When you boil it down, people go to a restaurant for one of two reasons: either because they’re hungry and the restaurant is nearby; or because they want a good meal, and they’re willing to take a detour. A restaurant will invest in one or the other: a good location or a good reputation. But there’s not much point in having both.  For a place with a good reputation, there’s no point in investing in a busy location because people would have been willing to take a detour anyway.   For a  place with lots of foot traffic, there’s no…

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