# How you can tell a restaurant is about to die

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-you-can-tell-a-restaurant-is-about-to-die/698379>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 13, 2014, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-you-can-tell-a-restaurant-is-about-to-die/698379 "2014-09-13T11:56:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-you-can-tell-a-restaurant-is-about-to-die/698379/28 "2014-09-14T23:23:56Z")

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When its victual signs are absent?

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