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> “The issue is that the tech companies have million-dollar kitchens and budgets, they’re taking all the great talent and offering benefits and 9-to-5 hours. Me
by d--b 9y ago
> “The issue is that the tech companies have million-dollar kitchens and budgets, they’re taking all the great talent and offering benefits and 9-to-5 hours. Meanwhile, the restaurant business is a grind, and the cost of doing business is insane in the Bay Area. Independent operators are getting pushed out. I cook accessible food, and you have to charge accessible prices for that.”
Wow, I wasn't expecting the restaurant business being affected by tech companies running their own canteens.
- dsr_ 9y agoThe usual rule of thumb for a restaurant: lunch pays your rent, dinner pays for labor and profit. If you don't have any lunch business because everyone eats at work, you're done. If your dinner seatings are empty before 8PM because nobody leaves work until 6:30 and the traffic is terrible, you're done. If the rent keeps going up because the real estate market says so, you're done. What survives: takeout, with low service overhead, small footprints and fast turnaround. High-end, where the money from a few tables each night pays for everything. I think SV and SF are heading for a Shoe Event Horizon.