Quote Originally Posted by gnome View Post
I think the issue is not whether the girls at Checker are fighting a new restaurant, it is because the Dago Joes isn't paying property taxes to rent the parking space. Hence the Checker is behind the 8-ball price wise because they have to factor in a ton of city taxes that aren't paid by the Dago Joe's guy from Clinton Township.
But they also have the advantage of having a building with walls and a roof [[so they can stay open year-round in all weather), a liquor license, and presumably a more sophisticated kitchen. Nobody is stopping them from starting their own food truck if they think food trucks are inherently a better business model.