Average Joe said:
Not 3-5 De Baca locations, 3-5 higher end restaurants. Republic, Christopher's, Casa Do Brasil. You could probably include Porters in there. I don't think any of them are hurting.
Edit: and yes, like any other restaurant, the food and service will both be big determining factors.
I can't speak for Christopher's as I've never been - but neither Republic nor Casa Do Brasil have such exacting dress codes either. Republic is usually one I do think of as a "dress up" place, but it isn't a requirement and I've seen folks dressed up like us, and others in shorts. *shrug*
And Casa Do Brasil is much more casual, I rarely see anyone dressed up there, and seen multiple large work groups and stuff there.
That's gonna be a big thing to me, especially since they say they will refuse you service. Seems like a lot of folks that come from out of town to game days and stuff go straight from the game to a pricey restaurant - really gonna turn away all that money?
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