Twin Peaks seems to be doing very well in that location. The parking lot is always full when I drive by.FlyRod said:happyinBCS said:
yes, no forks or sauce
I believe they eventually did offer sauce? Always thought location was the issue with them, and the steadily rising cost of meat has made for tough times for BBQ places.
Yeah Varsity Grill did not last long past football season unfortunately.Charpie said:EliteElectric said:
As a contractor who does a lot of work on restaurants and bars, and whose family was/is in the restaurant biz in SoCal, I can tell you, more fail than make it. It takes a steady hand and a good concept to make it, especially in a college town, even more so when times get tough.
We also have the added factor of former students wanting to have something here, so much so that they take risks they wouldn't necessarily take and try to manage things from a distance.
I don't know what our rates locally are compared to national averages but I would guess more fail here than the rest of the country as a whole.
The fianc and I were just talking about this. Summers here have to be hard for the restaurant business. Sure there a lot of us adults but there are also a lot of great places to eat.
trouble said:
Pretty comparable. Not as good though.
Apparently they gave no notice to employees. That's a crappy way to do business.
trouble said:
Having them find out via Facebook is a **** move though
We've been open 15 years now, just started year 16 so we are very lucky. Thank you BCS community!Quote:
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, only around 25% of businesses make it to 15 years or more.
Key points about business survival rates:
First 5 years: Around 50% of businesses fail within the first five years.
First 10 years: Approximately 65% of businesses fail within the first ten years.
15 years and beyond: Only 25% of businesses survive to reach the 15-year mark.
Understood. But the location is just fine.Look Out Below said:
Twin Peaks offers something Kreuz's didn't and I'm not talking about the food.
The blue collars love that place and they sell more alcohol than anywhere in town.
trouble said:
Having them find out via Facebook is a **** move though
I doubt college kids give 2 weeks notice....they just don't show upHornbeck said:trouble said:
Having them find out via Facebook is a **** move though
But, if you quit them, they want two weeks notice.
We went there twice and the service was extremely slow with the restaurant about 1/3 full.ElephantRider said:
Varsity is one of those places that I would always drive by and say "I need to try that", and never did. Just never really drew me in.
At least the original Cooper's was awesome, Kreuz in Lockhart was nothing to write home about.MsDoubleD81 said:
Kreuz only lasted a couple years, right?
PS3D said:At least the original Cooper's was awesome, Kreuz in Lockhart was nothing to write home about.MsDoubleD81 said:
Kreuz only lasted a couple years, right?
EBrazosAg said:
We all hope to put our appointment there off as long as possible. But at $1500 per square foot, it must be pretty swank.
Properly built ME offices can be atrociously expensive. They're basically a cross between a surgical center, imaging center, diagnostic laboratory, and office building. Add in requirements for a secure evidence collection/storage facility and infectious disease considerations and you wind up with a significant price tag.EBrazosAg said:
But at $1500 per square foot, it must be pretty swank.
Correct. I built the TAMU Bio Waste facility in the early 2000's (02 maybe?) and the price tag was grotesque, it had necropsy labs, tissue and fluid handling and a bio digester and incinerator.AggiePhil said:Properly built ME offices can be atrociously expensive. They're basically a cross between a surgical center, imaging center, diagnostic laboratory, and office building. Add the requirements for a secure evidence collection/storage facility and infectious disease considerations and you wind up with a significant price tag.EBrazosAg said:
But at $1500 per square foot, it must be pretty swank.
EliteElectric said:Correct. I built the TAMU Bio Waste facility in the early 2000's (02 maybe?) and the price tag was grotesque, it had necropsy labs, tissue and fluid handling and a bio digester and incinerator.AggiePhil said:Properly built ME offices can be atrociously expensive. They're basically a cross between a surgical center, imaging center, diagnostic laboratory, and office building. Add the requirements for a secure evidence collection/storage facility and infectious disease considerations and you wind up with a significant price tag.EBrazosAg said:
But at $1500 per square foot, it must be pretty swank.
TyHolden said:I doubt college kids give 2 weeks notice....they just don't show upHornbeck said:trouble said:
Having them find out via Facebook is a **** move though
But, if you quit them, they want two weeks notice.
happyinBCS said:
Anyone been to the new La Z boy store
I would think it would be tough to pay the overhead on a new furniture store with Ashley, Star, Furniture Row Havertys, plenty of furniture stores here
Yeah. They changed logos years ago (in fact, got another new logo since). Our store is particularly old, having been barely touched opening over *checks notes* ...27 years ago.maroon barchetta said:
Barnes and Noble had people removing their sign off the building earlier. I haven't been back by to see if they got a new sign or a rebranding or what.
Are they still B&N?
