“You know an Asian restaurant is good if all Asians go there.”
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July 26, 2011 at 4:17 pm
Anonymous
Which restaurant is this post referring to?
July 26, 2011 at 4:44 pm
daryn
Now all you need to do is make sure you get the same thing that they get.
July 26, 2011 at 4:45 pm
daryn
now all you need to do is make sure that you get the same thing they get.
July 26, 2011 at 9:59 pm
kerokan
All Asians go to restaurant K. Observing this, whites also go to restaurant K. When K runs out of space, it moves into a bigger place.
July 27, 2011 at 9:28 am
Kelvin
Need to also consider the “hole in the wall” phenomenon.
Authentic taste is weighted higher in the Asian consumer’s utility function, while non-Asian consumer’s utility function may weigh higher on other things, like atmosphere.
Increase the entry cost to non-Asians with really shabby decor and less-than-usual cleanliness that are weighted less in the Asian utility function, and the restaurant can maintain the high Asian clientele.
July 27, 2011 at 9:28 am
Kelvin
Need to also consider the “hole in the wall” phenomenon.
Authentic taste is weighted higher in the Asian consumer’s utility function, while non-Asian consumer’s utility function may weigh higher on other things, like atmosphere.
Increase the entry cost to non-Asians with really shabby decor and less-than-usual cleanliness that are weighted less in the Asian utility function, and the restaurant can maintain the high Asian clientele.
July 28, 2011 at 9:54 am
k
Isn’t that true for all restaurants? I.e., if the restaurant claims to serve cuisine representative of region A, then if people of region A go there in large numbers, it’s usually a good sign.
Should I state the converse? This is, that if you don’t see the “natives” it’s a bad sign.
Further, it is sometimes said if you see Americans in a place, the food cannot be good. Although I think this is being cheeky.
July 29, 2011 at 7:50 am
Anonymous
What’s an Asian restaurant? What’s an Asian? If a lot of Chinese go to an India restaurant does it make it a good Asian restaurant?