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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are tons of fairly good restaurants in the 'burbs. You can eat pretty well in Rockville or Arlington. And not have to deal with parking issues. Or crime or harassment issues. If you are coming from the suburbs, a DC restaurant has to make it worthwhile. An event restaurant. And there are very few to make it worth the hassle. Plus all the surcharges DC restaurants often add to the check. It's generally not worth it on a Thursday evening.

And 20 and 30-somethings in DC aren't going out like they used to. For lots of reasons. Price being the big one. But also they don't drink much these days. And they have their online whatever communities and very cheap weed and gummies. Much more affordable than a $20 dirty martini at a mediocre restaurant with questionable vibes.

Where is the value of going to most DC restaurants? They are not competing with food, price, ambience, service, vibe, or convenience. [b]I  really can't think of much of a reason to go downtown for dinner unless for a special restaurant.[/b] Of which there are not many.[/quote]

Yet another poster who doesn't live here.[/quote]

Who cares if they live in DC or not? Many restaurants are or were dependent on customers coming in from outside of DC.[/quote]

I think all restaurants are highly dependent on customers who don't live in their immediate vicinity. Even in DC, there's not enough people who live close by to support them, unless you think everyone in the neighborhood is going to *constantly* go to their nearby restaurants. I dont want to always go to the same place. This is why parking matters. Restaurants need to be able to attract people who don't live nearby. [/quote]

DC has decided you need to ride your bicycle everywhere. Even at 8 pm when wanting a decent meal. It'd be nice to be Amsterdam or Copenhagen, but we are not and different realities exist.

The problem for mediocre restaurants in DC is no one beyond walking distance wants to bother with all the hassle to enjoy overpriced mediocre food in a mediocre setting. Lower the prices and do a little something about the atmosphere and vibe, and you might get some local 20 and 30 somethings wandering in. But restaurant owners won't do that, because they are usually idiots. And relying on people in Maryland and Virginia to make the journey to save their asses has not been a wonderful strategy in recent years. But they get a $50,000 check regardless, so they don't need to compete for another month or two.

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DC would be so much nicer if everyone drove everywhere, right?[/quote]

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