how to get rich in the restaurant biz

[cheka.]

buy/lease building in any of the other 49 states - norther and/or easter the better

come down to houston and pick up a truckload of meskins to cook and staff your restaurant

the meskin food in this area is incredible....because the competition is fierce. you take one of our middling restaurants and it would be smash hit in other locales....the line would be out the door \uu\

[midnight rambler]

The problem with that idea is that you're subject to getting an enterprising messkin or two that will accept your offer of relocating and then once you've paid their expenses of getting settled in a new locale they will simply quit working for you and start their own restaurant taking all your good help with them. It's (nearly) every messkin's dream to have a restaurant.

[Shami-Amourae]

Most restaurants fail in the first year they are opened.

I used to work in the industry. It's not that fucking easy.

[cheka.]

The problem with that idea is that you're subject to getting an enterprising messkin or two that will accept your offer of relocating and then once you've paid their expenses of getting settled in a new locale they will simply quit working for you and start their own restaurant taking all your good help with them. It's (nearly) every messkin's dream to have a restaurant.

might have to cut them in....give them an 'interest' in the business ;)

driving to work this morning I had to pick between EIGHT different restaurants that sell monster breakfast burritos at 5 a.m. this in a smallish town where there's 2 bbq places, one seafood place, and no dairy queen. and that eight number jumps up to 12ish at 6 a.m.

[madfranks]

One of my clients was the owner of a Mexican restaurant down in south Texas that wanted to open a Colorado location. Here in Colorado we LOVE Mexican food, and it looked like nothing could go wrong importing Mexicans from south Texas to cook up here. The restaurant closed within a year.

[midnight rambler]

Most restaurants fail in the first year they are opened.

I used to work in the industry. It's not that fucking easy.

Watching the messkins do it would lead one to believe that it's one of the easiest things ever to undertake. Apparently they're willing to starve for a year or two or three until they build up a local clientele. Got one around the corner a couple of blocks away, food very mediocre but they seem to do pretty well.

[cheka.]

Most restaurants fail in the first year they are opened.

I used to work in the industry. It's not that fucking easy.

exactly. my competition is weak. chipotle is prime example -- crap meskin food...but rolled out to those that only have no or worse meskin choices = BOOM

[ximmy]

exactly. my competition is weak. chipotle is prime example -- crap meskin food...but rolled out to the those that only have no or worse meskin choices = BOOM

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2y8Sx4B2Sk

[cheka.]

[QUOTE=ximmy;863988]"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
[QUOTE]

oh yeah? which word?

meskin? learn it. redneck slang for mexican.

glad to cure your ignorance :)

[Cebu_4_2]

might have to cut them in....give them an 'interest' in the business ;)

driving to work this morning I had to pick between EIGHT different restaurants that sell monster breakfast burritos at 5 a.m. this in a smallish town where there's 2 bbq places, one seafood place, and no dairy queen. and that eight number jumps up to 12ish at 6 a.m.


You claim you only have Chipotle as a competitor yet you also claim the ^ above. WTF?

Nothing personal but If I see someone double speak I back away and wear my defence uniform. I can not understand giberish which is clearly spread here.

If you want to import mexicans they will come with you on the idea as long as you pay them and pay for bringing their immediate family. Have to treat them well and they will work 72 hour shifts no question. To pull this off you need the location, building, equipment, tables and have to be ready with permits dead now. Probably a 100K undertaking for a small establishment.

I have no clue how long it would take to get the 100K back with the expences, labor and licenses. Might be a good move for you, I would however pass. Way the fuck too much invested and risk.

Your mileage may vary.

JMO

[Rubicon]

driving to work this morning I had to pick between EIGHT different restaurants that sell monster breakfast burritos at 5 a.m. ... and that eight number jumps up to 12ish at 6 a.m.

Just eat a banana for breakfast.

https://media.8ch.net/awyattmann/src/1467699141324-0.jpg

[crimethink]

Most restaurants fail in the first year they are opened.

I used to work in the industry. It's not that fucking easy.

Number one problem: customers. Customers who bitch about everything, including their orders done right. Number two problem: staff. Incompetence and a lack of desire for excellence even for those competent.

The reason Chinamen and Mexcrement succeed is because they often eliminate the latter problem, but using only family.

There is a huge turn-over in Chinese restaurant ownership...I suspect most of them are PLA fronts. Send one PLA cell-family, get the restaurant going, then have another take over. The first cell-family stays, of course.

[Neuro]

Almost 25 years ago I worked 3 months in a Restaurant/Bar in Tel Aviv. The owners
was a divorced couple, the man was a famous actor and the woman was a famous songwriter. The man was also a cocain addict and he took care of the restaurant the first 2 months I worked there, after that he disappeared, due to his addictions, and his wife took over the running of the business.

The key advice he gave me in opening a restaurant, was to NEVER open a restaurant in a location where you know a lot of famous people.

He owed the beer company 30,000 shekels, so they wouldn't deliver beer barrels to him unless he payed cash, I guess he fooled them with that too, cause sometimes I had to go over to the neighbor bar to borrow a beer barrel, and the owner of that said to me, oh so he doesn't dare to come himself and "borrow" beer... :)

[crimethink]

Almost 25 years ago I worked 3 months in a Restaurant/Bar in Tel Aviv.

WTF?!

I knew it!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthright_Israel


Time to come clean, Shlomo. :D

[Cebu_4_2]

buy/lease building in any of the other 49 states - norther and/or easter the better

come down to houston and pick up a truckload of meskins to cook and staff your restaurant

the meskin food in this area is incredible....because the competition is fierce. you take one of our middling restaurants and it would be smash hit in other locales....the line would be out the door

Why go meskin with so much competition? Go rogue with a change to the norm. What kind of people in the area and what type of food can't the go out to eat. Always think outside the box not inside.

[cheka.]

Why go meskin with so much competition? Go rogue with a change to the norm. What kind of people in the area and what type of food can't the go out to eat. Always think outside the box not inside.

you must've got some good weed. from the op:

buy/lease building in any of the other 49 states - norther and/or easter the better

i'll even translate it for you: go where there is no legit competition

[Cebu_4_2]

you must've got some good weed. from the op:

buy/lease building in any of the other 49 states - norther and/or easter the better

i'll even translate it for you: go where there is no legit competition

Thought it was for YOU and in YOUR area you talked about. Yes throw a jack in the box or White Castles in here would KILL the competition. There are literally zero coney island chili dog joints here either. Burger worls and Mac D's around with one meskin and chinese joint till Gattlinburg.

[Cebu_4_2]

If I could just gamble one thing here would be a chili dog joint. The first smoked meat food place is 59 bux for 2 no tip no drinks, Cheapest on the menu. will never go there again. They prey on visitors (we call them foreigners). Never a return customer. I couldn't live with myself acting like that.