Truth About Profits in Restaurants | Jorgie Ramos

Jorgie Ramos was always passionate about cooking but found great success in real estate. He built up his net worth to over 7 figures, but shortly after the 2008 crisis - he became homeless. Now, he runs Miami's favorite Vice City Pizza, Cebada Rooftop in Coral Gables, and has a new project coming to South Miami soon. Tune in to listen to his story about how he found the perfect opportunity, borrowed money to buy his first restaurant equipment at a deal, lessons from opening and shutting down a few restaurants, and the reality of the restaurant business. Enjoy! Jorgie Ramos: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jorgieramosofficial/ Kiko Suarez: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/querikoconkiko/ Eduardo Moya: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_moya/ Follow Us! - A Day in Miami: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adayinmiami/ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/20WEys6jxiliBCLoo9iSID ________________________ Produced by: Ben Schwede Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendzisan/ 0:00 Intro 1:02 Vice City Pizza and Their Pizzaboy 2:40 Dave Portnoy Visit 4:02 Growth During C*VID 6:05 New Oven Turned into Vice City Pizza 7:11 What Does It Take to Be a Chef? 9:43 Restaurants Are the Hardest Business 11:12 Chef vs Cook 12:38 Jorgie’s Story and Real Estate Career 13:58 2008 Crisis and Becoming Homeless 16:04 The Opportunity 18:10 First Restaurant 20:49 Life-Changing Family 23:52 New Projects in South Miami 24:48 Profit Margins in Restaurants 27:46 Issue with South Miami 29:16 The Most Stupid Order 30:29 Top Chefs List 32:49 Favorite Restaurant in Coral Gables 34:22 Outro