[jhynesrockmtn]

Owning a restaurant is frankly a *****. If you don't love it and don't have the scale to step away from the grind periodically, it will wear you out. My daughter has lived the life for 20+ years. She used to enjoy it, but any joy has evaporated. Work from home has hollowed out our downtown. It is now a ghost town devoid of office workers that used to come for lunches, happy hours and early dinner after work. Folks with no money and worse have filled the void. The more successful places are now in neighborhoods away from the downtown core.

Customers have also gotten more picky over the years and frankly tiresome. She often gets folks wanting to see her vegan menu. In an italian place where everything is flour, eggs, meat and butter. She does have a gluten free option on pizza dough and pasta. But still, if you are extra picky, stay home or find a place that caters to your needs and don't ***** and moan to the owner of a place that could care less about your "issues".