{"id":7258,"date":"2017-11-16T22:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T05:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7258"},"modified":"2020-07-03T04:09:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T04:09:10","slug":"all-stapleton-restaurants-simultaneously-put-each-other-out-of-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7258","title":{"rendered":"All Stapleton Restaurants Simultaneously Put Each Other Out of Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Within the last 18 months, great restaurants have opened in Northfield, The Stanley, and the Eastbridge Town Center. Most of these places have received tremendous reviews from Stapleton residents and residents city-wide who have ventured east to try them. Prior to these restaurants opening, Stapleton already had some quality restaurants as well. The influx of options for residents has been great. \u201cIt used to be you always met your friends at the same one or two places,\u201d said local resident Shane Murphy. \u201cNow, it\u2019s an actual conversation as to where you should go to eat or have drinks. There are so many great options.\u201d Jaime Strassburg agrees. \u201cI guess it makes going out to dinner a little harder because of all the places you have to choose from,\u201d said Strassburg. \u201cBut, options are a good thing.\u201d Unfortunately, having so many terrific places to eat hasn\u2019t been all good for the restaurants. \u201cI think the same number or percentage of people continue to go out to eat,\u201d said a local restauranteur. \u201cStapleton is growing, but the number of restaurants has outgrown the demand. And, unfortunately, Stapleton still isn\u2019t getting a big draw from the rest of the city.\u201d This factored in with randomly, inaccurate bad reviews on social media put the restaurants in jeopardy of closing. \u201cThe numbers just weren\u2019t working out,\u201d said another local restauranteur. \u201cSo, we decided to shut our doors in Stapleton on November 7th. It was tough, but it was a business decision.\u201d Almost two dozen other locally owned, quality restaurants closed the same day, immediately causing home values to drop 8%. \u201cI didn\u2019t see this coming,\u201d said resident Adam Yagla. \u201cI didn\u2019t go out to eat very often, but I really enjoyed having the options. Really sucks.\u201d Jennifer Nielson also expressed remorse as she heard the news. \u201cJust horrible news,\u201d said Nielson. \u201cIt appears the chain restaurants made it through just fine, but not sure we will start regularly eating at Ihop.\u201d Residents are hoping new restaurants will slowly start to build up again. \u201cMaybe new, even better restaurants will take their place,\u201d said a wishful Scott Jones. Wishes rarely come true, however, so it looks like Stapleton residents will have to get comfortable eating at McDonalds and Red Lobster. Editor\u2019s Note: There are many great restaurants in Stapleton, and although it is not your job to keep them in business, there are things you can do to help. 1) Invite non-Stapleton friends to the hood and take them out to eat at one of these many fine establishments. 2) If you have one bad experience at a local spot, don\u2019t post it on social media. We all have different tastes, so if your friends ask you directly, tell them your opinion. But, you\u2019re not a food critic. The world doesn\u2019t need your opinion on cuisine. Keep your public opinions to politics and religion like the rest of us.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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