clayton

Congradulations on the smoker! We are using 3 bigger versions at a place I work at, and they are very nice. You have good control and they are easy to clean. We have been playing with a lot of game lately. Wild Boar Spare ribs have been the best, with Bison Brisket coming in a close second. Overall I would just say try everything, what does it hurt? You loose a couple of dollars worth of whatever? Oh well. You learned something. All in all, have fun!

More importantly, my point is, that one can not look at a location and say "this would be a good breakfast place." You would need to know people, have a reputation, have a lease that wont break the bank, have money for the equipment you will need to change it, and most importantly, be willing to work VERY hard to achieve your goal. If you see that place as a restaurant you would own and run successfully give it a try. The only thing that will make it work or not work is you.

Thanks for the report. I am going to try and get in there in June. Do they have a website?

I guess I should have said it differently. I don't really feel that any one type of town will do better with any one type of restaurant. I think that there is so much more involved in the success of a business, that location is not the most important. An example. There is an Indian restaurant here locally that is literally in the middle of no where. It is 10 miles from the nearest town, and halfway between two other small towns. Kind of at a crossroads, but not really. Literally, the location stinks, but you have to make reservations a week in advance, because the place is so busy. Why? Not because of the location. Not because the advertised. But because they do EVERYTHING else right. Great food, great service, great atmosphere, great prices. All that I am saying is that, IMHO, stereotypes dont usually work out. Trends come and go, and trendy restaurants do the same. The key to staying in business is passion for your business, not simply location.

The funny thing that I have noticed is that if the restaurant is good, it almost doesnt matter where it is. There are, of course, some cases where certain restaurants do better than others, but it is a funny thing. I think that there is so much more to the success of a bussiness than just the location, it is hard to say what type of restaurant would be best where.