another trend i've noticed around here at least is that many of these legacy restaurants are owned by boomers who are well past retirement age but basically jus

another trend i've noticed around here at least is that many of these legacy restaurants are owned by boomers who are well past retirement age but basically just kept going because it gives them something to do. when the economics shift too rapidly and hurt their ability to break even, they're far more likely to simply close up shop than try to take on risk and hope things work out.