No-Tomas???!
Not to sound like Jerry Seinfeld, but what’s the deal with Natomas? I was in the Del Paso/East Commerce Shopping center yesterday and it looked like a lot of the food court restaurants were closing or about to close…one said GRAND OPENING, which I think took over for a failed restaurant. I know the restaurant business is hard, so I’m wondering what they key to success is here…
What type of food court selection could be successful in Natomas (that doesn’t have the name Quizno’s or In-n-Out attahced to it)?!??! Do you think success will come to some of the small guys? Is the market just so overssturated that these small, non-chain restaurants will never turn a profit?
I think things will get better once new office spaces open, since theses places offer traditional lunchtime fare…but I’m not sure that’ll be enough.
Better Question…When is a Trader Joe’s coming to Natomas? It seems like the perfect suburbia haven for the company…lots of single-family homeowners, plenty of Type A yuppies to choose from…
There are good ‘food court’ type places in Natomas. Most of what was in that Safeway center was weak and overpriced with employees who didn’t seem to care. Go to the Raleys center and try the new Taqueria near the AAA store (not the one by Bella Bru), or the Roly Poly, or the Daphnes, or Pick Up Stix. All are good with helpful people and also vegetarian options. Last thing we need is another Quiznos/Subway. Ugh.
And I agree about Trader Joes. I have heard they are interested but that they are cautious and like established neighborhoods. But I don’t think they will ignore this markety for long.
Yeah, those were some good choice..La Fiesta Taqueria is also a midtown fave…I wonder if the Safeway center will rethink the food court idea and put something else in there…or keep on trying with new places.