• Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      And if it’s a front the food might still be awesome because it’s some rando doing their home cooking to cosplay as a restaurant worker

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      Does this pretty much imply that if it looks shady and stays in business, but the food is shite, then then business is a front for money laundering or other criminal activities? Because there is this absolutely trash Mexican place near where I live and it’s always dead (no business) and the food is suspiciously bad like “the refried beans are dry and look like they’ve been sitting out for days” kind of bad. And this place has been “in business” for like 15 years.

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        It could also be a hobby business to keep someone’s spouse/family busy and out of the house.

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        There’s a Bosnian place right next to an amazing Mexican place we like to go to. The Bosnian place always has people coming and going, but never staying for more than 5 minutes, and never walking out with food in hand. I’m pretty sure it’s a front.

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        Yes. Otherwise there wouldn’t be any point in keeping it open.

        Restaurants have notoriously thin margins, so to stay in business 15 years, something shady is happening most likely.