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woodcuttersDaughter t1_iy062ct wrote

I first saw the Chipotle just the other day and felt disappointed and perplexed as to why someone thought the Strip needed such a thing.

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ChrisBegeman t1_iy0sw8t wrote

The Strip District is a regional tourist destination. I live out in Westmoreland County, so I don't go into the Strip often, but when I do, it seems like at least half the time I am going with friends or relatives, many of whom used to be from the Pittsburgh region. As a tourist draw, I could see a case for chain restaurants. They came for the shopping but want cheap and/or predicable food.

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woodcuttersDaughter t1_iy0uhq7 wrote

Is the local food not part of the tourist attraction? You can get Chipotle anywhere.

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ChrisBegeman t1_iy1otb2 wrote

I have had people from out of town want to go to Primanti's, Pamela's, and Deluca's because of seeing them on TV. Those seem to be the tourist attraction. The other restaurants are attractions for locals. I am sick of Primanti's personally.

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Jazzlike_Breadfruit9 t1_iy0tgjb wrote

Sucks to be the people eating at chipotle when they could be eating at Salem, Lucy’s or anywhere else.

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verdesquared4533 t1_iy52pz8 wrote

Except that Chipotle will be open when Salem's, Lucy's, most other places are closed.

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covertchipmunk t1_iy58y5g wrote

Salem's has pretty extensive hours, among other restaurants.

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ThorThe12th t1_iy19y1n wrote

Yeah this is a bad take that ignores how urban areas function. The strip is not Pittsburgh’s fasting growing neighborhood because of out of townies visiting on the weekend. Like all parts of any urban area, the city of Pittsburgh and strip district included, most of the economic activity is done by locals.

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ChrisBegeman t1_iy1psi9 wrote

Probably true. I work in the city out in the Bakery Square area, I don't live in the city. Oakland is the farthest west in Pittsburgh I like to get without a specific event, like a baseball game or show downtown. As someone that comes from out of town, I might over estimate the number of people who visit the Strip rather than are locals.

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ThorThe12th t1_iy1umir wrote

I think that’s fair. You’re not a bad guy by any means, we’re all biased in such a way. I live about a two minute walk from market district in Shadyside and probably do 1/2 of my groceries in the strip and visit weekly or biweekly. Definitely glad to see people spending their money here no matter if they are from down the street or out of town though.

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AirtimeAficionado t1_iy2xy06 wrote

It’s there, from Chipotle’s perspective, to serve the large and growing residential market in the Strip, currently around ~8,000 residents. I don’t think it was ever intended to be a draw for people, rather just there to serve the people that live there. That being said, it is still an uninspiring use of the space.

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