[Villageshooter]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

We could start a resident owned restaurant and raise the money by selling shares.

How much money would we need to raise?

we need a hooters here that's what we should put in

[Lbmb24101]

I love restaurants and dining out but never ever would own one.
Too much work.
Years ago read Anthiny Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential
Quite entertainng and an eye opener on the restaurant ownership topic!

[Villager Dude]

Originally Posted by Villageshooter

we need a hooters here that's what we should put in

I have been in the food business for over 30 years and although the business may sound glamorous it is very hard work and the return is limited unless you have a high volume restaurant.

Do you know how to make a small fortune in the restaurant business ?

A. Start with a large one.

[Walker]

Hooters are cool but the latest is Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery
I hear there's one in Ocala...
While the Tilted Kilt concept has its roots deep in the rousing tradition of Scottish, Irish and English Pubs, it actually first came to life in America’s own sin city, Las Vegas. The brainchild of successful restaurateur Mark DiMartino, Tilted Kilt was conceived to be a contemporary, Celtic-themed sports Pub staffed with beautiful servers in sexy plaid kilts and matching plaid bras.

[Russ_Boston]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

Yikes! I never would have guessed $17,000.

Thanks to everyone for the replies. To tell the truth, I'm not really interested in starting a business of any kind. Those days are over. I will soon be 72 and I don't need the aggravation. If I had extra money to put at risk, I would sooner invest in some restaurant-chain on the New York stock exchange. But I don't even do that because I don't like investing in restaurants.

But it's fun to think about and I do have an idea that is similar to what someone mentioned above. Picture something like Subway but instead of building a sub you would build a soup. Soupway? There would be a couple of basic soups (broth) and you would tell the clerk what to add, like garbanzo beans or red beans, pasta, rice or barley etc.. It would be a one dish meal. The soup would not contain sodium but there would be salt- shakers on every table....so knock yourself out.

There you go, a spectacular million dollar franchise idea that anyone can start and become a household name - Soupway?
P.S. These soups would be vegan and therefore they would be healthy and relatively inexpensive.

I guess you're not much of a chef if you think a couple of basic broths with 'stuff' added make a soup. Good soup is an amalgamation of flavors that are simmered together.

"No soup for you - 6 months!"

But I like the imagination - other ideas?

[CarolSells]

Hooters....figures. Men think with two things. One is their wallet.

On a lighter note: it could be called "Boobway".

[skip0358]

Butterbeanery is sold sorry about your idea fpr Droopers I mean Hooters. It'll be an Irish Bar/Resteraunt soon.

[KathieI]

Originally Posted by skip0358

Butterbeanery is sold sorry about your idea fpr Droopers I mean Hooters. It'll be an Irish Bar/Resteraunt soon.

In time for St. Patty's day???? WAAAHHHOOOOOOO!!!! Finally, a place I will love!!!!

[skyc6]

Originally Posted by CFrance

That's not funny, buggyone

There is a sign on the door of The Speckled Butterbean that says "THE IRISH ARE COMING"

I was at Polly's Pantry in Wildwood, and Polly said it is already spoken for by The Irish. She was not sure who they were or what they were going to do with it.

[gatherer47]

The Hooters in Pittsburgh flopped.I mean they went out of business.

[Bill32]

To late, already sold and is going to open as an Irish sports bar sometime around April, May.

[pattybgood]

Originally Posted by OldDave

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.

I heard this evening that it has been purchased and will be an Irish Pub

[JP]

I drove by there yesterday and saw some trucks parked outside with construction materials and the door to the restaurant open. Looks like things are starting to happen.

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by Shimpy

I like hooters, the restaurant of course.

"The restaurant?" Yea! Right, "the restaurant!" I'll bet the next thing you're going try telling us is that the Pope's gonna resign..... WHAT? He has resigned? Oh well..... never mind!

[OldDave]

All you old farts who think Hooters would be good are making boobs of yourselves!