Red Lobster
Seafood restaurant · Midtown West ·
Unlimited Cheddar Bay Biscuits, blue margaritas, and lobster bibs
Unlimited Cheddar Bay Biscuits, blue margaritas, and lobster bibs
"The holy grail of free bread can be found at Red Lobster. But you already knew that. No one goes to the Times Square chain restaurant for the crustaceans. You go there to inhale a full basket of butter-drenched Cheddar Bay biscuits, look your server dead in the eye, and dare them to say no when you immediately ask for another." - sonal shah, bryan kim, willa moore, will hartman
"A legacy seafood chain that has filed for bankruptcy and closed locations as part of a broader wave of major casual-dining brands confronting shifting diner preferences and consumer spending patterns." - Bettina Makalintal
"The holy grail of free bread can be found at Red Lobster. But you already knew that. No one goes to the Times Square chain restaurant for the crustaceans. You go there to inhale a full basket of butter-drenched Cheddar Bay biscuits, look your server dead in the eye, and dare them to say no when you immediately ask for another." - bryan kim, neha talreja, sonal shah, willa moore, will hartman
"At 5 Times Square (at Broadway) the company's lease expires on June 30 after 22 years, and its landlords, SL Green and RXR, have doubled the annual rent from $1 million to $2.2 million, leaving Red Lobster less than a month to reach an agreement; in May the chain closed dozens of its stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy." - Luke Fortney
"I learned that Red Lobster closed at least 50 locations nationwide on Monday, including nearly a dozen in New York, as the company considers filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; Thai Union Group, the Thailand-based seafood supplier that owns Red Lobster, blamed the pandemic, labor costs, and the company’s “Ultimate Endless Shrimp” deal, which increased foot traffic but lost the company $11 million in 2023." - Luke Fortney
