It can be — for a concept built for the district rather than dropped into it. The footfall is real, but it is shared across one of the densest dining maps in the city, so an undifferentiated room ends up competing on price alone. Answer the six questions of the pressure test, and price the model at the district's actual ticket, before anything is signed.
From Why Some Restaurants Struggle in Karama — Even When the Area Is Full of Diners — the full reading, with the method behind this answer.