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California restaurant owner says tariffs, inflation leave him "barely breaking even"

California restaurant owner says tariffs, inflation leave him "barely breaking even"
business10/17/2025

The National Restaurant Association says menu prices for U.S. restaurants would need to increase by 30.3% just to maintain a thin profit margin of 5% under the current economic conditions.

Inglewood, California — One family's legacy, an Italian restaurant called Sunday Gravy that's been operating for decades, is now "barely breaking even," owner Sol Bashirian says, as tariffs and inflation are eating into its profits. "It's just the re... [2285 chars]