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  1. Monty44

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    Oh lets see now!! One comes to mind, "taco tyio" just up the street from garcia's!! Next to bob's liquor! 90% foreigners! If fact, when my wife & I go there she and fellow patrons wives, are the only locals I ever see in there!! A few times driving by there are locals sitting outside drinking, but that is really a minority!!
    If you have not been there b/4, they have american soft taco's and a burritos, that has lots of things in it!! Moderately priced and very good tasting!!
    The owner is "low" !! But he has philippine kitchen help & waitresses!! His wife is usually behind the bar! Big screen tv with lots of american sports!!
    I hope that helps & it does help him out also!! He does a good job & keeps it clean also!!

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  2. Rye83

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    Let's see, I get called an idiot by owner of Garcia's who has refused to pay a debt that is well over a year old.....
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    I presented this exact question to the owner about a week and a half ago via FB. The response I received was, and I quote:
    :o o: So Pat, I guess the answer is "no it's not closed"....and only an idiot would think it's closed because:
    1. the doors are locked all day/all night
    2. there are no customers present
    3. there are no employees present
    4. there is no management present
    5. there is no owner present
    6. there are no motorcycles or cars ever parked outside
    7. people have witnessed the kitchen equipment being loaded up and put on trucks
    8. and the landlord has contacted people who had previously shown interest in renting the place to tell them about the lot being open for lease again
    How silly of me! I see now how stupid it was of me to assume that a business had been closed with only the information stated above available. There must be some other explanation for these observations that are just beyond my feeble mind's understanding. Clearly I should wait for a public announcement over print, radio and television from the owner and a public announcement from the Mayor of Dumaguete before making such ignorant, wild and grossly irresponsible assumptions. :meh:

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  4. Rye83

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    It is almost always more profitable and less stressful to focus on the local crowd than expats. Expats are far harder and more expensive to cater to than locals (we complain more and expect higher quality of food). Why spend extra time and effort making a group happy that comes in smaller numbers and basically spends the same amount as locals? Look around at the customers at almost any restaurant in town and it becomes very obvious who you should be focused on attracting. Locals have the money and influence here and have more friends/family to tell about a place they like.
     
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    Rye83, Dec 15, 2015
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  5. filmguy

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    when it comes to Garcias it makes you wonder How a guy can have a business and run it when he can't even answer a simple question with an explanation. Also Garcias wasn't very succeseful when the last owner ran it. He was not well liked and the one thing in Dumaguete is you better have the support of the community or you will fail. He did not have that support.
     
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    filmguy, Jan 8, 2016
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  6. Canadianized

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    I can't tell how many times I have drank in bars in Dumaguete or the number of beers I have drank. It has been very rare in my case where things turn ugly. Most guys get happy when they drink. There is the odd one who is miserable to begin with and just gets more miserable when drinking. Taco Tayo run by Lo is great little place to eat and drink some of the coldest beer in town. Their Mexican dishes are to die for. They come with salsa, sour cream and jalapenos. The staff are all great. If you are into sports and American football they have a live feed that gets all the sports you want.
     
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    Canadianized, Dec 21, 2015
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  7. Mogo51

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    You are most certainly right about that, it is far too hard 'bar ownership' can speak from experience in Pattaya and would think it is no different there.
     
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    Mogo51, Dec 21, 2015
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