Opinions from restaurant owner
I was asked by a potential franchisee what it was that they needed to be successful in the restaurant industry. As silly as it sounds the questions made me stop and think. The fact that we are constantly in the grind, and always putting out fires, makes you forget what it is that it takes …
Continue reading “The “secret” to being successful in this business.”
Up to now we have been blessed to not have to close even one single day at our operations. Our stores have remained open and strong. That is not to say that the challenges have not been felt and dealt with. We continue to encounter wrinkles in this new “not normal” daily. As a take …
The romanticized life of the entrepreneur! From the outside in that is, then you get into it and hope the drive and passion are enough to pull you through the stress and despair. Guests, suppliers, pandemics, floods, taxes, regulation, and last but definitely not least, coworkers! Employees are your engine, your team, your main source …
Since mid March the change in the day to day flow of life has been altered. Daily routines have dramatically changed for the average American. The direct result of this has been felt in many different ways. (Let me preface this by stating that overall our stores have been blessed and continued to operate). The …
Now that I was committed to a new footprint for my restaurant, an extremely simple menu, and a focus on food being consumed outside my four walls, It was time to make it work. NO MORE DISHWASHING TIL 3 AM!! NO MORE TURNING TABLES AND NO MORE 25 MEMBER FOH STAFF! Wait staff, mind you …
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I am a big believer in telling people the “why”. Since I am in the restaurant business naturally I wondered why they chose that name, restaurant? Was it a place to rest? The vowels let us know its Latin and probably French, so I looked and this is what I found. WHY DO WE CALL …