A top priority for Bethesda's venerable Tastee Diner during the lengthy construction of Marriott's relocated headquarters has been to broadcast it is still open amongst all the work and heavy equipment around it. Early on, Marriott provided a small sign to declare the diner was open during construction. On Thursday, the landmark business added a new banner reading, "Come in - We're open."
I bet the owner regrets playing hardball when Marriott was trying to buy it.
ReplyDeleteNo mention of the pandemic!?
ReplyDeleteI went recently for the first time since this all happened and it was empty. They cannot survive and yes, they are regretting they didn't sell when they had the chance.
ReplyDeleteI asked the owner if he’s glad he didn’t sell to Marriott now. He said hell yeah. It’s one of my personal goals for 2020 to have an in depth conversation with him about it.
ReplyDeleteThat's what he says publicly. That's a foolish thing to say anyway. I'm sure in private he feels very different about his decision.
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