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I am starting to see why La Poubelle restaurant is just like the cult of Scientology.
Both rely on begging for and coercing
DONATIONS from customers to survive, for a simple reason:
Because both of their products are wildly overpriced poop
Here is a Yelp review that reveals all. . .

Los Angeles, CA
4/28/2023
Alors, it has finally lived down to its name. The Garbage.
The brussel sprouts are gone, the burgers are now mass produced flavourless nonsense, there are no more beers on tap but the tap is still sitting there, the fries are dry over-seasoned frozen crap, no ceramic plates are used, no sense of a French restaurant left, and certainly no feeling of a lively romantic neighbourhood hub anymore.
At least the TVs are gone, but an old (not French) film was being brightly and hugely projected onto the back wall with a big goofy watermark on it the whole time, on repeat. The Malin + Goetz soap dispenser in the loo is old, scuffed, dirty, and visibly refilled with that cheap bright pink nonsense with the strong forever-chemical scent. What did they use all their gofundme money for? Fattening the pockets of whatever careless hack is in charge now, no doubt.
A waste.
A waste..... basket.
La Poubelle.
SUMMARY: It's rather telling that while Scientology claims to have decades of wildly soaring graphs of non-stop expansion--the favorite restaurant and hang-out directly across the street from Celebrity Centre can't do enough business to keep its doors open. With such a flood of upstat, beautiful and rich celebrities, La Poubelle should be a veritable high-powered magnet for both Scientologists and wogs alike!
PRO TIP: To fix this bankrupt restaurant, the owner should ignore the
online customer reviews—because those are entheta. And customers
in the restaurant who natter about the food or service should be immediately be issued an non-enturbulation order. If the customer continues to black-pr the chef or wait-staff, they should be declared and kicked out of the restaurant. Once outside, if the customer refuses to sign an NDA the police should be called as well as a civil lawsuit being filed to collect their freeloader bill plus damages. If the restaurant's problems and insolvency continue after getting rid of all the SDs (Suppressive Diners) the owners should begin crazed fundraising so that the interior can be remodeled with
marble floors, after which they can re-open under the new name:
Le Bistro Idéale
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