[ceeplusplus]

Just means the restaurant wasn't very good to begin with. Chipotle, McD's, etc. have all raised prices nationally, and they operate in what has to be the most price sensitive market possible. I know the good restaurants in my area have doubled prices and people keep coming because they're the best.

Rising prices differentiate the good businesses from the bad.

[leereeves]

> Just means the restaurant wasn't very good to begin with.

Or that the local market won't support higher prices. Some communities just don't have the disposable income to spare.

And even McDonalds is closing stores:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/256040/mcdonalds-restaur...

[catchnear4321]

You are talking about a fundamentally different situation than the article, and than a lot of areas face. “The good restaurants in my area.” That implies a much larger selection than the typical small town, where there’s likely a McD’s but not a chipotle.

And as was already stated, the buying power in these towns tends to also be lower, maybe fluctuating due to tourists but nowhere near a city’s average. Your “people keep coming” and “doubled prices”comment suggests a much higher level of disposable income.

And throwing out corporate chains as part of this? The franchises are just tiny pieces of the whole. There’s a whole massive machine watching each limb, supplying it, and sometimes amputating it. Which, yet again, compare that to a mom and pop, it is nowhere near the same.

If you haven’t been to a small town, you should visit a few. Your disposable income would be welcome in a lot of great restaurants that are still struggling. A lot of not so great ones as well.