Restaurants are going to make a ton of $$$

[WhyRUMad]

Originally Posted by BrianGC

Lol my wife and I love places like that! We've found many that have $0.50 to $3 snacks (lots of them are breweries). We even found a handful of spots that don't enforce the food rule at all...we keep those to ourselves .

Yea. One craft beer bar I go to knows I’m just there to drink and would put a side salad on my tab so they won’t get in trouble if enforcement does a spot check. $2 side salad on the tab and I just tell them to keep it. I’m kind of a regular now. They don’t even add the salad to my tab anymore. I guess they figure I’d cover for them and say I ordered food if asked. Plus I tip 30% minimum in most cases. Money talks.

[Cida]

Originally Posted by WhyRUMad

I spoke to a restaurant/bar owner friend of mine about covid and he said something interesting I never thought of. Restaurateurs are expecting to make a killing starting this summer. With outdoor seating looking to become permanent, well oiled take out and delivery systems perfected and pent up demand, they are expecting to make more money than ever. I never really thought of it that way. There are some smaller bars that have doubled their seating with outdoor seating. Something that was very difficult and expensive to obtain pre covid.

I noticed it this weekend when out on the UES, places were maxed out. Outdoor seating was swarming. Takeout orders were piled up waiting for delivery drivers. It seems that the restaurants that made it through covid are going to be in a really good spot.

Sadly, they may also may more money because some of the competition has died off.