Greengrouch
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Or how to court investors. Hear me out a nautical themed sandwich shop called oceangate, signature sandwich a meatball sub(5 meatballs) called the titanic. I live in a port town so I think it’s a good idea
How much capital to start a sandwich shop
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Fangthane
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Ugh. Wish some enterprising individual would open a decent sandwich shop near me. I'd do unspeakable things for a Philly cheese steak or even a simple cheeseburger sub, which apparently don't seem to exist in this section of AZ. No one here even seems to know what a stromboli is. Best we get around here are little roadside stands selling Navajo burgers. Fuck, I miss the East Coast.
Sickofitall420247
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I would say at least a million. For your building then all of your equipment salaries etc.
PopAndSonGrows
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I LOVE the idea of spreading "regional" foods to different areas. I think taco trucks would be wildly popular in areas where you can't get good traditional tacos. .. and, i mean, they're not hard to make! Same with the stromboli; could you imagine a stromboli truck??!? --talk about doing unspeakable things
lol!
Greengrouch
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on the lower capital end maybe a submarine shaped food truck same theme/ and mean spirited sandwiches though
Fangthane
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I haven't had a stromboli, a GOOD pizza or any steak sandwiches since the last time I was in PA, about 4 years ago. "Fry bread" is the only regional food item I've found in this area that I don't hate. If someone around here would start making cheese steaks on fry bread, I'd be their customer for life.I LOVE the idea of spreading "regional" foods to different areas. I think taco trucks would be wildly popular in areas where you can't get good traditional tacos. .. and, i mean, they're not hard to make! Same with the stromboli; could you imagine a stromboli truck??!? --talk about doing unspeakable things
Constantly people setting up little stands along the road selling these things:
Killaki
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Stop. You're making me sad.
sandman83
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hah I saw those on a show with the wife and had to make some ourselves, delicious!
Coldnasty
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Do you have restaurant experience? From the ground up restaurant exp I mean? I am in this business and let me tell you it will eat you up if you don’t know what you’re doing….
Killaki
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Years ago I worked in food, for way too long and I can safely say it's my nightmare fuel. That and basically anything that requires consistent daily customer interactions. Yep just somewhere out of sight and out of mind, that's how I like to be.
tkufoS
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I've never had an east coast stromboli.. But have you tried the subs at Romanelli's (sp?) .. Its on 35th ave and Dunlap. Not sure what side of town your on.
Fangthane
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That's about 250 miles from me. My closest city is Gallup, NM, and the food there is only slightly less disappointing than it is here in my part of AZ.
Budzbuddha
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Sounds cool -
Implosion Tuna on wheat ( best seller
)
Davy Jones locker salad
Red October Spicy Sub
Meatball Overboard sub
Pirate Panini
Kraken sauce
Implosion Tuna on wheat ( best seller
)Davy Jones locker salad
Red October Spicy Sub
Meatball Overboard sub
Pirate Panini
Kraken sauce
Coldnasty
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People always ask me about opening a food truck, resto and I my answer is always the same. If you’re really serious understand that you will be there all of the time, rare to no vacations, working all the major holidays. However it is a great feeling to be self employed especially as an independent in such a competitive market. Good luck if you go for it!Years ago I worked in food, for way too long and I can safely say it's my nightmare fuel. That and basically anything that requires consistent daily customer interactions. Yep just somewhere out of sight and out of mind, that's how I like to be.
natureboygrower
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People romanticize running their own restaurants. Until they actually get down to the nitty-gritty of it. It's not all about social media pics of your plates, or your latest cocktail. And if you're seriously passionate about it, you will never find an employee that cares as much as you. So plan on doing everything that is important to you, yourself.
It's some of the hardest, dirtiest and at times, soul sucking work lol. Never again
Coldnasty
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Real talk, first to get there, last to leave lol. Also prepare for that to be your social life, after 12-14 hours at work of talking to people you just want to be alone and not talk at the end of the day lol.People romanticize running their own restaurants. Until they actually get down to the nitty-gritty of it. It's not all about social media pics of your plates, or your latest cocktail. And if you're seriously passionate about it, you will never find an employee that cares as much as you. So plan on doing everything that is important to you, yourself.
It's some of the hardest, dirtiest and at times, soul sucking work lol. Never again
tkufoS
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Sheesh! My condolences
Greengrouch
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I’ve worked a few lines and was in my high schools culinary program that included some college credits from cia(culinary school, not the intelligence agency, although they did try to recruit me on my way out the army) but no real business experience lol this was mostly just a stoned joke. I’m lazy and have a va disability check tf I wanna work for lmao