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BB Bongo Bungalow Member Indiana Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 1295	BB Bongo Bungalow Posted posted on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 4:20 AM Mmmmmm... Outbacks I've been too seem to attract the older, comfort-food-but-not-ready-for-the-all-you-can-eat-buffet crowd. their comp store sales are way down. The Cheeseburger In Paradise in Bloomington, Indiana does well with the college kids and their parents. (I've a daughter in school there working at CiP part time. The other ones I've been to in the midwest don't seem to be very busy. I don't know much about style trends, (rather obvious, don't you think), but large restaurant chains are run as serious businesses; opened, closed or sold based on the numbers. Darden Restaurants closed all those Smokey Bones restaurants and empty they sit until they finish selling them off in one big lot. Local restaurants are often run with personal pride and passion. Which can be the wrong reasons to start a business venture. But when a local restaurant finds its audience, it's awesome!

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Outbacks I've been too seem to attract the older, comfort-food-but-not-ready-for-the-all-you-can-eat-buffet crowd. their comp store sales are way down.

The Cheeseburger In Paradise in Bloomington, Indiana does well with the college kids and their parents. (I've a daughter in school there working at CiP part time. The other ones I've been to in the midwest don't seem to be very busy.

I don't know much about style trends, (rather obvious, don't you think), but large restaurant chains are run as serious businesses; opened, closed or sold based on the numbers. Darden Restaurants closed all those Smokey Bones restaurants and empty they sit until they finish selling them off in one big lot.

Local restaurants are often run with personal pride and passion. Which can be the wrong reasons to start a business venture. But when a local restaurant finds its audience, it's awesome!

Post #361654 by Bongo Bungalow on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 4:20 AM