Sounds like an issue of enforcement. We need to empower our cities to inspect businesses and prosecute violators to the full extent of the law.

Not an issue inherently with ghost kitchens, more with the hellscape of capitalism we find ourselves in.

Dont buy shit wings

Donald Trump repealed regulations which would have prevented this kitchen from existing.

Never heard of this concept before, but I don't live in a city and I also prefer to go out to eat. When he mentioned these kinds of things are made by 'tech startups' that makes a lot of sense seeing how all the uber-eat addicts I know are tech people to begin with, heh. Realistically this sounds very cool and at the same time with typical tech schizo ideas, freaky. Would I love to have 50 types of ethnic food 5 miles from me for pickup? Hell yeah. Would I want them all owned by one soulless tech enterprise business? I guess that shouldn't matter if the food is good, but I feel like it does. Probably the most cringe thing is the gamer franchise food tbh



So it's basically just a new up and coming business model that the government is prepared to tackle? Sounds like everything in our current day and age of new goodies. For the question in the OP, I dunno. People like to pretend to be small-business friendly but I definitely know more junkies who prefer fast-food over going to the diner. Watching more of the video, I think we can expect laws to be passed placing some kind of limit/information disclosure or something, maybe in 5-10 years.

This post was edited by Jupe on Mar 13 2023 05:56am

they have been around for alot longer than recently, it just kinda isn't a story anyone cares about i guess

the fact that once the pandemic hit they skyrocketed with little to no competition is actually scary

Asked my boys if they know anything about this and I got some funny responses. My one pal did doordash for a few weeks and he told me him and another driver were both lost trying to pick up a 'mrbeast burger' because it kept pointing them to Friendly's. And they eventually figured out that Friendly's was the one who made the burger, heh. He said that the order was placed at a 'special restaurant' but it was in fact just a friendly's.
My other pal said that on grubhub a 3 new 'professional' looking restaurants popped up 2 miles from him at the same address, and before he ordered he drove over there to see them and it was a fucking ihop tried to get him to spend like $15 on some trash food.

This post was edited by Jupe on Mar 13 2023 02:27pm

I find it mildly unethical, but you know, that's just like my opinion man. I don't see any need to legislate when the buyer should be reasonably aware of what they're purchasing. Assuming you're not a tourist, don't you know the restaurants in your area? And if you are a tourist, shouldn't you have done your due diligence if you really wanted "fine" local cuisine?

Should be regulated ofc.

now, how exactly, do you think the buyer is going to be reasonably aware that the food they ordered isnt potentially contaminated with who the fuck else knows what that they could possibly be allergic to

your approach is all people should just not eat out if they wish not to potentially have an allergic reaction to food that under normal, legal circumstance would not have that happen?

not your finest addition to a conversation, not that you have any tbh...

How do restaurants navigate that issue today?