At one point about three years ago, there were three Asian places in a two-block stretch of Magazine St. A couple of years ago, it seemed everyone wanted to open a small plates/wine bar. These days, we’re seeing way too many frozen yogurt spots all opening at about the same time. Remember right after Katrina when all the taquerias opened? It’s like watching a covey of quail dart first this way and then that across open ground — in unison but with no real thought about where everyone‘s going. We just know everyone’s going.
The burger boom seems like the latest one of these to come and go. I kind of feel bad for the proprietors of the still under construction Charcoal hamburger place at the corner of Jackson and Magazine. By the time they get it open, it'll be time to convert it to a jellied asparagus cafe or whatever the next thing is.
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