lonememe t1_j9c079v wrote on February 20, 2023 at 8:34 PM

Reply to comment by runawaycluetrain in TikTok video saves struggling Vietnamese pho restaurant by ssigea

https://www.westword.com/restaurants/domo-temporary-closure-13558800

That was the temporary closure. You can google the permanent one but the main article is behind a paywall.

runawaycluetrain t1_j9c15h7 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 8:40 PM

Thanks, I’m sorry that happened.. it never occurred to me that too much business could be a bad thing, but I suppose there were a lot of people there not for the food, but to video themselves.

limejuiceroyale t1_j9cvvyh wrote on February 21, 2023 at 12:11 AM

Why did they close though? I'm no tik tok fan but it sounds like they got a lot of business, were overwhelmed but couldn't they just limit the customer base? It kind of seems like the owner was just ready to retire. He could have kept it at 20 people or whatever he felt comfortable serving at a time

Catsdrinkingbeer t1_j9deb1z wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:32 AM

I think this is less, "tik tok made this close" and more, "this guy was clearly moving away from this part of his business and this excelerated the inevitable."

There's another westword article from September where its made a little more clear the owner was focused on other things. When it became more popular it probably made him realize where he wanted to prioritize his time.

Plenty of restaurants have exploded because of social media and most of them have not closed down because of it.