Although they had hoped to get away for a week end, they scaled back their plans and limited the celebration to a nice dinner out. Even meals at home have changed, Wehrle said. Although the Wehrles are cutting back on their recreational spending, many area restaurants haven t had a decline in the number of customers. I don t see any slowdown in customer count. He said the Avanti s restaurants generally serve fewer customers this time of year.
People usually tighten their belts a little bit.
Michelle Kahn is the manager and owner of Basta Mongiare Italian Cuisine. We re very happy. Cheryl Comfort, manager of Jim s Steak House downtown, said her restaurant is in the same position. A lot of our business depends on the conventions and a lot of busi ness dinners through Caterpillar. Comfort said the restaurant did less business in December, when snowy weather kept potential customers homebound.