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Originally Posted by Bill14564
It isn't the quantity of the customer base, it's the quality.
- For every one complement a restaurant might get there will be five others waiting to disparage it (see recent posts on Chophouse and Thanksgiving dinner)
- Nothing will ever be as good as it was in the place where the customers came from (see any posts on pizza or nearly any other ethnic food)
- The high rent in the bubble combined with the frugality of the residents makes the bubble inhospitable to high-end establishments
A restaurant needs customers in order to survive. If they can't attract customers because of unending criticism of quality, authenticity, or price then they won't survive here.
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I don't want another high-end restaurant. I can't afford to go to them. I just want a decent take-out pizzeria that I can get to by car within 10 minutes of ordering. And maybe a decent Italian bakery. Maybe a decent kosher deli. Maybe ANY middle-eastern (NOT GREEK) falafel joint.
None of that stuff is expensive, you should be able to get a slice of secilian pizza and a coke for under $6. A stuffed falafel in a syrian pita (NOT GREEK) with tahini shouldn't be more than $5. A half dozen snowballs (italian wedding cookies) should be under $4. A hot potato knish and a half-sour pickle shouldn't be more than $6.
It doesn't even have to be IN the Villages. It just has to be close enough that it doesn't get cold/thaw out on the way home.