[Normal]

Red Lobster closed many restaurants yesterday.
Many Red Lobster restaurants close across Central Florida, nationwide amid financial woes

I guess Tesla and Walmart aren’t the only ones.

[Rainger99]

Many of them are in Florida - including Leesburg

Altamonte Springs
Daytona Beach Shores
Gainesville
Hialeah
Jacksonville (Commerce Center Drive)
Jacksonville (Baymeadows Road)
Jacksonville (City Station Drive)
Kissimmee
Largo
Leesburg
Orlando (E. Colonial Dr.)
Orlando (W. Colonial Dr.)
Orlando (Golden Sky Lane)
Sanford
Tampa (East Busch Blvd.)
Tampa (Palm Pointe Dr.)

[Shipping up to Boston]

Originally Posted by Normal

Red Lobster closed many restaurants yesterday.
Many Red Lobster restaurants close across Central Florida, nationwide amid financial woes

I guess Tesla and Walmart aren’t the only ones.

I honestly never understood in states that have access to the ocean and fresh seafood.....why Red Lobster lasted this long in those areas.

[justjim]

Darden Restaurants sold Red Lobster in 2014. They saw the “hand writing on the wall”. Smart move on their part.

[Keefelane66]

No loss visited once not what I would call a good seafood restaurant. Having been to Seafood Shack in Leesburg and Essex Seafood House, Pierson Fl much better than Red Lobster.

[manaboutown]

Forty five years ago I had a seating issue with my wife and young children at a Red Lobster in Albuquerque, NM. I have been into one since.

[Stu from NYC]

Their cheese biscuits are outstanding. Never saw the point of going there just for them.

[Philipd411]

Originally Posted by Normal

Red Lobster closed many restaurants yesterday.
Many Red Lobster restaurants close across Central Florida, nationwide amid financial woes

I guess Tesla and Walmart aren’t the only ones.

I love Red Lobster

[Papa_lecki]

They are filing for bankruptcy.

Won’t be the last restaurant chains

[AMB444]

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston

I honestly never understood in states that have access to the ocean and fresh seafood.....why Red Lobster lasted this long in those areas.

Yeah, it's weird but people get familiar with brands and stick with it even when there are better quality products elsewhere.

[MrChip72]

Originally Posted by Papa_lecki

They are filing for bankruptcy.

Won’t be the last restaurant chains

It's restaurants like Red Lobster that are basically 90% the same as they were 20 years ago that this is happening to. Outback and Olive Garden are doing just fine, but they update their menus and mix in different concepts to keep things interesting.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by AMB444

Yeah, it's weird but people get familiar with brands and stick with it even when there are better quality products elsewhere.

People just get comfortable

[Ellwoodrick]

I always thought RL was overpriced for the menu fair anyway. Quit them long ago…

[ithos]

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston

I honestly never understood in states that have access to the ocean and fresh seafood.....why Red Lobster lasted this long in those areas.

I honestly never understood why people go to Aw Shucks instead of Bluefin Grill.(sarc)

[Desiderata]

Originally Posted by MrChip72

It's restaurants like Red Lobster that are basically 90% the same as they were 20 years ago that this is happening to. Outback and Olive Garden are doing just fine, but they update their menus and mix in different concepts to keep things interesting.

Outback just announced that they are closing 41 restaurants.