‘The city is dead’: D.C. restaurant reservations drop amid federal crackdown

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Anonymous wrote:It all makes good TV and distracts from the negligence and chaos at the Federal level.

Also Epstein and Putin.

Why won’t the tanks from the parade leave?

They did. There is not a single tank in DC. The National Guard units in DC do not even have tanks and probably could not drive them if they were here.

Liar. We KNOW that there are stealth tanks still in DC causing untold damage to the roads that will only be visible after the winter freeze/thaw cycle.

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Anonymous wrote:DC is too expensive to eat out. We drive over the Maryland line or in Virginia where its cheaper and plenty of parking. Safer too at night.

It’s too expensive because the same geniuses that crafted DC’s wacky crime policies also crafted some of the most business hostile policies in the country.

Yeah I don’t eat in DC that much either because the 10 percent tax is crazy. How long has that been around for?

You need to gouge the federal workers that commute to the District. It was a huge source of income until COVID.

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Anonymous wrote:DC is too expensive to eat out. We drive over the Maryland line or in Virginia where its cheaper and plenty of parking. Safer too at night.

Or, you could just walk in DC and not have to spend money on gas to go eat in the suburbs

The tax in Falls Church is 10%, same as DC. And it's 6% for all of Maryland. You drive to Maryland to save $4:on a $100 meal? Sad.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC is too expensive to eat out. We drive over the Maryland line or in Virginia where its cheaper and plenty of parking. Safer too at night.

It’s too expensive because the same geniuses that crafted DC’s wacky crime policies also crafted some of the most business hostile policies in the country.

If you think it's bad in DC, try living in the NYC suburbs; you're lucky to find anything other than a pizza place or nail salon available due to the oppressive permitting requirements and high taxes levied on restaurants. The villages are full of empty storefronts, and no one (understandably) wants to pay rent for 2 years while waiting for a permit to be approved to operate.

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Enjoyed restaurant week on Saturday. Would not dare go to the suburbs. Food was amazing and the people were amazing. City looked just as beautiful as it did 3 weeks ago. Making a point of only eating at DC restaurants. Not interested in the close minded people who are afraid of their own shadows.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/s/BFYt5s7t2p

I work for an alcohol distributor. Part of my job is collect information, sales and otherwise, and push it to the suppliers. August is typically a down month but last weekend was BAD. Orders weds-Friday when most On premise(bars and restaurants) gets their orders show 40% decline vs previous week. The only time I’ve seen that in my 6 years of doing this is weather related. What alarms me is normally we see a lift going into a restaurant weekend (people out early in the week plus the weekend load in). Owners/managers report foot traffic is down and there was a noticeable amount of cancelled reservation last weekend. The major impact is on alcohol sales which represents a significant amount of revenue for a restaurant and everything for a bar. Doesn’t matter the type of venue, area of the city or demographic the account caterers to. Simply put no one wants to drink and walk past dozens of LEO’s.

It's not law enforcement. The biggest issue is price. Bars live off twenty-somethings. And right now, two beers are $25/30 with tip. Mixed drinks are $40/50 for two drinks with tip.

The era of $5 dollar pitchers is long gone. Drinking is expensive. Add in the easy availability of cannabis and all the health concerns with alcohol and yeah, bars and the alcohol industry are losing young people. Drinking is too expensive for young people, and they have cheap and legal ways to get addled these days.

All of this would make sense to explain long term trends- except the declines are week over week, and most noticeable after the military takeover of the city.

People who are paying $200 or more on a night out don’t want to have to tangle with some inbred yokel from West Virginia on a power trip. I’m a completely unthreatening middle age white suburban soccer mom and I’ve said no thanks to that hassle. Can’t imagine what minorities or the youngsters are thinking.

I’d feel bad for the restaurant owners, but then I remember how many of them voted for Trump, and I don’t feel bad any more. Enjoy your tax cuts.

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MAGA on this thread doing a great job showing they can't read or even understand a picture of a chart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MAGA on this thread doing a great job showing they can't read or even understand a picture of a chart.

Picture of a chart? Where did you learn English, Boris?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC is too expensive to eat out. We drive over the Maryland line or in Virginia where its cheaper and plenty of parking. Safer too at night.

Or, you could just walk in DC and not have to spend money on gas to go eat in the suburbs

The tax in Falls Church is 10%, same as DC. And it's 6% for all of Maryland. You drive to Maryland to save $4:on a $100 meal? Sad.

We drive to Maryland because we don't want to be mugged, robbed, or car jacked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC is too expensive to eat out. We drive over the Maryland line or in Virginia where its cheaper and plenty of parking. Safer too at night.

Or, you could just walk in DC and not have to spend money on gas to go eat in the suburbs

The tax in Falls Church is 10%, same as DC. And it's 6% for all of Maryland. You drive to Maryland to save $4:on a $100 meal? Sad.

We drive to Maryland because we don't want to be mugged, robbed, or car jacked.

Drive to Maryland from Virginia? You can’t possibly live in DC if you feel this way.

[Anonymous]

We went for a walk one evening and saw a bunch of people were standing in front of a sandwich shop. We said what is everyone looking at. They said look at all the rats crawling over all over the food that was left out after the sub shop closed. We looked down where the sidewalk meets the glass wall and there was a hole where the rats can enter the sub shop. Who ever eats there is going to be sick.

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Georgetown has the most infestation of rats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It all makes good TV and distracts from the negligence and chaos at the Federal level.

Also Epstein and Putin.

Why won’t the tanks from the parade leave?

They did. There is not a single tank in DC. The National Guard units in DC do not even have tanks and probably could not drive them if they were here.

Liar. We KNOW that there are stealth tanks still in DC causing untold damage to the roads that will only be visible after the winter freeze/thaw cycle.

They hid the tanks in the DuPont Circle trolley turnaround. Spread the word.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We went for a walk one evening and saw a bunch of people were standing in front of a sandwich shop. We said what is everyone looking at. They said look at all the rats crawling over all over the food that was left out after the sub shop closed. We looked down where the sidewalk meets the glass wall and there was a hole where the rats can enter the sub shop. Who ever eats there is going to be sick.

If you regularly leave out food in the suburbs or even the trailer park in the middle of no where, the rats will come there, too. Just FYI.

[Anonymous]

I've gone out to eat in DC frequently lately. The local businesses need our support, and also, I've gotten some great food from lovely establishments.

Just tried the Duck & the Peach for the first time. Not bad!