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thereandfatagain t1_j5yw27m wrote

Fet Fisk sounds delicious but they also have a gofundme which is one of the trashiest ways to crowdfund your restaurant.

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PGHxplant t1_j5z6hyc wrote

I'm still looking forward to trying their food again, but this rubbed me the wrong way a bit too. A similarly hip restaurant that recently opened used a microfinance campaign that seemed much more appropriate for a for-profit business. However, if someone wants to essentially tip them in advance, that's their prerogative.

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thereandfatagain t1_j5z7s6g wrote

I’m with you 412% if I see someone using Honeycomb or other crowdsourcing stuff to help run or start their business I’m all about it. I can’t wait to try EYV later this week for that exact reason!

Using the same platform people have to use to beg for help with medical bills for extra cash while opening your boujee restaurant is quintessential trashy.

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PGHxplant t1_j5z8sig wrote

EYV was exactly who I was referring to! I haven't been to their brick and mortar location yet, but their pop-up at Station we went to was really excellent. I think they're still BYOB and waiting longer than they expected for their liquor license, which has definitely not been good for business. (Something is jacked up with the county--Back to the Foodture is waiting longer than anticipated as well.)

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atree496 t1_j5zawmo wrote

It takes about a year or longer for license

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lienotm t1_j6088uu wrote

What's next? Gofundme hardware store?

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Augusta2001 t1_j60luas wrote

I am equally predisposed to shaking my head at unnecessary crowdfunding, but I read the description for the fet Fisk one and it’s pretty thorough and addresses most of the issues people would be wary about. It’s a solid, thoughtful plan.

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spectraphysics t1_j618zax wrote

Apteka started with a crowd funding campaign too.

Update to say that before they opened Apteka, Tomasz and Kate started this all with these awesome all you can eat pierogi vs (some other cuisine) nights (starting back around 2008 maybe?) that eventually settled at the community centre on Main St. They were so popular there were always lines out the door. IIRC they bought the building that is now Apteka but they did the crowdfunding for the renovations since it was not configured as a restaurant before. Stop the downvotes and hate here guys. They were really scraping together and had built a lot of support with a loyal community for years before Apteka.

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quakergoats_ t1_j62cj83 wrote

Well that's pretty gross. Tomasz has $$$

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spectraphysics t1_j6336vg wrote

Don't dis him. Please read my updated post for some background I added.

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quakergoats_ t1_j633ulb wrote

The background you added doesn't change the fact that Tomasz could've paid for those renovations out of pocket without breaking a sweat, and instead chose to crowdfund.

Anyhow, pointing out that he has money isn't much of a 'dis'. If you really want to hear folks dis him, you should talk to some of his former employees & partners (business and otherwise)!

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Jazzlike_Breadfruit9 t1_j5ywtbl wrote

If you don’t want to donate you don’t have you. Don’t have to be a jagoff about how someone wants to raise funds.

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thereandfatagain t1_j5yxtpq wrote

A white dude gofundme-ing a fancy restaurant in a working class Pittsburgh neighborhood is giving major Seussian vibes but hey I’m just some jagoff!

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Pennsylvasia t1_j5z17w0 wrote

Agreed about the crowdfunding campaigns for restaurants, or retail, or shady animal cafes that usually foreshadow issues later. But, I'm not sure a fancy restaurant would be really out of place in Bloomfield, or that it's necessarily a working-class neighborhood anymore. Plus, 1/3 of this team is a brown guy and another 1/3 is a white woman, so while I take any opportunity I can to promote Kevin Sousa for the Mt. Rushmore of Shitty Pittsburghers, I don't think his race or gender matter here (especially since working class neighborhoods in Pittsburgh were historically populated by white guys and families).

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Cryptic_Skies t1_j5z4663 wrote

we dont get along but i agree with you on this one. this sub tore the owners of the potential hiphop themed fried chicken restaurant in east liberty when they tried to crowd-fund.

But this sub is fickle and the mods dont adhere to their own guidelines (look at all the sports posts they allow).

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LostEnroute t1_j5zw3sk wrote

The people who already opened Muddy Waters were trying to do a GoFundMe for what is now Bird on the Run? I don't remember that.

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Cryptic_Skies t1_j60a6c1 wrote

I believe it was the coop people. I remember the outrage over the crowdfunding request and the cultural appropriation, more than the restauranteur.

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LostEnroute t1_j60fh8z wrote

I was just curious because I don't remember any GoFundMe + Chicken spot.

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