Re: [ba-poker] Chow

[Jeffrey Siegal <jbs(deleted the rest)>]

Nick Christenson wrote:
> Especially if you remove the Hustler, whose kitchen is an aberration
> IMHO due to the influence of the owner, it doesn't look so lopsided.
> I would guess that regional competition between the Bike and Commerce,
> economies of scale, and overall profit margin/competitive advantage
> combine to explain many of the differences.

Economies-of-scale seem like a pretty weak effect when it comes to the 
quality of restaurant food.  Beyond a certain minimum size, which seems 
pretty small, bigger generally means worse, not better.

There might be an indirect economy-of-scale effect though.  The LA card 
clubs are big enough that they might serve as destination venues to some 
small extent.  That is, people might actually go there to eat, drink, 
see shows, have meetings (?), etc.   By contrast, people go to Bay Area 
card clubs (with the arguable exception of the Garden City) exclusively 
to gamble, and in between bets they'll eat whatever grub happens to be 
served.