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The state of the restaurant industry

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Re: The state of the restaurant industry

#11

I can't understand why would somebody think that putting latest data on the left is a good idea.

Thought the same thing, and came to a conclusion it was intended so it shows angry red first on smaller screens, the very punchline it was meant to show.

The page is obviously not responsive optimized (vertical table for narrow layouts maybe?) but the importance of the data makes me overlook hastiness in which it was put together.

Re: The state of the restaurant industry

#12
Siting at a table with your family that is wiped down just before you sit seems to me like an incredibly low risk activity.

As in, less risky than picking up food from a grocery store where infected people are shopping and touching things on a daily basis.

Re: The state of the restaurant industry

#13
post #5

Does that data indicate that seated reservations are only presently down 56% YOY in the US ? That's pretty discouraging if that many people are still ignoring standard guidance.

In my state it's over 70%

All the drive-throughs only had 1-2 cars in them today at lunch, instead of the line being wrapped around the building like usual.

Re: The state of the restaurant industry

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I noticed that the global line and the US line are pretty much within 1% of each other the entire time.

So really this is US data, since it looks like almost all of their restaurants are in the US. I wouldn't put much stock in the other countries.

That being said, this data certainly shows a devastating trend for the restaurant industry.

Re: The state of the restaurant industry

#16
I own a small share of a bar and we closed yesterday. Definitely hurts financially before St. Patrick's Day. We're lucky that our rent is low and we're a pretty small operation with limited food service. I can imagine for places in downtowns where rent is bigger percentage of sales, that's going to be tough.

Re: The state of the restaurant industry

#17

That's about to completely crater. My city issued guidance just yesterday (3/16) that all dining room service is to stop. Drive through, delivery, and curbside only.

What city?

Not sure what city OP is in, but every Bay Area county did that today.

Re: The state of the restaurant industry

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post #12

Siting at a table with your family that is wiped down just before you sit seems to me like an incredibly low risk activity. As in, less risky than picking up food from a grocery store where infected people are shopping and touching things on a daily basis.

Have you ever actually watched a busboy wipe down your table? Sometimes I swear they just use a wet rag dumped into soapy water that's been reused over and over.

Re: The state of the restaurant industry

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post #12

Siting at a table with your family that is wiped down just before you sit seems to me like an incredibly low risk activity. As in, less risky than picking up food from a grocery store where infected people are shopping and touching things on a daily basis.

Except that you're surrounded by potentially infected people on all sides. Delivery or pick up is probably the least risky option for eating.

Re: The state of the restaurant industry

#20
post #5

Does that data indicate that seated reservations are only presently down 56% YOY in the US ? That's pretty discouraging if that many people are still ignoring standard guidance.

There are a lot of people who don't really understand the importance of social distancing yet.

When we told in-laws that the state (MA) had just banned dining-in starting the next day their response was "wow good thing we went out for dinner tonight then."

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