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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsRed Lobster is going bankrupt and might very well be closing. My first date with my husband was when I was 21 and he was
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23. Both of us enjoyed it as we were poor and right out of college. I still remember that I had shrimp, baked potato, cole slaw and the cheese biscuits. It was very crowded on that Friday evening. We went there every so often. and less as we got older. It used to be our place 48 places. However, it got to the point the only thing I liked was the biscuits. And since the stores were selling the mix, there was no reason to go. As you know my husband is from Boston and has a passion for real fried clams. So, do you have anythind you like or dislike about Red Lobster?
Lunabell
(6,152 posts)He was a good person and this is his legacy of inclusion.
https://www.liveabout.com/bill-darden-biography-1350946
debm55
(25,846 posts)AllaN01Bear
(19,105 posts)interisting and touching history .u learn a lot on du.
Ocelot II
(116,140 posts)debm55
(25,846 posts)niyad
(114,231 posts)in the baking aisles.
RandySF
(60,353 posts)debm55
(25,846 posts)table were long. I haven't been there in about 10 years and it sad to say that the only thing I enjoyed were the biscuits.
BComplex
(8,110 posts)There are two Red Lobsters in towns adjacent to me, and both of them have just been horrible. The seafood tastes dry and hard, like it was frozen, thawed out when I placed my order, and then overcooked. Not fresh. Not tasty. Not juicy.
debm55
(25,846 posts)ones---still undercooked. Doesn't say too much about the place, it the only good think is their biscuits.
jimfields33
(16,334 posts)There are fantastic seafood restaurants that are much better than this place. Good riddance.
And the menus hardly changed since I was a kid.
debm55
(25,846 posts)appleannie1
(5,086 posts)I always get the crab legs. I let Michael have whatever he wants. Big mistake. He got the altimate feast. I just drank water with lemon but he had a virgin marguerita. I was broke when we left. The one in Monroeville served me crab legs so old the meat was brown. I sent them back and only ate my salad while everyone else ate their dinners. That was a couple years ago. The shame is that is the only place I can get crab legs without driving over 70 miles. I guess I will just have to cook my own.
debm55
(25,846 posts)just the one in West Mifflin that was bad. Glad you didn't eat---you could have gotten sick.
Silent Type
(3,143 posts)Just looked at my local Red Lobster menu. My old favorite -- Admiral's Feast -- is $25.99 without a drink, etc.
The Lobster Lovers Dream is $52.99. I did see a Flounder sandwich at $13.99.
debm55
(25,846 posts)unblock
(52,612 posts)Mrs unblock and I used up our gift card just in case. They finally got rid of the unlimited shrimp. That was the thing that seems to get the most blame for their woes. They now charge $5 per extra plate
debm55
(25,846 posts)Blue Owl
(50,718 posts)debm55
(25,846 posts)Elessar Zappa
(14,177 posts)I live in southwest NM and other choices are non-existent. But I do like it.
debm55
(25,846 posts)anciano
(1,049 posts)years ago and one of his duties was making the biscuits. He still makes them for our holiday family get-togethers. Love 'em! 👍
debm55
(25,846 posts)AllaN01Bear
(19,105 posts)debm55
(25,846 posts)AllaN01Bear
(19,105 posts)sounds like those were large market chains .
doc03
(35,512 posts)they had endless shrimp for $20. I wonder what it cost Wendy's to sell 1/2 pound hambergs for $2 for over
a month.
debm55
(25,846 posts)Shermann
(7,524 posts)A long time ago, in a zip code far, far away.
debm55
(25,846 posts)Freddie
(9,298 posts)Each got choice-of-2 kinds of shrimp and crab legs. Everything was fresh and hot (which isnt always the case). Was a Saturday evening and they werent especially busy. Not a good omen.
debm55
(25,846 posts)gay texan
(2,498 posts)If they got bought out by somebody and were ran into the ground
They were really good in the 80's and 90's. I ate at one in lubbock in 2018 and it was just vile....
debm55
(25,846 posts)GP6971
(31,323 posts)by Golden Gate Capital.
I just found this. Private equity strikes again
https://www.businessinsider.com/red-lobster-endless-shrimp-bankruptcy-private-equity-debt-real-estate-2024-5
debm55
(25,846 posts)debm55
(25,846 posts)Darden eatery. High prices and food that stinks.
GP6971
(31,323 posts)I've lived on both coasts so there were plenty of seafood restaurants around.
debm55
(25,846 posts)Fla Dem
(23,977 posts)debm55
(25,846 posts)Grins
(7,300 posts).like Bain & Co. and they plundered it for all they had forcing bankruptcy. Wouldnt be the first time!
debm55
(25,846 posts)Silent Type
(3,143 posts)Hope someone decent picks them up or infuses funds. Theyll likely have to downsize, in any event. Honestly at price of restaurant food today, I expect a lot more deep cutbacks. But hope not.
Emile
(23,416 posts)mpcamb
(2,887 posts)May THAT be their Obit if it goes that way....
Sounds life someone who's life, who's work is to be prized...
True Dough
(17,446 posts)If Red Lobster goes bankrupt, that will put an end to the "endless" shrimp, right?
Mr.Bill
(24,419 posts)So I've only been there once. It was very nice. Good food, good service and reasonable prices. I would go again if near one.
woodsprite
(11,950 posts)Love the crab Alfredo because you used to be able to order it in half portions. That was always my daughters and I lunch along with iced tea where wed plan our shopping excursions.
Easterncedar
(2,389 posts)To give them credit, they tried to keep things fresh and clean and good in the back. High-pressure production, though, and, although the fish was real, the butter sauces were butter flavored. It was challenging. We once served a table a minute for two hours straight on some holiday or other while I was soloing on the line. I learned a lot. It was a decent job during the period entering the recession that saw 14% unemployment in Cleveland. I had to lie on my application, as my liberal arts masters degree made me basically unemployable then.
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