tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808060991534955915.post7808376079343440925..comments2023-09-19T11:55:33.528-04:00Comments on Food Network Gossip: Restaurant Impossible - Mom & Dad's UpdateMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08917581663732710258noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808060991534955915.post-30445317229311759752013-06-02T14:36:40.932-04:002013-06-02T14:36:40.932-04:00I would like to comment about the statement that e...I would like to comment about the statement that every time they went there, there was an hour wait. A few years ago a new Italian restaurant opened that was on my way to and from work and I occasionally worked evenings so I had a pretty good idea of their customers and busy times. Everyone was so surprised when they closed and said the exact same thing, it was always busy when I was there. I would then ask if they were always there on Friday or Saturday between 6 and 8 and the response was always yes. Well, I drove by there during every afternoon and some evenings and I would always reply there was never anyone there on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings and maybe one or two cars there for lunch during the week. You can't pay the rent and overhead with business just for a few hours per week that they were busy even though they were opened many, many hours each week. They still had to pay rent, staff, taxes, utilities and everything else even though there were no customers. Also, if they was a snowstorm or other bad weather they did not have any business on the weekends either.<br /><br />Now I have my own retail business and people think the same think. People shop at the same time, it is either feast or famine. When I have a sale, we are busy the first two hours and then nothing for the rest of the day. We are busy in the fall so everyone thinks we are busy year round, but from Mid May until the end of August there is virtually no business, we have to budget our expenses to cover for the full year. And believe me, our expenses do not go down on bit in the summer.Ilovermontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808060991534955915.post-63509928573776470372013-05-18T23:38:54.452-04:002013-05-18T23:38:54.452-04:00She said she refused to have a computer but they c...She said she refused to have a computer but they clearly have a POS. The tickets were machine-printed, not hand-written.Ladyirish317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808060991534955915.post-3278046445831218402013-05-13T00:14:50.078-04:002013-05-13T00:14:50.078-04:00Well, it was good to finally see a show where he c...Well, it was good to finally see a show where he could give them a nudge and help her with some of the areas that she was struggling in and not the tirades that he usually goes into. He also didn't act like he was going to puke after he ate their food. It was refreshing.Earlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808060991534955915.post-76553255600613501712013-05-12T23:44:19.910-04:002013-05-12T23:44:19.910-04:00Nice review except waiting doesn't mean a busi...Nice review except waiting doesn't mean a business isn't struggling! The owner did state no one knows the trouble she's in. I've known of business's that have had huge lines with long waits & went bankrupt. A little common sense might help :'(<br />The point was at how the owner was mismanaging her costs hurting the bottom line profits etc & wasn't able to pay her taxes.<br />Enjoyed the show and I'd love to visit that lasagna looked DELICIO!!!<br /><br />BTW: Apparently, those that made the comments failed to pay attention, don't know much about running a business, and no clue of how the to run a restaurant! <br /><br />You must be the people that are horribly rude, have no respect for the people that make your food, and couldn't cook microwavable popcorn! Gossip that!J. O'sheanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8808060991534955915.post-14107838407949333432013-05-12T23:12:37.396-04:002013-05-12T23:12:37.396-04:00The show was well done. Thank you for helping one ...The show was well done. Thank you for helping one of our local restaurants!Jennifernoreply@blogger.com