https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2_ruaqpOok
I made a video of a conversation in a new restaurant, Tokyo Sushi, at 22 North 3rd Street. This new restaurant is opened by the previous owner of Plum House, which was popular among Lafayette students. Through the conversation with him, we got to know the reason that why he decided to close Plum House and open a new restaurant. Obviously, the new location can attract more customers living in Easton, and the food resource is more available and fresh. However, according to the owner, Plum House experienced a great decline of customers, which leads to great loss, and they cannot afford the high rent on college hill. He also talked about the competition that comes from Lafayette College. As the college has their own Sushi Bar and global dishes of fried rice and noodles, less and less students go to Plum House. He also thinks that the college’s meal plan imposes restriction on students’ choice for other restaurants nearby. I’m surprised to hear his comments, and I think it reflects the competition and difficulties that a local foreign restaurant has to face.