tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post6572372226621668967..comments2023-12-25T07:21:40.209+09:00Comments on The Seoul Patch: Smokin' Steve's Bar & GrillTuttlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06492955225793619768noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-16454157887742186982010-12-16T10:47:07.116+09:002010-12-16T10:47:07.116+09:00then there are the streets where they seemingly tr...then there are the streets where they seemingly try to open identical stores. Near my office is a block which has 4 or 5 garlic chicken stores, literally side-by-side. And they all seem to be doing well. You can visually see this in mild weather, when the diners from all the restaurants spilling out onto the spacious sidewalk. Very strange.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461699923609505432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-19426911616500293112010-12-14T02:12:29.312+09:002010-12-14T02:12:29.312+09:00Two words seem to escape most business owners: mar...Two words seem to escape most business owners: market research. Do you have something that isn't already 50 meters away? Do the people in the area need / want what you have to sell? If the answer to both is NOT yes, seriously reconsider...<br /><br />What I'd love to know is how much money is transferred from the small business owners to the land / property owners...Chris in South Koreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114300133329984235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-33527449216255115512010-12-13T08:40:28.318+09:002010-12-13T08:40:28.318+09:00what constantly surprises me is the persistence. i...what constantly surprises me is the persistence. i imagine the conversation going like this:<br />realtor: it is a mixed zone space. what are you looking to open here?<br />client: a cafe<br />reatltor: it is <i>perfect</i> for a cafe<br />client: what was it before?<br />realtor: a cafe<br />client: and before that<br />realtor: ummm...a cafe<br />client: and before that<br />realtor: well, to be honest, it has been 5 cafes in the last two years.<br />client: sold!kevin.thurstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063331459309666242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-22629570882549458382010-12-13T01:38:16.451+09:002010-12-13T01:38:16.451+09:00Bap & sul? That's rice and alcohol, right...Bap & sul? That's rice and alcohol, right? Sounds doomed, even Mexican donuts would be preferable. The latest in my officetel is the closing of the photo studio, which I never, ever even once saw anyone enter or exit, to be replaced by Bon Juk, which moved from two doors away in the same building. The old Bon Juk is now some kind of discount clothing place, the kind with racks and boxes spilling out onto the plaza in front, and loud speakers playing obnoxious music or the barker yammering away about the bargains to found within. <br /><br />This is why they don't have guns in this country: three bullets and I could fix this situation.Tuttlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06492955225793619768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-257886008160694452010-12-13T00:30:47.510+09:002010-12-13T00:30:47.510+09:00It's amazing the turnover of restaurants/busin...It's amazing the turnover of restaurants/businesses around here. they pop up, last a few months or a year, and they're gone again. Some of them are surprising, but others just have terrible buisness ideas, for example the "Mexican Donuts" that opened near me. Of course, maybe if they had had good coffee they could have attracted some clients, but with their burnt coffee and a name like mexican donuts, really, who's gona go? It lasted maybe 4 months. <br /><br />Now there's a new place opened on one of the tiny backstreets near my house. It's supposed to be a bar, I guess (it's called 밥&술) but it looks like a poorly decorated cafe with stark white walls with some flower trim and blindly bright florescent lights. How can that compete with the new chicken and beer place that opened across the alley with dimly lit lights and faux wood on the walls. That's the way a pub should look like. <br /><br />Anyway, I guess it's probably similar at home, but living in the suburbs doesn't allow me to walk past the same establishments and examine each place on a daily basis like I do now, so I wouldn't know.조안나https://www.blogger.com/profile/18436544214416169575noreply@blogger.com