44% of restaurant owners in Washington, DC fear they may have to close in 2025
Forty-four percent of full-service casual restaurants that operate in Washington, D.C., reported shutting their doors was "very" or "somewhat likely" in 2025, a Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) survey indicated.
Local media outlet WJLA reported on the survey, conducted among 217 restaurants in the D.C.-area from Jan. 24 to Feb. 11, and published a RAMW document detailing its findings.