OT - Anyone here own a restaurant?

Slim margins are OK. You just have to do it over and over and over and over .... again. Grocery stores are good at it.

True. But you have to do it right =every= time.

Jose
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Jay needs to schedule a survey flight. In California, I'd recommend
the restaurants at Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Carlos (open
for breakfast and lunch only), and Petaluma. Any others?

In Oregon, there was Salishan, but I don't know how that is these
days.

Don

El Monte, California (EMT) has a nice restaurant on the field. Fairly
new, surprisingly good.

Jose
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Don Tuite wrote:
Jay needs to schedule a survey flight. In California, I'd recommend
the restaurants at Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Carlos (open
for breakfast and lunch only), and Petaluma. Any others?

The ones at SNS, MYF and CRQ for good food and a good view.

The one at CNO for huge portions of average food.

The one at CMA for good food and so-so view (you can view the ramp but
the runway is a ways away).

-jav

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I've never run a restaurant, but I've heard it's a very slim margin
business. I've been a restaurant customer in many restaurants that have
run up against their margins. They had one choice: either raise their
prices, or lower their quality. Every restaurant that chose the latter
failed.

Yes, but do not be fooled into believing that there is no money to be made
in restaurants.

A neighbor had a cousin who was a good chef, and wanted to manage a
restaurant.
The neighbor had some money to invest, and it took off. He now is wealthy.

Find the chef, the manager will be easy, with you looking over the shoulder.
The rest will follow. You can find a great chef and lure him away from
where he is a success, with promises of some more say-so about the menu and
running of the restaurant, and a portion of the take, on top of a nice
salary, of course.

My vote is for a place that has not average or good steak, but fantastic
aged corn fed steak. That should not be hard to find in Iowa. Is there an
over supply of good steak restaurants around you? Think of it. Can you
give (within a millisecond) the recommendation of (one place) where you
would go for a slab? If not, the nitch is still available to be filled.

Like it or not, French cuisine is some of the best, IMHO. That can go with
steak, too.
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Jim in NC

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My vote is for a place that has not average or good steak, but fantastic
aged corn fed steak. That should not be hard to find in Iowa. Is there an
over supply of good steak restaurants around you? Think of it. Can you
give (within a millisecond) the recommendation of (one place) where you
would go for a slab? If not, the nitch is still available to be filled.

How far will people drive in Iowa for good food, a good steak?

I know of a really good steak place in Cedar Rapids. Jay, would you be
able to compete with that place?

--
Bob Noel
New NHL? what a joke

"Morgans" wrote in message news
My vote is for a place that has not average or good steak, but fantastic
aged corn fed steak. That should not be hard to find in Iowa.

One might think so, but my experience up there is that beef isn't seen as
much as pork... Hell, they even thing that pork classifies as BBQ...

Is there an
over supply of good steak restaurants around you? Think of it. Can you
give (within a millisecond) the recommendation of (one place) where you
would go for a slab? If not, the nitch is still available to be filled.

Strangely, no. The only place in town that serves steaks is for sale right
now.

Remember, Iowa City is the "anti-Iowa". Everyone here (thanks to the U of
Iowa) is young, wealthy, and active. Places that serve healthy food (read:
small portions) are plentiful. Places that serve a good slider and eggs are
non-existent.

I personally think that, given that market hole, a restaurant that filled
that niche would be a runaway hit. Especially with the Wal-Mart crowd.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

As long as the resturaunt is easily accesible for the non-aviation folks.

As long as the resturaunt is easily accesible for the non-aviation folks.

Yep, that's the strength of our hotel -- and that would also be the strength
of this restaurant.

It's also the strength of our airport, BTW -- it's located less than 1 mile
from downtown, the university, and dozens of restaurants.

Of course, that very proximity to town is what will ultimately kill our
airport, too.

:-(
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"