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I've noticed whenever a semi-authentic Chinese restaurant opens in North Jersey, it gets 2 or 3 out of 5 stars on Yelp, cos Northern Jersey folks only know to order General Tso's chicken and chicken and broccoli and don't understand real Chinese food, so it's really ignorance that keeps good Chinese from opening here.
My roommate in college was from China and he told me General Tso's is not even real Chinese food that you can get in China. It was basically made up in America.
Table service chain restaurants are dying across the the nation as Americans' tastebuds are leaning toward healthier, fresher and more authentic food. Independent restaurants are the way to go, and frankly with apps like Yelp, Trip Advisor and even just Google there is absolutely no excuse to stick with chain restaurants anymore. If chains want to cling to their outdated model of reheated food, hey no problem, just don't act surprised when the word bankruptcy gets tossed around by corporate.
My roommate in college was from China and he told me General Tso's is not even real Chinese food that you can get in China. It was basically made up in America.
NO BS, ask him where spaghetti and pizza come from?
Table service chain restaurants are dying across the the nation as Americans' tastebuds are leaning toward healthier, fresher and more authentic food. Independent restaurants are the way to go, and frankly with apps like Yelp, Trip Advisor and even just Google there is absolutely no excuse to stick with chain restaurants anymore. If chains want to cling to their outdated model of reheated food, hey no problem, just don't act surprised when the word bankruptcy gets tossed around by corporate.
There are always exceptions , Cracker Barrel is booming!
There are always exceptions , Cracker Barrel is booming!
Most of their food is disgusting, but they have all-day breakfast, and they manage to do that part well nearly always. We only eat there once or twice a year, when we're travelling through PA, but it's one of the few chains (that's not fast food) that I'll agree to, and it's because of omelets and pancakes. Plus, they have retail merchandise. Like their food, much of it is garbage, but who doesn't like retro candy? I bought a Penn State hat from them once, and Pick-up-Sticks for the kids, too.
then it settles it, New Jersey must demand better chinese food! I'm not talking about phoenix claw or tripe. Just food that surpasses General Tso and chicken and broccoli.
The only thing good at red lobster are those cheddar garlic biscuits. I think they put crack in them.
Independent restaurants are the way to go, and frankly with apps like Yelp, Trip Advisor and even just Google there is absolutely no excuse to stick with chain restaurants anymore. If chains want to cling to their outdated model of reheated food, hey no problem, just don't act surprised when the word bankruptcy gets tossed around by corporate.
Statistically more than half of all restaurants fail within the first year, mostly the small independent ones. The future of dining out is delivery to home/office.
Most of their food is disgusting, but they have all-day breakfast, and they manage to do that part well nearly always. We only eat there once or twice a year, when we're travelling through PA, but it's one of the few chains (that's not fast food) that I'll agree to, and it's because of omelets and pancakes. Plus, they have retail merchandise. Like their food, much of it is garbage, but who doesn't like retro candy? I bought a Penn State hat from them once, and Pick-up-Sticks for the kids, too.
Statistically more than half of all restaurants fail within the first year, mostly the small independent ones. The future of dining out is delivery to home/office.
NO, again that is only your opinion. The statistics for restaurants have been pretty steady over the years and it is a very hard business to break into, I would say it's a little less than the 50% you quoted but not by much. Yet it can be done and is done and done well by many people.
The future for resturants is simple but hard to do.
1) Good Food
2) Well managed operation
3)...control your cost(overhead)
4) good service for a fair and reasonable price
5)...GOOD FOOD
NO, again that is only your opinion. The statistics for restaurants have been pretty steady over the years and it is a very hard business to break into, I would say it's a little less than the 50% you quoted but not by much. Yet it can be done and is done and done well by many people.
The future for resturants is simple but hard to do.
1) Good Food
2) Well managed operation
3)...control your cost(overhead)
4) good service for a fair and reasonable price
5)...GOOD FOOD
It's not my opinion. I saw a story on my local news about this a few weeks ago. More people are choosing delivery due to the proliferation of Uber Eats, Door Dash, etc. Fewer people are choosing to dine in at the establishment. I have to agree with this based on what I have seen in my area. Most of the new restaurants that have opened up in recent years are about 10 tables or less and are generally pretty empty from what I've seen.
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