Restaurants rarely succeed, they are a notoriously tough business. The successful restaurateurs I know are selling commodity products with high margins; pizza,

Restaurants rarely succeed, they are a notoriously tough business. The successful restaurateurs I know are selling commodity products with high margins; pizza, hot dogs, burgers, alcohol, etc, which is much less glamorous than a boutique trendy eatery. Also, despite being the trendiest city in America, Portland is still the most overrated city in America.