Will the Restaurant Noise Wars Subside Anytime Soon?

The restaurant business is double-tough. TV chef trends, pricing expectations, sourcing problems and staffing merry-go-rounds – not to mention the incredibly late-night hours – could make even the most-seasoned retail business owners cry on occasion.The increasingly common negative social media reviews of great restaurants (based on one customer’s alcohol intake) are maddening, and word-of-mouth recommendations have become “word-of-texting” fickleness. What once had a business science behind it has now doubled the complexity of operating a restaurant, thanks to the advent of the digital world. 

The Danger of 'Unwanted Sound'Into the mix of difficult-to-deal-with items that affect the bottom line of every restaurant comes a trend that seems to have snuck up on everyone – restaurant loudness wars. The youth movement in promoting rock-concert-like dining environments has caused a backlash among older food enthusiasts – a group that has been the core constituency of…