[darockwilder]

Originally Posted by curves2000

I love some of these list's and "Best restaurant" winners that we see all the time.

The irony is that a lot of these places are generally so over hyped and such trends. I read either a Globe and Mail piece or a National Post piece recently on the struggling dining scene in Calgary due to the economy. They interviewed several places who had been a part of these lists. They all talked about the issues at play which include the economy, expense accounts, $15 minimum wage, NDP, staff turnover, taxes, city regulation etc. All of these reasons are valid concerns without a doubt but the irony is that a lot of these places just aren't that good when it comes down to it and customers vote with their wallets.

The truth is that there are MANY establishments who are dealing with the exact same items and even worse and have thrived in Calgary for 30 or 40 years and dealt with MANY downturns over their course of their lifetime.

Having been in the business myself and my family for many years I can assure you that it comes down to ownership, customer service, consistency, value and staying true to you and your customers. It's a tough business in a lot of ways but the ones that survive are the ones who actually know what they are doing and not just the latest trend.

I am not saying anything bad about any of the places listed in the thread above but with a lot of other lists I have seen, a lot of the places that were on them, are no longer in business.

Pretty sure people that work for minimum wage wish this was true now and not in late 2018 as is the actual plan.