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yeah, having grown up outside the US I kept wondering why exactly there aren't local, independent restaurants in that price point. do the economics just not wor
by zem 2y ago
yeah, having grown up outside the US I kept wondering why exactly there aren't local, independent restaurants in that price point. do the economics just not work out over here due to disproportionately higher rent and labour costs?
- anovikov 2y agoMy bet is it that's due to people's obsession with brands. They just see "noname" thing as inherently less valuable than a branded one, so family-owned places stay invisible, looked down upon.
- ghaff 2y agoI think it depends where you are. When I worked in Boston, going to somewhere like Chinatown was common. No one I knew would have gone to a chain restaurant for lunch.
- zem 2y agotrue in the SF bay area too, but reading the article made me think that was an aberration. maybe the mom and pop restaurants only survive in big cities. or maybe the article was just over focused on the chains and ignoring the smaller restaurants.
- ghaff 2y agoI think it depends. I live in basically an exurban area about 50 miles west of Boston. I'm not sure I'd say there are a huge number of places, but there is definitely a decent population of local midrange restaurants. Certainly you get into a more geuinely rural area and your options of all sorts shrink.