FC/OT: Are U Hungry, home of the ‘Fat B*tch’ sandwich, to close after 19 years in SC…

[Midnighter]

Restaurant business is a mess right now. DC is struggling with the passage of 'I-82' which mandates restaurants pay employees a higher hourly wage and to compensate them for the difference between the wage and tips to equal the standard hourly wage in DC, and to increase the minimum wage for all workers to the full minimum for DC by 2027. Restaurants are in turn passing this additional cost to customers directly as a 'service charge'. I think there is momentum with many states to move to pay higher wages and restaurant owners are just passing the bill to customers, who in turn deduct the fee from tips. Wonder how long this will last....?

Are U Hungry to close after 19 years

Are U Hungry, best known for its “Fat Sandwich,” announced it will be closing its doors on Feb. 26.

www.psucollegian.com

 

[GrimReaper]

Restaurant business is a mess right now. DC is struggling with the passage of 'I-82' which mandates restaurants pay employees a higher hourly wage and to compensate them for the difference between the wage and tips to equal the standard hourly wage in DC, and to increase the minimum wage for all workers to the full minimum for DC by 2027. Restaurants are in turn passing this additional cost to customers directly as a 'service charge'. I think there is momentum with many states to move to pay higher wages and restaurant owners are just passing the bill to customers, who in turn deduct the fee from tips. Wonder how long this will last....?

Are U Hungry to close after 19 years

Are U Hungry, best known for its “Fat Sandwich,” announced it will be closing its doors on Feb. 26.

www.psucollegian.com

A poor imitation of R U Hungry. Good riddance.

 

[manatree]

I'd kick my mom in the shins if La Bamba were to return to town.

 

[ODShowtime]

I'd kick my mom in the shins if La Bamba were to return to town.

I haven't had mexican food that tasted like that since. It was unique.

 

[Midnighter]

I haven't had mexican food that tasted like that since. It was unique.

Same. Until I went to California (Carlsbad).

 

[ODShowtime]

Same. Until I went to California (Carlsbad).

It's definitely not like anything I've had in AZ. Haven't been to CA in many years.

The food scene in Tampa is brutal right now. SAME SAME SAME SAME SAME CLOSED CLOSED SAME CLOSED

 

[manatree]

I'd kick my mom in the shins if La Bamba were to return to town.

It looks like they still have eight locations.

https://labambaburritos.com/

 

[PSU Mike]

They started out here (Champaign & Chicago).

 

[ODShowtime]

I'm pretty sure we had this whole conversation before, me lamenting LaBamba's demise, and someone saying they're still around somewhere. Either way it makes me feel good to know they're still operating.

 

[BobPSU92]

They started out here (Champaign & Chicago).

I remember La Bamba in Champaign when I was there for graduate school in the ’90s. Good eats.