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mojito · 08-27-2008, 01:49 PM

We have been in business only 21 months, and thank God we have been doing extrememly well!!! We recently added opening on Mondays as of August 4, 2008. And we have had increasing better Mondays since first trying it out. One reason for opening now 7 days a week is continuous demand by our guests, coupled with the knowledge that many people have off on Mondays; especially government workers. And we are located just 45 minutes outside of DC, in the burbs at the foothills of the Shenandoah mts.
I think the key to doing well in this tough time is offering something UNIQUE & DIFFERENT. No one wants the same old vanilla. We do pride ourselves as being the only authentic CUBAN/SPANISH restaurant in Virginia..We are a specialty destination restaurant, and frankly people actually travel up to 2 hours from bordering Maryland & Delaware to dine with us. Unbelieveable but true, considering gas prices...
My best advice is if you want to stay in business; is forget about competing with the next guy or big box restaurants and set yourself DIFFERENT from the rest. Make your restaurant a place where people "have to go". Offer something no one else has. Make thier experience an unforgettable one; one that they will shout out about positively!!!

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mojito Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: warrenton, VA Posts: 9 User Status: Offline	more hours... We have been in business only 21 months, and thank God we have been doing extrememly well!!! We recently added opening on Mondays as of August 4, 2008. And we have had increasing better Mondays since first trying it out. One reason for opening now 7 days a week is continuous demand by our guests, coupled with the knowledge that many people have off on Mondays; especially government workers. And we are located just 45 minutes outside of DC, in the burbs at the foothills of the Shenandoah mts. I think the key to doing well in this tough time is offering something UNIQUE & DIFFERENT. No one wants the same old vanilla. We do pride ourselves as being the only authentic CUBAN/SPANISH restaurant in Virginia..We are a specialty destination restaurant, and frankly people actually travel up to 2 hours from bordering Maryland & Delaware to dine with us. Unbelieveable but true, considering gas prices... My best advice is if you want to stay in business; is forget about competing with the next guy or big box restaurants and set yourself DIFFERENT from the rest. Make your restaurant a place where people "have to go". Offer something no one else has. Make thier experience an unforgettable one; one that they will shout out about positively!!! __________________ [SIZE="4"][/SIZE]