The food competition is tough whether food trucks exist or not. The way I see it, if your food is good, clients will come regardless of the competition
That’s fair but if you’re paying say $5k-$10k a month in rent for your restaurant and someone rolls across the street in a truck and takes customers then what’s the point of owning a restaurant?
Rent is probably closer to $20k a month. The difference is that the restaurants have a higher profit margin of 12-15 percent due to alcohol sales where these food trucks only have about a 8-10 percent profit margine. The food trucks have a limited menu and turnover rate due to their size limitations. Food truck owners tend to make just enough to make a living, where proprietors of restaurants like Outback or Yardhouse make significantly more. There's a reason most successful food truck owners eventually move to a brick and mortar.
@@hught6885 as some has stated in the comments, I don't think the clientele is the same. People aren't pulling up to Shoreline village to go eat at Gladstones and change their mind when they see the Hibachi Queen truck. They are completely different dining experiences. These restaurants are filling different niches. Can they share the same clientele? Sure. Are they in direct competition? Not really.
@@edzr921 that’s true, I currently do 35k a night on a busy day for my restaurant with 4 cooks maybe a mid, but the servers leave with all the money doing a 5hr shift 🤦🏾 plus 5 managers and 3 expos, oh but the cooks? Yeah let them suffer
@Eric work smarter not harder come on now, it’s called shortcuts. And only because they choose to work in a truck. If businesses don’t wanna pay more than buy a truck simple😂
Price point ? Im mexican and these tacos shouldnt be fucking 4 dollars .you smoking dick homie .go to mexico , and try to charge 40 pesos per taco and see how that shit works out
So the restaurants in this video (Hooters, Chili's, Outback Steakhouse, etc), which are backed by huge corporations are afraid of local food trucks?....Pathetic. Let the food trucks (as long as they handle food safely) be there, sometimes you just want something on the-go, in a rush or, just don't want to deal with the wait... Also, who still goes to Hooters or Chili's nowadays?...
Literally what I thought when the camera panned around the street. I was thinking this was about local mom and pop restaurants complaining, not mega chains. I have zero sympathy for them and it's pretty pathetic they'd complain about this
Exactly all those restaurants are dated fried boring frozen food THATS WHY THEY DONT HAVE CUSTOMERS! In 2022 people don’t want the same crap (doesn’t even taste the same) they had in the 90s!
Look at the “competition” in the background. Chilis, Hooters & Outback. I’d 100% go to a food truck if those were my options. Many of the chains are overpriced with mediocre food.
@@michaelboultinghouse1478 completely missed the point. No issue with spending money on good food at good restaurants . I can guarantee some of those chain restaurants have nastier kitchens then some of those food trucks. You’re either heavily speculating or I’m going to assume you’re a chain owner for one of those restaurants . Worked in fine dining restaurants for years and I’d rather work a food truck over a chain restaurant
Wow lots of big biz support in these comments. With unsupported accusations. Always easy to beat up the powerless little guy. Sad. Chain restaurants have more expenses AND make waaay more money too. These trucks are dinky little mom n pops. Fucking relax, all you brick n mortar owners. You still rule the world🙄🙄
That's like coca cola complaining and having kids lemonade stands shut down claiming it hurts their business 🤦🏾♂️ But hey I guess the food trucks don't have to fight corporations the size that us local farmers do. Heck where I live the dairy corporations keep lobbying new laws to where almost all our local dairies can't sell to grocery stores anymore. I literally buy my milk from their driveway vending machine and leave the money in the box.
The restaurants are more expensive because you're getting atmosphere, a place to relax and enjoy fine dining. They also employ far more people and offer more food.
And not everyone wants to pay higher prices for less food. I remember dennys use to give choice of 2 sides. Now they give you like half a one and charge you 200% more
@@pitoketoo2709 wtf you don’t need a carrier to eat a restaurant u dummie I have a good career and at times I feel the same I be like Damnn 200 bucks dam that could of been a lot of groceries
Restaurants do not target food truck type people, you know, the one who can’t afford restaurants’ prices, they just don’t want them around their fancy restaurants. Imagine building a big beautiful house in a nice neighborhood then one day a trailer move right next to you, what you gonna do?
@@JPurontong just to be clear, you do know that food truck food is often gourmet level food right? With price tags to match, and what’s so wrong with someone trying to get a bite to eat who’s down on their luck? To answer the trailer question, it is all situational. I personally have known and still know great people who live in trailers and I know people who live in great houses with money who are absolutely trash. So I don’t understand your bias.
@@sergio765410 -your story is purely anecdotal. I was trying to make a comparison, an analogy, bet a restaurant and a food truck with a big house and a trailer. Do you understand? “Gourmet level”? How do you prepare a gourmet meal in a truck? Foods came prepared already, that’s not gourmet.
The brick n mortar restaurants at the Pike are quite expensive . I doubt the food trucks are taking their business . Most folks would eat somewhere else anyway …
There are two different classes of people here, the restaurants type and the food trucks type. Reataurants owners invested hundreds of thousands dollars in a very nice place then one day food trucks start appearing right in front of you, what you gonna do?
The food prices aren’t that different. I like my food heavily regulated before I eat it. Are those trucks health inspected and the places they acquired their foods?
Them restaurant got to pay high rent and rate for the prime location , and have staff on the books 🙄 why do you think food truck can sell at a fraction of the price
@@kingkenny7393 You realize this is the point right? People can't afford to spend $50 and tip $20 ontop anymore plus spending 1-3 hours? This is the reason this is a problem in the first place. Only people going to restaurants are your older people who want to eat out. Younger people are going for T/O and wanna get home in 10 minutes to eat and knock tf out to go back to work the next day.
@@kimcam4485 I do own my own business, I own two businesses. Customer service is the first thing I focus on and look for. I have loyal clients because of it. I've walked out of a few places in Long Beach because of lack of customer service. I live in ln Long Beach. The places that are busy always have good customer service.
Traditional restaurants like Outback are outdated. You spend like 2hrs somewhere and spend a lot for subpar boring food. Food trucks are pretty quick and food is usually interesting and really good.
Bro you literally pay twice as much for HALF as much food because of how things are right now. You’re literally getting scammed at restaurants and they wonder why people wanna eat somewhere else. Lmao. Fuck them
Nothing wrong with traditional sit down restaurants. But outback is not the best example to use. Try going to more local , small business kind of stops.
Whoever has the best food wins.. can't take nobody's customers you spend where and what you want! People are crazy blaming others for their tired menus ..they are mad because the food is good 😂😂
Naaa. That chick on some nigga shit. Businesses have codes where you can't be in others areas. Like at&t and Verizon couldn't be in the same plaza where I worked.
Trust me all those restaurants in that area are awful, I live nearby and nearly tried each and every restaurant down there by the Pike and Shoreline, all that food in those restaurants are bland. Also terrible wait times, went to sit at the bar at Chili’s once and got completely ignored that me and my husband left after 20 minutes. Had a delicious torta from a food truck a few weeks ago, it was amazing for $8!
Yup. I went to one chain restaurant and it tasted like expensive shit. I might as well bought a frozen pizza from the supermarket and call it a premium meal.
@@itsallideas When Hector scratches his bum bum and it comes into your food, it comes out of love, unlike these corporate "restaurants" with their mystery ingredients.
If you’re going down to the Pike to eat at PF Changs, you’re ALREADY prepared with $100-150 to spend. No one with those pre-set plans is gonna get down there and then decide to stand around eating from a food truck. And if you’re casually hanging out, you’re probably not going to commit to spending that much money and waiting an hour to be seated to begin with. These are 2 different sets of customers, and these restaurant owners are just looking for someone to blame, or maybe, they’re just being plain damnned greedy.
Your theory is different from reality. If you were a business owner and saw that your revenue had been going down and down for the past couple of years wouldn't you see that the food trucks are one reason for your problem. I can see why most people would side with the food trucks though since they are mom and pops while Chilis (aka Brinker International) is a large corporation.
Cool, mr “reality”.. then the business owners should be asked to bring hard numbers of profit for 3 years prior to the food trucks moving in to show that they were directly affected…. Of course, they shouldn’t be able to include the 2 years that were affected by the pandemic restrictions.. not complicated at all, I’m sure. Or, they can just learn how to run a business in a competitive industry.
@@boosteddaily1294 That makes no sense. If you go to a restaurant it's because you want the sitdown dining experience with friend or date. If you go to a food truck then you just want takeout. Those are two completely different sets of customers. Who would take a girl on a first date to a food truck and eat in their car or on a bench? It's your friend's birthday are you going to a food truck with the family?
@@boosteddaily1294 Food trucks are for ppl who want in and out food. Restaurants are for ppl who want to sit in waste time and enjoy the mood. Two different cliental, only way someone who wanted to get some fancy dinner is gunna swap to a food truck is if theres a massive wait. Which at that time it's not the food trucks fault the restaurant can't turn people over quick enough to keep up with demand. If the food truck served the same menu (Same main dishes) as the restaurants I'd agree they being a lil scummy. but Hooters nearby? The trucks serving rice... two different types of pallets and foods. Fuck outta here with that bs
@@vicdog4440 my only problem is the price to size ratio, feels like im paying meal prices to just barely fill my stomach. if i have to buy two items just to satisfy my hunger for 45 minutes. id honestly go to mcdonalds lol
We all know that all those chain restaurants down there are crap and THEY know it! They are crying because these food trucks are bringing better food and faster service. The truth hurts.
It is a cockmunist plot. The Commi NY'ers are jacking up commodity and real estate so it restaurant food becomes too expensive. And we are forced to eat food from rinky dink food trucks and eat standing up like wyld dogs. Then they will force us to eat bushmeat so they can buy even grander Dachas. Da comraid! Glory to the bathouses, glory to the monk keigh paacks.
Most chain restaurants have gone downhill big time in recent years in their food, service, and cleanliness, AND they’ve kept raising their prices. Running off the food trucks isn’t going to help them. People will eat from where they want to.
Most restaurants have enjoyed little to no competition and their service and friendliness has gone downhill massively in the past say 20 years. Now they just want your money and for you to leave so they can get to the next person. As long as you treat people like a commodity they will show zero loyalty.
@@michaelboultinghouse1478 All the restaurants and their damn wait staff shouting “if you can’t afford to tip then don’t eat out!” now wanna cry lmaoooo. Well I’m not eating out, imma walk by and grab my food from a food truck and carry on, sorry but I can’t afford to tip you 18%, 20 %, or 25%.
Government should never interfere with legitimate and safe free enterprise. The fact that the local government is even considering making changes to make it more difficult for the food trucks to compete should be illegal. How can a local government legally create laws or regulations to benefit one type of business over another type of business? Based on this report, the brick-and-mortar restaurants have long lines of people waiting to enter their businesses and yet they are claiming that these food truck are negatively impacting their business. If people choose to get food from a food truck because it is more convenient and faster then maybe those local brick-and-mortar restaurants should offer both sit-down dining and food truck convenience to compete with the food trucks instead of whining to the local government about legitimate competition!
Well.. Restaurants don't pay their staff well so the staff gets cranky and customers can sense it. Also, restaurants have capacity of how many people can sit at any given time. One of the people interview said the restaurants have lines outside their doors and customers have to wait up to 2 hrs. Sometimes a customer may change their mind and decide they don't want to wait after all. At other times, the food from the trucks is much tastier.. 😋
The reason that people use food trucks is because the food trucks have good prices. As opposed to fancy dining that costs 240 dollars a piece. So this makes good sense that the food trucks are being much more successful. Rock on food trucks! 😀
@@pontiacmonkey Pay extremely high prices and end up with no money left unless one is a Billionaire or Trillionaire in which case I just can't even relate to your situation. My best friends work minimum wage at most so we can't just shell out tons of cash for a single meal. Anyways it is what it is.
@@pontiacmonkey Okay I will be the bigger man here and just not even bother responding to this. Not everyone is a master cook though just to let you know.
I went to Chile's last week and left because i wait for more then 30 minutes with all booths available all the waiters ignored me 😑 food truck was amazing and fast
95% of restaurants fail within the first 5 years. it's not food trucks taking away customers. if the food and customer service is good, the people will come. this is just a very hard market to break into successfully
The restaurants pay a lot of rent and taxes and advertising for those locations. It is not fair to them that some rinky dinky truck that pays nothing and has much lower overhead, parks out front and steals their customers. It might be legal but they should show some courtesy and park elsewhere. They should make their own food truck food court.
Yes those restaurants are successful down there and we would like to keep it that way ... Outback, the Japanese restaurant, Gladstones, Hooters, PF Chang's and bubba gump's have all been there for over 5 years and I would rather have them there than a bunch of food trucks sitting around down there .. the food trucks are on wheels they can find a lot of different locations in Long Beach that don't have restaurants and need food trucks for people that are hungry let's put them in those locations.
Wait in line for an hour to get bad service and pay 20 bucks for a small meal, or go to a food truck and get myself a drink and 3 chicken tacos in less than 5 minutes for 5 bucks, yea Im going with the food truck.
If CVS and Target doesn’t get to complain every time a Walgreens or Walmart places a store DIRECTLY across the street from them in every location they exist….neither do you. Freedom of choice.
Well that's not a fair comparison. Store to store. Restaurant to a mobile food truck. Come on man. As sleepy Joe would say. But then again it's California.
Exactly what Mario said. The video also said the food trucks only have to a county permit. I think people are missing the point that the food trucks have it easier as far as regulations and proper taxes no leaves etc. It's a legitimate gripe by the stationary/B&M's. But of course the hidden agenda is they don't like the added competition. That's just how it is. Use regulation by the government to get rid of your competition. I don't blame them. The city state and county regulates them to death as it is. Then you see these food trucks rolling in not having to deal with the same level of bureaucracy.
Yeah they are. These motor bricks. They pay for health permits, staff to clean the areas, rent, and these food trucks. Food trucks cut a huge part of restaurant profit and it can be unsanitary. I got diarrhea from food trucks last time
Last I checked this was the land of the free! Competition: the act or process of competing : RIVALRY: such as a : the effort of two or more parties acting independently to secure the business of a third party by offering the most favorable terms
If the food trucks paid the same fees and charges that restaurants pay then this would be fair competition. But when food trucks pay next to nothing then this is very unfair.
@@AJ-aabbcc they aren’t a restaurant tho. Their es a truck 🤣. If I rented a house and sold ice cram out of my house of course id pay for the house and the property tax but a man with an ice cream cart and stroll on by any day.
@@AJ-aabbcc All the restaurants and their damn wait staff shouting “if you can’t afford to tip then don’t eat out!” now wanna cry lmaoooo. Well I’m not eating out, imma walk by and grab my food from a food truck and carry on, sorry but I can’t afford to tip you 18%, 20 %, or 25%.
@@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN So you'll be happy if someone came with an ice cream cart infront of your home business after paying business registration, council fees, health and safety requirement fees, business insurance etc, and for a freehloader to pay nothing and start competing with you?
@@beeeazy9818 but don't worry once trucks become top sellers the portion of the food goes down so get it well it last , that's the way of business in America 🇺🇸
Are the food trucks mad that they are taking business away from each other? That's a silly though and just as silly for restaurants to think that this is the case.
@@dappingup2895 Maybe improve your critical thinking skills and reading comprehension. His question was rhetorical and used as a set up for his argument.
It’s nice. Get food sit outside on the grass and watch the sun set. Food trucks are one of the best things there. My fam still eats at the restaurants. On the weekends there is usually a 45 min wait. They are always busy on weekends they need the food trucks there
The restaurants are just mad that people don’t have to settle to whatever there is. Instead there’s options of what they can get depending their cravings. 💯
Location is key. Those restaurants pay high rents for the location where as those food trucks get free rent for prime location. Hard for restaurants to compete with food trucks. Food trucks are more profitable than brick and mortar restaurants. This situation is good for the consumer, bad for the restaurants.
I can appreciate that but it's not just the location they are paying for. It's also the ability to have a full size kitchen, restrooms, dining area and so on. If they can't make enough money then they should face the reality that they may need to move or close their business. Customers shouldn't be compelled to eat there just to keep the restaurants afloat.
All the restaurants and their damn wait staff shouting “if you can’t afford to tip then don’t eat out!” now wanna cry lmaoooo. Well I’m not eating out, I CANT AFFORD TO TIP AND NOT EATING OUT AS THEY’VE SAID. I would’ve never stepped foot into your restaurant and taking my money elsewhere . imma walk by and grab my food from a food truck and carry on, sorry but I can’t afford to tip you 18%, 20 %, or 25%.
It’s not competition unless the playing field is even. The restaurants invest a shit load of money to be there where food trucks don’t. It’s like a camper parking in front of your house. It’s a nuisance to them. The city should designate a spot for food trucks away from restaurants. The city will lose if the restaurant closes. Simple mathematical fact.
I bet people who go to the food trucks rudely use the restaurant's carparks... especially when the several food trucks they say go there take up all the street parking.
All the restaurants and their damn wait staff shouting “if you can’t afford to tip then don’t eat out!” now wanna cry lmaoooo. Well I’m not eating out, I CANT AFFORD TO TIP AND NOT EATING OUT AS THEY’VE SAID. I would’ve never stepped foot into your restaurant and taking my money elsewhere . imma walk by and grab my food from a food truck and carry on, sorry but I can’t afford to tip you 18%, 20 %, or 25%.
@@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN totally agree, you can eat wherever you like, that is your absolute right... however, the restaurants also have the right to their property and to whom may access it.
There is no meters after 6 and on weekends. And you can only feed the meter for 2 hours. So technically they are only allowed to park for 2 hours. Pay the full price scavenger libre earles. Pay tax, pay rent, and open a restaurant.
Please food trucks in long beach lower your prices even more so that you take away all of the business from the scammy restaurants that treat ppl like trash
Sure, Let The Real Restaurants Close Down, Lay-Off Employees and Have Their Buildings Be Abandoned. When The Area Becomes A Wasteland, The Food Trucks Will Just Drive To Another Location. If People Love The Food Trucks Some Much, Then They Won’t Mind Driving To Another Area To Find Them.
All the restaurants and their damn wait staff shouting “if you can’t afford to tip then don’t eat out!” now wanna cry lmaoooo. Well I’m not eating out, I CANT AFFORD TO TIP AND NOT EATING OUT AS THEY’VE SAID. I would’ve never stepped foot into your restaurant and taking my money elsewhere . imma walk by and grab my food from a food truck and carry on, sorry but I can’t afford to tip you 18%, 20 %, or 25%. 🤣
I feel for both but mostly restaurants owners..imagine paying your dues and expensive rent $5k plus a month and then a random truck parks across the street and takes some of ur business. Food trucks need to be regulated as far as where they can park that’s all. Prime real estate is expensive and dues have to be paid to get that.
Exactly! And it's also like a bait and switch type of them for the city. I'm pretty sure if they'd known there were going to be food trucks out there they would have reconsidered establishing themselves there or would have negotiated different terms.
@@AJ-aabbcc yes and especially in most cities they have to purchase s medallion that can range in the high 6 figures. Recently the city of NY forgave some of their debt. It's a shame all of that money invested, life dacings. Then Uber and Lyft etc skirted that kind of investment and left many of them penniless
They aren't taking anyone's business. It doesn't belong to them. The whole point of a food truck is that your overhead is lower but the trade off is you don't have the same infrastructure like a dining area.
@@shawnsg They are directly competing with them in some areas. The B&M's have pick up orders or things of the like. Also, if people who see the trucks, and initially were intending on going to a BM and then opted for the food trucks--that's costing them business.
I remember food trucks were called Roach Coaches back in the day, how sanitary are they? And do they get inspected by the health department once in awhile like restaurants do?
Food truck is great but you can't just drive up to someone restaurant door step and do business there because there's policy to lease the space to operate business there.
All the restaurants and their damn wait staff shouting “if you can’t afford to tip then don’t eat out!” now wanna cry lmaoooo. Well I’m not eating out, I CANT AFFORD TO TIP AND NOT EATING OUT AS THEY’VE SAID. I would’ve never stepped foot into your restaurant and taking my money elsewhere . imma walk by and grab my food from a food truck and carry on, sorry but I can’t afford to tip you 18%, 20 %, or 25%.
That's right food truck owners are taking away business and it makes the city looked back and blocking street traffic I went by there with my son about a month ago and it looked pretty bad I told my son let's get out of here I couldn't believe my eyes long beach is becoming ghetto
@1zzy L yes indeed I don't mind them trying to make a living but they don't respect others around them also when you go and buy off of food trucks you don't have the slightest idea where there meat is coming from meat is very expensive now for them charging less they can't save thousands is they just feed any animal real good then kill it it can be dog meat someone might be eating
Naw, I like the ability to have choices there. The pike is always packed, it’s a free market. It would be annoying if there were 6 different burger trucks but that’s not the case. They park on ocean street in the spots and don’t leave grease in the streets so I don’t think they are hitting anything.
We discovered a food truck in San Diego that was serving Alpo dog food. Very common I'm sure here in CA. I will never eat anything from a "roach coach" again.
Eh, ban them all. Hard working Americans paying their taxes and their dues... the brick and morter shall prevail. This is the United States not Anarchy.
It's because the restaurant prices are expensive and the servers expect tips. It's not rocket science. Lower the prices lower than food trucks and you'll get the customers.
I swear….it’s crazy how one week everyone is supporting these smaller business then next week the bigger businesses are complaining cause they are taking their business….um no, your food just sucks and it’s over priced! So sad, it’s all greed!
Business owners always complain. Help! There are too much homeless on our streets! Help! We're being taxed to much! Help! It's raining! Help! Food trucks are taking away our business! Stop listening to them!
The food competition is tough whether food trucks exist or not. The way I see it, if your food is good, clients will come regardless of the competition
Bingo!
Yeah but they don't rent lol and probably taxes too
That’s fair but if you’re paying say $5k-$10k a month in rent for your restaurant and someone rolls across the street in a truck and takes customers then what’s the point of owning a restaurant?
Rent is probably closer to $20k a month. The difference is that the restaurants have a higher profit margin of 12-15 percent due to alcohol sales where these food trucks only have about a 8-10 percent profit margine. The food trucks have a limited menu and turnover rate due to their size limitations. Food truck owners tend to make just enough to make a living, where proprietors of restaurants like Outback or Yardhouse make significantly more. There's a reason most successful food truck owners eventually move to a brick and mortar.
@@hught6885 as some has stated in the comments, I don't think the clientele is the same. People aren't pulling up to Shoreline village to go eat at Gladstones and change their mind when they see the Hibachi Queen truck. They are completely different dining experiences. These restaurants are filling different niches. Can they share the same clientele? Sure. Are they in direct competition? Not really.
Every time I'm in that area there's +1 hour waiting time at those restaurants. Food trucks are way quicker at getting you food.
And they sometimes only have like 2 cooks to get everybody
@@edzr921 that’s true, I currently do 35k a night on a busy day for my restaurant with 4 cooks maybe a mid, but the servers leave with all the money doing a 5hr shift 🤦🏾 plus 5 managers and 3 expos, oh but the cooks? Yeah let them suffer
Best comment of the day!
Junk food
Ok ?
*People have the right to choose what they want to eat at the best price point for them.*
thats net the democrat way sir.....
@Eric work smarter not harder come on now, it’s called shortcuts. And only because they choose to work in a truck. If businesses don’t wanna pay more than buy a truck simple😂
@@michaelencinas7855 It's called selling illegally
@@timg2973 it's called freedom
Price point ? Im mexican and these tacos shouldnt be fucking 4 dollars .you smoking dick homie .go to mexico , and try to charge 40 pesos per taco and see how that shit works out
So the restaurants in this video (Hooters, Chili's, Outback Steakhouse, etc), which are backed by huge corporations are afraid of local food trucks?....Pathetic. Let the food trucks (as long as they handle food safely) be there, sometimes you just want something on the-go, in a rush or, just don't want to deal with the wait...
Also, who still goes to Hooters or Chili's nowadays?...
Literally what I thought when the camera panned around the street. I was thinking this was about local mom and pop restaurants complaining, not mega chains. I have zero sympathy for them and it's pretty pathetic they'd complain about this
@Trooth it’s in the video
@Trooth at 0:29 and 0:31 there are clearly Hooters and And Outback steakhouse in plain view of the camera get your eyes checked
Exactly all those restaurants are dated fried boring frozen food THATS WHY THEY DONT HAVE CUSTOMERS! In 2022 people don’t want the same crap (doesn’t even taste the same) they had in the 90s!
They're privately owned 🤦♂️
Look at the “competition” in the background. Chilis, Hooters & Outback. I’d 100% go to a food truck if those were my options. Many of the chains are overpriced with mediocre food.
@@michaelboultinghouse1478 completely missed the point. No issue with spending money on good food at good restaurants .
I can guarantee some of those chain restaurants have nastier kitchens then some of those food trucks. You’re either heavily speculating or I’m going to assume you’re a chain owner for one of those restaurants .
Worked in fine dining restaurants for years and I’d rather work a food truck over a chain restaurant
@@rogerserrano4325 would have been soo much better if your profile pic was Sanji instead of Zoro for this comment lol
Wow lots of big biz support in these comments. With unsupported accusations. Always easy to beat up the powerless little guy. Sad. Chain restaurants have more expenses AND make waaay more money too. These trucks are dinky little mom n pops. Fucking relax, all you brick n mortar owners. You still rule the world🙄🙄
@@michaelboultinghouse1478 what makes it any more your back yard than others?
@@michaelboultinghouse1478sure you are and in the king of siam. Smh using assumptions and false generalizations. Again you are free to move
It's called competition. Deal with it.
as long as they have permits I support the trucks
Exactly. This just the free capitalist market in working order!
Big Facts💯💯
Free market, capitalism🇺🇲
White Americans LOVE talking about competition until they're losing (which happens all the time) then they want to change the rules 🙄🙄🙄
Them restuarants don't control where people spend their money, gtfoh
@@codecaine 💯💯
@@loudtake9980 💯
they hate to see it, the food trucks worked smarter not harder
They can if they park in front of their business, new laws are all ready in the works🤣🤣🤣
Food trucks have good, hot and fast food. Restaurants are slow and expect tips. This goes to show how many people are watching their spending.
Good point.
Plus they then install valet parkn and tip the dude who brings ur car back.
👏🏽💯
I knew the worm had turned when I had to live on, what I used to tip every day...
im finally glad people are starting to see that restaurants are a scam.
That's like coca cola complaining and having kids lemonade stands shut down claiming it hurts their business 🤦🏾♂️
But hey I guess the food trucks don't have to fight corporations the size that us local farmers do. Heck where I live the dairy corporations keep lobbying new laws to where almost all our local dairies can't sell to grocery stores anymore. I literally buy my milk from their driveway vending machine and leave the money in the box.
Chain restaurants trying to railroad mom and pop shops. Haven't we had enough of the industry telling us what we want. Boycott chains
As long as the food trucks aren't breaking any laws or cheating the tax system, I 100% prefer them over sit down rip-offs/restaurants.
Everyone should be cheating the tax system
@@senioMseD
Have fun dealing with the IRS.
The restaurants are more expensive because you're getting atmosphere, a place to relax and enjoy fine dining. They also employ far more people and offer more food.
they are taking restaurant business. Do you understand, who cares what you prefer
@@JK-yi9gk lmao do you understand how business works?
Probably not everyone has time to sit down and wait 2 hours for food
I waited for 30 minutes for Mac and cheese one day lol. It wasn't even busy
And not everyone wants to pay higher prices for less food. I remember dennys use to give choice of 2 sides. Now they give you like half a one and charge you 200% more
@@b.b.s7545 who the hell orders Mac n cheese
99% of people dont wait anymore
@@loucifer9618 babies
Well if your restaurant was good then people wouldn't use the trucks now would they
the issue is the restaurant is paying lease to be on property owner while food truck is not.
@@alpark3024 I bet the food truck owner has a deal with the property owner , wich he probably does pay a fee .
I don't think the quality of the food is the issue. It's just a quicker way to get something to eat. I would never eat from those cockroach vans.
@@ukmedicfrcs -not only that, where do they pee and wash their hands after.
@@anitakristensen4679 what? They sit in spaces where they don’t pay their meter and sometimes on weekends they’re in front of fire hydrants
I hate going in restaurants. I feel like I'm just throwing $ away. I always think about how much groceries I could have bought.
Get a real career that way you can afford to eat out at real restaurants
@@pitoketoo2709 wtf you don’t need a carrier to eat a restaurant u dummie I have a good career and at times I feel the same I be like Damnn 200 bucks dam that could of been a lot of groceries
@@illegalalien127 u just light weight broke that’s why ur wife cheats on u
@@pitoketoo2709 your mentality tells me you’re the one who’s broke and oh yea I don’t have a wife lmao
@@illegalalien127 that’s cuz she left u for a black man. U broke bro and u live with ur parents
“We’re angry because they do what we do, but better…”
Now I’m interested in visiting this area just to check out the food trucks
Same lol
“Restaurants are afraid of competition and would rather cry than provide better service”
Less food for higher prices at the restaurants. And they cryin!
Restaurants do not target food truck type people, you know, the one who can’t afford restaurants’ prices, they just don’t want them around their fancy restaurants.
Imagine building a big beautiful house in a nice neighborhood then one day a trailer move right next to you, what you gonna do?
@@JPurontong just to be clear, you do know that food truck food is often gourmet level food right? With price tags to match, and what’s so wrong with someone trying to get a bite to eat who’s down on their luck?
To answer the trailer question, it is all situational. I personally have known and still know great people who live in trailers and I know people who live in great houses with money who are absolutely trash. So I don’t understand your bias.
@@sergio765410 -your story is purely anecdotal. I was trying to make a comparison, an analogy, bet a restaurant and a food truck with a big house and a trailer. Do you understand?
“Gourmet level”? How do you prepare a gourmet meal in a truck? Foods came prepared already, that’s not gourmet.
@@JPurontong what's the name of your shitty restaurant that's going out of business because of food trucks?
The brick n mortar restaurants at the Pike are quite expensive . I doubt the food trucks are taking their business . Most folks would eat somewhere else anyway …
Golden comment.
Your comment just proved why the food trucks are taking their business.
There are two different classes of people here, the restaurants type and the food trucks type.
Reataurants owners invested hundreds of thousands dollars in a very nice place then one day food trucks start appearing right in front of you, what you gonna do?
The food prices aren’t that different. I like my food heavily regulated before I eat it. Are those trucks health inspected and the places they acquired their foods?
@@JPurontong oh ya what’s the difference between the 2 times my guy?
Those restaurants seem to have forgotten what it was like to start a food business.
Them restaurant got to pay high rent and rate for the prime location , and have staff on the books 🙄 why do you think food truck can sell at a fraction of the price
@@kingkenny7393 oh yeah. You’re right.then I prefer a food truck.
@@kingkenny7393 You realize this is the point right? People can't afford to spend $50 and tip $20 ontop anymore plus spending 1-3 hours? This is the reason this is a problem in the first place. Only people going to restaurants are your older people who want to eat out. Younger people are going for T/O and wanna get home in 10 minutes to eat and knock tf out to go back to work the next day.
That's because they are backed by huge corporations. They aren't mom and pop shops.
@@wallaceluna6241 "10 minutes, get home to eat and knock tf out" - best way to put it.
You’re telling me big corporation restaurants are feeling threatened by small family owned food trucks ?
Ikr between Gladstones, hooters and outback they probably clear a million bucks a year in liquor sales alone
This is like blockbuster wanting Netflix shutdown.
Those business there have horrible customer service. I don't go into those places because of it. Not because the food trucks are there.
Exactly! Horrible customer service like hooters! Stay away from hooters
If you own a business you’ll understand the business owner feeling.
@@kimcam4485 I do own my own business, I own two businesses. Customer service is the first thing I focus on and look for. I have loyal clients because of it. I've walked out of a few places in Long Beach because of lack of customer service. I live in ln Long Beach.
The places that are busy always have good customer service.
My food my choice
So the locals there suck? Cuz the people working there are locals...
Traditional restaurants like Outback are outdated. You spend like 2hrs somewhere and spend a lot for subpar boring food. Food trucks are pretty quick and food is usually interesting and really good.
Bro you literally pay twice as much for HALF as much food because of how things are right now. You’re literally getting scammed at restaurants and they wonder why people wanna eat somewhere else. Lmao. Fuck them
Yup.
Anymore they're just like chili's and Applebee's.
Nothing wrong with traditional sit down restaurants. But outback is not the best example to use. Try going to more local , small business kind of stops.
and don't forget 20% tip
Whoever has the best food wins.. can't take nobody's customers you spend where and what you want! People are crazy blaming others for their tired menus ..they are mad because the food is good 😂😂
Naaa. That chick on some nigga shit. Businesses have codes where you can't be in others areas. Like at&t and Verizon couldn't be in the same plaza where I worked.
What's a *WIM??*
Those nachos look good.
This reminds me of uber vs taxi cabs. Very unfair to have 2 different rules. Should be a fair playing field. Then you can say best food wins.
Trust me all those restaurants in that area are awful, I live nearby and nearly tried each and every restaurant down there by the Pike and Shoreline, all that food in those restaurants are bland. Also terrible wait times, went to sit at the bar at Chili’s once and got completely ignored that me and my husband left after 20 minutes.
Had a delicious torta from a food truck a few weeks ago, it was amazing for $8!
Man I Iove tortas....
Yup. I went to one chain restaurant and it tasted like expensive shit. I might as well bought a frozen pizza from the supermarket and call it a premium meal.
tortas...🤤
I love supporting small & local businesses. Nonetheless, Service and food quality is what keeps me a returning and supportive customer !
Well, those who are complaining made me want to eat more at food trucks rather than the sit down restos. Thumbs up for excellent PR guys.
Til you get ecoli because hector keeps scratching his butt and handling the grill
@@itsallideas as if restos dont have "hectors" where I cant even see them making my food, please.
@@itsallideas When Hector scratches his bum bum and it comes into your food, it comes out of love, unlike these corporate "restaurants" with their mystery ingredients.
If you’re going down to the Pike to eat at PF Changs, you’re ALREADY prepared with $100-150 to spend. No one with those pre-set plans is gonna get down there and then decide to stand around eating from a food truck. And if you’re casually hanging out, you’re probably not going to commit to spending that much money and waiting an hour to be seated to begin with. These are 2 different sets of customers, and these restaurant owners are just looking for someone to blame, or maybe, they’re just being plain damnned greedy.
Your theory is different from reality. If you were a business owner and saw that your revenue had been going down and down for the past couple of years wouldn't you see that the food trucks are one reason for your problem. I can see why most people would side with the food trucks though since they are mom and pops while Chilis (aka Brinker International) is a large corporation.
Cool, mr “reality”.. then the business owners should be asked to bring hard numbers of profit for 3 years prior to the food trucks moving in to show that they were directly affected…. Of course, they shouldn’t be able to include the 2 years that were affected by the pandemic restrictions.. not complicated at all, I’m sure. Or, they can just learn how to run a business in a competitive industry.
@@boosteddaily1294 That makes no sense. If you go to a restaurant it's because you want the sitdown dining experience with friend or date. If you go to a food truck then you just want takeout. Those are two completely different sets of customers. Who would take a girl on a first date to a food truck and eat in their car or on a bench? It's your friend's birthday are you going to a food truck with the family?
@@boosteddaily1294 Food trucks are for ppl who want in and out food. Restaurants are for ppl who want to sit in waste time and enjoy the mood. Two different cliental, only way someone who wanted to get some fancy dinner is gunna swap to a food truck is if theres a massive wait. Which at that time it's not the food trucks fault the restaurant can't turn people over quick enough to keep up with demand. If the food truck served the same menu (Same main dishes) as the restaurants I'd agree they being a lil scummy. but Hooters nearby? The trucks serving rice... two different types of pallets and foods. Fuck outta here with that bs
@@vicdog4440 my only problem is the price to size ratio, feels like im paying meal prices to just barely fill my stomach.
if i have to buy two items just to satisfy my hunger for 45 minutes. id honestly go to mcdonalds lol
We all know that all those chain restaurants down there are crap and THEY know it! They are crying because these food trucks are bringing better food and faster service. The truth hurts.
It is a cockmunist plot. The Commi NY'ers are jacking up commodity and real estate so it restaurant food becomes too expensive. And we are forced to eat food from rinky dink food trucks and eat standing up like wyld dogs. Then they will force us to eat bushmeat so they can buy even grander Dachas. Da comraid! Glory to the bathouses, glory to the monk keigh paacks.
💯 Terrible food and long waits.
Yup.
Most chain restaurants have gone downhill big time in recent years in their food, service, and cleanliness, AND they’ve kept raising their prices. Running off the food trucks isn’t going to help them. People will eat from where they want to.
Great food, fast service and no mandatory tip.
Most restaurants have enjoyed little to no competition and their service and friendliness has gone downhill massively in the past say 20 years. Now they just want your money and for you to leave so they can get to the next person. As long as you treat people like a commodity they will show zero loyalty.
Golden comment.
Amen!
Thank y… …God?
You tell’em Jesus!!!
And these food trucks love you huh. Why don't they pay property taxes then?
It’s called “competition” deal with it
@@michaelboultinghouse1478 You must be fun at parties
@@michaelboultinghouse1478 All the restaurants and their damn wait staff shouting “if you can’t afford to tip then don’t eat out!” now wanna cry lmaoooo.
Well I’m not eating out, imma walk by and grab my food from a food truck and carry on, sorry but I can’t afford to tip you 18%, 20 %, or 25%.
Those restaurants across aren’t even that good especially for those prices. Plus customer service is so terrible
This is good. Competition drives to lower prices and tastier food. I love this kind of Capitalism.
Government should never interfere with legitimate and safe free enterprise. The fact that the local government is even considering making changes to make it more difficult for the food trucks to compete should be illegal. How can a local government legally create laws or regulations to benefit one type of business over another type of business? Based on this report, the brick-and-mortar restaurants have long lines of people waiting to enter their businesses and yet they are claiming that these food truck are negatively impacting their business. If people choose to get food from a food truck because it is more convenient and faster then maybe those local brick-and-mortar restaurants should offer both sit-down dining and food truck convenience to compete with the food trucks instead of whining to the local government about legitimate competition!
Well.. Restaurants don't pay their staff well so the staff gets cranky and customers can sense it. Also, restaurants have capacity of how many people can sit at any given time. One of the people interview said the restaurants have lines outside their doors and customers have to wait up to 2 hrs. Sometimes a customer may change their mind and decide they don't want to wait after all. At other times, the food from the trucks is much tastier.. 😋
Where do the use the bathtoom
@@coraatkinson3226 They're super human and don't need to use the bathroom.
The reason that people use food trucks is because the food trucks have good prices. As opposed to fancy dining that costs 240 dollars a piece. So this makes good sense that the food trucks are being much more successful. Rock on food trucks! 😀
Pay cheap get cheap food.
@@pontiacmonkey Pay extremely high prices and end up with no money left unless one is a Billionaire or Trillionaire in which case I just can't even relate to your situation. My best friends work minimum wage at most so we can't just shell out tons of cash for a single meal. Anyways it is what it is.
Idk man hibachi is low key expensive too
Eating out is not a necessity, you pay higher prices because it's an occasional thing. If you don't cook at home then that's a personal matter.
@@pontiacmonkey Okay I will be the bigger man here and just not even bother responding to this. Not everyone is a master cook though just to let you know.
I went to Chile's last week and left because i wait for more then 30 minutes with all booths available all the waiters ignored me 😑 food truck was amazing and fast
This used to be called friendly competition
95% of restaurants fail within the first 5 years. it's not food trucks taking away customers. if the food and customer service is good, the people will come. this is just a very hard market to break into successfully
The restaurants pay a lot of rent and taxes and advertising for those locations. It is not fair to them that some rinky dinky truck that pays nothing and has much lower overhead, parks out front and steals their customers. It might be legal but they should show some courtesy and park elsewhere. They should make their own food truck food court.
@@itsallideas I said taxes. Property tax is a tax, no?
@@itsallideas Go drive somebody else noughts with the illiteracy.
The food trucks exacerbate the problem. Nobody is saying the food trucks are 100 percent the issue for anything
Yes those restaurants are successful down there and we would like to keep it that way ... Outback, the Japanese restaurant, Gladstones, Hooters, PF Chang's and bubba gump's have all been there for over 5 years and I would rather have them there than a bunch of food trucks sitting around down there .. the food trucks are on wheels they can find a lot of different locations in Long Beach that don't have restaurants and need food trucks for people that are hungry let's put them in those locations.
Petty restaurant owners
Wait in line for an hour to get bad service and pay 20 bucks for a small meal, or go to a food truck and get myself a drink and 3 chicken tacos in less than 5 minutes for 5 bucks, yea Im going with the food truck.
One thing I love about food trucks when compared to restaurants, no waiters to guilt trip you into giving tips.
And honestly, most of the good food come from hole-in-wall places and food trucks.
That’s how I make a living sorry!!! But I still prefer food trucks over restaurants😂
More passion in a food truck operation than hiring snot-nose teenagers. Also smaller area to keep clean. Quality management and maintenance.
If CVS and Target doesn’t get to complain every time a Walgreens or Walmart places a store DIRECTLY across the street from them in every location they exist….neither do you. Freedom of choice.
Well that's not a fair comparison. Store to store. Restaurant to a mobile food truck. Come on man. As sleepy Joe would say. But then again it's California.
Exactly what Mario said. The video also said the food trucks only have to a county permit. I think people are missing the point that the food trucks have it easier as far as regulations and proper taxes no leaves etc. It's a legitimate gripe by the stationary/B&M's. But of course the hidden agenda is they don't like the added competition. That's just how it is. Use regulation by the government to get rid of your competition. I don't blame them. The city state and county regulates them to death as it is. Then you see these food trucks rolling in not having to deal with the same level of bureaucracy.
No permits, no rent....move them away from the restaurants that pay taxes, pay rent, have all their permits.
Try lowering your prices then
Sun shines for everyone. If your food is good and your business is clean and your service is fast you will have customers✨
How dare consumers have the right to choose how they want to spend their money
Yeah they are. These motor bricks. They pay for health permits, staff to clean the areas, rent, and these food trucks. Food trucks cut a huge part of restaurant profit and it can be unsanitary. I got diarrhea from food trucks last time
How in the hell do they pay for the food trucks? "These motor bricks" are you having a stroke or something?
Not all food trucks are nasty
Food trucks arent my thing cuz so many their prices are high & always get sick from food trucks. Food stands are ok but trucks hell no
Last I checked this was the land of the free!
Competition: the act or process of competing : RIVALRY: such as
a : the effort of two or more parties acting independently to secure the business of a third party by offering the most favorable terms
If the food trucks paid the same fees and charges that restaurants pay then this would be fair competition. But when food trucks pay next to nothing then this is very unfair.
@@AJ-aabbcc it’s the founder/ owners choice though!
@@AJ-aabbcc they aren’t a restaurant tho. Their es a truck 🤣. If I rented a house and sold ice cram out of my house of course id pay for the house and the property tax but a man with an ice cream cart and stroll on by any day.
@@AJ-aabbcc All the restaurants and their damn wait staff shouting “if you can’t afford to tip then don’t eat out!” now wanna cry lmaoooo.
Well I’m not eating out, imma walk by and grab my food from a food truck and carry on, sorry but I can’t afford to tip you 18%, 20 %, or 25%.
@@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN So you'll be happy if someone came with an ice cream cart infront of your home business after paying business registration, council fees, health and safety requirement fees, business insurance etc, and for a freehloader to pay nothing and start competing with you?
These brick and mortar gentrified Long Beach and pushed all locals out. Now locals found a different way to earn money and they are still bitter.
Some restaurants refuse to provide reservations and expect you to wait hours. No wonder food trucks are popular.
Right amount of food for right amount of money ... don't get mad because you sell celery sticks for $5 each
And to add more insult to injury the food truck workers are usually nicer than the restaurant workers
@@beeeazy9818 but don't worry once trucks become top sellers the portion of the food goes down so get it well it last , that's the way of business in America 🇺🇸
@@smilehappy3112 You're not lying, where there's money to be made there's somebody who wants a piece
@@beeeazy9818 it's sad but only we can make it better but it's the same WE that fucks everyone at the end when we find a opportunity
Lmaoooo
The only problem I have with the food trucks is they regularly park blocking through lanes and disrupt traffic.
Are the food trucks mad that they are taking business away from each other? That's a silly though and just as silly for restaurants to think that this is the case.
Watch the video or are you off a fake perc?
@@dappingup2895 Maybe improve your critical thinking skills and reading comprehension. His question was rhetorical and used as a set up for his argument.
@@Tastefuls I knew that but didn’t give a single fuck
Perc 30 for you my friend 🤌🏻
A lot of restaurants serve attitude, gotten worse America no longer the same, 2 he wait for a table, ha, ha,!
It's horrible. The food is delicious. The restaurant are jealous and their food is not good enough. The restaurant are just jealous
Lol it’s called the free market! Gotta love it when the little guy is outclassing the huge corporate franchises. I support the food trucks 💯!
It’s nice. Get food sit outside on the grass and watch the sun set. Food trucks are one of the best things there. My fam still eats at the restaurants. On the weekends there is usually a 45 min wait. They are always busy on weekends they need the food trucks there
don't hate the player hate the game
The restaurants are just mad that people don’t have to settle to whatever there is. Instead there’s options of what they can get depending their cravings. 💯
The worst Chilis and Outback I ever went to across that street there. Ain’t nobody eating there either
They’re jealous they have lower costs. This is the restaurants crying to the city of Long Beach to save them by kicking out the trucks
So business owners don't like capitalism now? 😂
I’m glad the news uses it’s power to brings people closer and not separate them or make them hate each other. Keep up the good work CBS.
@@michaelboultinghouse1478 I have to be careful if I insult the news or they may remove it. So it's all sarcastic.
@@michaelboultinghouse1478 you have passion.. nothing to be sorry about.
Location is key. Those restaurants pay high rents for the location where as those food trucks get free rent for prime location. Hard for restaurants to compete with food trucks. Food trucks are more profitable than brick and mortar restaurants. This situation is good for the consumer, bad for the restaurants.
The quality of food that some of these "restaurants" are serving the paying customers maybe they should go under.
I can appreciate that but it's not just the location they are paying for. It's also the ability to have a full size kitchen, restrooms, dining area and so on. If they can't make enough money then they should face the reality that they may need to move or close their business. Customers shouldn't be compelled to eat there just to keep the restaurants afloat.
All the restaurants and their damn wait staff shouting “if you can’t afford to tip then don’t eat out!” now wanna cry lmaoooo.
Well I’m not eating out, I CANT AFFORD TO TIP AND NOT EATING OUT AS THEY’VE SAID. I would’ve never stepped foot into your restaurant and taking my money elsewhere . imma walk by and grab my food from a food truck and carry on, sorry but I can’t afford to tip you 18%, 20 %, or 25%.
Can’t be upset that people prefer eating at a food truck rather than your restaurant. Possibly the food tastes better or the prices are lower 🤷🏾♀️
It’s not competition unless the playing field is even. The restaurants invest a shit load of money to be there where food trucks don’t. It’s like a camper parking in front of your house. It’s a nuisance to them. The city should designate a spot for food trucks away from restaurants. The city will lose if the restaurant closes. Simple mathematical fact.
I bet people who go to the food trucks rudely use the restaurant's carparks... especially when the several food trucks they say go there take up all the street parking.
Last I checked most of the parking at the pike is paid parking.
Parking lot is paid for dummy
@@msdaus14 does that include the carpark in front of the restaurants? I doubt it.
All the restaurants and their damn wait staff shouting “if you can’t afford to tip then don’t eat out!” now wanna cry lmaoooo.
Well I’m not eating out, I CANT AFFORD TO TIP AND NOT EATING OUT AS THEY’VE SAID. I would’ve never stepped foot into your restaurant and taking my money elsewhere . imma walk by and grab my food from a food truck and carry on, sorry but I can’t afford to tip you 18%, 20 %, or 25%.
@@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN totally agree, you can eat wherever you like, that is your absolute right... however, the restaurants also have the right to their property and to whom may access it.
I see they’re paying the city in regards to running a meter constantly so what’s the issue with them parking where they are
There is no meters after 6 and on weekends. And you can only feed the meter for 2 hours. So technically they are only allowed to park for 2 hours. Pay the full price scavenger libre earles. Pay tax, pay rent, and open a restaurant.
Getting clients it’s easy, keeping them it’s hard
Food trucks probably more locally owned and operated than chiles, applebees, and outback. Sadly this is California and very pro corporation
Please food trucks in long beach lower your prices even more so that you take away all of the business from the scammy restaurants that treat ppl like trash
Sure, Let The Real Restaurants Close Down, Lay-Off Employees and Have Their Buildings Be Abandoned. When The Area Becomes A Wasteland, The Food Trucks Will Just Drive To Another Location. If People Love The Food Trucks Some Much, Then They Won’t Mind Driving To Another Area To Find Them.
Just the first word in a sentence needs to be capitalized.
@@shawnsg I Consider Each WORD To Be It’s Own Sentence.
@@PHN-2024 you can believe whatever you want, but that doesn't make it accurate.
All the restaurants and their damn wait staff shouting “if you can’t afford to tip then don’t eat out!” now wanna cry lmaoooo.
Well I’m not eating out, I CANT AFFORD TO TIP AND NOT EATING OUT AS THEY’VE SAID. I would’ve never stepped foot into your restaurant and taking my money elsewhere . imma walk by and grab my food from a food truck and carry on, sorry but I can’t afford to tip you 18%, 20 %, or 25%. 🤣
I feel for both but mostly restaurants owners..imagine paying your dues and expensive rent $5k plus a month and then a random truck parks across the street and takes some of ur business. Food trucks need to be regulated as far as where they can park that’s all. Prime real estate is expensive and dues have to be paid to get that.
Exactly! And it's also like a bait and switch type of them for the city. I'm pretty sure if they'd known there were going to be food trucks out there they would have reconsidered establishing themselves there or would have negotiated different terms.
This reminds me of uber vs taxi cabs. Cabs are heavily regulated while uber was permitted to operate without paying a cent. Very unfair in my opinion.
@@AJ-aabbcc yes and especially in most cities they have to purchase s medallion that can range in the high 6 figures. Recently the city of NY forgave some of their debt. It's a shame all of that money invested, life dacings. Then Uber and Lyft etc skirted that kind of investment and left many of them penniless
They aren't taking anyone's business. It doesn't belong to them.
The whole point of a food truck is that your overhead is lower but the trade off is you don't have the same infrastructure like a dining area.
@@shawnsg They are directly competing with them in some areas. The B&M's have pick up orders or things of the like. Also, if people who see the trucks, and initially were intending on going to a BM and then opted for the food trucks--that's costing them business.
Do the trucks pay property taxes? How about inspections? What about rent? Is it fair to building owners?
Why would they pay rent? They bought their food truck. Restaurants have dining areas, big kitchens, etc. That's why they pay rent.
My loyalty lies with the tastiest place. If you don't like the competition, be better.
People are not going to those restaurants because the food sucks and the prices are ridiculous!
I remember food trucks were called Roach Coaches back in the day, how sanitary are they? And do they get inspected by the health department once in awhile like restaurants do?
Maybe the restaruants weren't not leaking and dirty, nobody look for alternatives
Food truck is great but you can't just drive up to someone restaurant door step and do business there because there's policy to lease the space to operate business there.
They're not at their door.
@@plamoretti673 anyway they're overpriced for food trucks.
All the restaurants and their damn wait staff shouting “if you can’t afford to tip then don’t eat out!” now wanna cry lmaoooo.
Well I’m not eating out, I CANT AFFORD TO TIP AND NOT EATING OUT AS THEY’VE SAID. I would’ve never stepped foot into your restaurant and taking my money elsewhere . imma walk by and grab my food from a food truck and carry on, sorry but I can’t afford to tip you 18%, 20 %, or 25%.
@@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN tips is unlawful robbing.. once you walk out they say stupid mf only tips 3$.
That's right food truck owners are taking away business and it makes the city looked back and blocking street traffic I went by there with my son about a month ago and it looked pretty bad I told my son let's get out of here I couldn't believe my eyes long beach is becoming ghetto
"They are stealing our jobs" That's how you sound 🤣
@1zzy L yes indeed I don't mind them trying to make a living but they don't respect others around them also when you go and buy off of food trucks you don't have the slightest idea where there meat is coming from meat is very expensive now for them charging less they can't save thousands is they just feed any animal real good then kill it it can be dog meat someone might be eating
Becoming Ghetto..? Its been "ghetto" Long Beach is nicknamed the "Ghetto by the Sea.....
Good idea, doesn't sound like you are safe. Go hide, run. Teach your 'boy' to fear the dirty ghetto 😆😆😆😆
Hmmm.
It’s called greed. Those Karen’s and men Karen’s.
They need to be paying rent, the same as the restaurants. Not just feed the meter.
How nasty does your restaurant have to be for customers to choose a roach wagon over a sit down restaurant. I mean it's a self own.
I think there should be regulation of how many food trucks could stay there.
Naw, I like the ability to have choices there. The pike is always packed, it’s a free market. It would be annoying if there were 6 different burger trucks but that’s not the case. They park on ocean street in the spots and don’t leave grease in the streets so I don’t think they are hitting anything.
If you get rid of the food trucks people will just follow them. They’re not gonna settle for crappy restaurant food and crappy service.
Advice to any restaurant owners, make better food at a better price. That’s solid, free advice right there.
We discovered a food truck in San Diego that was serving Alpo dog food. Very common I'm sure here in CA. I will never eat anything from a "roach coach" again.
I think those restaurants are drinking too much….
HATERade lmao 🤣
Great food! Great eats! Reasonable prices! ♥️
So what they want is for people to settle for their Food and not have options, sounds like a monopoly.
Eh, ban them all. Hard working Americans paying their taxes and their dues... the brick and morter shall prevail. This is the United States not Anarchy.
It's because the restaurant prices are expensive and the servers expect tips. It's not rocket science. Lower the prices lower than food trucks and you'll get the customers.
It’s called competition and it’s always good for the consumer.
Those Restaurants just have horrible Food.
People are done with the expensive corporate awful food that's being offered the food trucks offer better food at a better rate...
I swear….it’s crazy how one week everyone is supporting these smaller business then next week the bigger businesses are complaining cause they are taking their business….um no, your food just sucks and it’s over priced! So sad, it’s all greed!
Lemme guess, the restaurants are going to complain to Daddy Goverment instead of coming up with a solution.
Business owners always complain. Help! There are too much homeless on our streets! Help! We're being taxed to much! Help! It's raining! Help! Food trucks are taking away our business! Stop listening to them!
Compete. Figure it out. Make your own food truck place outside your restaurant. Innovate