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So to summarize a long story:
1) Never go into the restaurant business anywhere because it's a complete b!tch, 24/7, endless headaches, with a high failure rate.
2) Never go into any business in Argentina because the corruption and bureaucracy are unbearable, to say nothing of the banking issues.
3) Never go into the restaurant business in Argentina (1 + 2 = 3).
Because I have a restaurant background and a business background, five or six times a year I get approached about some kind of food service idea. The list of reasons I don't want to do that sh!t goes on forever.
I do still remember the hooker I fucked in the bathroom at L'Alliance in Dec. 2010. I think her name was (for commercial purposes) Alejandra and somehow I lost my cell phone that night, but bought the only good weed I ever bought in Argentina. So all in all it was a good trade off.
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[QUOTE=TejanoLibre;433767]That is a very long story!
The chosen side of 9 de Julio and the chosen side of Cordoba, great landlords that did not over-charge and about 55 hotels in the area that would send about 200 clients a day to the resto right next to mine.
At the time it was the largest and best steak for the money by far, too cheap I guess. Lunch was a normal Argie-Foreigner crowd and at night the girls would come over and hang around and we'd all have dinner and drinks, etc.
It was too much fun and I did not come down here to have fun.
I just had no idea that I would have so many partners when I opened up. Nor did I have any idea about doing business in BA, specially the resto biz!
Municipalidad.
Ministerio de Trabajo.
Brigada.
Abogados de Mierda!
Make every night a Saturday night and there you have it!
Tell you some day in person.
I did meet over 1000 of the Boys from this board and continue to do so on a daily basis.
I'm thankful for that! Great Guys!
Uncle Bob, I think Monday will be 60 days without alcohol. Already 15 lbs lighter without hitting the gym yet.
Oh yeah, my old place is now a fucking "Subway!
Pushed the rent from 3 k to 14 k and now they want 20 k!
The new owner wants out!
He's fucked.
TL.
You can try to look up the old thread:
L'alliance Steak House.
Maybe it's still around.[/QUOTE]Such a shame! Having had a successful business closed due to those fucktardsSounds like it was popular too. I myself avoid the downtown, worked in the downtown for many years and I don't like it, it comes to my mind the ONLY time ever I was robbed in this city was on see. Pellegrini and Santa Fe, just a blick from the police station, I guess those were your old partners on Suipacha.