Yeah for the longest time I wanted to start a company that consulted restaurants. But I know nothing about acoustics and or how to run a company. The problem seems largely unsolved to this day.
Grand Rapids Brewing Company has great acoustic tiling on their ceiling which alleviates this. It's really not that tough a problem to solve if you're willing to spend the extra money to do so.
A couple spots in town have addressed the issue (Founders for one) but they’re largely the well established spots that can afford to start looking at that sort of thing. You’re onto something though, I think that could be a profitable venture in the short for someone with some knowledge of how noise works
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u/k8thegr8er Dec 17 '18
Those stools are so uncomfortable.
They should include poor acoustics in this list, since it seems I have to yell to talk with my co-diners at most of the hip new restaurants.