04/29/2026
Soooooo.....we're here! Let's talk about it! **This might be a little long** You've been warned 😅
We truly understand the frustrations and hesitation on supporting businesses when the price or value doesn't align with your well-being.
But just know this—when you support Twisted Plants, you’re not just buying food.
You’re holding down 16 team members… their families… their rent… their kids… their everyday life.
You’re supporting a husband and wife juggling three kids, a mortgage, car note, student loans, school fees, insurance, gas, lights… and the bills that somehow show up like clockwork and never miss a due date. Ever.
And the restaurant? Same story.
The bills. Don’t. Stop.
We typically increase our menu prices once a year. Some restaurants do it every quarter. Its not out of greed or to support some extravagant lifestyle. It's out of sheer necessity. Our operating costs increases every year. Rent, food, labor, insurance, trash/recycling, and the misc. expenses that's needed to function increases every year, sometimes twice. And don't even get us started on fkn equipment repairs! One breakdown can wipe out a good week. Just like that!
We try our best to mitigate raising prices. We believe our pricing is very on par with similar offerings from other establishments. We're constantly negotiating, sourcing smarter, pulling up to farmers markets, shopping locally and adjusting labor when possible.
Here's the flip side: The moment we cut labor to save a little? BOOM 💥 rush hits.
Tickets pile up. Wait times stretch. Now everybody frustrated.
We feel it. You feel it. Nobody wins.
Dont get it twisted, we love a great Monday or Tuesday lunch or dinner rush but it cut both ways.
At the end of the day, we have to accept something tough: we're not going to make everyone happy. Even if that was our sole mission. Whether it be our menu options or pricing someone will make the decision to no longer place an order with us. We wholeheartedly respect it.
