The Dark Side Of Being A Restaurant Owner

Lean on me….when your not strong……….and I’ll be your friend…….I’ll help you carry on……for it won’t be long til I’m gunna need…..somebody to lean on :) :) :) I think that’s how it goes not sure but love the vlogs and LOVE YALL BROTHA😇🦋🐳the grind is real no doubt but to much is given MUCH is required and God has given you SOOO many gifts 😎💡⏳thanks for always doing more then expected

Wow that sucks bad for you. Guess being the owner kinda puts you in a no win situation.

Louis and I are so appreciative to you for your food and your FRIENDSHIP!! Keep kicking ass!!

If it was easy everyone would be doing it your doing great keep up the good work

The sacrifices are kind of like our military families, i was away a lot when my kids were young. Good news Kosta’s the hard work WILL pay off and one day you’ll reap the rewards with less sacrifice. God Bless….

I hear you brother. I owned my own IT services businesses for a total of 17 years before I moved to the vendor side. I will go back and work for myself again at some point though.

Great story, Kostas.

Dude. This was eye-opening and makes me appreciate my local restaurants all the more. I guess one of the motivators is that you have to love it, huh? Good on you, dude!

The Onassis hoodie is so cool. I love it!

The restaurant game is insane. The work you guys put in. 😱 This is a really insightful video.
Side note - the shots you have got in here are so beautiful. The fire shot and the cocktail! Love!!!
How are you doing allllll this work and making a daily vlog? Are you even sleeping?!

It's a great video, bro. Your hard work will pay off eventually.🙏 Kudos to you, Kostas! Keep going. 👊💯

I appreciate this very much, I have started my own food business after being in the industry for almost the last decade and this is such a good piece of relevant information. Cheers!

Valuable info. Thanks.

So incredibly true. It's an uphill battle each and every day, shift, plate or glass. But one that is full of so many great moments and amazing people. Cheers!

As somebody who want to eventually wants to own a restaurant, I really appreciate people who show both sides of the business.

I just opened my first restaurant yesterday. Salute to all business owner

I’m getting ready to start my own restaurant I’m scared but also convinced this Is what I want thanks for sharing ❤

Been running my restaurant for over 3 years and I’m right along with you ! Having my first child in January and my manager put in her two weeks this week. It’s tough and it’s not for the week. My contract is up with option to extend another 5 years I’m 1.5 years and I’m not sure what I want . Anyways I hear you ❤

Thank you ❤️ for this insight as we on the journey on opening our 50's diner and like you I've been in the business for over 35 years and this will be new to me

Thanks for sharing your perspective! I’ll be buying a local restaurant in less than a month and I’m so scared of some of those things you mentioned, but I’m very excited for the other positive things you mentioned!

As a chef myself. To be owner and operator you must be built different and be able to handle the demand. If you thrive on high demand and can excel in the chaos one will succeed.

Thank You, I’m not ready But I’m Ready ❤

Appreciate the transparency. I usually tell people I like- unless they’re passionate about F&B, don’t do it. People I don’t care for- I tell them “good luck” :)

Recently I was looking in to opening a ghost kitchen. At the end of the day I have learned that you still have to work 80 hours/week to make a decent living wage. Its a lot of work and in food industry you have to love what you are doing as a business owner.
Thank you for your honesty! 👍 Cheers.

thank you for sharing you hit it right on we’ve been in business for 50 years No one understands what we go through family friends missing out on many gatherings, but this is what we do. Thanks.

Mom and Pop shops are a dying breed because of these reasons. On the flip side why do chain restaurants excel when they have all the same problems? Its called systems, most locally owned restaurants don't know how to build and implement the right systems. This guy needs to remove himself from the business and look at opening a couple more locations, the profits generated from 3 locations vs 1 will give him the stability he needs and remove a lot of stress. Only the right systems will allow him to do this (it takes a ton more work). I've been there, I know how hard it is, I left the industry after being burnt out, but I learned from it, came back proved the system works and never looked back. Good luck to you Kostas!

I have my restaurant in jamaica 🇯🇲 and I’m about open a additional part and I’m telling all the hardships he talked about is true don’t get into it unless you are ready for some major sacrifice. But I don’t know something keeps me pushing maybe I’m crazy

Thats most chefs smoke and are divorced and have gambling habbits its so stressful

Born into the restaurant industry myself. Now a proud owner 3 year old restaurant. I feel tired and burnt out but I have so much more in the tank. It’s not meant for a lot of people but I actually enjoy it at times. Mix emotions but I know I’m meant for this grind. Just opened my second shop!!!

Thank you for your content btw!

Restaurant business is one of the toughest business to run

Owning a business is like a 3rd member in the marraige that you cant take a break from.

You are basically married to the business

too many blks is always a problem

So so true, even though we don’t own restaurants anymore, we do serve 950 Chinese restaurants; the toll, the grinding, many see their restaurants as the only option of survival, feeling enslaved to it.