If you're planning to go for a quick bite to eat today, you might want to make plans to stay away from a few places. Not necessarily because of the qulity of the food, but rather the time it will take you to get your "fast food."
#4 - McDonald's on the Island -
These guys are struggling! Every they have a staff of about 3 people at night, who are running around like crazy trying to keep up. On the bright side, at least their ice cream machine usually works!
#3 - Steak N Shake
If you drive through Steak N Shake after 10pm (Which is when most people go) you might want to plan for longer than usual service. During a recent visit, they were down to one employee in the entire place!
#2 - Krystals
There is SOOOOO much wrong with Krystal's, other than their food. Krystals (By Ned's) is down to 2 employees at any given time. To make things worse, the US1 chain has decided to park EVERY SINGLE CAR in a space after they pay. This means that the cook has to cook each meal, and then run it out to people's cars, costing even more time. No lie, I've waited 30 minutes for 3 Krystals recently. The system there is completely screwed!
#1 - Dairy Queen
DQ's situation is so bad, they were actually forced to close due to a lack of employees.
The major issue in St. Augustine is that the cost of living is outrageous, due to factors like short term rentals, booming tourism, and a huge influx of wealthy people moving into the county. Seven-dollar-per-hour jobs cannot sustain anyone in this city today. Not even close!
If these establishments hope to staff their restaurants, they need to be offering at least $12/hr. Unfortunately, if they don't, they just won't be able to find anyone who thinks the job is worth it.
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