Beloved Restaurant Chains That May Sadly Be Closing Soon

These days, when people want a meal out, they’re either going to grab something quick at a fast food restaurant or spend some serious money and time at a fancy restaurant. The once-famous in-between of casual dining is not as popular as it used to be, and there are a lot of restaurant chains that might be closing down soon. Many have tried to reach out to younger diners, but their attempts have not gone over too well, and their sales have continued to decline. Let’s take a look at some beloved restaurant chains that may sadly be closing soon.
#Restaurants #Food #Chains
Ruby Tuesday | 0:00
Bob Evans | 1:15
TGI Friday's | 1:57
IHOP | 2:31
Qdoba | 3:11
Buffalo Wild Wings | 4:07
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[@MashedFood]

Which of these chains would you be sad to see close?

[@sozzly8649]

all of them

[@AsaPW]

Only bdubbs

[@galanie]

None of them.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

Went to Ohio with my boyfriend for his h.s. reunion. Went only to Frisch's Big Boy (like Shoney's'it's Ok, but too expensive in the mall) and Bob Evans. Like Bob Evans since they don't have one in Ga. Like it far better than Denny's-which I hate. We still have Buffalo Wild Wings and Ruby Tues.

[@og-bg6.2]

IHOP

[@bigtruckcowboy78]

These places aren't failing because of people cooking at home, they're failing because of crappy service and poorer quality food that cost more money.

[@js5072]

Don't blame the service blame the food.

[@bigtruckcowboy78]

Why should I not blame poor service for not going somewhere?

[@bigtruckcowboy78]

I'm going to use Applebee's as an example, I'm from the Kansas City area, they have closed many locations around the area, the food wasn't bad, but it might take 45 min to get a cheeseburger that cost $12 or $15.

[@js5072]

@@bigtruckcowboy78 thats cuz its hard to find cooks because applebees underpay their employees. Servers make half of minimum wage in the hopes of tips which is job discrimination.

[@frisbee544]

BINGO!

[@rodneyakjohnson451]

People are sick of paying high prices for some sad ass food .... at least make it fresh

[@toughguineapig]

Fresh food is better.

[@Ray19888]

Very true

[@apexone5502]

Yeah. If I wanted microwaved meals, I would stay home and heat up a frozen meal. If I'm out and about, I want my food cooked in an oven and/or on a stove. No one wants to pay good money at a restaurant for microwaved meals.

[@TheMitchapalooza69]

Exactly! B-Dubs was use to be my go to after a long week but since they’ve gotten so expensive ($45/2 ppl) I’d rather hit up a steakhouse for that price

[@rwalker0130]

Yup. I can cook better and cheaper. Plus the atmosphere and service generally suck at many of these places. Deep fry some frozen stuff in old tasting grease in a place that hasn’t had a design update since the 1990s and watch what happens

[@SoulDevoured]

I don't know why these restaurants are so shocked. They blame more people cooking? No. People are cooking more at home because your food sucks Between 2000 and 2010 the quality of food in all these restaurants dropped significantly. While prices continued to rise. It was noticed. And not appreciated. The only thing that's changed between 2010 and 2018 is the fact that Americans have realized that the cost to their wallet, their time, their health, and their pallet isn't worth it. They've also wised up to the fact that the food is NEVER as good as it looks on TV. Restaurants that are doing well right now have acknowledged all of this.

[@evanmorgan2086]

agreed

[@boohere2]

Some of these restaurants i never heard of. The only restaurant from the list that I like is Buffalo Wings.

[@springboard1994]

Agreed!!

[@Bristecom]

Yeah, the quality was definitely a lot better back then. I used to love Qdoba but around 2009 or so, they drastically lowered their quality, especially with their chicken! I kept trying it over the years hoping they'd improve it but they never did so I've given up on them. Meanwhile, Moe's is incredibly overrated!

[@TheoneandonlyJobis]

You said it. Why go to these places where you pay more and wait longer when I can get the same quality at fast food joints?

[@michaelscott7166]

Maybe it's because these chains have menus that are decided in corporate boardrooms with produce that's as cheap as they think they can get away with and selling meals as expensive as they think they can get away with. There's no love, no passion and people are starting to see right through it and are either staying at home or eating at independent places where they can get better value for money. It's the same here in the UK, chain restaurants are closing up left, right and centre because on the whole most of them are over priced and poor quality. And don't get me started on the celebrity endorsed chains.

[@williamsaunders8047]

Hit the nail on the head

[@indoorcat111]

Buffalo wild wings needs to stop being so damn expensive.

[@williameckerle4113]

Yea and the wings, well a good variety, aren't the best quality.

[@venictos]

It's about $35 for two people where i live to eat there, not including tips or drinks. Kind of a bad business model hence why i don't go there anymore unless someone else is buying haha

[@imyuta2607]

Screamboi Couldn’t eat at there for my favorite wings because it was too expensive. They should’ve priced their stuff down.

[@adamhinshaw6245]

@@williameckerle4113 Agreed. BWW was always a bit overrated.

[@mothman-jz8ug]

Where do they get such tiny wings? Pigeons, perhaps? Buy by pound, sell by piece...They get the smallest for max profit...Then the chicken nuggets sold for wing price because they call them "boneless wings". I'll never be back to one of those scalpers joints.

[@sjdodge123]

All of these restaurant chains mentioned all cut the quality of the food while raising the prices and increasing their investment in marketing. Not sure what they expected. Used to be able to go to a fridays/applebees/chillis and get a decent meal. Now its all microwaved frozen crap.

[@slappinliberals6655]

you have a point. but i still think Fridays is good. the other two can kick rocks though

[@wvman2374]

this guy gets it

[@FirebirdCamaro1220]

Haven't been to Applebees in a few years, but still go to Chili's once a month, and still like it

[@morganwest985]

Exactly!!! I went to ihop not to long ago. Food was okay. My egg was barely cooked and the pancakes tasted different. The score was an 80 as well. Barely anyone in there. Mostly old people. I don’t see how they are still open.

[@juratory8876]

I went there last month with my mother. Our server completely forgot our orders because he was too busy chatting with the other servers. When our food was *finally* served, my mother's baked potato came out lukewarm. Fortunately, she got a hot baked potato, but she requested that it be taken off of the receipt. It got taken off by th e manager (who was more competent than our server). She also had me take a picture of it, in case they did something stupid with her card, or if the server tried to make her pay for that sad-ass potato. We're not going back there for a while.

[@rrkk44nnmm]

This is happening because the average American is getting poorer due to rising costs of everything while wages are stagnant.

[@kinggil4181]

wages are a little up

[@michaelanderson2881]

And when these people are all out of work and flooding the labor market, things will get even worse.

[@israelarellano8335]

I think you mean because the Federal reserve keeps printing money.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

What do you expect when peoe who work there want $15-20 an hour? No wonder McDonald's out up those kiosks to cut the number of cashiers I've heard. Maybe, some folks want to eat healthier; you Can't do that eating at Popeye's or Crystals, etc. I like buffets because I know I don't have to eat everything in sight; just choose a meat, a couple of veggies, some fruit for dessert and unsweetened tea. I rarely eat salad there unless it's at Sweet Tomato-and they've gotten too expensive!

[@Galactis1]

No, not really. @@kinggil4181

[@Semiam1]

You used to eat out at these restaurants because their food quality was better. Now the food from these places tastes like institutional quality. I can grill a better steak at home.

[@TheNormndee]

I think the reality is that most chain restaurants forget what made them "chains" in the first place. If the food is not good, you lose customers...it's that simple. Sorry, no sympathy here.

[@Zulay092]

Especially when 95% off all chain restaurants sell burger and fries, or is it illegal to sell something thats not between 2 breads in america? :P

[@andywatson7994]

Plus some of those restaurants they named off like TGI Fridays and Buffalo wild wings have bad customer service. Two things that’ll keep a restaurant in business: 1.Excellent food 2. Excellent service

[@neoasura]

Andy Watson Exactly this! Thats all thats needed. Great food and quality service go a LONG way, but apparently thats not their objective now. It's a simple solution.

[@andywatson7994]

neoasura I completely agree.

[@HRDK-SKLETRMUMMR-MEGTRN]

Yup, I went to Sizzler, Denny's, & I Hop recently & the customer service was all horrible. So, I don't feel sorry for them. Let 'em go out like yesterday's garbage!!!! 🗑😂

[@TymP321]

Going out: Fight traffic, search for parking, wait forever to get a table, then eat overpriced processed foods which you can't tell if someone has personally "spiced" in an environment of dubious hygiene, leaving 15% to a service provider that barely saw you. Hey ! Sign me up 😃

[@Thisismyhandle423]

Don’t forget they then EXPECT you to tip

[@wvman2374]

I agree tipping should go, but since 1990 I've never once seen a server take home less than minimum wage in tips, unless it was just a stupid slow night and they got cut after like an hour or something. The one group tipping doesn't hurt is servers, where a typical TGIFridays server should expect to gross tips + wages of $15-$20/hour. Its the cooks and dishwashers who get hurt the most by tipping.

[@Yoyozworld19]

You just described all my Pizza Hut experiences.

[@2332Stephen]

"dubious hygiene" LOL

[@hman962]

@Lord Cognus Bite me, asswipe.

[@LaydeeMunch]

Chili’s 2 for $20 is the price route these companies should have gone

[@ardentlines814]

Chili's bout gave me food poisoning when they gave me a nearly uncooked steak that i ordered medium.

[@mcdog1998]

Applebees did it too

[@randomuser5443]

And a hearty burger

[@mightymollyfan]

I went to Chili's there food is too expensive for small ass portions

[@thomasmills339]

20 dollars worth of shit. Is still shit.

[@odudi]

Everything is getting too expensive, and the quality of everything is going down. And if the quality of the food hasn't changed the portion size has. And that goes for everything out there, i remember when a family size bag of doritos would be huge and last a week. Now the family size is what the regular size used to be. Traffic is more misrable to travel in, gas prices are thru the roof. Then you get to the spot you want to eat. You may have to wait 20 minnuts or more just for a table. Most of the time you don't get good service, then you have to wonder if anybody in the back added some secret ingredient, and the atmosphere feels rushed and not relaxed like id did years ago. Then you feel bad because you have to leave a tip for the lousy food and service as if you didn't spend enough cash. Learning to cook at home is the way to go these days.

[@meauxjeaux431]

Ever buy a box of cereal lately? They are just as tall in order to fool us, but they are so skinny now that they don't even stand up !

[@im1who84u]

I am always suspicious of that "secret ingredient".

[@electrictroy2010]

You don’t “have” to leave a tip if the food or service is poor. Tips are to reward good or great food/service (only) .

[@idrisstackhouse4743]

Millenials aren't abandoning sit down restaurants, they're abandoning chain sit down restaurants.

[@willdumont2516]

idris stackhouse not just millennials. Smart people in general

[@justin-db7hw]

They make mass produced, cheap frozen tasteless crap. Why go to some place that makes worse food than I can make?

[@cheesesteakphilly]

Anyone would if they charge $15.99 for 10 wings and Buffalo Wild Wings.

[@dra6o0n]

@@cheesesteakphilly Chicken Wings is basically very easy to make, its just that it's also messy to prepare lol. You will see a lot more people cooking Steak at home because it's mostly seasoning that you put on the meat, and preparation is usually time related such as marination or tenderizing process. But full dishes that requires you to prep multi-part process is what keeps people to go to a restaurant. For instance you can't get the same tasting curry in some places, and some foods are best cooked in earthenware or other appliances or tools that the common user won't have. Basically, if you don't have a big kitchen or have it decked out with cookery, you might not cook at home often. Also: Chicken wings are bland because most of the time they are cooked bland and have seasoning applied to them. Try soaking them in salt water overnight or in a marinade before cooking and you'll get far better chicken wings. Restaurants don't have the time to do tenderizing or marinating processes sometimes. ESPECIALLY Chain restaurants. Oh you know those Mcdonald's herb and garlic fries they sell? It's just regular fries with herb and garlic powder and some olive oil dripped on it. LOL.

[@cultofmalgus1310]

@@cheesesteakphilly wings are marked up because of all the football idiots that made it that way

[@davidd9707]

Food is too pricy and of low quality... Could this be why they're closing?

[@MatthewMahony]

Micah Dyer Nah blame millennials instead.

[@lordhawhaw8982]

I blame millennials. They're too dumb to cook good food at home like their parents/grandparents did and live off microwave mac and cheese and Doritos but they still go out to eat shitty overpriced food, but they avoid chain restaurants and spend their $$ at shitty overpriced fast casual places (glorified cafeterias) and shitty food trucks instead and when they do go to a sit-down restaurant, it'll be some overpriced shitty privately owned place, because chain restaurants are like totes bad and and they think they're supporting small business and being FOODIES, but they're actually destroying the entire industry by avoiding the major chains, which are the backbone of the industry, and one day they'll be blogging about how much they miss going to Bob Evans when they were kids. HAW HAW!

[@manny0237]

LORD HAW HAW angry ass old man take a seat and stop blaming people for the food they like damn, people get bitter over the stupidest shit couldn’t be me

[@ariadumler410]

I cannot decide if this is a joke or not

[@dynamicworlds1]

@@lordhawhaw8982 or maybe, the generation known for both foodies and economic troubles due to high rest, crippling student debt (which they took on following their parents' advice), and the previous generation trashing the economy is just like "I don't have the money to eat out often, so I'm only going to spend my money on either convenience when I'm in a rush or something that isn't completely basic stuff I could easily cook at home" But no "things are changing, so millennials are terrible" is your reaction. You're fucking stupid.

[@donnadeckelman9803]

This is because a lot of these restaurants are basically the same menu with restaurant prices. There really is not much difference between Ruby Tuesday, Chili's. TGIF and Applebees. They all basically have the same food, same type of desserts and all charge for drinks with the meal separately. And the prices are too high.

[@lilbatz]

What? You don't love Crapple bees with the waitrons?

[@gigijordan8960]

Just what I was thinking! Plus everything is cooked at one major area and delivered Tobe debated or finish the cooking process. I work in the industry,..

[@NubianQueen_xo]

Fact!!!!

[@biggirlzrockmmo3366]

And you have to tip 20%

[@janake7]

Going to restaurants use yo be a treat but now it's a trick with lame portions, food choices, and the service!!! They will not be missed.

[@apexone5502]

Those restaurants blame everything but the real issue, the quality of the food. There used to be a time when you didn't really get constant jokes and complaints about those fast casual restaurants' quality because at one point they actually took more time with the food. The more they started cutting corners with the quality, over the years, the more you started hearing the complaints and jokes about the quality of those restaurants. Instead of them going back to basics, in regards to quality, they'd rather blame millennials for their decrease in sales.

[@ColwellNC1309]

Finally someone who reveals the truth. The food has been shit for years now. Incorporate higher prices and smaller portions and you have a recipe for disaster. Not to mention the salary is shit so employees (usually lazy teens work in these places because no one else is stupid enough to do it) just don't care about the quality of food they put out.

[@PeanutButterRedneck]

Shareholder value, baby!

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

QC is a issue. Low wages & high turn over of staffs are problems. My friend in Penn Hills PA said a Taco Bell location closed because they could not staff or run it properly. Sad.

[@j7220]

Apexone Exactly. I used to frequent all of these chain establishments but stopped. One thing I have noticed is the quality of food began to tank when fast food restaurants started expanding their menus instead of having just a few really good food items. That's why In N Out and Raising Cane's both have really good food: they specialize in making one item that is made fresh and of good quality, not to mention affordable.

[@Jmmoffa]

Friday’s quality went down years ago. Last time I was there my burger tasted like it had been reheated and that was about 2005. They used to be good until about the mid 90’s, then they started constantly changing their menu.

[@cashvilletn2370]

It warms my cold heart to hear BWW may be going out of business. I use to go every Tuesday for their discounted wings (10 spicy garlic & 10 blazing.) After they stopped their Tuesday wing special...I stopped going. I'll be damned if I pay $11.29 +tax for 9 wings!

[@williejohnson3866]

They are expensive but good... definitely don’t want them to go under personally that away I can have the very occasional treat.

[@picantel]

Amen to that. For $11.99 I will go get 20 spicy hot wings from Publix supermarket.

[@cancun1035]

Wing stops better anyway

[@joeciocco457]

@@picantel yup.....dont forget the price of the oil youll have to buy at the supermarket too....and the time youll have to spend cooking them. Make sure you buy some sauce too. While your there, grab me four quarts of oil too. Four quarts and a filter should cost you 22$, ill be damned if I pay someone 32$ to change my oil!!

[@lovemuffin1963]

Levigyrl J agree I love wing stop but way to expensive.

[@ppumpkin3282]

I hate having to sit down, and wait for a waiter to come, get me my order, screw up my order, give me a plate that has something I like some stuff I don't like, overpaying, paying sales tax on top of my over payment. Much rather cook at home,prepare it my way, when I want it, for a lot less.

[@deliriouspuppet]

I usually do take out, I'm not paying $3 or $4 for a watered down drink and having to tipping a server

[@robertlyon4804]

And then there is the tip.

[@nickm8874]

The way I see it is people don’t want to pay relatively high amounts of money just to have a grill chef cook by numbers anymore. Either go out for a properly cooked meal (from high end all the way down to a food truck), satisfy a craving for fast food ... or cook at home. Most of these places are anachronistic TGI Friday’s is a great example. 20 years ago it felt like a treat. By modern standards, it’s crap.

[@Christof708]

Advice to Buffalo wildlife wings! Turn those damm TVs down! I can’t even hear my own thoughts.

[@cindylacy4880]

chris corona Yes!! I can't hardly stand going out to eat anywhere because they think we need TVs blaring everywhere!

[@gritstriker3548]

Chris - stay at home cuzz

[@slappinliberals6655]

its a sport bar and restaurant if you don't like it take yourself something to go and fuck off

[@slappinliberals6655]

+VrahnkenEisenbach he just seems entitled like alot of people nowadays

[@CoCoFantastique]

but why did they stop offering sliders? Sliders are like the "Chicken wings" of the cow. lol...Everyone loves sliders. That was a silly move.

[@Knoct]

No applebee's? Its all the soulless Americanized national chain bs that we are tired of. Good riddance. Support local food.

[@imyuta2607]

Pancakes Thief I always went there when I biked with my dad and most of the complains from my dad were like your’s lol.

[@AllTheBestCO]

Crapple Bee's

[@noahtipton1125]

@@AllTheBestCO lmao

[@mattwell7236]

Them half off appetizers after 9pm tho..

[@flamehiro]

I ate their once was not impressed, Stouffer's at home tastes better

[@kennethiman2691]

First I buy their over priced food. Then I pay 20 percent more to be waited on. Let me order on a touchscreen, then pick up my plate. I save $7-9.

[@Zanatos9]

It's all frozen food, big box store. Food is crap, cost to go out isn't worth it, I cook better than these places. But honestly, these places were thriving 80s, 90s, early 2000's when you went and did social things with friends. Now, with the hide in the basement watching Netflix group of younger people, places that rely on socializing are taking a hit.

[@Deborahtunes]

I think you are probably right. It's more to do with the anti-social younger generation, then anything else. They don't go out anywhere, nor do they date much. Everyone else is too busy working to do so. Personally, I rarely go out to eat, because having lunch by yourself just isn't that much fun...😏

[@thewizzard3150]

60's, 70's ,80s, 90s, the party was in full swing; 2000, 00, the party's over, its out of time, and money! parties wern't meant to last.

[@smellyclementineshorrifyin5973]

Tony Montana "wehhwehhh kids these days hurrr" shut up boomer

[@electrictroy2010]

NOT WHAT HE SAID DUMBASS. He said more people are entertaining or socializing at home (which is true). That’s because of technology changes... same thing making malls empty .

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

Because younger people have student loan debts to pay off. No money to eat at these restaurants.

[@Thewritingelf]

Thank you. Baby Boomers completely ruined the economy and then will turn around and ask us why we're not spending much.

[@ras124]

because your a hipster

[@nikkistahr7105]

Exactly!! Finally someone understands the real millenial struggle..

[@detroitdiesel-vu3ig]

You fuck heads went to college for a useless degree when you should've went to a technical school to learn a skill in demand. I'm 20 and I make more than enough money to eat at a sit down restaurant once in a while. The truth is that if you're willing to work your ass off, you'll make money. You've just been sold this lousy idea of "you can be anything you want to". In the real world, there is not participation trophies.

[@Bat-talk]

If you go to a good college you’re not poor..

[@johnwang9914]

More likely that access to KZbin has allowed people how to learn to cook at home rather than an actual trend to home cooking. Still most of these chains are going out of business due to leveraged risk. Basically, too many managers trying to manage for stockholders rather than focus on the core business.

[@neoasura]

I thought about the same thing. Exactly, with KZbin you can recreate practically any recipe you want now instead of going out.

[@177bandit]

...KFC doesn't even taste like it used to,the original recipe is long gone!

[@dalegribble60]

buried with the Colonel.....

[@177bandit]

@@dalegribble60 ...man,i remember my old man used to bring a bucket of KFC every now and then back in the '70s, and i tell you,it was the best chicken ever...today it's just garbage,i don't even bother!

[@lloydkline7245]

I go kfc all the time it best when it just made it otherwise it very ordinary

[@coleheister7390]

all fried food went down hill after the government made them switch the type of oil they use

[@bigcatdaddy76016]

Colonel Sanders 11 herbs and spices/KFC recipeIngredients 2 tablespoons paprika 1 tablespoon onion salt 1 teaspoon celery salt 1 teaspoon rubbed sage 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon ground allspice 1 teaspoon ground oregano 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon basil leaves, crushed 1 teaspoon marjoram leaves, crushed finely Directions 1) Combine all ingredients as listed in a small jar with a tight fitting lid (baby food jars work good). Shake mixture to combine. Stores for months. Keep out of direct sunlight, heat and humidity. 2) (makes about 1/3 cup) 3) To Use: 4) Mix together 4 teaspoons mixture, 1 cup flour, 2 Tbls. packed light brown sugar and 1 teaspoons salt. Place in a doubled plastic food bag and add chicken to coat. Fry, drain on paper towels, serve!

[@x8263]

These CEOs do not understand shit about running things right. These places are going under, not because they need a name change, not because they need bigger menus, it’s because of the price to value. Most of these places have low quality for a price that people just are not willing to pay. It is that simple. But no yea, I’m sure it’s all because people don’t like the restaurant name.

[@ursulasmith6402]

CEOS are just srll out made up characters. 💥😡

[@jayoshay3709]

I think the real reason ppl don't go out anymore is we are tired of bad service,that's what I always deal with,no thanks!!!!

[@Bristecom]

That's seriously a big part of it. There are some decent workers out there but it seems like most of the time there are issues with either the service or food quality. And I'm not even a picky person. I just want what I paid for within a reasonable time-frame at least.

[@Funnylittleman]

If you get bad service everywhere you go, the common denominator is you.

[@TheBlightMonkey]

Has anyone realized that they just change a few words of half their videos and post it as new?

[@shanelawhun1910]

I was just thinking the same thing...

[@typepoene6961]

The BWW in California also have terrible service. Glad to see them close.

[@wlh227]

None of them will be any great loss...

[@christinetomaro5399]

Every time I went to BWW I ordered the buffalo wrap.. menu states 3 TENDERS but they ALWAYS put 3 NUGGETS inside, management always argued w/ me about it!!!!! Loved their queso bites, everytime I ordered them there would be one less in basket, last time there were 4 down from the original 8....AND THEY RAISED THEM 2$...Stopped going.

[@kyzorsosay9938]

Christine Tomaro if you go out to a restaurant in the south east,and order fish it's most likely Swai from Vietnam,they pass this off for grouper,snapper,flounder and many fish,be careful,basically taste like cod fish and is only $2-$3 a pound,whereas the other fish mentioned are at least $5-$7 a pound.Fucking corporate America too much is never enough.

[@TheShadowParliament]

I believe Mashed already made a few videos about this topic already...

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I think they "re hash" these food industry videos every few months. They should create more new content. 😑

[@garysager9028]

I was in a Chili’s not long ago. Most of the wait staff was hateful college students. They were pushing customers in and out as fast as they could. If you took the slightest pause while eating, they would try to take your plate. I overheard some of the staff complaining their tip was not enough. It is becoming very common, in the restaurants I go to, the waiters taking your plate before you finished.

[@2332Stephen]

I love how these Ceos just look at the numbers... like "oh well we're down 12 percent, we gotta fire someone". What they completely lack is knowing who their clientele is and also knowing that alot of these restaurants were a part of a trend that is dieing because quite frankly stagnation in wages has not made it affordable for people to go out to dinner for two and blow 60-80 bucks including tip. Hell I went to Ruby Tuesday with my mom, meal wiht tip 65 bucks. Quite frankly when I go grocery shopping for myself I can spend 80 and get by for two weeks. I probably go out to one of these restaurants once maybe twice a year and alot of millenials like myself do the same or never go. These restaurants rely on the 45 and older crowd and that crowd is slowly dieing out along with your customer base. Any young people with kids are staying home and cooking now because they can save alot more. It used to be you could go to dinner because it was just what we did every weekend. Now going to a shtty chain restaurant is turning into more like a luxury than something that used to be normal, and that just tells you the state of the economy when 50 percent of the country is making less than 30k a year. 165 million people who can't afford to go out to eat 3-4 times a month. That will hurt a bottom line.

[@slappy8941]

Restaurant chains aren't run by chefs, but by accountants and marketers. Not a single one of them has any appreciation for food, or any concern what customers really want. They think that a drop in sales means they need a new marketing campaign and maybe rebranding, even all it really means is that people are tired of their substandard food, prepared and served by underpaid wage-slaves.

[@tankdogization]

Steve Winter It’s whatever the consumer thinks and that is completely okay. But a place like Ruby Tuesday’s has tried to give seasonal deals. Like last summer where there were free refills on their 6 flavored lemonades. Also the endless salad bar side which constantly makes additions or cuts every season. While eating out is clearly more expensive than a grocery bill it can’t be denied that these restaurants are attempting to keep people.

[@packingten]

Ceo salary??.sev million a MONTH!

[@mrmjb1960]

Buffalo Wild Wings charge way too much for their food,so,not surprised to see it's closing!

[@scottytoohotty8510]

Michael Boyce I think BWW was just a novelty fad when they opened up.....people were going every weekend to watch games and stuff, and I got on the bandwagon too, especially for expensive pay per views like MMA and boxing, I would go for those, but the BWW near me STOPPED getting the pay per views I guess because it was too expensive, and I haven’t been back since then..... BRING BACK THE PPV FIGHTS and people will come back dumbasses!!!

[@sportsMike87]

boneless wings make no sense. Those are nuggets!

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

True! 👍

[@joshuablack1358]

I've been saying that for years.

[@Police-Officer-Fan-Club]

I figured out from the first time I had them, that they're just breast pieces cut into diamond shapes to simulate the appearance of wings. It is very pointless and was invented to troll lazy dumb asses who don't like the bones.

[@CGJUGO80]

They are cheaper and more filling. That’s enough for me.

[@bradr3541]

Nuggets usually aren't breast meat so technically no, but I do get your point. They are literally chicken tenders cut in half where I work.

[@christophercourter4757]

still pissed about joes crab shack.... they build multiple locations in my area only to close most of the locations on the east coast a year later... rip

[@donaldbartram6315]

Went to one in Norfolk Va.. what an overpriced shit food place ever been in..

[@angelface101ful]

Yeah joes crab shack is horrible and overpriced

[@happybunnyntx]

I stopped going after they were weird about seating. I came in a group of 4 and we were asked to wait even though it was pretty empty. While we waited a group of 2 came in and were seated at a table for 4 immediately.

[@rockgod6180]

I went once down in Myrtle beach, SC. Definitely an overpriced shithole

[@brittaniemarie7496]

But Joes was trash though...always has been 🤔

[@wendytestaburger2772]

I prefer to eat local anyways... I support my local businesses and I feel like everyone else should too. Put your money towards fresh, scratch made food and help our local families THRIVE in the community. Hell, the family owned wing place here is more bumping than Bdubs! (and the house made ranch is oh so good)

[@TaylorMade511]

My parents said iHOP changed the recipe for their pancakes. They said they CAN taste the difference. The new taste is awful and they say they are never going back.

[@jayz4evr]

nobody gives a shit

[@loki2240]

I'm old enough to remember Coke, Pepsi, Twinkies, etc. with real sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. I don't drink or eat that crap anymore anyway, but I think that the major pop companies offered products with real sugar over the past few years. Also, I think that the Mexican versions use cane sugar.

[@thrasherx2k1]

I haven’t noticed a change

[@BigWallyFilms]

Last time I looked at a bottle of Mexican Coke, it said High Fructose Corn Syrup. Better to wait until Hanukkah and get the kosher Cokes from a kosher store. (Hint: Bottles with the yellow caps).`

[@thrasherx2k1]

BigWallyFilms it’s always made with sugar. Mexican Coke that is

[@dutchesswb]

Two things all those places on the list have in common: they all smell like dirty mop water and nothing like the food they're supposed to be cooking; and the "cooking" is tossing some prepackaged Aramark/sodexho in the microwave. I daresay several of these literally have the exact same menu items with different sauces and garnishes.

[@neoasura]

Lol @ Aramark, someone else has worked in the biz I see.

[@robertlane8168]

Straight up - many of these chain restaurants compete with each other by just copying each other's menus. Nearly everything comes in plastic and gets microwaved or fried, and a plate of that crap winds up costing you more than you can make for yourself fresh at home (and in greater quantities). Moreover, because the menus are all over the place, the restaurants wind up having no identity. Just a bunch of sad, aging decor with no food of particular note.

[@bwdoggrooming4482]

I think Greene Turtles are only in Maryland, I’m not sure, but I used to work in them and my god. They used BROWN DIRTY ASS WATER TO CLEAN WITH. The tables and floors! And a burger is $12 bucks!!! The “house chips” are literally bagged and bought from the store. Same with several menu items. Who in their right mind wants to put up with that???

[@baiaforev2407]

Well I worked at Ruby Tuesday's a while ago and most of the food was cooked but the sides were heated in the microwave though

[@dalegribble60]

I'm Canadian and whenever we are in the States we hit up Fridays and BWW.....which are ALWAYS packed when we go. Quite often no parking and stand up room only in the bar...

[@jarrelldaniel4199]

Long Horn steak house was overcrowded, so I talked the wife into going to another chain and she really enjoyed it. Two weeks later they had closed it. I forget the name. It was o Charlie's . Service was great food and salad fresh

[@lgbaybaysalesladayy]

O'Charley's is very likeable.

[@walmartshoppa7731]

This is just recycling your other videos lol. “Sure you can copy my homework, just change some words so no one notices.”

[@derkdirk3553]

erick storey yes

[@SomeRamdomAhole]

@Blacks_Have More_Fun you're seriously fuck up in the head......get help.

[@loki2240]

But you clicked anyway...

[@vroomvroom700]

loki2240 Well no shit he had to click if he wanted to leave a comment

[@lindaparker4950]

erick storey Good advice!’

[@kylefer]

IHOP didn't "jump" on a "Burger Bandwagon." They have been selling burgers for almost a decade, you can see videos of people reviewing their burgers uploaded as far back as 2011 on here. They did the name change to draw attention to the fact.

[@StarViewer68]

Exactly! On the very rare occasions that I've gone to IHOP for lunch, I have tried their burgers and they taste, quite frankly, meh. Not terrible but not great either. Since most people go to IHOP for breakfast, the restaurant should include a FEW 'breakfast' type burgers (e.g. burgers with waffles instead of buns or burgers topped with an egg) on their menu. This way, they can see if bringing in more burgers helps their profits in the long run.

[@gritstriker3548]

Who goes to IHOP for a burger

[@wvman2374]

Not knocking their burgers, which I'm sure are just fine, but that was an absurd marketing stunt and it backfired hard. Challenging your core concept is a bone headed move. for the record I love IHOP

[@marisollisette1244]

They've been selling hamburgers much longer than that. Ot es my first job well over 25 years ago

[@Ninja1live]

IHOP is WAY to Expensive! For breakfast. Only went there once.

[@rocketcitytint]

Adamantium Scorpion not just that i work at ihop and the breakfast and all yes its fresh, when it comes to dinners every single damn thing goes in the microwave believe it or not

[@AV-pe6or]

This world is truly doomed if TGI Fridays closes and Applebees stays open. Applebees is absolutely horrible and it wasn't even on this list.

[@tonymess3493]

A V Applebees burgers are so small and you literally get 8 or9 soggy French fries on the plate...and If you like to drink beer it will cost you 200 bucks to catch a buzz.

[@AV-pe6or]

@@tonymess3493 Exactly! Few of many reasons they should close forever or do a complete overhaul of their company.

[@rockgod6180]

My local Applebees recently closed. All I have to say is good riddance

[@jaclynzinck4241]

hey, you take that back! >:(

[@LunaSea-bb5rj]

Ruby Tuesday is way over priced! I used to love their salad bar. Now they call it a "Garden Bar". Wow, how fancy! You're not eating a salad, you're eating a garden...

[@2332Stephen]

Pudding right out of the garden!

[@ICONICPARIS]

LMAO

[@gmc9753]

Slugs live in the garden too!

[@fijitearss]

I'm dying at all of these comments 😂😂

[@boohere2]

never heard of ruby tuesday til now

[@Superintendent_ChaImers]

it's because these restaurants serve shitty often times frozen food reheated and charged to you at a premium price. Think I don't notice all the sisco trucks outside of TGI Fridays, Ruby Tuesdays etc? You want to bring customers back, why dont you bring your quality back.

[@joeciocco457]

Ruby Tuesday uses a company called PFG. Sysco is maybe one of the best products you can get, whats wrong with Sysco? Some of the best restaurants in the world uses Sysco.

[@Superintendent_ChaImers]

JOE CIOCCO I dont go to a restaurant for my food to be reheated. I want a fresh meal worthy of what im charged. I dont mind when restaurants use Sysco for produce and other basic ingredients. Its when they use ready made frozen stuff, canned etc. I am not paying 20+ dollars for a glorified TV dinner. And it would seem people agree. Otherwise these restaurants wouldnt be dying.

[@joeciocco457]

@@Superintendent_ChaImers Restaurants are dying for a few reasons. One being there is too much competition in the restaurant industry. Second, only older people really go out to eat. Millenials do not really go out to eat as much. Go to a place on a saturday night and tell me how many 20 year olds you see, not many.

[@mr.commentboi3707]

Superintendent Chalmers They only care for money and not for the customer’s satisfaction.

[@mr.commentboi3707]

Superintendent Chalmers Plus once I saw Fridays’ Mozzarella Sticks in a grocery store, so you have a point.

[@maddie153423]

It's better to cook at home or support local businesses. Luckily people are realising that

[@AndiGravity]

It probably doesn't help that I haven't even heard of half these places. I mean, never seen a Bob Evans. Never heard of Qdoba. I only have this very vague notion of what a Ruby Tuesday's is, and the totality of that recollection is "no, wait... that's Red Robin."

[@LengThao]

"Beloved" 1) Too expensive. They charge a 500% mark up for what you can buy yourself. 2) Shitty quality. Frozen foods and majority of their dishes asre deep fried and/or slather in cheese. Not to mention their food is something I can whip up in 30 minutes. I'd get more portions for the same price, and hone in on my culinary skills as well. 3) TOO EXPENSIVE! Our generation are realizing this insane mark up and would rather spend time learning how to cook. I personally cook for my big family rather than going out to eat. There are 20 of us (Adults, nieces, nephews), an entree costs about $15-$20 after tax. That is $300-$400 in the span of an hour-and-a-half. For that money I could feed them all 3 entrees each. Maybe these restaurants deserve to die down, because people are realizing the costs to eat there.

[@Crystaluser708]

Not everyone has the time to cook and certain dishes takes way more than 30 minutes. Going out to restaurants helps the community as a whole. You dont have to clean if you go out to a restaurant. Restaurant helps people get jobs like. C'mon man

[@barryfohn4385]

The thing that I get a kick out of is Pizza. Frozen pizza has gotten so much better. If you use one of those pizza cookers where the pizza spins through two heating elements (one on top, one on bottom) it comes out great. In Wal-Mart you can get a fro-pizza for $4.00 and the things are pretty darn good.

[@williejohnson3866]

Huh?..... you said 500% markup yet for the same price you can only make three meals?..................

[@gregvanhooser449]

Eat at mom and pop owned restaurants. There are some good ones out there with decent prices.

[@anthonytaylor7928]

Greg VanHooser I agree I prefer locally own establishments when traveling

[@ruebenllongoria836]

Usually the prices are higher due their greater overhead. However, I gladly shell out the extra money as long as it goes to an honest mom and pop trying to make it in the world. Plus it also, almost always, tastes way better than a chain.

[@Parisroam]

Exactly! Support the people in your community

[@Galactis1]

Nah, those are shit too.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

A lot of them are not very good either. They know how to cut costs, including ordering from the same food distributors used by the chains.

[@trafficsignal101]

Crappy food and service is why these places are closing. Hello restaurants...we ain't in the 1980's anymore! You have to be good now.

[@OldManBadly]

When all you see is private equity firms buying these things, you know there is a problem. The general process is a leveraged buyout, which leaves the operating company with even more debt to service, while paying out both the previous owners and a nice fee to the equity firm for managing the deal. Give it a few years, and most of those companies will die under the weight of extra debt, and those who don't will be sold on, for ANOTHER fee, to someone else. The truth is also that, with rare exceptions, restaurants are short run business models. Chains stores have a longer lifespan, mostly because money losing startup locations are often supported by others in the chain. But in the long run, restaurants go out of fashion and die off on a regular basis, and without reinvestment and re-imagining the concepts, they will die.

[@intotheabyssoftheunknown4479]

I wouldn't miss any of these over-priced garbage dumps!

[@neoasura]

It's not just the prices, but a lot of things..most of those listed on here are located in bad sides of town where I live..and people don't like to get robbed in the parking lot at night, or have there cars dinged in by assholes. Not to mention inside, you either have a long wait before sitting down, or once you sit down, the service is horrible. The food quality is bad too. And you are expected to tip well in this day and age no matter what. I'm not sure what happened in the restaurant industry..it used to be about quality service and quality food, thats what sold it instead of eating at home..but now they are hiring managers that just don't give a shit about customers. Speaking of customers, those became assholes too. There was a time you left the scream crying kids at home during the evening and went out for a date, but now that everything is "family friendly" you are stuck with crying screaming kids whos parents don't seem to care about, or "service/comfort" animals now being all the rage at Restaurants. Sorry, but the only real reason to go out to these places is to maybe meet someone for the first time in a public place, thats it. This might sound like a long winded rant, but I'm just saying whats on the majority of peoples minds when it comes to eating out now.

[@paultaylor256]

neoasura, WELL SAID! KUDOS TO YOU! I agree with you 100%.

[@andyhandy6212]

You are so Right, last night ( here in Oz) went to large family friendly restaurant . Had the obligatory screaming kids area where parents Dump them off. A table couple meters away , the mother was breast feeding, no attempt at a subtle coverup. Not what l want to see when I'm also eating. The only upside was realistic meal prices and quality food. So guess , for an hour the trade off was worth it. Would l return ? not as often as l would like to.

[@irondasgr]

First of all you should urgently and cruelly, indisputably BAN tipping in the US. Waiter service expenses should exclusively burden the shop and no - one else.

[@reddingmalik]

neoasura I agree

[@Parisroam]

Really? They have these things in every neighborhood up here in NY.

[@Vladimir_Popik]

Buffalo Wild Wings can go imo. In MD we have this place called Bill Batemans and their wings blow everyone straight outta the water. Oh and they have an unlimited wing special EVERY. Monday.

[@RFJersey]

Who cares about chains, if you live a real city you should have a variety of non chain options.

[@rosendorendonjr]

I'll take Qdoba over Chipotle any day of the week. I hope they don't close any out here in So Cal.

[@toughguineapig]

Qdoba is better.

[@12inch_monster]

agreed. they're not the butt of jimmy fallon jokes.

[@thrasherx2k1]

Pancheros is better than both

[@chrissiixcena]

Amen!

[@user-jb6qs8yt9m]

Until you mentioned it I didn't even know we have Qdoba in socal. Far too few locations.

[@davidhoffman1278]

It's not just changing food preferences. The average constant dollar discretionary income per family has not increased for many years. A lot of people just fail to understand that most families are not seeing a net increase in discretionary income even with an improving economy. Eating out is still not going to the expensive places for many families. Ask yourself why we still have $1.00 menus. Restaurants don't use that unless the economy isn't working well for many families.

[@CoolBlue71]

David Hoffman-You made excellent points! McDonald’s does really well with $1 menu items. It is bad if you eat there often. Some will want to correct me, If you eat there at all. But, this is the problem created with underpaying people. Approximately 50 percent of all employed people, in the U.S., are earning $30,000 or less per year. (AGI.) So, they make choices like McDonald’s. They go to Taco Bell. They do much less to casual dining chain restaurants. And this is especially so for millenials. They don’t have the incomes. Or they can’t be loose with their incomes as some can.

[@dynamicworlds1]

I'm sure as heck not going to waste my small income on a place that isn't either fast or serving something I would have trouble making at least as good at home.

[@DoubleMrE]

IHOP (only called "International House of Pancakes" at the time) is the first restaurant I ever remember going to when I was little. It was like 1964 in Rogers Park, Chicago. I will be saddened if it does indeed go under.

[@louisbrizzolara7209]

IHOP is the only restaurant here, that I have eaten at. That was years ago, so, won't miss any of them.

[@VL1975]

So you're opinion is irrelevent.

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

When I was growing up in the 60s and early 70s, most restaurants were family businesses that served fresh food that tasted so much better than what you find now. These restaurant chains ruined the business IMO. I hope these closings will mean the return of how it was 50 years ago. Time will tell.

[@flamehiro]

More interesting to go a family business than generic chain store too

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

flamehiro I agree. If we don't support our local businesses, they're going to close and then all we will have left are chain stores.

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

Excellent point. I would just like to add that fast food is also cheap so it's popular with teenagers and college students. I don't expect them to go away entirely but IMO they're not places to take your family to.

[@williejohnson3866]

Um no... just means more fast food.... the days of mom and pop places are done.... and nobody wants to chance opening a mom and pop restaurant because they almost never work out... much safer to open up a franchise of an existing successful business.

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

Who said anything about "more fast food"? Why is it that whenever restaurants are mentioned, so many people instantly think "fast food"? I don't know where you live but in my city, there are many family restaurants, many of them have been open for many years, and new ones - mostly Asian but not exclusively - open all the time. Yes not all of them succeed but that doesn't seem to discourage the families willing to open one. And we're not just talking burger and pizza joints; we're talking family restaurants so I will respectfully disagree with you that "nobody wants to chance" opening a family restaurant because they "almost never work out".

[@emperorcatfish2919]

Lol, I was craving wings, but didn't want to shell out for some meh wings that cost too much. This vid literally played on my phone as I was flouring up my wings in my kitchen. Better choice of brews and music at home, too.

[@albertmiller300]

There was a song "I get the wings of the chicken, I get the rumble seat ride"...both undesirable. Now suckers think wings are wonderful. What a horrible I.Q. drop...how did it happen?

[@emperorcatfish2919]

Why would wings be undesirable? Honestly the only part of a chicken that is bland is the breast (if its traditionally farm-raised) because of how tasteless it is. The wings, legs, and gizzards on the other hand are delicious.

[@mothman-jz8ug]

Better wigs at Walmart deli than at BWW.

[@thor97470]

I prefer local establishments for the most part. I would not be sad to see them go.

[@slaunts9453]

660,755 restaurants in the U.S. Maybe there is too much competition for a $17 "sit down" meal that tastes like a microwave dinner. Blaming customers for your business closing is a bold strategy.

[@bizsnapshot3099]

Indeed, always more to the story. Remember Bennigan's? I take a deep dive into their issues on my channel. At least their food was tasty.

[@ursulasmith6402]

Good to see that people are getting smarter.

[@sorrybootthat8655]

I honesty could care less if any of these closed lol, out of all these we only have the ihop and their food was shit.

[@esthertouzon1798]

A TGI friday’s opened like 6 weeks ago and I’m in England drinking tea , oh and when we ate there the food was cold 😅

[@boohere2]

Some of these restaurants i never heard of. The only ones i have heard of is Fridays, Buffalo Wings and iHop.

[@duncanmoore3780]

It's nuts how so many Restaurants and Retailers are owned by Capital Investment groups now.

[@728huey]

And because of that, these restaurants are sure to go the way of Toys R Us, Bon Ton, and a bunch of other formerly big name franchises which bit the dust. These private equity firs have a business model of saddling these acquired companies with tons of debt, having these companies pay special dividends to the firm before paying out other expenses, making serious cuts to staff and sometimes even merchandise, and leaving nothing for these companies to position themselves to compete with their rivals.

[@paulbroderick8438]

Like the malls, people are tired of being 'consumers'. Just too many restaurants and eat out places. Coffee and a sandwich at home works just fine!

[@Galaxylord2]

These are precooked heat and serve restaurants supplied by Sysco pre made food industry and no skills needed to heat up this junk! Ever wonder why all of it tastes the same?

[@dalethelander3781]

*Sysco

[@Galaxylord2]

@@dalethelander3781 I know I misspelled it didn't think anybody would catch it thanks

[@dalethelander3781]

@@Galaxylord2 Sure. Only reason it sticks in my head is because I see their semis running around L.A. every day.

[@daniellarsen5520]

Sysco doesn't make food. You can literally buy everything from tater tots to A5 Wagyu through Sysco.

[@dalethelander3781]

@@daniellarsen5520 They also supply restaurants with chefs to school a restaurant's cooks how to prepare dishes from menus that Sysco also provides. A friend of mine used them when he opened a restaurant/piano bar.

[@patsmith675]

I always am disappointed with restaurant food. We stay home now!

[@hankschrader149]

Cause u can make better and cheaper at home that's why these restaurants are shutting down!

[@noneya9025]

With BWW, it’s a restaurant based on wings. However, you shouldn’t have to go to papa johns to get better wings. The chicken itself at BWW is not very tasty and it’s very dry. They rely solely on their sauces which aren’t even all that great. Also the ranch... it is the most grocery store tasting ranch I have ever had at a restaurant. Why not make it from scratch and have it taste like jets pizza ranch. Also you need to offer a spicy ranch. Listen to us millennials. If you don’t, you’ll go under faster than you’ll know.

[@IslandBoy-808]

Cameron Hopkins. Papa John's have better wings? Yeah, if you like them with a side order of racism.

[@acpadilla7146]

@@IslandBoy-808 lol

[@JohnSmith-gq9gn]

Julian Aragon You are another dumb shit that doesn't care to know the whole story. Yeah...just keep regurgitating the mindless garbage that you are told. You should be ashamed for being so ignorant.

[@JohnSmith-gq9gn]

Tony Samson Your English be shit.

[@jeffreyjewell75]

Papa johns sucks ass, plus they treat their employees worse than a red headed stepchild.

[@joshuavanwyk6650]

Only Chick-fil-a will survive this Purge!

[@jessicadailey6817]

Yes love their food so good

[@Crystaluser708]

And culvers

[@FirebirdCamaro1220]

I stopped eating at Chick-Fil-A when Dan Cathy said his stupid shit about homosexuals, voted with my dollars, too bad too, because I liked their food

[@FirebirdCamaro1220]

@@Crystaluser708 The fiance and I eat at Culvers once every 1 to 2 weeks

[@joshuavanwyk6650]

@@FirebirdCamaro1220 that's exactly why i eat there

[@loganxman]

TGI Fridays used to be everywhere around me now there is one in Arizona. Buffalo Wild Wings is the most expensive wing place and that has only to do with greed. They priced themselves right out of existence.

[@carlruf9037]

People still like Chik-fil-a. Why? It is usually run by mature adult managers and is staffed by clean looking folks where you don't have to worry about your food. I won't go further into demographics. Also, the trend to eat out is still growing. However, Home buyers still want the biggest kitchens with plenty of nice cabinets, recessed lighting, sound systems, stainless steel top-of-the-line appliances topped off by a gas gourmet range, wall ovens, gleaming wood floors, and granite counters galore.....but it seems most just want to display their kitchens rather than use them.

[@stephenread900]

Maybe because kitchens are the number one item to increase the value of your house?

[@randomuser5443]

Carl Ruf And I taste amazing

[@MakoXII]

Glad you narrowed it down. 😂

[@mikefisk4002]

These chain places use shit ingredients and as they get bigger the food gets worse

[@slappinliberals6655]

thats exactly what happened to puzza hut back in the 90's it was delicious and they had many sit down restaurants now its all order online and very expensive for a box full of grease and deep fried fucking dough and also there large is now a medium size and their medium is a small now and they completely eliminated the choice for small.

[@slappinliberals6655]

pizza*

[@thisaintitchief5083]

As well as more expensive. Notice how pizza resturants arnt here. Most are cheap and get the job done. Always has. Always will.

[@joshuaperkings5155]

The music a little too happy for dying restaurants, maybe just a little?

[@drdewott9154]

Meanwhile I, as an European have never heard about these chains though J.D. Wetherspoons in the UK is just... perfect. I love Wetherspoons. Good price, Quality meals, great atmosphere at every location, easy accessibility by foot and pretty quick service! Love it!

[@marksreviewsandrants8554]

We do not have a Bob Evans restaurant here in GA at least no where near me,and I hate that they closed the Shoneys near us I miss the breakfast and dinner buffets,I know where one is south of us but a little to far to drive just to eat.

[@mousecop7024]

Subway should be on this list

[@oscarmorales8979]

Knowing that Subway has a restaurant literally on every block and have shops in towns that have less than 500 people living in them, it's going to take a while for Subway to go bankrupt.

[@wyattheflin2318]

Yeah Subway is literally everywhere where I live

[@kinggil4181]

in my city a lot are closing

[@jimmyneutron4329]

@@kinggil4181 I'm from Colombia, and here Subway is far and away the restaurant chain with more locations all over the country... not that I like it too much though

[@architecture.w]

Subway stinks so badly that I can't walk past one.

[@xineohpinakc264]

A lot of these and many others charge too much for bland canned food. I swear off any restaurant where I can taste the rust off the can.The only two restaurants here that cook fresh food are the Mexican and Chinese local places. These two stay full all the time and the owners and their children actually work there to save money on staff so they can offer reasonable prices.

[@wvman2374]

i'm with you on that. my eating out rotation is mexican, indian and chinese lol

[@BalaamsAss]

Many of the casual dining chains keep upping their prices and dropping their quality. Good riddance, they will not be missed.

[@whichDude]

I avoid dining in and do carryout for 2 reasons: 1) I hardly ever get enough to drink. I actively avoid restaurants with smaller cups because of this. It's even worse when paying extra for a soda and never getting a refill. 2) I'm cheap. Sit down restaurants cost more and I have to tip on top of that.

[@WayneWatson1]

Ruby Tues, etc. need cheaper prices. Around here they are outrageous when you can get food just as good for less. I liked Jack in the box though.

[@lexbeltran1354]

Didn't IHOP have those huge windmills on front of their restaurants in the 70's? In Torrance, Ca., I remember one that did.😃

[@davidcopeland5450]

Yep. The one near my grandmother's old house in Las Vegas had a windmill too until just after the turn of the century.

[@BigWallyFilms]

Actually, I think you're thinking of Van de Kamp's restaurants.

[@YouWillNeverKnow]

@@rmknicks Don't give a flying Fuck

[@paultaylor256]

You Will Never Know LMAO

[@MrMopeake]

Hey don’t mess with my Bob Evans lol. One of my all-time favorite from there is the country fried steak with gravy. Not to mention a breakfast for a decent price. Last week me and my girl ate breakfast there and both had hotcakes with sausage, eggs, grits, and coffee for a total of 21 bucks. That’s not bad at all considering how much McDonald’s has raised their breakfast prices over the years.

[@nigralurker]

I worked at Ruby Tuesdays and the way they operated was awful. The biggest problem with chains like these is that they forget that they're cheap casual restaurants with cooks in the back taking stuff out of the freezer and tossing it onto the stove or fryer, not actual high end restaurants with actual chefs. Trying to act like you're more then that is just absurd when they in reality they should just go back to more humble roots.

[@frankb389]

Buffalo wild wings? too expensive, and the quality sucks.

[@129QUINNXZ]

Buffalo Wild Wings Iz WAAAAAY Overpriced

[@legendaryTMNICO]

Buffalo Wild Wings service sucks. The only thing they’re good at is making commercials.

[@crustycoyote]

Never heard of Qdoba or Evans. Considering their food, it is surprising that TGI Fridays, Ruby Tuesdays and Buffalo Wild Wings lasted as long as they have.

[@robertgray320]

One thing people aren't considering is we have uber eats, grubhub and food trucks that offer great food. Gone are the days when a person had to open a brick and mortar restaurant and there wasn't much competition. Now you have to be really good and serve quality food, I just don't think these restaurants are up to. They're gonna have to adapt or die!

[@jettcord6834]

Places are not too overpriced. PEOPLE HATE TIPPING. Restaurants, pay your employees better and remove the uncomfortable stigma of tipping.

[@donaldfewell9929]

I don't hate tipping. I hate restaurants that take (my) business for granted.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

When the food isn't great, overpriced, or both, you go away.

[@loganschaefer2764]

One of those 21 Bob Evan’s that closed was so close to my house, so sad to see it go, I miss those beloved double chocolate hotcakes