How about South Seas Prime Steak House? - General Tiki

BB Bruddah Bear Member Los Angeles Basin, Westside Joined: Apr 07, 2011 Posts: 629	BB Bruddah Bear Posted posted on Tue, May 3, 2011 3:15 PM On 2011-05-02 21:22, christiki295 wrote: How could I forget the Spam! I don't know, how could anyone forget the Spam? Hormel certainly hasn't. On 2011-05-03 14:26, Bongo Bungalow wrote: 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. Sorry to hear about the business troubles, Bongo. I guess things really are bad all over. Gas and oil prices way up, thus increase the costs of food, etc. Add so many out of work or working for much less (over 22 out of every 100 people here in Cali), savings are depleted, disposable income evaporated, and eating out is becoming more and more of a rare treat. It must be worse for business owners being hit on one side by the cost increases on replacement inventory, employees wanting increases in pay to keep up with their rising costs of living on another, and hit from behind by politicians that treat the business owner as an adversary (a message constantly reinforced in the media), all while their clientele spend less or quit visiting coupled with the shrinking profit margins hitting them in the face. I feel for you. Bear :drink:

On 2011-05-02 21:22, christiki295 wrote:

How could I forget the Spam!

I don't know, how could anyone forget the Spam? Hormel certainly hasn't.

On 2011-05-03 14:26, Bongo Bungalow wrote:
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.

Sorry to hear about the business troubles, Bongo. I guess things really are bad all over. Gas and oil prices way up, thus increase the costs of food, etc. Add so many out of work or working for much less (over 22 out of every 100 people here in Cali), savings are depleted, disposable income evaporated, and eating out is becoming more and more of a rare treat.

It must be worse for business owners being hit on one side by the cost increases on replacement inventory, employees wanting increases in pay to keep up with their rising costs of living on another, and hit from behind by politicians that treat the business owner as an adversary (a message constantly reinforced in the media), all while their clientele spend less or quit visiting coupled with the shrinking profit margins hitting them in the face. I feel for you.

Bear :drink:

Post #587688 by Bruddah Bear on Tue, May 3, 2011 3:15 PM