"It's hard to swallow, because I really think if we could plop what we've all accomplished right now at this point in time into different, pre-pandemic times, or honestly into a different city at this point in time, I think we'd be looking at a different landscape," Dennig said. "But from the restaurant community that we're in in Oakland, it's clear that things are really hard right now."
"The frequency with which regulars come in is more spread out, and that is a product of inflation and prices going up everywhere, and income decreasing, and all of that combined means that it's harder to go out at a place like Daytrip as often," Dennig said.
Daytrip itself saw a 20% decline in revenue from July to November 2024 when compared to last year. In the past year, multiple well-known, buzzy Oakland restaurants...have closed, while many others struggle to stay afloat.
One of Daytrip's core values is promoting pay equity in the restaurant industry, so the restaurant charges a 20% service fee that is split evenly among all non-managing staff.
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