Paymon’s Fresh Kitchen and Lounge spent the years after COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns fighting with persistent high inflation.
Sales went up for the Mediterranean restaurant in west Las Vegas by nearly 3 percent – but food and labor costs went up more than 50 percent.
But 2025, so far, has been a different story.
“People are coming out and spending money kind of like they used to,” said Jeff Ecker, the restaurant’s director of operations. “It’s similar to the same patterns as before we got hit with the terrible inflation of the last few years. “
A new economic sentiment survey paints a mixed picture on how small business owners are thinking and feeling about the future.
