works.

You are barking up the wrong tree

Wages have been stagnant for decades. Young people are working for low wages and carry high debt
If they choose to compensate by eating at home, I applaud them

And it's all Trump's fault!

 

[Harpy Eagle]

All around, I see my favorite chain restaurants and once popular sole proprietorship restaurants closing its doors. It's due to the Millennials and their preference for fast, casual dining and home cooking. Now, I know these people work hard and long hours, so how is it that they cannot afford to treat themselves to a longer, better, more formal or buffet dining experience? These types of restaurants are more expensive than fast or fast-casual foods and one usually leaves a tip, but these places aren't exactly budget busters. If the US had more than 3% annual GDP growth during the Obama years, then we may not be in this mess now. These restaurants didn't see it coming. This is a trend in the USA, not so much the wealthier other nations.

It seems that it is important to vote for the right POTUS and politicians. Obama may have ruined it for one generation as they could not get decent jobs. Once the Millennials graduated, they ended up with high college loans and high taxes in order to support the poor immigrants. The lesson? Never vote for a socialist POTUS or politician again. Let the Canadians eat the fast-casual and fast foods. Now, I'm not against immigration. To the contrary, I am for it. Immigration is one of the keys to real GDP growth, but we can't just let anybody in like criminals and terrorists. Moderation is key and that means border control and immigration management. These restaurants need workers and people who will pick their foods and people who are willing to make better of themselves -- the working poor. These are the ideas that the USA was founded upon. Capitalism works.

You are barking up the wrong tree

Wages have been stagnant for decades. Young people are working for low wages and carry high debt
If they choose to compensate by eating at home, I applaud them

And it's all Trump's fault!

No, it is all Obama's fault, did you not read the OP!

 

[Votto]

All around, I see my favorite chain restaurants and once popular sole proprietorship restaurants closing its doors. It's due to the Millennials and their preference for fast, casual dining and home cooking. Now, I know these people work hard and long hours, so how is it that they cannot afford to treat themselves to a longer, better, more formal or buffet dining experience? These types of restaurants are more expensive than fast or fast-casual foods and one usually leaves a tip, but these places aren't exactly budget busters. If the US had more than 3% annual GDP growth during the Obama years, then we may not be in this mess now. These restaurants didn't see it coming. This is a trend in the USA, not so much the wealthier other nations.

It seems that it is important to vote for the right POTUS and politicians. Obama may have ruined it for one generation as they could not get decent jobs. Once the Millennials graduated, they ended up with high college loans and high taxes in order to support the poor immigrants. The lesson? Never vote for a socialist POTUS or politician again. Let the Canadians eat the fast-casual and fast foods. Now, I'm not against immigration. To the contrary, I am for it. Immigration is one of the keys to real GDP growth, but we can't just let anybody in like criminals and terrorists. Moderation is key and that means border control and immigration management. These restaurants need workers and people who will pick their foods and people who are willing to make better of themselves -- the working poor. These are the ideas that the USA was founded upon. Capitalism works.

You are barking up the wrong tree

Wages have been stagnant for decades. Young people are working for low wages and carry high debt
If they choose to compensate by eating at home, I applaud them

And it's all Trump's fault!

No, it is all Obama's fault, did you not read the OP!

Well then, Obama was Trump's fault!

There, that's the ticket.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

All around, I see my favorite chain restaurants and once popular sole proprietorship restaurants closing its doors. It's due to the Millennials and their preference for fast, casual dining and home cooking. Now, I know these people work hard and long hours, so how is it that they cannot afford to treat themselves to a longer, better, more formal or buffet dining experience? These types of restaurants are more expensive than fast or fast-casual foods and one usually leaves a tip, but these places aren't exactly budget busters. If the US had more than 3% annual GDP growth during the Obama years, then we may not be in this mess now. These restaurants didn't see it coming. This is a trend in the USA, not so much the wealthier other nations.

It seems that it is important to vote for the right POTUS and politicians. Obama may have ruined it for one generation as they could not get decent jobs. Once the Millennials graduated, they ended up with high college loans and high taxes in order to support the poor immigrants. The lesson? Never vote for a socialist POTUS or politician again. Let the Canadians eat the fast-casual and fast foods. Now, I'm not against immigration. To the contrary, I am for it. Immigration is one of the keys to real GDP growth, but we can't just let anybody in like criminals and terrorists. Moderation is key and that means border control and immigration management. These restaurants need workers and people who will pick their foods and people who are willing to make better of themselves -- the working poor. These are the ideas that the USA was founded upon. Capitalism works.

You are barking up the wrong tree

Wages have been stagnant for decades. Young people are working for low wages and carry high debt
If they choose to compensate by eating at home, I applaud them

And it's all Trump's fault!

No, it is all Obama's fault, did you not read the OP!

Well then, Obama was Trump's fault!

There, that's the ticket.

I thought Trump was Obama's fault!

I am so confused!

 

[doesanyoneknowmyname]

All around, I see my favorite chain restaurants and once popular sole proprietorship restaurants closing its doors. It's due to the Millennials and their preference for fast, casual dining and home cooking. Now, I know these people work hard and long hours, so how is it that they cannot afford to treat themselves to a longer, better, more formal or buffet dining experience? These types of restaurants are more expensive than fast or fast-casual foods and one usually leaves a tip, but these places aren't exactly budget busters. If the US had more than 3% annual GDP growth during the Obama years, then we may not be in this mess now. These restaurants didn't see it coming. This is a trend in the USA, not so much the wealthier other nations.

It seems that it is important to vote for the right POTUS and politicians. Obama may have ruined it for one generation as they could not get decent jobs. Once the Millennials graduated, they ended up with high college loans and high taxes in order to support the poor immigrants. The lesson? Never vote for a socialist POTUS or politician again. Let the Canadians eat the fast-casual and fast foods. Now, I'm not against immigration. To the contrary, I am for it. Immigration is one of the keys to real GDP growth, but we can't just let anybody in like criminals and terrorists. Moderation is key and that means border control and immigration management. These restaurants need workers and people who will pick their foods and people who are willing to make better of themselves -- the working poor. These are the ideas that the USA was founded upon. Capitalism works.

it would help me a lot if you would send a list of your demands. Apparently I am evil because I don't eat at your favorite restaurant. Let me know which restaurants you demand I eat at so I won't make that mistake in the future.......fkn conservative snowflakes ....

 

[Hiryuu]

I was telling my g/f about this thread, and she pointed out that we see more millenials in the local restaurants. The single location places that actually make good food. Perhaps the millenials prefer to cook at home or eat better food.

Millennials eat out a lot, way more than our generation did at their age. But they are not going to the place their parent's went to, they will find the hole in the wall that has amazing food.

Not to mention, cheap commercial crap, prepared and served by people who don't really care what they doing, has never been a favorite on my menu. Anyone can cook a steak, but cooking a great piece of meat correctly, using the freshest ingredients in your sides, paying attention to everything you put on a plate, every single time you do it, makes a difference. I'll pay more money for a better meal and service, a chain restaurant couldn't match no matter how hard they tried. Hiring the right people, to do jobs they want to do, produces more than just employees, that are a means to an end.

 

[doesanyoneknowmyname]

All around, I see my favorite chain restaurants and once popular sole proprietorship restaurants closing its doors. It's due to the Millennials and their preference for fast, casual dining and home cooking. Now, I know these people work hard and long hours, so how is it that they cannot afford to treat themselves to a longer, better, more formal or buffet dining experience? These types of restaurants are more expensive than fast or fast-casual foods and one usually leaves a tip, but these places aren't exactly budget busters. If the US had more than 3% annual GDP growth during the Obama years, then we may not be in this mess now. These restaurants didn't see it coming. This is a trend in the USA, not so much the wealthier other nations.

It seems that it is important to vote for the right POTUS and politicians. Obama may have ruined it for one generation as they could not get decent jobs. Once the Millennials graduated, they ended up with high college loans and high taxes in order to support the poor immigrants. The lesson? Never vote for a socialist POTUS or politician again. Let the Canadians eat the fast-casual and fast foods. Now, I'm not against immigration. To the contrary, I am for it. Immigration is one of the keys to real GDP growth, but we can't just let anybody in like criminals and terrorists. Moderation is key and that means border control and immigration management. These restaurants need workers and people who will pick their foods and people who are willing to make better of themselves -- the working poor. These are the ideas that the USA was founded upon. Capitalism works.

I can't even wrap my head around the concept of "favorite chain restaurant". It's like "favorite form of cancer" or "most desired method of falling down".

Btw, care to essplain to the class what 'chain restaurants' have to do with the Politics forum?

"Btw, care to essplain to the class what 'chain restaurants' have to do with the Politics forum?".....I think it is part of the Conservative Derangement Syndrome.....where they (deranged conservatives) blame everything they hate on liberals....(and obama and hillary, most specifically)......is it raining?....blame Obama and liberals!.....did your team lose the big game? blame hillary and liberals!.......all YOUR favorite restaurants closing?....blame the left......

 

[WinterBorn]

I was telling my g/f about this thread, and she pointed out that we see more millenials in the local restaurants. The single location places that actually make good food. Perhaps the millenials prefer to cook at home or eat better food.

Millennials eat out a lot, way more than our generation did at their age. But they are not going to the place their parent's went to, they will find the hole in the wall that has amazing food.

Not to mention, cheap commercial crap, prepared and served by people who don't really care what they doing, has never been a favorite on my menu. Anyone can cook a steak, but cooking a great piece of meat correctly, using the freshest ingredients in your sides, paying attention to everything you put on a plate, every single time you do it, makes a difference. I'll pay more money for a better meal and service, a chain restaurant couldn't match no matter how hard they tried. Hiring the right people, to do jobs they want to do, produces more than just employees, that are a means to an end.

The chain places are about dollars. The local places are about the food. Yeah, the chain places makes food and the local places have to make money to stay open. But the focus is different.