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atreides1

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Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #1)

Wed May 22, 2024, 10:12 AM

May 2024

There are not a lot of genuine seafood restaurants in the Midwest. I found one located in Davenport, Iowa...Miss Mamie's Seafood and Steaks...and another located in Omaha, Nebraska...Plank's Seafood Provisions.

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Red Lobster bankruptcy driven by corporate owner forcing it to source its seafood? [View all] exboyfil May 2024 OP

Who cares why? It was a horrid place. The food was jimfields33 May 2024 #1

Apparently not in the arid midwest.... getagrip_already May 2024 #2

The reason for closure is not enough people going. They know it's not tasty. jimfields33 May 2024 #11

Sounds more like they over ran their food budget getagrip_already May 2024 #13

Yeah. It definitely would be better if they didn't take on debt. jimfields33 May 2024 #14

Agree Completely ProfessorGAC May 2024 #24

was it shrimp or shrump? debm55 May 2024 #21

As being in the Midwest, we did/do love our seafood. But like you said, the diners are few and far between, and SWBTATTReg May 2024 #28

The Midwest could have it's own locally grown fish, shrimp, and "lobster." hunter May 2024 #30

Well atreides1 May 2024 #4

Yep exboyfil May 2024 #8

I don't know if it is still there but there was a Joe's RubyRose May 2024 #18

Link doesn't work, it goes to a 'change your password' page Celerity May 2024 #3

Thanks. exboyfil May 2024 #7

yw Celerity May 2024 #15

Hey Red Lobster, the ocean called... Prairie Gates May 2024 #5

There's always Olive Garden Voltaire2 May 2024 #6

Vampire private equity firms buy struggling corporations and suck all the life out of them. hunter May 2024 #9

Sorry about that exboyfil May 2024 #10

Unfortunately, companies often can't get funding elsewhere. They turn to PE like some Silent Type May 2024 #26

Paul Kenny, Red Lobster's CEO at the time made the stupid decision to keep "endless shrimp" on the menu... brush May 2024 #12

That always burns me up. Bad CEOs get rewarded RubyRose May 2024 #19

Yes, the workers always get screwed while the screw up big wigs get rewarded. brush May 2024 #22

''Tis no man, 'Tis a remorseless eating machine! Argggg Hassin Bin Sober May 2024 #27

At one time baseball was America's past time. Stuffing oneself might have replaced it. brush May 2024 #29

They will all... 2naSalit May 2024 #16

Red Lobster started dying when it was sold in 2014 to a private equity firm. Bonx May 2024 #17

Poor decisions plus private equity vultures "enshittification" EleanorR May 2024 #20

Private Equity/Vulture...er ah...Venture Capitalists firms sell off/hollow out the company's assets... brush May 2024 #23

You do all know tavernier May 2024 #25

Wholesale shrimp is four bucks a pound if you purchase it by the ton jmowreader May 2024 #31

Lobster is becoming LESS popular as more people get tired of seeing live animals in the tank... WarGamer May 2024 #32