Re: Capping the Loop
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 12:26 pm
So do we think we could food trucks almost every day at this park? I envision it like how they do that with the food trucks at the Mall in DC.
Lunch option for workers in the CBD/crossroads?AlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 12:26 pm So do we think we could food trucks almost every day at this park? I envision it like how they do that with the food trucks at the Mall in DC.
*snickers*KCPowercat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:40 pm If downtown workers didn't support existing options then they wouldn't be open? Or is this a comment that's only related to the Cordish kingdom?
curious as to why they ask this of their employees? Is it a COVID thing? Do they have a corporate kitchen they are trying to keep in business? I work at Commerce and I know before the pandemic or employees would go out to eat. We have a corporate kitchen in the building at 811 Main that we could use, as well as other companies in that same building.DColeKC wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:32 pm Sure you could have food trucks on a regular basis, bigger question is will downtown workers support it? I doubt it as they don't support the already existing options for lunch during the week. H&R basically begs their employees to stay inside the building and besides Chipotle and Johnny's Tavern, lunch bizz is hard downtown.
well, in general, smoking in any form, tobacco, weed, vapes, etc. is just gross. Smells terrible and causes really bad health issues. I have no issue with marijuana usage, if that is your thing. I'd say look to promote edibles more where you can. I know I have enjoyed them over the years when I needed a fix. I also understand each to their own but smoking weed should be no different than smoking tobacco, only allowed in outdoor spaces but again I would encourage more alternative forms of ingesting it and imbibing in its pleasures.AlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:42 pmRegardless of where you can & can’t smoke it in public, if it’s widespread smoking at the park, very few people will go. There’s still be a huge swath that supports legalization but don’t wanna smell it.FangKC wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:09 pm Times have changed. One can smoke weed legally in public, and not smoke cigarettes in most places now. I flew to Paris once on a red-eye Air France 747 widebody and it seemed every passenger on the airplane was chain-smoking the entire flight--and drinking. It was like being in a disco at 10,000 feet. I don't recall there was a non-smoking section of the airplane, and it wouldn't have mattered much anyway because the entire cabin had the aura of a 1920s jazz club.
On this note, I have no idea how food trucks work. If a food truck just wants to set up at a park can they do that? Are there permits they need to get before they can set up shop at the park on a given day? Would the programmer of the park organize in advance which trucks will be there on different days?
https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cc5a_0sFn2 ... _copy_linkAlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:42 pmRegardless of where you can & can’t smoke it in public, if it’s widespread smoking at the park, very few people will go. There’s still be a huge swath that supports legalization but don’t wanna smell it.FangKC wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:09 pm Times have changed. One can smoke weed legally in public, and not smoke cigarettes in most places now. I flew to Paris once on a red-eye Air France 747 widebody and it seemed every passenger on the airplane was chain-smoking the entire flight--and drinking. It was like being in a disco at 10,000 feet. I don't recall there was a non-smoking section of the airplane, and it wouldn't have mattered much anyway because the entire cabin had the aura of a 1920s jazz club.
The events and visitors drive revenue for most of the restaurants downtown. Lunch business has always been terrible with the exception of a few locations as mentioned.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:40 pm If downtown workers didn't support existing options then they wouldn't be open? Or is this a comment that's only related to the Cordish kingdom?
Fair enough. Have to imagine this park would be a destination and draw that exact crowd thoughDColeKC wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 4:57 pmThe events and visitors drive revenue for most of the restaurants downtown. Lunch business has always been terrible with the exception of a few locations as mentioned.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:40 pm If downtown workers didn't support existing options then they wouldn't be open? Or is this a comment that's only related to the Cordish kingdom?
We need several thousand more people working downtown to make it possible to have more options open during the lunch hour.
Yes, they have options inside the building which is a great amenity for those employees. It’s just not good for business downtown. H&R is not a good neighbor to the downtown community. Difficult to work with and they don’t participate in anything. So it’s likely this will never change.dukuboy1 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:48 pmcurious as to why they ask this of their employees? Is it a COVID thing? Do they have a corporate kitchen they are trying to keep in business? I work at Commerce and I know before the pandemic or employees would go out to eat. We have a corporate kitchen in the building at 811 Main that we could use, as well as other companies in that same building.DColeKC wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:32 pm Sure you could have food trucks on a regular basis, bigger question is will downtown workers support it? I doubt it as they don't support the already existing options for lunch during the week. H&R basically begs their employees to stay inside the building and besides Chipotle and Johnny's Tavern, lunch bizz is hard downtown.
Hopefully more and more people will return to the office and help these businesses stay open.
As for the food trucks I like the idea and I think they would do well. Perhaps it starts as a FRI-SUN thing at first but as more convention traffic picks up and weekend events, etc. I can see the food trucks being a fun sport for people from out of town. Something unique to the city would be great.
Again I'm not sure to the scope you are referring. Just P&L or downtown at large? All of my lunch places that were open pre pandemic are still open and doing well by their reports. These are tourists or event goers eating there.DColeKC wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 4:57 pmThe events and visitors drive revenue for most of the restaurants downtown. Lunch business has always been terrible with the exception of a few locations as mentioned.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:40 pm If downtown workers didn't support existing options then they wouldn't be open? Or is this a comment that's only related to the Cordish kingdom?
We need several thousand more people working downtown to make it possible to have more options open during the lunch hour.
Of course I don't have financial information or even anecdotal evidence to make a claim about all of downtown, but considering PNL is a very large swath and sample, I bet it's safe to assume it extrapolates across all of downtown.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:05 pmAgain I'm not sure to the scope you are referring. Just P&L or downtown at large? All of my lunch places that were open pre pandemic are still open and doing well by their reports. These are tourists or event goers eating there.DColeKC wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 4:57 pmThe events and visitors drive revenue for most of the restaurants downtown. Lunch business has always been terrible with the exception of a few locations as mentioned.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:40 pm If downtown workers didn't support existing options then they wouldn't be open? Or is this a comment that's only related to the Cordish kingdom?
We need several thousand more people working downtown to make it possible to have more options open during the lunch hour.
Them telling me they are doing well. The fact they are open. I don't think extrapolating P&L lunch business to all of downtown is that representative. What does P&L even have for a quick service lunch place except Chipotle? That is the "food truck" crowd.DColeKC wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:20 pmOf course I don't have financial information or even anecdotal evidence to make a claim about all of downtown, but considering PNL is a very large swath and sample, I bet it's safe to assume it extrapolates across all of downtown.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:05 pmAgain I'm not sure to the scope you are referring. Just P&L or downtown at large? All of my lunch places that were open pre pandemic are still open and doing well by their reports. These are tourists or event goers eating there.DColeKC wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 4:57 pm
The events and visitors drive revenue for most of the restaurants downtown. Lunch business has always been terrible with the exception of a few locations as mentioned.
We need several thousand more people working downtown to make it possible to have more options open during the lunch hour.
What places are you referring to? According to what reports?
The fact they're open for lunch doesn't mean they're doing good lunch bizz. Considering how centrally located PNL is and the fact a world headquarters for a multi-billion dollar company resides within it, I can't imagine the data differs from all of downtown.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:32 pmThem telling me they are doing well. The fact they are open. I don't think extrapolating P&L lunch business to all of downtown is that representative. What does P&L even have for a quick service lunch place except Chipotle? That is the "food truck" crowd.DColeKC wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:20 pmOf course I don't have financial information or even anecdotal evidence to make a claim about all of downtown, but considering PNL is a very large swath and sample, I bet it's safe to assume it extrapolates across all of downtown.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:05 pm
Again I'm not sure to the scope you are referring. Just P&L or downtown at large? All of my lunch places that were open pre pandemic are still open and doing well by their reports. These are tourists or event goers eating there.
What places are you referring to? According to what reports?