Not at all, depends on the owners goals in life. If the goal is to make as much money as possible and you don't mind over working then it could grow, or take on

Not at all, depends on the owners goals in life. If the goal is to make as much money as possible and you don't mind over working then it could grow, or take on a partner. There was a great breakfast place near me ran by the guy who owned basically all the commercial real estate on the block - the breakfast place was only open in the mornings 6 days a week and occasionally the owner would come in and serve, it was basically a passion project and he wanted to make enough to pay for it. After 15ish years of running he started hosting popups at night and another 4-5 years after that sold to one of the popups. It was a real restaurant and widely love by those in the know. You could say El Bulli fits the bill of don't expand, they shut down after a while and converted the space into food research and events center. A little different, but I was trying to think of a more famous "real restaurant".