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DalTxHornFan

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  1. So far, no repercussions at Buda EDC. Main Street Buda is thriving. Not really sure why they needed to go all out on Valentina's. That is a big space. Something along the line of a food court like Liberty Hill's Main Street Social would make more sense. And guess what? That place is privately financed!
  2. I had a late lunch meeting there maybe two months ago. I was waiting in the parking lot and watched their provisioning at the back dock. No, it wasn't a Sysco truck, it was two minivans offloading plastic bags of food from HEB. I thought that it looked inefficient and thought that it might be a one off, but now I'm guessing that was the only company they could do business with by then.
  3. It is like a factoring arrangement. In a normal factoring arrangement, a company will sell specific existing customer accounts receivable and will immediately get cash from the lender, say 65% of the face value. What I have been seeing in some restaurant deals is that the borrower is selling future credit card collections for cash today. And the "lender" typically requires the store to use their credit card payment system, so that the "lender" has total control. Like I said, pretty much a doom loop when a company gets involved with a "lender" like that.
  4. I've investigated other failed restaurants. What some lenders do is to freely advance money with no collateral but take direct control of all future credit card receipts. They pretty much have you by the balls at that point. Doom loop.
  5. Armadillo closing was a big deal. The morning that I learned SRV had died was a real gut punch.
  6. Nicely done. What a Friday feast!
  7. Subscribed.
  8. Of course, Wally's was just the Dairy Queen back in my early Fine Trojan days. We had a friend that worked there who convinced us to never order one of those frosty's! Made of pretty nasty stuff.
  9. Top Notch and Conan's are still haunts that I go to with my now ancient HS friends. Go Trojans!
  10. I have a hunch that you are on to something there. Crazy that Buda EDC did that when there is already a pretty vibrant food and drink culture on Main Street.
  11. I get the whole idea of perfecting your craft and all that stuff. The truth is that there is likely way more money to be made from full bars than smoked brisket.
  12. I have some pretty close ties to a restaurant that for years only did 5-10 pm service 7 days a week. Then their demographics changed and they decided to add lunch service M-F and do full service 11-10 on Saturday and Sunday. It really changed their operations a bunch. Additional managers and employees. Not always easy to find people that can wave the flag as well the originals.
  13. Craft BBQ, full hours, and a full bar operation seems to be a difficult puzzle to solve. Valentina's has a great physical layout. Perhaps they need to add other foods to round things out?
  14. Postal Inspectors and (remarkably) Secret Service are very responsive to matters involving bank fraud. Way more interested than local District Attorneys.
  15. I drank free bourbon there one afternoon because they were short-staffed and didn't have anyone capable of operating the POS system. Not that I am complaining about that afternoon!
  16. Of course that is better than the la Barbecue employees losing their fingers.
  17. I had no inside knowledge, but knew that things were not working. It could be a really cool place.
  18. Valentina's in Buda is a work in progress. Great building and a full bar. Hope that they get their shit together.
  19. Nate's in Buda is a pretty cool bar. Inside and outside seating. Food delivery is available.
  20. Stay away from the US postal service for any payments by check. I handle business affairs for my church and we ended up moving our mail delivery from our physical address to a P.O. Box due to all of the mail theft and check-washing that we experienced.
  21. That may explain their demise.
  22. One of my frat brothers came in for a football game and ordered the habanero chili. It was a near-death experience.
  23. Bold move. Most of us just tried that to get a six-pack!
  24. https:// The Battle of Big Taco www.texasmonthly.com/food/torchys-velvet-taco-national-expansion/
  25. Don't forget that After Irth is moving from Lufkin! Downtown Dallas will seem absolutely buzzy in comparison.
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