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Avocadofarmer32 t1_it9ll4z wrote

Reply to comment by gottagetintosomethin in If not Atlas, then who? by Accurate-Lecture7473

I know I’ll get downvoted but this is about the food. I think it’s actually quite good. There’s a reason they are buying restaurants and there’s a reason their restaurants are constantly packed. If the food and ambiance wasn’t good, people wouldn’t continue to eat there no matter how much influence they have in Baltimore. I don’t care about these people at all!

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bookoocash t1_ita90bk wrote

Ambiance is great at a place like Elk Room, but I can get similar, often better cocktails at other spots around the city for much less.

I even had a decent time at Choptank, but again, they’re charging a premium for something that I can get elsewhere for a lot cheaper and of equal, if not better quality.

I dunno. I don’t think they’re selling mediocrity, but they are certainly overcharging for what they offer.

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the-denver-nugs t1_itak52n wrote

your absolutely right and I love the people saying it's to be Instagram friendly it's fucking funny. do you realize how many people that come to my restaurant just to post it on Instagram and take pictures? that is legit a market at this point. ambiance and feeling high class can get you guests lmao. also know a chef at one of the places, the food isn't bad at all for the price. fresh food has been expensive for like 3 years now. people don't realize in the last year alone a pound of chicken has gone from like $5 to like 10$ (just loose things but it has doubled pretty much in a year) which a double in price even 2.5$(8oz) to 5$ for chicken can make a grilled chicken breast go from 7.5$ to $15. in the industry we shoot for 30%-35% food cost as a standard.

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imperaman t1_itcpak1 wrote

If food cost is 30-35% of the price of an entree, then if the food cost doubles, the price of the entree should increase by 30-35%.

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the-denver-nugs t1_itxnd24 wrote

uhhhh did you do the math because say if the chicken doubles from $5 -%10. then 5X3=15 10x3=30. why would the price of the entree only increase 30%? granted you are somewhat right but not because of any reason you posted. labor/building arn't included which would change the pricing structure because with $5 chicken it's $10 profit. with $10 chicken it's a $20 profit. though also pricing for rent and housing also through the roof. and labor has also been more expensive than ever in the pandemic as we have had to pay more for servers, BoH, cooks, bartenders. we havn't doubled entree prices but we are incuring more expenses than ever before and probably should have.

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dopkick t1_it9wyhw wrote

The ambiance is very Instagram friendly. The food is good but falls short of where it should be at the price point. There's certainly a lot better in the city at a variety of price points.

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Bitsycat11 t1_it9zjmd wrote

They are literally billionaires who could have nothing but losses from all their restaurants and it wouldn't faze them at all, it would just be a tax write off. Them owning Harbor East/Fell's Point isn't about revenue, it's about power.

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soibowmyhead t1_it9pr2x wrote

There’s a lot of reasons a restaurant, or any business really, could attract a lot of foot traffic/make a lot of money besides selling high quality goods. Being consistently mid is quite literally the selling point for these corporate restaurants, they’re in the same grouping as large chains like Cheesecake Factory or Olive Garden.

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Avocadofarmer32 t1_it9q7u0 wrote

I’m also curious if anyone who who constantly talks about how bad the food/ restaurants are have actually eaten there? Again, I’m not talking about what kind of people they are, this is strictly about the food.

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dopkick t1_it9x1z4 wrote

The selling point is the ambiance. They realize that a large number of people are more interested in putting their dinner on Instagram than having a culinary experience.

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Notpoligenova t1_itaaesw wrote

The food is fine, but they price it out of most people’s budget.

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