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kevstev t1_j8o31zw wrote

Reply to comment by Puzzlekitt in Has anyone tried SCRAM cafe/bakery at Downtown JC? What should I order from them? and do you have any idea why they are only open from 8AM-12PM and are closed twice a week? Dont they need money/profit in this economy? by EksXxx

I am sure they are putting in an 8 hour day, but to close at noon is just nuts. I was walking past their the other day at lunchtime, and as I was about a half block away I was like oooh Scram doesn't have a line out the door, an egg sandwich would really hit the spot... but it was 12:20. They were closed.

I can not imagine how any business can make money staying open 4 hours a day. And I mean its good, and I guess they want to become a Thing like Magnolia was in the 2000s, but its not that good at all. And the few times I walked past, the line was like 30 minutes long, because they crank out like one sandwich every two minutes, the inefficiency was actually impressive.

They have to be bleeding out money. If they are actually turning a profit, that is incredibly impressive.

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Puzzlekitt t1_j8oqxs1 wrote

They had a pretty rough start. They were set to open the week that the covid shutdowns happened. I noticed the owners are always there making the food, and making the coffees etc. More recently I noticed they hired more staff. It might be a staffing issue or maybe that's what works for them for work-life balance. Its definitely not fast food, you can see them soft scrambling everything to order, and I understand that can be frustrating. But it is what it is!

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moobycow t1_j8ohgti wrote

Maybe? You have to wonder at the cost/benefit of staffing and running in the afternoon for a place that serves coffee and breakfast.

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