How COVID Is Destroying the Restaurant Industry

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  • Опубліковано 10 січ 2021
  • We follow the closing of these New York restaurants due to COVID’s impact on the industry.
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  • @gilbertorodriguez8290
    @gilbertorodriguez8290 3 роки тому +749

    as someone who lost their airline job, I agree that more money should've been directed to small businesses

    • @causeoflava
      @causeoflava 3 роки тому +21

      Sorry to hear that and I agree, and the airlines that got bailed out should've put more restrictions on what they can do with the money. We are all just pawns and that sucks.

    • @SAFbikes
      @SAFbikes 3 роки тому +2

      AGREED! no bail outs to airlines!

    • @Lobos222
      @Lobos222 3 роки тому +7

      @@causeoflava An airline is also just a ticket desk. They often dont own the airplanes and such because those are set out into another company and in turn the airline "rent" the planes from that company. The point of it is that if they go broke they just lose the "desk" and not the planes. Which is 99% of the value in the company. So bailing them out often means that they pay themselves because they owe "rent" to the other company they also own and was setup to serve their airline...

    • @briansolares8885
      @briansolares8885 3 роки тому +1

      Thank your politicians and your soon to be president it’s going to be worse.. I live in Plainfield Illinois and all our restaurants are open and have great food no chain restaurants..

    • @ragnarlothbrok6324
      @ragnarlothbrok6324 3 роки тому +1

      @@briansolares8885 Chent

  • @Erik_The_Viking
    @Erik_The_Viking 3 роки тому +988

    Sad to see so many local and mom/pop restaurants closing, while airlines get a bailout for running their businesses into the ground.

    • @davidmendez5933
      @davidmendez5933 3 роки тому +66

      I’m from Michigan and for Flint to still have poison in their water while the Big3 car companies all got bailed out immediately, it just infuriates me. Really sad too.

    • @arizonawut
      @arizonawut 3 роки тому +6

      they need better lobbyists

    • @sevnlight6313
      @sevnlight6313 3 роки тому +8

      @@davidmendez5933 Michigan is depressing. The rest of the states are just catching up to MI.

    • @Chonchey
      @Chonchey 3 роки тому +7

      Yeah but these small business way overcharge for a mediocre product and shitty hipster service

    • @johnnycheung5536
      @johnnycheung5536 3 роки тому +17

      @@Chonchey The unwise words of a fascist who cares of nothing but himself.

  • @llortduck
    @llortduck 3 роки тому +293

    "Everyone's PPP money has dried up."
    I literally know one person that actually got PPP money. Everyone's savings are drying up, and the lucky few who got PPP loans are starting to experience what the majority of us are feeling. Our leadership has failed everyone who isn't multimillion dollar rich.

    • @fredgalaxy7632
      @fredgalaxy7632 3 роки тому +2

      Have you applied for social security benefits or some sort of government issue living cost benefits ?
      Because if you are suffering financially, forced out of work or income compromised due to COVID-19, I'm sure you will be granted with social, living fundings, if you meet the general criteria.

    • @Astelch
      @Astelch 3 роки тому +9

      Shame on our politicians who didn’t bat an eye giving billions to corporations but refused to give the American people more. We are the heart and soul of America but I guess the stock market is going good and the top 1% given free handouts will save America..... please vote Bernie or Yang in 2024

    • @vankov_yurk2602
      @vankov_yurk2602 3 роки тому

      Most of taxes goes to weapon chache and war

    • @e3nethan910
      @e3nethan910 3 роки тому

      @@Astelch Nah, Biden!

    • @krulkrulle6588
      @krulkrulle6588 3 роки тому +4

      Meanwhile is Europe, the goverments are throwing money to all business, just so they dont go down during this time. Vaccination has started, so we'll be back on track prob mid 2021.
      Sure their will be some tax raises, but the job loss is minimal.

  • @Favouredmojoe
    @Favouredmojoe 3 роки тому +367

    I really agree our government hasn’t done anything to help these small business, which is what America itself is built on

    • @lying_lynx
      @lying_lynx 3 роки тому +9

      Ya Trump is trying to fix that but they won't let him

    • @JewportMenthols
      @JewportMenthols 3 роки тому +41

      @@lying_lynx lol the Trump administration had at least 4 months of preparation to plan a covid response and they failed, get real

    • @SSRIs
      @SSRIs 3 роки тому +16

      Lol 😂😂😂😂 America does not care about small businesses

    • @almantasglinskas3118
      @almantasglinskas3118 3 роки тому +6

      @@lying_lynx 🤡🤦‍♂️

    • @jamram9924
      @jamram9924 3 роки тому +9

      @@JewportMenthols: So ironic that California was the first state to shut down and took extraordinary measures. Yet they allowed Hollywood to host brunches while closing down local restaurant owners next door.

  • @nickdavila94
    @nickdavila94 3 роки тому +156

    Oh God I just remembered we bailed out the damned airlines.

    • @annabarr1304
      @annabarr1304 3 роки тому +13

      And the airlines knew about covid since early January 2021, they should have started a mask and social distancing policy. They helped to spread everything in the early days.

    • @ginendy
      @ginendy 3 роки тому +11

      @@annabarr1304 I think you mean Jan 2020

  • @alexandergonzalez50666
    @alexandergonzalez50666 3 роки тому +66

    The saddest of all this is that behind those closed restaurants there are a lot of families and ppl losing his business, investments and life dreams.

    • @malismarma_5040
      @malismarma_5040 3 роки тому +2

      It sucks but tragedies have occurred throughout history, tragedies way worse than the one we’re experiencing. This just shows that life is hard, but it’s said that bad times create strong people 💪

    • @user-gz4ve8mw9l
      @user-gz4ve8mw9l 3 роки тому

      @@brosybrodonald7035 The elites, and corporations own the government.

    • @dimmacommunication
      @dimmacommunication 3 роки тому

      life/generation savings

    • @tdestroyer4780
      @tdestroyer4780 3 роки тому

      This is what the people want. That's why they voted Biden.

    • @maxcovfefe
      @maxcovfefe 3 роки тому

      First world problems.

  • @laurenbray8314
    @laurenbray8314 3 роки тому +76

    I know someone who worked and saved for years so he could open a small restaurant. He opened just before the pandemic and lost everything. Its terrible.

    • @famousbowl9926
      @famousbowl9926 3 роки тому +2

      Hahaha! Sucker

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 3 роки тому +8

      though. i am a freelancer programmer. work dried up COMPLETELY . one a day at time

    • @masonhoyte2388
      @masonhoyte2388 3 роки тому +13

      @@famousbowl9926 and how is that funny 😬

    • @Sara-9865
      @Sara-9865 3 роки тому +21

      Meadow thinks it’s funny because he has nothing and never accomplished anything so he hangs in a vice comment section and wants to see human sink to where he’s at

    • @user-gz4ve8mw9l
      @user-gz4ve8mw9l 3 роки тому +4

      Tragic and horrible, hopefully he, as well as many others can find a path forward.

  • @seanmatthews8448
    @seanmatthews8448 3 роки тому +230

    Title should be: “How the government’s response to COVID is destroying the restaurant industry”

  • @matt1523
    @matt1523 3 роки тому +143

    Government should bail out the people, not corporations... change my mind

    • @Bee-tj8gc
      @Bee-tj8gc 3 роки тому +4

      Small business won't be able to compete with China and Russia.
      Your never going to have a small business making and designing things like micro processors out of a little brick and morter store front breh...

    • @matt1523
      @matt1523 3 роки тому +5

      @@Bee-tj8gc you may have a point but all I hear is Martin Sheen in The Departed... microprocessaahhhs

    • @ProbotX-eo5ln
      @ProbotX-eo5ln 3 роки тому +1

      The sad thing is the government will never do it. The fact is why bother arguing for a doomed cause.

    • @superknightlol
      @superknightlol 3 роки тому +1

      yep goverment all over the world

    • @Alex-ck5gf
      @Alex-ck5gf 3 роки тому +2

      big corporations provide jobs to the people so doesn't that help the people? Id rather have a job with a 30K salary than the government give me 5k handout and no job

  • @misterx1342
    @misterx1342 3 роки тому +185

    I worked as a waiter, lost my job in April 2020 and haven’t worked since

    • @STdoubleDs
      @STdoubleDs 3 роки тому +23

      Do you happen to live in a liberal utopia where they've used this scam to scare all the poorly informed into giving up their freedom?

    • @karenhargis9824
      @karenhargis9824 3 роки тому +36

      Really sorry... My heart goes out to you, family and friends.

    • @adejareojo
      @adejareojo 3 роки тому +2

      Look for Jobs on Craigslist📈💻📄📊

    • @mrmurdx8956
      @mrmurdx8956 3 роки тому +1

      Have you looked for a different line of work?

    • @joemomma9709
      @joemomma9709 3 роки тому +3

      Well start working amazon

  • @FingeringThings
    @FingeringThings 3 роки тому +421

    I miss going out to eat

    • @activatekruger446
      @activatekruger446 3 роки тому +22

      All that’s required for things to go back to normal is for people to simply not comply with the oppressive mandates.

    • @philsteakerson1797
      @philsteakerson1797 3 роки тому +68

      @@activatekruger446 Or if they complied and wouldn't have had a huge hissy fit like toddlers it wouldn't have gone this far

    • @lizprice8783
      @lizprice8783 3 роки тому +5

      Me, too. My son is almost two now but I remember when he was still an infant, he was very friendly, always smiling at people at other tables and trying to get them to play peekaboo. It's been a sad year, I've seen a lot of my favorite places to eat close.

    • @86soup
      @86soup 3 роки тому +8

      @@activatekruger446 dunce

    • @activatekruger446
      @activatekruger446 3 роки тому +16

      @@philsteakerson1797 if you think shutting down an entire economy over a flu is a logical response then you’re the toddler.

  • @wreckemtech165
    @wreckemtech165 3 роки тому +304

    I have a feeling our economy is going to get worse this year...

    • @rednola9892
      @rednola9892 3 роки тому +20

      Stocks will go up! Stop supporting local businesses and invest in stocks!

    • @k0bOO
      @k0bOO 3 роки тому +52

      @@rednola9892 i wouldn’t stop supporting small businesses

    • @_Smarf_
      @_Smarf_ 3 роки тому +19

      @@rednola9892 Is that sarcasm? Because we are about to go through another housing bubble and 9 out of 10 mom and pop businesses are going under. Were you around for the 07-08 financial collapse? It's only because of new york banning evictions that we aren't already seeing the bubble burst...🤔

    • @RC-tn8iz
      @RC-tn8iz 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/olwFvbrd7BU/v-deo.html .

    • @user-vm8ik8vd1h
      @user-vm8ik8vd1h 3 роки тому +5

      @@rednola9892 I really hope that you're joking. Our economy, but more importantly, our communities are created through small business.

  • @dominickjasso5500
    @dominickjasso5500 3 роки тому +35

    soul of food is where the chefs are, not the buildings.

    • @alanhoang2658
      @alanhoang2658 3 роки тому +1

      As a student chef the passion of a chef is in the hearts and not on money and fame

    • @user-lr6hw4dq4t
      @user-lr6hw4dq4t 3 роки тому

      Freaking onion 😭😭

  • @LorryHill
    @LorryHill 3 роки тому +89

    I’m so incredibly sad for them ❤️

    • @onebraincellleft2563
      @onebraincellleft2563 3 роки тому +2

      Lorry! 😍

    • @maxcovfefe
      @maxcovfefe 3 роки тому +1

      I'm sad for everyone right now, and especially business owners. The thing is, even if we could open everything up, I still wouldn't go there. I'm on chemo, and quarantine, blah, blah, keep your cooties away. I think the markets will decide what survives this. And then when it's over, it'll be like rediscovering what it means to eat out again. I hate that it's so hard for Restaurants right now, but I also hate that a bunch of knuckleheads refused to wear masks and went to crowded rallies and parties all last year. Maybe the mandates and stricter rules will finally help kill this stupid pandemic.

    • @JulioLopez-xz5kx
      @JulioLopez-xz5kx 3 роки тому

      @@onebraincellleft2563 Here's a glass of milk to quench your thirst. 🥛

  • @PilgrimageYears
    @PilgrimageYears 3 роки тому +159

    Go see how big corp remains and small business goes down.

    • @yemo34
      @yemo34 3 роки тому +12

      That's why this lockdown is gonna last a couple years. That's all they need to make sure American small business is gone.

    • @bensoto2365
      @bensoto2365 3 роки тому +10

      It’s so sad publicly traded companies get tax credits and bailouts while the real entrepreneurs get kicked to the curb by the government at all levels.

    • @yemo34
      @yemo34 3 роки тому +6

      @@bensoto2365 I think people don't understand that it really is a case of American poverty being in many cases way worse than the disease. Yes a lot of Americans would rather face a 1% chance they'll catch a virus that will kill them in a week then a lifetime of poverty caused by one financial mistake. Building a lifetime of debt building a business that eventually is destroyed by an act of God.

    • @ButterHaus420
      @ButterHaus420 3 роки тому +1

      And both parties voted for it

    • @andromeda9340
      @andromeda9340 3 роки тому

      It's because bigger businesses have a massive cash pile than small family owned places who have a couple grand in savings.since not many restaurants are getting revenue now,it's obvious that these small chains are going to die off while big corp restaurants simply spend their millions that they are sitting on, potentially lasting for years on end :(

  • @Casey5693
    @Casey5693 3 роки тому +10

    I'm a delivery driver for DoorDash. I was one for WaitR before that. My work felt tedious, but at the height of the shutdown, I knew that we were all that kept them going.

  • @bored2323
    @bored2323 3 роки тому +49

    “ COVID “ is not destroying the restaurant business, Government is Destroying the restaurant business

    • @moderatesunited
      @moderatesunited 3 роки тому

      Trump lost big league

    • @vladimir-savage72
      @vladimir-savage72 3 роки тому +1

      Right because Covid "doesn't kill"

    • @JallyJam
      @JallyJam 3 роки тому

      @@vladimir-savage72 1% under 70, its 10x the flu virus but you still cant turn off the economy, that always kills more people.

    • @JulioLopez-xz5kx
      @JulioLopez-xz5kx 3 роки тому

      @@moderatesunited Oh shut the hell up. Not everything is about Trump!

  • @SALESPRODUCTIONS
    @SALESPRODUCTIONS 3 роки тому +18

    It's so sad. Even with the desperate measures of partial and outdoor seating - the math doesn't work. Margins in Restaurants are low.

    • @illuddivinus3309
      @illuddivinus3309 3 роки тому

      Even without the restrictions, with 50% of the people either broke and or unemployed, it’s a zero sum game when people can’t afford to pay $50 a head on average at cheapest to have dinner at a place like this. It’s just a matter of time before all of these luxury based restaurants close down.

  • @DontCare1990
    @DontCare1990 3 роки тому +11

    damn this hit deep it feels like the government is taking all these special people away from us.

  • @Lofi-Dreamscapes-Radio
    @Lofi-Dreamscapes-Radio 3 роки тому +102

    sadly.. Ducks Eatery is closed permanently.

    • @handlemonium
      @handlemonium 3 роки тому +4

      Dang. Would have loved to visit to chow and chat back when I visited NYC 10 years ago.
      Hope to catch you guys wherever you set up shop next.

    • @imurdaddy694
      @imurdaddy694 3 роки тому +11

      Yes, that was the main point of the video......

    • @MusicNPeace
      @MusicNPeace 3 роки тому +6

      Maybe a food truck until they can get back on their feet.

    • @handlemonium
      @handlemonium 3 роки тому +2

      @@MusicNPeace gotta move to Phili, Portland, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Texas, or Florida for that (:

    • @MsThaider
      @MsThaider 3 роки тому

      @@handlemonium why ? food truck isnt possible in nyc?

  • @awarepenguin3376
    @awarepenguin3376 3 роки тому +51

    I’ve been eating out (always to go) a lot more to help out. Still some of my favorites have closed.

    • @jimbohalsey8374
      @jimbohalsey8374 3 роки тому +6

      Will the NY rats 🐀starve to death now that restaurants are closing? Or will they break out into a singing medley in the middle of the street like a Disney film? 🤔

    • @isaak3680
      @isaak3680 3 роки тому +1

      Same here, and still some of the most popular restaurants in my city have closed down unexpectedly. It’s really sad.

    • @HeroOfTheDay16
      @HeroOfTheDay16 3 роки тому

      @@jimbohalsey8374 probably neither its more liekly they are going to end up in more residential areas or migrate to other areas they can scavange food from like malls or fast food chains

    • @elementonly08
      @elementonly08 3 роки тому

      Eating takeout isn’t enough. They’re big ticket items are things you typically don’t buy takeout. Such as soda apps and booze. In fact most people ordering takeout are prolly buying loss leader items.

    • @illuddivinus3309
      @illuddivinus3309 3 роки тому

      Even without the restrictions, with 50% of the people either broke and or unemployed, it’s a zero sum game when people can’t afford to pay $50 a head on average at cheapest to have dinner at a place like this. It’s just a matter of time before all of these luxury based restaurants close down.

  • @illuddivinus3309
    @illuddivinus3309 3 роки тому +8

    Even without the restrictions, with 50% of the people either broke and or unemployed, it’s a zero sum game when people can’t afford to pay $50 a head on average at cheapest to have dinner at a place like this. It’s just a matter of time before all of these luxury based restaurants close down.

  • @jp-pk2qd
    @jp-pk2qd 3 роки тому +61

    Tell me about it i got layed off and cant get unemployment cuz it was part time and not enough hours just a lil short

    • @Roscoe_357
      @Roscoe_357 3 роки тому +7

      Security Guard Brotha. Look Into Getting A Guard Card. I'm From Northern Cali Weed Grows & Dispensaries Need Security Gaurds. IF your Area Is Legal Then The Worlds Ur Oyster. Advance In Security To Armed Security. TRUST me

    • @petepoteet
      @petepoteet 3 роки тому +3

      Keep your head up man...there’s so much work out here right now it’s crazy...You’ll have no trouble at all finding a new job

    • @mrmurdx8956
      @mrmurdx8956 3 роки тому +1

      Learn to hustle bro

    • @joemomma9709
      @joemomma9709 3 роки тому

      Should've got a real job

    • @jp-pk2qd
      @jp-pk2qd 3 роки тому +7

      @@joemomma9709 cant accept waisting my life at work like other simps so no thank you

  • @JM-bg2ts
    @JM-bg2ts 3 роки тому +19

    This guy has some interesting phrases like "coming out unhinged" or "looking at the end of the barrel"

    • @hayuheleloh
      @hayuheleloh 3 роки тому

      😂😂😂

    • @JulioLopez-xz5kx
      @JulioLopez-xz5kx 3 роки тому +1

      It's called figurative language.

    • @saskialolita
      @saskialolita 2 роки тому

      Lol ya I noticed that too… the barrel one wasn’t far off tho - I’ve usually heard it as _“staring down_ the end of a barrel”, but _“looking..”_ works just as well. It was really just the “coming out unhinged” line that was off (assuming it was a cross between _“coming unhinged”_ and _“coming/getting/making it out unscathed”)_

  • @MediCali951
    @MediCali951 3 роки тому +55

    “Everyone’s doing bad right now, we’ll not me, my business is actually doing great!” -Randy Marsh

    • @bahamut149
      @bahamut149 3 роки тому +3

      Gaming and food order app are booming in Asia now.

    • @user-gz4ve8mw9l
      @user-gz4ve8mw9l 3 роки тому +1

      Actually steam is booming, as are many game developers.

    • @jonneroneill5439
      @jonneroneill5439 3 роки тому +2

      That's cause u got tergidy my good man .. 😎😎😎

    • @eightyonefive4580
      @eightyonefive4580 3 роки тому

      That was a Jerk Comment !

  • @JulioLopez-xz5kx
    @JulioLopez-xz5kx 3 роки тому +7

    Restaurant chains are rejoicing this. They feel this eliminates their competition.

  • @ninjanerdstudent6937
    @ninjanerdstudent6937 3 роки тому +6

    Just adapt and open a ghost kitchen. It’s so much cheaper. You can basically operate out of a home kitchen.

    • @mizzel3910
      @mizzel3910 3 роки тому

      I'm a gig worker and have noticed that ghost kitchens and food trucks will be the winners in this new food industry. Great observation bc that is how businesses survive various times, through #ingenuity

  • @spider02540
    @spider02540 3 роки тому +10

    Remember when they told us the restrictions were just about flattening the curve for a few weeks?

    • @maxcovfefe
      @maxcovfefe 3 роки тому +4

      Remember when "they" was Trump, who lied constantly?? Yeah, dude, to catch you up real quick: we were lied to back then by people who did nothing to control the virus, and now we're allowed to actually listen to the CDC. Seriously, the CDC was forbidden to speak openly even with my cancer clinic. How messed up was THAT? Now they can communicate more freely, and numbers should hopefully spike less.

    • @fvckwhatyouthink2907
      @fvckwhatyouthink2907 3 роки тому

      @@maxcovfefe yupp, trump and his goons drop the ball on covid.... it cost him the presidency, in my opinion biden isn't any better I'm gonna say worse then the orange buffoon...

    • @maxcovfefe
      @maxcovfefe 3 роки тому +2

      @@fvckwhatyouthink2907 Nah, Biden has done the epidemic thing successfully before. I have confidence in experienced people. He understands how this works. Not that I feel like he's better in all areas, but I think this one is something he's done well at before.

    • @fvckwhatyouthink2907
      @fvckwhatyouthink2907 3 роки тому

      @@maxcovfefe I was talking about all around he pushed for and got passed, that have been DETRIMENTAL to black and Latino house holds, that alone lets me know where he really stands...plus his stance on marijuana among a plethora of other things....

    • @maxcovfefe
      @maxcovfefe 3 роки тому +1

      @@fvckwhatyouthink2907 We'll find out soon enough. Not sure what laws that were detrimental to any specific communities, but so long as it's not as bad as separating kids form their families... You know?

  • @Fitbyyah
    @Fitbyyah 3 роки тому +19

    Dammm hella saddddd “it didn’t have to be this way”

    • @Tazza81
      @Tazza81 3 роки тому +2

      It sure didn't. Here in Australia, a few bars and restaraunts have shut but the majority are still open due to 1) lock down happening in March and it being a full on lock down for 3 months, meaning everything is back to normal in the majority of places 2) Banks came to the party and helped businesses by providing repayment holidays and 3) our Federal Government paid businesses $750 per employee, per week to keep staff employed.

    • @maxcovfefe
      @maxcovfefe 3 роки тому

      @@Tazza81 I feel like the USA knows what to do; we just weren't allowed to do it. I'm curious to see how the new administration will deal with it.

  • @normandy1140
    @normandy1140 3 роки тому +25

    Every restaurant is suffering. One of the landmark restaurants in our town, which has operated 35 years, shut down. I go to other restaurants for take out and the quality of the food keeps getting worse. They simply can't get more of the fresh ingredients they need. Julie Horowitz (Ducks Eatery) was right. Why did all of this money go to the airlines? I am sorry I never got to visit Duck's Eatery before it closed.

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 3 роки тому +3

      its time to cook at home. why do we need so many restaurants in the first place.

    • @rainrainlsn
      @rainrainlsn 3 роки тому

      You said it. I work at a major chain, and we're barley staying afloat.

    • @andromeda9340
      @andromeda9340 3 роки тому

      @@PHlophe cooking at home is the best option and it's actually cheaper in the long run and best of all,you know what's in the food.

    • @normandy1140
      @normandy1140 3 роки тому

      @@rainrainlsn I really wish you and your restaurant crew the best. America is a really diverse place, but its the food that brings us all together.

    • @clownskill11
      @clownskill11 3 роки тому

      They don’t need bail out money they need Gordon Ramsey to come clean out their nasty walk ins

  • @suicidalthotsG59SB
    @suicidalthotsG59SB 3 роки тому +3

    as someone training and working to become a chef, the industry really is rough right now, its hard to find places to work right now.

  • @spaceghost947
    @spaceghost947 3 роки тому +42

    I’m just gonna say it I immediately hated his leather beanie it’s horrible

    • @liamjhendrikse
      @liamjhendrikse 3 роки тому +6

      I bet he eats soup out if it.

    • @frizzyhizzy
      @frizzyhizzy 3 роки тому +1

      He's losing his livelihood. When you are an adult, you better hope that nothing like this happens to you, your family, or even your worst enemy.

    • @ericad8412
      @ericad8412 3 роки тому +1

      Agreed

    • @JulioLopez-xz5kx
      @JulioLopez-xz5kx 3 роки тому

      @@frizzyhizzy Damn. Can't you take a joke?!

    • @frizzyhizzy
      @frizzyhizzy 3 роки тому

      @@JulioLopez-xz5kx Mr. López, no I cannot.

  • @aqwsderxz
    @aqwsderxz 3 роки тому +9

    Same here every business is in problems & we can’t buy stuff

  • @johnspinelli9396
    @johnspinelli9396 3 роки тому +13

    Covid isn't hurting the restaurant industry, large government is

    • @mrnarason
      @mrnarason 3 роки тому

      Yeah the gop ruins everything

    • @johnspinelli9396
      @johnspinelli9396 3 роки тому +1

      @@mrnarason What? Republican states weren't shutting down buisness, those are the blue states

    • @imcarlosjr4898
      @imcarlosjr4898 3 роки тому

      Most major cities are Democrats run

  • @plantman5126
    @plantman5126 3 роки тому +12

    Oh please explain it to us, this concept is hard to grasp! You mean to tell me.....no customers= no business? SHOCKING

  • @kennethcunha1541
    @kennethcunha1541 3 роки тому +3

    Sad,people underestimate how important and special independent restaurants are

  • @christineboone2850
    @christineboone2850 3 роки тому +5

    I miss restaurants so much, and I’m heartbroken to see so many small, local, long established places having to close for good. This is a cultural disaster.

  • @ThatGuyOzzy
    @ThatGuyOzzy 3 роки тому +8

    imagine living in a world where everyone has too cook for themselves no more takeout at all..

    • @rrb396
      @rrb396 3 роки тому

      lol, restaurants have been around for over 10,000 years. I don't think you have anything to worry about bud.

  • @ivykiarie7105
    @ivykiarie7105 2 роки тому +1

    Dear Vice news. Ivy here from Kenya. I was looking for the subscribe button and noticed I was already plugged in. I THOROUGHLY enjoy your chanell and dedication of your team in creating authentically presented pieces. Much much love and appreciation

  • @erenada8091
    @erenada8091 3 роки тому

    It’s so sad to even watch it I almost dropped tears I hope they get better soon🙏🏿🖤

  • @goldeneagle3088
    @goldeneagle3088 3 роки тому +67

    Title should be, "How governments are destroying the Restaurant Industry"

    • @aidsvlek
      @aidsvlek 3 роки тому +6

      Exactly covid has nothing to with this, better to state how goverments destroy small businesses and make billionares richer

    • @dandiaz19934
      @dandiaz19934 3 роки тому +2

      *Libertarianism intensifies*

    • @randommoosebrains
      @randommoosebrains 3 роки тому +1

      Yep. Restaurants can do their best and even more than grocery stores/big chain stores in terms of lower the chance of transmissions by barriers, distancing, and cleaning but government is mainly the fault of these places facing closure.

    • @activatekruger446
      @activatekruger446 3 роки тому +3

      If you aren’t familiar with Klaus Schwab and the world economic forum, you better get familiar.

    • @aidsvlek
      @aidsvlek 3 роки тому

      @@activatekruger446 the greaaat resett

  • @denniswinder5957
    @denniswinder5957 3 роки тому +5

    How the Government is destroying the restaurant industry. Fixed your headline for you.

  • @CLARKSHOMEBAKES
    @CLARKSHOMEBAKES 3 роки тому +1

    I like that "Major Major" definition of how things are ending up these days, more power to everyone of us in the industry.

  • @iloveyouamberappel
    @iloveyouamberappel 3 роки тому

    What I always wonder is if a given restaurant sounded the alarm bells and said their restaurant is at risk of shutting down would people come out (order in) to save it. It happened to a restaurant where I live and it hit the news. Although a little different a customer went in, found out they were closing, and reached out on social media. The restaurant stayed open and had lines up for 2 weeks after the message went out. Other places just seem to be closed the next day.

  • @EbkHunter
    @EbkHunter 3 роки тому +5

    10 years from now when our kids watch this they will be confused on why they are wearing mask

  • @JabbarTV1
    @JabbarTV1 3 роки тому +11

    who tf wants to dine out now :(

    • @MannyV1022
      @MannyV1022 3 роки тому +4

      Me, because guess what? I'm human and I'm a social creature. We need in-person interactions. We need to go places. We can't just stay in the same place all the time even if it's our home. Traveling is good for the soul and that includes going inside a restaurant to dine.

    • @joemomma9709
      @joemomma9709 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly

    • @dom40864
      @dom40864 3 роки тому +2

      I do

    • @JabbarTV1
      @JabbarTV1 3 роки тому

      Idk Sir/Ma'am
      I'd rather not get infected with Covid again, it wasn't good for my soul and my body, I was deathly afraid I'd infect my poor grandma.

    • @andromeda9340
      @andromeda9340 3 роки тому

      Even after covid.most of these places use their bare hands treating food💀

  • @paullievano
    @paullievano 3 роки тому

    Fucking tear jerker. My wife and I moved from the city in 2017, and all of our best memories revolve around food. I know that when we make it back to NYC we won't recognize it 💔

  • @berand241
    @berand241 3 роки тому +1

    It's literally destroying EVERYTHING, not just restaurant industries.

  • @hamburger-fries
    @hamburger-fries 3 роки тому +13

    I'm a restaurant owner. I feel like restaurants are a core part of the culture of the world. Frankly, I blame Trump for his "F" grade in leadership. Sorry to be political but it's really personal. My wife and I had $200k+ in savings and now we have $300, not kidding.

    • @normandy1140
      @normandy1140 3 роки тому +1

      Hang in there, Matt.

    • @oQsR
      @oQsR 3 роки тому +3

      Yet you are against someone who wanted to keep small businesses open or at least allow them to make the decision and then probably voted in Biden with his dark winter and wanting more full on shutdowns nationwide😂
      Totally trumps fault, everything wrong in your life is trumps fault!!

    • @normandy1140
      @normandy1140 3 роки тому

      Don't mind these people. Focus on what you can control. You'll get through this.

  • @manuel0578
    @manuel0578 3 роки тому +3

    COVID isn't destroying the restaurant industry. Some incompetent governors are destroying their states restaurant industry.

  • @matthewburr5075
    @matthewburr5075 3 роки тому

    I had two restaurant jobs and one closed and the other let me go due to business within two weeks of each other around thanksgiving. It has worked on my depression badly and seeing this hurts.

  • @diegoelvica
    @diegoelvica 3 роки тому

    Beautiful way of letting us peek into the problem without forcing any ideas. This is what journalism should be

  • @lindapindabelinda3570
    @lindapindabelinda3570 3 роки тому +7

    We had a business that included food, closed it in early February, and put everything in storage. Took no government money. Looking at 2022 to reopen. Eating out of the old pantry until then. Sad for everyone who can’t sit it out.

  • @RedAnsyn
    @RedAnsyn 3 роки тому +3

    Seemed like a really neat place with a hard working staff that believed in it. Real shame.

  • @imperialgaurd276
    @imperialgaurd276 3 роки тому

    Here in the Netherlands. It's almost impossible to keep distance in the large supermarkets. But the restaurants who did everything to stay within the covid requirements had to shut down while they were responsible for 0.1% of all cases.

  • @sabirzain5053
    @sabirzain5053 3 роки тому

    I work in a commercial kitchen, and at least 4 food trucks have closed FOR GOOD since March. At this rate, I'm expecting more to follow suite

  • @DezaRay24
    @DezaRay24 3 роки тому +3

    Heartbreaking to see someone’s blood, sweat, and tears be left to dust all because our leaders couldn’t get their act together to simply do their job as public servants to the American people. So many dreams now turned to nightmares, and bills unpaid, and hearts and communities shattered and forever changed. We should be so much better than this

  • @csgloria
    @csgloria 3 роки тому +4

    ”I fell in love with my person here.” Ok

    • @james.sirois
      @james.sirois 3 роки тому

      Was hoping someone else caught that too.

  • @charonsiouxsie949
    @charonsiouxsie949 3 роки тому

    This is so touching.
    "On to the next thing."

  • @superknightlol
    @superknightlol 3 роки тому +1

    what about food delivery? here in my country some restaurant manage to stay afloat by using food delivery app such as grabfood and foodpanda.

  • @96cespinoza
    @96cespinoza 3 роки тому +5

    Meanwhile multimillion dollar fast food chains are thriving. Proof that these lockdowns weren’t about safety but ensuring that we only consume from that extremely wealthy and eliminating any alternative to such product.

    • @adamdespot4159
      @adamdespot4159 3 роки тому +1

      Fast food only drive though tho, big difference

    • @yacanbenisrael6414
      @yacanbenisrael6414 3 роки тому +1

      Why can't you just stay home and eat???
      Cook your own food

    • @MrJustin259
      @MrJustin259 3 роки тому

      Your delusional

  • @seankale5116
    @seankale5116 3 роки тому +5

    So sad, such B.S. their food look amazing, hope the best for them.

  • @omararreola7130
    @omararreola7130 3 роки тому +1

    Wow that touched my hearth, sad to seen such a beatifull restaurant close. Its sad to see such a beautiful business go out like that because of covid

  • @MAG320
    @MAG320 3 роки тому

    I love how you just cut right into it after a BRoll shot.

  • @emmanuelrocha7471
    @emmanuelrocha7471 3 роки тому +33

    Catch Steak is open !! We will survive no matter what !

    • @treeko10k30
      @treeko10k30 3 роки тому +4

      Stfu

    • @Bebedollie
      @Bebedollie 3 роки тому +2

      @@treeko10k30 lol why so mean tho

    • @calebgarlipp9714
      @calebgarlipp9714 3 роки тому

      @@Bebedollie i think theyre trying to say go for it!

    • @Bebedollie
      @Bebedollie 3 роки тому

      @@calebgarlipp9714 oh😉

  • @YooB1
    @YooB1 3 роки тому +4

    Covid destroyed 2020 period. If anyone lost their jobs during covid keep your head up a better job coming ahead. Shoutout to all the essential workers. 2021 going to be awesome 🤙🏾

  • @ISpeakHTML
    @ISpeakHTML 3 роки тому +1

    This breaks my heart

  • @j.a.r.family2576
    @j.a.r.family2576 3 роки тому +1

    I worked for facebook in huntsville alabama, haven't been able to go back since beginning of 2020. Then lost my vehicle cause couldn't keep up the payments so now it's like I'm waiting to be homeless and have no hope in sight

  • @TubysBasement
    @TubysBasement 3 роки тому +8

    You misspelled "How overzealous politicians are destroying the restaurant industry"

  • @goldiemack393
    @goldiemack393 3 роки тому +3

    Way more cost efficient to just open a food truck and way less over head cost. And easier to maintain social distancing.

    • @tdestroyer4780
      @tdestroyer4780 3 роки тому

      Food trucks are racist now. If you want to run a taco truck as a Muslim. That's cultural appropriation and evil. Only Mexicans can own a taco truck.

    • @FC-hj9ub
      @FC-hj9ub 3 роки тому

      Food trucks aren't cheap and they have a different demographic

    • @goldiemack393
      @goldiemack393 3 роки тому

      @@FC-hj9ub I know plenty of restaurants that also have food trucks. And they do big numbers.. especially at the local beer brewery. But no electricity bill and no rent to pay. And minimal staffing is a game changer in this çovid era.

  • @oscarsaravia8984
    @oscarsaravia8984 3 роки тому

    I like the brother... he seems like a super down to earth guy who shoots it straight. It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish and I’m hoping you guys will come back one day stronger and fare more prosperously

  • @consciousrosin
    @consciousrosin 3 роки тому +1

    In an Idiocracy we would sacrifice food and healthy people in hope of saving some sick people.

  • @marioarroyo2006
    @marioarroyo2006 3 роки тому +11

    Short answer: people aren’t going to restaurants.

    • @vladimir-savage72
      @vladimir-savage72 3 роки тому +1

      Especially with the asinine requirements to eat in one,like eating outside under a tarp where when it rains/snows. Makes your eating experience less enjoyable.

    • @bkit170
      @bkit170 3 роки тому +1

      its due to capacity restraints. not the lack of customers

  • @JUSTINEDWARDS1984
    @JUSTINEDWARDS1984 3 роки тому +17

    COVID is NOT destroying business's - local government is

  • @paolobrossi78
    @paolobrossi78 3 роки тому

    Its just tragic and a monumental shame seeing this happen .. im thinking about closing my place after more than 30 years ..its hard very hard

  • @stoundingresults
    @stoundingresults 3 роки тому

    Lunch trucks in Los Angeles went up about 40% in prices. Used to be able to get a burrito and soda for 8 bucks and now its more like 12 bucks. ☹

  • @tibora13
    @tibora13 3 роки тому +3

    They aint shutting Wal-Mart oh no no no...

  • @nambin4895
    @nambin4895 3 роки тому +8

    In Germany, restaurants are receiving so much help from Government. According to an analyst on DW, some of them are actually doing better than their pre-covid days.

    • @homeaccount7977
      @homeaccount7977 3 роки тому +3

      In Florida, their state government isn't obsessed with regulations. Florida restaurants are doing better than restaurants anywhere else in the country. The solution is very simple - do nothing, supply and demand works better without government regulations.

    • @_Smarf_
      @_Smarf_ 3 роки тому +2

      Also, the 1200$ in one time stimulus americans got is about the minimum european countries are giving PER MONTH.

    • @nambin4895
      @nambin4895 3 роки тому +1

      @@homeaccount7977 It's not really about regulations. It's a pandemic, if you don't "regulate", people will die. And more importantly, hospitals and their staff are pushed to the brink. Simply unacceptable.

    • @homeaccount7977
      @homeaccount7977 3 роки тому +2

      @@nambin4895 That attitude is why restaurants are closing, and people are losing their jobs. Most people would prefer getting Covid to poverty and joblessness.

    • @nambin4895
      @nambin4895 3 роки тому +1

      @@homeaccount7977 Dude, it's a pandemic. 375.000 are dead already. Would you rather die (or let your family/friends die) for saving jobs? This is an unprecedented situation, and it requires unprecedented action from government.

  • @Joe-qn2rg
    @Joe-qn2rg 3 роки тому +1

    That’s the whole point to destroy all the little small businesses.

  • @viking8781
    @viking8781 3 роки тому

    Some of our favorite spots like sushi and hibachi resturaunts have cut their portions way back and prices have gone up. We still try and order carry out but it never tastes as good taking it home as it does eating it fresh.

  • @msJimiBadu
    @msJimiBadu 3 роки тому +4

    Restaurants here in Calgary, AB are beginning to rebel and open up.

    • @lindo110
      @lindo110 2 роки тому

      how's that going?

  • @mastersonogashira1796
    @mastersonogashira1796 3 роки тому +3

    Where are the stimulus?

  • @Relax4now
    @Relax4now 3 роки тому +2

    These people forgetting when you have a restaurant, it’s a business, and your risking your money.

  • @mohdizzatismat3833
    @mohdizzatismat3833 3 роки тому

    this so sad,
    hope everything will be okay

  • @Charleroifa
    @Charleroifa 3 роки тому +6

    It's not COVID that is destroying restaurants, it's government policies.

  • @kjireland3567
    @kjireland3567 3 роки тому +16

    As a chef you'd think he'd wear the correct face mask.

    • @cheose
      @cheose 3 роки тому

      Check out 2:56. Thank God they're closed & not further spreading COVID-19 anymore! If they're comfortable on camera doing this, what other precautions did they ignore?

    • @G_Zero127
      @G_Zero127 3 роки тому

      @@cheose I am sure that piece of metal he is holding is hotter than 70*C so it will actually denature the Covid. Just like cooking meat kills parasites in meats etc.

    • @NathanDudani
      @NathanDudani 3 роки тому

      @@G_Zero127 Maybe. "What temperature kills the COVID-19 virus?
      • 3 minutes at temperature above 75°C (160°F).
      • 5 minutes for temperatures above 65°C (149°F)."

    • @NathanDudani
      @NathanDudani 3 роки тому

      @@G_Zero127 But idk if it'd stay up that high for 3-5 minutes if he's blowing on it and chopping it up

  • @Incaensio
    @Incaensio 3 роки тому

    Place I worked is thriving big time. Got a huge PPP loan, is in a small town so no government oversight, has the health department lady in pocket. Place is a super spreader location, no masks, sitting hundreds of guests per night. They're doing so good they're going to open another restaurant down the road. They use "banquet/wedding" space as additional dining rooms as well as outside to dramatically expand seating for covid.

  • @kristina9605
    @kristina9605 3 роки тому

    I MISSSSSSS lunch breaks where I could go into a local cafe, eat and chill. Used to be the highlight of a busy work day! :((

  • @veron1497
    @veron1497 3 роки тому +3

    Im a chef. Cause of covid i lost my job and im not getting any so been sitting at home its been near more than 10 months now. Dont think so there is any chance this year tooo... Need to think bout alternate career.

  • @celadonjade5622
    @celadonjade5622 3 роки тому +4

    THEY WANT SMALL BUSINESSES TO SHUT DOWN
    THEY DONT CARE

  • @AriannaSimien
    @AriannaSimien 3 роки тому

    I feel this. I work in a small home cooking buffet in Alabama, and Covid has hit us like a train. Closed for 6 1/2 months, only to come back to a restaurant that is like a ghost town. A year ago, the place was packed out every night of the week. Now I’m still relying on pandemic unemployment to supplement my income.

  • @imamsetiawan8306
    @imamsetiawan8306 3 роки тому +1

    Is there in NYC any kind of food service delivery like UBER Eats or GrabFood maybe?

    • @clownskill11
      @clownskill11 3 роки тому

      Yes of course this restaurant didn’t have the volume to operate on a service like doordash that requires restaurants to not only be efficient time wise but also money wise. The secret is most restaurant owners don’t know how to run a business!!

  • @vm722
    @vm722 3 роки тому +6

    I have been eating at home. Cooking
    I used to eat out almost every day .
    Fast food is disgusting 😒

  • @weezerwookie
    @weezerwookie 3 роки тому +3

    Getting into the restaurant business is a bad investment in any economy. 90% of restaurants fail in their first year

    • @LiamPorterFilms
      @LiamPorterFilms 3 роки тому

      That’s a perverse comment to make

    • @weezerwookie
      @weezerwookie 3 роки тому

      @@LiamPorterFilms not sure what you mean by perverse, unless you're religion is supporting bad businesses like restaurants. People should get training to work in real jobs. The gov should retrain them, not bail out bad businesses.

    • @LiamPorterFilms
      @LiamPorterFilms 3 роки тому

      @@weezerwookie You're dismissing the troubles of hard-working people because you deem them to have made "bad investments", therefore being undeserving of pity. Try a little compassion.

    • @LiamPorterFilms
      @LiamPorterFilms 3 роки тому

      @@weezerwookie then again, I'm talking to a pepe avatar - your kind only feels sorry for themselves

  • @CIARUNSITE
    @CIARUNSITE 3 роки тому +1

    They should have saved for a rainy day like they told the people making $2.32 an hour to do. Sad there's so little financial responsibility in the restaurant industry. They need to pull up their bootstraps and take personal responsibility for their poor financial choices.

  • @898792
    @898792 3 роки тому

    i work as a bartender/server out side d.c. a lot of places have been hit hard here, but at least our covid rates were much lower. and our particular location developed a very very loyal base of guests. i cant imagine what is going to happen to the more than 20,000 restaurants and bars in nyc and their employees.

  • @abdullaherguven6630
    @abdullaherguven6630 3 роки тому +16

    Nice video! What about FBC fund and their algorithm review?

  • @sunithakurian1868
    @sunithakurian1868 3 роки тому +5

    I wanna work for VICE
    😭

  • @CaptainCJ97
    @CaptainCJ97 3 роки тому

    Gotta love the small/ family run places

  • @betterfulygal9948
    @betterfulygal9948 3 роки тому

    god the food looks so good! I hope they can open again somewhere in the future once things get better.