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Same_Transportation4 t1_j00n0k1 wrote

Toxic Restaurants 101

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EcoAffinity t1_j01xbyb wrote

During the pandemic, he was selling tp and basic food supplies like flour at cost to the public; he supported other restaurants by catering for his team and giving glowing reviews on his social media, I think he also gave gift cards for other restaurants at one point... Anyhow, your comment is blatantly wrong and just pathetically trying to put down arguably one of the most community-focused small business owners in SWMO.

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Same_Transportation4 t1_j04o3tb wrote

This is great bc y’all really love this mediocre restaurant w/ a attention seeking owner. Have any of y’all ever even had good Thai food? I bet y’all like cashew chicken and think Perches is authentic.

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FriendshipIntrepid91 t1_j09rhb2 wrote

I'm curious what in Springfield you would possibly consider authentic Mexican food.

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Same_Transportation4 t1_j09t6v6 wrote

Closest I’ve come by would be Taco El Champu, Los Michoacanas Gracias or Taqueria Canchanilla. I’ve tried Perches twice and both times was very disappointed.

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Same_Transportation4 t1_j02604t wrote

Dang, seems like all the marketing really worked on y’all

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WorldFoods t1_j0291gp wrote

What he has done is good marketing but it’s also just called being a good person and putting good out into the community. If he were only concerned with making money, he wouldn’t give so much of it away — to the community, supporting other restaurants, taking his employees on all-expense paid vacations. He is successful because he wants to change how the industry treats people.

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Same_Transportation4 t1_j02b75c wrote

I’ve worked for plenty of restaurants/bars that did the same. But they didn’t use advertising. The food should speak for itself. And I’m telling you that Thai Express ain’t talking.

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WorldFoods t1_j02gzf1 wrote

Then tell us which bars and restaurants so we can support those great owners, too.

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the_honeyman t1_j02pe8j wrote

All you did was prove your opinion on restaurants is worthless.

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The_Doja t1_j02c60d wrote

shut your dirty fucking mouth

T.X. massaman curry is life

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aujii11 t1_j02kq3g wrote

Thai Express owner is a whiny attention whore. But you'll only get downvoted for saying that on this subreddit.

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the_honeyman t1_j02papb wrote

Because it isn't true in the slightest.

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aujii11 t1_j03u0um wrote

The proof is in the OP pic. He uses the unrelated Whataburger thing to promote his shit. Same with Alton Brown and Hong Kong Inn. Can't just let those things exist without using it to his advantage to get the attention he craves.

Him and Missouri Mike troll those Springfield-centric Facebook groups to get free ads, and it works again and again and again.

It's cool you guys like the food and all, but you're sucking the big old dick of capitalism and don't even care.

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the_honeyman t1_j03v09s wrote

He's a local restaurateur trying to drum up business, not a giant chain pandering to customers.

He's also absolutely nothing like Missouri Mike, because he's not a giant dickwad or horrible to those he deems "less than." Plus, those groups exist for promotion. Using them that way isn't spam. Feel free to start your own group if it bothers you so much.

Sorry a picture and a joke ruffled your little feathers. But that's all it was. A joke.

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stone500 t1_j071kgv wrote

lol Patrick is one of the best business owners in this town! He's taken his employees on vacations, and recently gave a big bonus to one employee in particular who was struggling.

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Same_Transportation4 t1_j00n85c wrote

Not even in the same category. Thai Xpress also tried to compete with HongKongInn, Chinese and Thai food are very different. If you don’t have nice things to say about other restaurants then I have no interest in eating at your restaurant.

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the_honeyman t1_j01tefq wrote

The dude single-handedly kept a ton of other restaurants open through covid and I've never seen Patrick trash anybody's restaurant. Wtf are you on about?

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thatHungarian t1_j01wxaf wrote

He just doesn't understand marketing and light hearted comedy probably... I mean somebody had to be offended so i guess it was him..

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WorldFoods t1_j01s0yk wrote

He actually says a lot of nice things about other restaurants. What did he say bad about Hong Kong Inn?

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