Just going elsewhere and getting family / friends to join you. Not only does that ensure that other businesses stay open but it also helps give off the atmosphere that people enjoy while dining out...which is to go where people are.
Personally, we eat out incredibly infrequently (mostly anniversary, birthdays, graduations etc.) so we're not the target for many groups (and we're certainly not keeping any specific area afloat) I've had a 5 Guys cheeseburger before and found it to be terribly overpriced and incredibly average.
If I MUST choose a place to have a burger at, I'll go with a steakhouse that uses a 1/3,1/3,1/3 ratio every time. The cost isn't that much more than one of these trendy "upscale" burger joints and the flavor and atmosphere is worlds better. I wouldn't eat inside the 5 guys because it felt like a hospital or school lunchroom.
I'm a one man show, even my dog up and quit on me recently from a brain tumor. I wish I had friends. I'm not after sympathy or anything but I lost everyone to the Branch Covidion sect or from my bitching about the jews too much. I have my best friend and that's all, I should be more grateful for one true friend than a bunch of fakes.
I'm certainly hated for who I am and definitely not loved for who I'm not.
Best burger I've ever had in my life was in Saguache County Colorado. They would grind up rib-eye steak into patties... seemed blasphemous to me but biting into that burger was heaven between two buns. They were a seasonal operation and I almost cried when they went under.
Grind your own out. 1/3rd Sirloin, 1/3rd 85/15 ground beef and 1/3rd pork. Once you start mixing your own ... after you do nearly everything eaten out will taste like cafeteria trash.
I am or will very soon. I'm starting over. I have zero children, no wife now and my dog just died. I make $500 a day when I feel like it, just paid off my truck and I don't pay rent let alone have a mortgage. I need to start swimming a mile or more each day again and eat better. I invite all recipes you have. I'm fortunate to have a best friend with a beautiful family who let me remodel my own little "tiny home" on their property.
I love showing my appreciation for them through improving their living, be it fixing stuff, completing projects or cooking a nutritious meal. I'm so happy I have these wonderful people who tolerate me while I rebuild (again).
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