This summer's unrelenting heat has already been difficult for the restaurant industry, which is already struggling with labor shortages and higher prices.
Restaurants like La Hacienda de Los Barrios are experiencing a slump in business because of the unrelenting temperatures this summer.Louis Barrios likens the restaurant business to traversing a minefield.
Business is way down due to the relentless heat, Barrios said, describing near-empty patios at La Hacienda and Viola’s Ventanas, where he continues to pay musicians, whom he called “part of our restaurant family.” But once someone has waded through the heat to get to their car after work, he said, “they only have one thought, and that’s to get home out of the heat.”if demand exceeded supply on the state’s grid added yet another layer of concern. Dady said he called a quick Zoom meeting with staff to make sure each restaurant had a plan.
The heat, along with factors like rising utility bills and increased food prices, is leading some consumers to simply stay home, Williams Knight said. Meanwhile, restaurants are also dealing with higher utility and food costs, putting added pressure on already thin margins. Muñoz said San Antonio is faring well compared with other cities in Texas, and because the threat of rolling summer blackouts is so new, it hasn’t yet hit the national media in a way that could further hurt tourism.
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