MILWAUKEE, WI—Applauding the astute businessperson for seizing upon the market opportunity, sources confirmed Monday that a shrewd entrepreneur had opened a burrito place in the former site of a failed burrito place. “Well, it seems some enterprising go-getter saw that empty storefront where Taqueria Cinco de Mayo…
Totally agree. If the restaurant closed down due to lack of interest in that cuisine in the area, then it’s probably not a good idea to try again.
I’d say the same if the last one just had really bad food or made people sick; it’s hard to make people separate that from the physical location rather than brand. This happened to a Chinese place where I grew up. Health department shut one down, so someone opened a new one at the same location. It was really good and had a spotless health record, but most people assumed it would still have the same issues so it failed.
That would be a far smaller issue now with so many orders being through apps.
Good point. I think you’re right.