Post #587673 by Bongo Bungalow on Tue, May 3, 2011 2:26 PM

As one of the owners of a group of 18 Mexican themed restaurants in the Midwest I've got to report that despite the relative low costs to prepare Mexican(ish) food, current price increases on many items are reducing our profits substantially. This is a tough time to be in the restaurant business. Our guests are loyal, we're doing fine, but it's very risky to get into this business especially right now.