Re: downtown restaurants closing

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Fascinating.

 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:37:53 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > I guess people don't want to tip
 > at counter ordering restaurants:
 > 
 > Downtown where-I-live: Tablecloths are out, counter service in
 > 
 > By Tracy Seipel
 > http://www.mercurynews.com/~tseipel
 > Posted: 07/12/2010 07:07:19 AM PDT
 > Updated: 07/12/2010 10:13:22 AM PDT
 > 
 > When Hawgs Seafood Bar closes this Saturday in downtown where-I-live, plenty of 
 > patrons will likely mourn its passing.
 > 
 > But not enough of them.
 > 
 > After 10 years next to the where-I-live Repertory Theatre, which is itself 
 > struggling, Hawgs doesn't see a future amid an unrelenting recession.
 > 
 > It's not alone. Over the past year, popular upscale dining spots downtown like 
 > AP Stump's, Spiedo and Blake's have shut their doors. Other trendy standbys are 
 > 
 > said to be in trouble, too.
 > 
 > "People's spending habits have changed," said Scott Giangreco, Hawgs' general 
 > manager. "They don't want to spend $15 for lunch; they want to spend $5, $6 or 
 > $7. They want to go to counters where they don't have to tip."