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Old 01-18-2013, 07:54 AM
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I had a friend once who had opened several restaurants over the years. I asked him his advice for someone wanting to start one. He said, "borrow about $150,000, get it all in cash, then go out in your back yard and set it on fire in your BBQ. You'll lose all your money, but at least you'll do it quickly and have it over with."

Seriously, I believe owning a restaurant is one of the most difficult businesses in the world. I was reading through the Villages Gourmet Club page the other day and noticed in the description of many restaurants when it came to location it would say things like, "it's in Colony Plaza, where Bob's used to be and before that it was Hong Kong take out, and before that...."

As to this place, I would have thought that TV would have bought it up quickly. But with all the talk in the last few days about where they might build next and what properties they own, they all seem to be east of Brownwood rather than west. Oh well, who knows.
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Last edited by OldDave; 01-18-2013 at 09:14 AM.