I started learning how to cook and eat at home after I was told, "If you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to eat out!!" I use to eat all 3 meals out. Once I started cooking at home, I seen a decrease in my weight and an increase in my bank account! I wanna thank that waitress. But the restaurant is shutdown now.
@kimberlymartin459 yep our grocery store is Wal-Mart. Fish( Grouper & Snapper) 3 times a week with their frozen vegetables that I Dr. Up on the stove top, Taco 🌮 Tuesdays with Bison or Buffalo/ Taco dinner 🍽 kit and a pizza 🍕 once a week that I order out. That's it. New job is wishy washy on the hours so probably no vacations this coming year unfortunately 😐 😕 😑 😒 😔 🙃
You know, there are a lot of narratives that I agree with to push back against this, but I have to agree, the top men or women who head these companies know full well the obesity epidemic the USA faces, you would think! No matter what your "ideology" is, they would start adjusting, revamping, and improving the quality for how prices are, it's doable too, hire an organic supplier for volume etc... do brand deals for *new launched quality" with food delivery etc... wouldn't fix "inflation" but at least increase our value! 🤦 This is the difference between a Adam Smith's "capitalism" model, (1776) and the now clearly adopted Molton Freedoms model "profit above customer value" capitalism, this is the real issue, root cause, aside from "CEO" narrative, CEOs have always been "greedy" but under a Adam Smith "model" they were "greedy" for best quality for the cx, as oppose to best profit. Gotta get back to Adam Smith Capitalism, Anyone reading this, Look up Adam Smiths Wealth of Nations 👍🙏✌️🎄
1. Poor food quality 2. Dwindling service levels 3. Overpriced menus 4. Diminishing portion sizes 5. Rise of superior locally-owned restaurants 6. Tip expectancy has grown from 15% to nearly 25%- and everyone expects one.
Thats because it's impossible for the average person to eat out. My husband and I eat out only 1 or 2x a year but we are the minority. Most people cannot afford to eat out at all. Its cheaper and healthier to cook and eat at home.
Notice at about 3:50 mark, the chef tastes the sauce and then puts the spoon back in the pot!!!!!!! That may be ok at your home, but that is a huge mistake for a chef to make in a restaurant!!!!
People just can't afford to eat out anymore. Prices have risen because these restaurants have to spend so much more on food. They passed it on to us and we can't absorb it. Covid is another reason. Many places close down and people that did not know how to cook. Learned how to cook real quick
The other reason these restaurant chains are going under is they have cut back on quality control, same as all these recalls we hear about. The public is getting smart, and those who know don't want to risk their health eating out anymore. 😢
The trouble with 5 Guys is that the corporation REQUIRES a remodel every 3 years,and employees/managers are only guaranteed 3 years of employment MAXIMUM! After the remodel,all new employees and a new manager are hired! This is what is making Five Guys TANK!!
People have no money because they spend on dumb items like cars they can’t afford(leasing). Everyday shopping on Amazon and their lack of basic financial concepts.
@@ibdam1 i agree. the economy isn't as bad as what people say it is. gas prices have gone down, my 401k is higher than ever, inflation has slowly gone down, etc. if ppl have money trouble, maybe time to find a better paying job, cut out useless or unecessary spending, & be smart with where u spend it. live within your means. 🤷♂️
I went to 5 Guys last week and spent $12 for a "little hamburger and a little fries" and no drink. I know that they always dump "extra" fries into the bag, but as I was taking the food out of the bag, I noticed that the cup that they use for "small fries" was smaller than it once was. It wasn't much bigger than the dixie cup that I use to wash down my meds. That's the end of 5 Guys for me.
Raising the minimum wage has just been passed on to the consumer..Duh... Corporate greed plays a part, but sit down restaurants are becoming dinosaurs thanks to terrible politics.
Red Lobster’s food never looks as good as it does in their ads. Plus, it sits under the heaters waiting to be served and dries out! Stopped going years ago.
Five Guys gives you less burger and prices now over the top. I've dropped them like a hot rock. Two of us spend close to $40, and then there's a TIP jar.
If I have to stand up to make the order and I’ve gotta come to the counter to pick up my order, I don’t tip. The first offenders, I remember of the tip jar without giving you any real service or donut shops.
Your mentioning restaurants who should have closed 10 yrs ago. Almost all used to have great food. Chilies in the 90’s was amazing. Rubs and drinks. TGI in the 90 s awesome! Outback is tiring. All the sell is gristle steak. Many I thought were closed already
Community food cooperatives. Get rid of lawns and grow our own vegetables, animal husbandry, barter. My son made a rabbit stew for Thanksgiving from vegetables he grew in his back yard and rabbits he raised in a shed in his back yard.
Nope, just a thumb nail tease. And 5 G has never been cheap, not much has changed there, at all, such a simple concept and menu. Well cooked meat, wide toppings options, super load the fries. Carry on. Always funny to see people say 5 G has gotten pricy, or the burgers have changed, it's the straightest execution in the industry.
I prefer sit down if I am going to eat out. Restaurants are buying the worst quality of food and don't have enough staff working to provide good customer service.
Other problems are fast food joints demanding your ss# or ph# to get a burger, ckn, or pizza. I usually just give a fake# but my last visit to our local Pizza Hut triggered me when he asked for my ph#. It was dinner time, their floor was empty, their line in the back didnt even have one pizza cooking on the rack. I just squared my eyes at him as this was the first time this place has asked for a ph#. I told him him you dont need my ph# to sell me a pizza. He was a millennial so he got his pannies in a wad and refused to serve me. This store back in the 80's early 90's was busy every day, all day with their buffet and dinner time families ordering from the menu. I just shook my head. This soy boy did what all millennialls and snowflakes do, they cop an attitude when they dont have a common sense answer to their problem they present to you. I just shook my head and thought to myself; enjoy your bankruptsy and reminded him there are 1/2 dozen other places selling pizzas in this city.., and they dont ask personal info, accept your first name. KFC is about to get rid of their cashierest. Go woke go broke, go NWO go broke also
You keep saying "Millennials". Did you mean Gen Z ? Because Millennials are aged 28-43, which means most would be parents, and a good number of them even grandparents. Millennials are not "young people". 😂
@karenhollywood3523 Age is irrelavant. What matters is how dumbed down is your generation. The dumbing down of ppl and lowering of our standards began in the 50's but didnt really creshindo until the 80's and early 90's. So yes, I meant millennials. You are right, should've included GenZ. Its a race to the bottem; first one there looses.
Greedy corporations? What? No, that’s not the problem. These corporations have been successful for decades. Did they just all of a sudden become greedy? All of them at once?
@@Cyrus992There’s tons of competition in the restaurant industry. You may have something specific in mind that I’m missing. In what way do you perceive less competition?
@@tonyfair487It’s not a question of justifying menu prices, but of supply and demand and trying to make a profit. Higher quality costs money. Would the customer prefer higher prices and higher quality, or lower prices and lower quality? If one restaurant offers higher quality food at higher prices than another, and people choose instead to frequent the lower quality low price option, they’ll go out of business.
Pizza Hut has been around since my youth, and I'm 64 now. There is still one in my area, and it's pan pizza is still a favorite. I'd hate to see it go away.
Nice, clean little corner restaurant just a very short walk to sit-down & eat. Friendly, personable staff. Good food. $12.50 for breakfast. Now two people plus drinks (coffee, milk, or tea) + tip = $47 I like the place but just can’t do it. A sub sandwich is now on a hotdog bun and the price is way, way up.
If I do eat out it's at a local place. The locally owned places usually have fantastic food. I always get my food to go. I really don't like eating at the restaurant.
They didn't touch on pizza hut's biggest problem: decades of cutting corners on most everything from the dough to the sauce. It's so horrible anymore, not worth it either as they are expensive yet, use poor quality ingredients. There are far too many better options.
The Wall Street Journal food critic reviewed Red Lobster with the column title “They Dare to Call This Food” I tried their coupon special and I agreed.
Summary: Here are the 15 restaurant chains listed from the transcript along with a summary of why they might close in 2025: Red Lobster - Facing financial difficulties due to rising seafood costs, particularly for lobster and shrimp, unsustainable promotions like endless shrimp deals, and competition from fast-casual seafood concepts. The parent company, Thai Union, is restructuring U.S. operations due to significant losses. Boston Market - Known for rotisserie chicken, it's grappling with lawsuits regarding wage theft and unsafe working conditions, coupled with declining sales and competition from home meal delivery and grocery store hot bars. Applebee's - Suffering from high inflation affecting its middle-income customer base, the chain's signature deals are less attractive as prices rise, and younger consumers prefer trendier, faster dining options. Chili's - Facing competition from fast-casual Mexican chains with lower price points, struggling with high costs for food, labor, and utilities, and seeing profit margins shrink to their lowest in decades. Buffalo Wild Wings - Struggling with skyrocketing chicken wing prices, reduced alcohol sales, and a shift towards healthier dining options among younger customers, leading to fewer visits on game days. Subway - Franchisees are dealing with lawsuits over predatory leases and mandatory upgrades, while customer dissatisfaction grows due to inconsistent quality and perceived disingenuous menu changes. TGI Fridays - Experiencing declining customer traffic due to an overcrowded casual dining market, with closures due to unprofitability, and attempts to appeal to younger demographics not yielding significant results. IHOP - Sales are declining as consumers opt for cheaper breakfast alternatives, with rising ingredient costs pushing up menu prices. The brand also faced backlash from the "IHOb" marketing stunt. Checkers and Rallies - Hit by supply chain issues, competition from larger fast-food chains, and customer complaints about service and quality, leading to significant location closures. Outback Steakhouse - Rising beef prices and a shift away from sit-down dining are impacting profitability. Efforts to modernize haven't successfully attracted younger diners. Sbarro - The decline of traditional malls has affected its primary market, with competition from delivery-focused pizza chains and boutique pizzerias, alongside rising ingredient costs. Ruby Tuesday - Struggling to recover from bankruptcy, facing high operational costs, and unable to compete with fast-casual trends, leading to a significant reduction in locations. Chuck E. Cheese - Its business model is less appealing in a digital-first era, with declining foot traffic, high debt, and issues with location upkeep and legal troubles. Hard Rock Cafe - Losing relevance as a themed dining experience, with high operational costs in prime locations and a lack of interest from younger generations amidst a slow post-pandemic recovery. Pizza Hut - Losing market share to competitors with better delivery and digital strategies, coupled with quality control issues and rising costs, leading to location closures and strategic reconsiderations. These chains are all navigating a challenging landscape marked by economic pressures, changing consumer behaviors, and intense competition.
Personally, restaurants charge now more and offer less ( food quality, quantity). In a world where the cost of living is rising, I find that eating out is not an absolute need; but just a luxury. I'm eating much less in restaurants, & now find that my weight is now down to more normal levels & I generally feel better ( I think my body thanks me for consuming less unhealthy foods). We certainly will not have a general public starve because of restaurants vanishing in 2025.
There's a Subway in our small town I hope it doesn't close. I don't like Pizza Hut I like Dominos better and have been a loyal customer of Dominos since 1996
There's also a Subway in the small town that I live in. It's the only one in town. There are a few in Northwestern AZ (it's only 20-30 minutes away from my home). I loved Quiznos until they closed down most of their locations.
Most of these restaurants food isn’t as good any more. Plus their service isn’t that great either. So expensive to go out to eat now plus a tip. My husband and I very rarely go to eat anymore. Something I used to love to do. Just can’t afford it.
Five Guys is no longer worth it. Their prices are a joke. I even talk to an employee that worked there after hours, bez place was empty. I thought about going, looked at prices, and said HELL NO. But, he said outside that he doesn't make enough money to afford their food. Only way he gets it, is using their employee discount. He said it's overpriced and doesn't even eat there.
Not at all surprised at some of these potential closings. What I am surprised about is how they managed to stay in business as long as they did with over salted foods and some of the worst ingredients on earth. People just don’t want what they’re dishing out, especially since it’s so expensive..
Lee's Sandwiches is the mcd's of banh mi here in california. Used to be $3.15 for a sandwich, and wasn't worth more than that. We tolerated the cheap prices on the agreement that the sizes weren't great. They're $12 now and...yeah, pretty bad.
I used to really like Boston Market. They just closed anywhere near me. I never liked Applebees, Ruby Tuesday or TGI Fridays. I like IHOP. I like Sbarro. No one goes to Chuck E. Cheese unless they are having a kids party. For me the quality and taste of the food is key. I don't like the pizza from Pizza Hut. It is oily on the bottom and the crust is soggy. So many other pizza restaurants that are so much better.
Red Lobster, Boston Market, Applebees, Chilis, Buffalo Wild Wings, Subway, TGIF, IHOP, Checkers and Rallys, Outback, Sbarro, Ruby Tuesday, Chuck E. Cheese, Hard Rock, Pizza Hut. You're welcome.
Applebees decidedly and deliberately had ZERO options for non meat. How’s that working out for them? I love these places who know BETTER than you what you want. Hate vegetarians? Pay the price …..
I'm shocked Boston Market made it this long 😲 Last time I went to Red lobster it was owned by General Mills and I ordered a lobster, snow crab meal. Once the waitress brought the food to the table I responded to her saying "Excuse me I ordered the lobster and snow crab, not the crawfish and twig meal😒 so disappointing. As for Sparro , just no.
People are learning to cook again. And this is good. We eat out 2 times a month…usually a soup and sandwich kinda place .. nothing fancy. It has lost its charm….too expensive and rarely is the food very good. I can cook a meal with four servings one night, eat the same meal as leftoversthe next night and maybe make pasta with whatever is in the frig the third night. three nights, six servings , about 25-40 bucks depending on the season.
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I started learning how to cook and eat at home after I was told, "If you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to eat out!!"
I use to eat all 3 meals out. Once I started cooking at home, I seen a decrease in my weight and an increase in my bank account! I wanna thank that waitress. But the restaurant is shutdown now.
@kimberlymartin459 yep our grocery store is Wal-Mart. Fish( Grouper & Snapper) 3 times a week with their frozen vegetables that I Dr. Up on the stove top, Taco 🌮 Tuesdays with Bison or Buffalo/ Taco dinner 🍽 kit and a pizza 🍕 once a week that I order out. That's it. New job is wishy washy on the hours so probably no vacations this coming year unfortunately 😐 😕 😑 😒 😔 🙃
And how much have the CEOs been making? The real problem is greedy corporations and disgustingly low food quality.
💯 percent agree.
You know, there are a lot of narratives that I agree with to push back against this, but I have to agree, the top men or women who head these companies know full well the obesity epidemic the USA faces, you would think! No matter what your "ideology" is, they would start adjusting, revamping, and improving the quality for how prices are, it's doable too, hire an organic supplier for volume etc... do brand deals for *new launched quality" with food delivery etc... wouldn't fix "inflation" but at least increase our value! 🤦
This is the difference between a Adam Smith's "capitalism" model, (1776) and the now clearly adopted Molton Freedoms model "profit above customer value" capitalism, this is the real issue, root cause, aside from "CEO" narrative, CEOs have always been "greedy" but under a Adam Smith "model" they were "greedy" for best quality for the cx, as oppose to best profit.
Gotta get back to Adam Smith Capitalism,
Anyone reading this, Look up Adam Smiths Wealth of Nations 👍🙏✌️🎄
** Milton not molton 🤦🤣
🎯🎯🎯💯💯💯
cutting CEO pay will keep those places open.
When a Happy Meal costs $8.00, it's time to reassess how much the CEO's and bigwigs are scamming out of their customer base. Disgusting.
1. Poor food quality
2. Dwindling service levels
3. Overpriced menus
4. Diminishing portion sizes
5. Rise of superior locally-owned restaurants
6. Tip expectancy has grown from 15% to nearly 25%- and everyone expects one.
Hasn't affected McDonald's
Raise the cost of living wage and the prices get higher and the Democrat policies are doing the end of restaurants .
@@rogerquintanilla863 And poor working folk stay poor. Perhaps company/corporate Greed is the downfall for all.
*Bidenomics.
5 guy's is over priced. $40 for 2 hamburgers, 2 fries, & 2 drink. See yea !!
Does it taste good?
@@sandrajackson709 It tastes great!
Eating out is a rip-off. I eat out 1-2X a year. I cannot afford to do that even. It's way cheaper to cook and eat at home. Its more comfortable too.
CALIFORNIA:
That's high even for us! Makes me think that some of these CEOs have a serious drug problem! 😒🙄😜
And healthier!@@aubrieschmidt9160
1) Red Lobster
2) Boston Market
3) Applebees
4) Chilli’s
5) Buffalo Wild Wings
6) Subway
7) TGIF
8) IHOP
9) Checkers
10) Outback Stakehouse
11) Sparro
12) Ruby Tuesday
13) Chuck E Cheese
14) Hard Rock Cafe
15) Pizza Hut
Stop RegurigitaningvTHE NEWS!!LITTLE SHEEPLE BIRD BRAIN!!😂😂
Thanks
Wow!! I have been to only one of these restaurants in 10yrs…… all but 2 are in my city……i just have not gone to any
I thought Outback Steakhouse had gone out of business. Most of their stores disappeared in Florida, years ago.
Wow I only go to pizzhut this sucks oh don't forget Shari's went under in 2024
Thats because it's impossible for the average person to eat out. My husband and I eat out only 1 or 2x a year but we are the minority. Most people cannot afford to eat out at all. Its cheaper and healthier to cook and eat at home.
You forgot to mention it’s much fresh & cleaners at home
Notice at about 3:50 mark, the chef tastes the sauce and then puts the spoon back in the pot!!!!!!! That may be ok at your home, but that is a huge mistake for a chef to make in a restaurant!!!!
It's also a stock video slice. It's not a real restaurant. Although who knows what really goes on in any kitchen.
We ate at Apple Bee's and we all got really sick with the runs and dangerous vomitting. I thought that I was going to die.
I consider a chef a very clean person, that is the reason they are cooks.
People just can't afford to eat out anymore. Prices have risen because these restaurants have to spend so much more on food. They passed it on to us and we can't absorb it. Covid is another reason. Many places close down and people that did not know how to cook. Learned how to cook real quick
True I can't cook
The other reason these restaurant chains are going under is they have cut back on quality control, same as all these recalls we hear about. The public is getting smart, and those who know don't want to risk their health eating out anymore. 😢
Pizza Hut is so gross now. It used to be so delicious.😢
@@lili2u405 Sometimes good and sometimes not.
You should've tasted the Pizza Hut from the 80s...it was such a delicious treat on a Friday night!
Yeah
And they've been phasing out sit-down locations, even before C*vid. So they can save $.
JUST HORRIBLE PIZZA
Did they just say 20 bucks for a dozen wings? You deserve to close?
I have found that both Boston Market's and Five Guy's food is not as good it once was. It's no wonder why they are on the "chopping block."
The trouble with 5 Guys is that the corporation REQUIRES a remodel every 3 years,and employees/managers are only guaranteed 3 years of employment MAXIMUM! After the remodel,all new employees and a new manager are hired! This is what is making Five Guys TANK!!
Applebee's has gotten bad also, and the service has gotten bad too.
A lot of people no longer have disposable income because of the horrible economy.
People have no money because they spend on dumb items like cars they can’t afford(leasing). Everyday shopping on Amazon and their lack of basic financial concepts.
@@ibdam1 i agree. the economy isn't as bad as what people say it is. gas prices have gone down, my 401k is higher than ever, inflation has slowly gone down, etc. if ppl have money trouble, maybe time to find a better paying job, cut out useless or unecessary spending, & be smart with where u spend it. live within your means. 🤷♂️
Firehouse subs just made me forget Subway exists
I went to 5 Guys last week and spent $12 for a "little hamburger and a little fries" and no drink. I know that they always dump "extra" fries into the bag, but as I was taking the food out of the bag, I noticed that the cup that they use for "small fries" was smaller than it once was. It wasn't much bigger than the dixie cup that I use to wash down my meds. That's the end of 5 Guys for me.
They don't give you the extra fries anymore.
@@bluechurch776 Uhhh, lie? Literally just went there and got a heaping pile of extra fries.
Another restaurant that should be on your list is Denny's
The MIDDLE CLASS is disappearing. Awful.
You are clueless
Bidenomics is "working" 😄
By design ☠
Raising the minimum wage has just been passed on to the consumer..Duh...
Corporate greed plays a part, but sit down restaurants are becoming dinosaurs thanks to terrible politics.
Many states haven’t raised their wages
Most restaurants are frozen food heaters.
Red Lobster’s food never looks as good as it does in their ads. Plus, it sits under the heaters waiting to be served and dries out! Stopped going years ago.
I have never eaten there
This is how I feel about Taco Bell and Subway, their food looks so good on tv, then when you get it in real life it looks a mess.
Five Guys gives you less burger and prices now over the top. I've dropped them like a hot rock. Two of us spend close to $40, and then there's a TIP jar.
For their prices, they can afford to pay their employees well. But a tip jar? 😄
If I have to stand up to make the order and I’ve gotta come to the counter to pick up my order, I don’t tip. The first offenders, I remember of the tip jar without giving you any real service or donut shops.
I placed a paper on the tip jar once that said "Look both ways before crossing the road."
Then I placed a fortune cookie another time 😂😅
Thanks to Obama/Susan Rice/Rod Klain/ Joe Biden/Kamala Harris this country is drowning.
Your mentioning restaurants who should have closed 10 yrs ago. Almost all used to have great food. Chilies in the 90’s was amazing. Rubs and drinks. TGI in the 90 s awesome! Outback is tiring. All the sell is gristle steak. Many I thought were closed already
Ridiculous prices....I stay home
What happens when we can no longer afford to eat at home? The day is fast approaching.
SERIOUSLY
can you dumpster dive?
Community food cooperatives. Get rid of lawns and grow our own vegetables, animal husbandry, barter. My son made a rabbit stew for Thanksgiving from vegetables he grew in his back yard and rabbits he raised in a shed in his back yard.
Was 5 Guys even mentioned in this video? I never saw it mentioned.
Nope, just a thumb nail tease. And 5 G has never been cheap, not much has changed there, at all, such a simple concept and menu. Well cooked meat, wide toppings options, super load the fries. Carry on. Always funny to see people say 5 G has gotten pricy, or the burgers have changed, it's the straightest execution in the industry.
Your video clips often don’t match the restaurant chain you are talking about. Weak.
Weak is your ignorant comment
I prefer sit down if I am going to eat out. Restaurants are buying the worst quality of food and don't have enough staff working to provide good customer service.
Grocery store’s prices are catching up with these restaurants and fast food chains it’s just getting ridiculous out here.
Other problems are fast food joints demanding your ss# or ph# to get a burger, ckn, or pizza. I usually just give a fake# but my last visit to our local Pizza Hut triggered me when he asked for my ph#. It was dinner time, their floor was empty, their line in the back didnt even have one pizza cooking on the rack. I just squared my eyes at him as this was the first time this place has asked for a ph#. I told him him you dont need my ph# to sell me a pizza. He was a millennial so he got his pannies in a wad and refused to serve me. This store back in the 80's early 90's was busy every day, all day with their buffet and dinner time families ordering from the menu. I just shook my head. This soy boy did what all millennialls and snowflakes do, they cop an attitude when they dont have a common sense answer to their problem they present to you. I just shook my head and thought to myself; enjoy your bankruptsy and reminded him there are 1/2 dozen other places selling pizzas in this city.., and they dont ask personal info, accept your first name. KFC is about to get rid of their cashierest. Go woke go broke, go NWO go broke also
You keep saying "Millennials". Did you mean Gen Z ? Because Millennials are aged 28-43, which means most would be parents, and a good number of them even grandparents. Millennials are not "young people". 😂
@karenhollywood3523 Age is irrelavant. What matters is how dumbed down is your generation. The dumbing down of ppl and lowering of our standards began in the 50's but didnt really creshindo until the 80's and early 90's. So yes, I meant millennials. You are right, should've included GenZ. Its a race to the bottem; first one there looses.
@@karenhollywood3523Yep, and at this point teenagers are soon going to be the generation after Gen Z, even.
All of them are over priced.
Or you are to cheap
I used to love Hooters, but years ago the quality went way down while the prices skyrocked - $25 for 10 wings - with no fries or drink.
I haven't been to one in many many years, but it seemed the quality of the waitresses went downhill too.
$20 for 12 wings!!! They need to close
Weird how they show Monk’s Diner from Seinfeld during the Boston Market segment.
Yeah, the visuals didn't seem to match up with most of the companies that they were talking about.
Tom's, officially.
Greedy corporations? What? No, that’s not the problem. These corporations have been successful for decades. Did they just all of a sudden become greedy? All of them at once?
There is less competition and private equity takeover
As long as we continue to pay exorbitant prices for mediocre food and service, they will continue to justify the menu prices.
@@tonyfair487 that is true too
@@Cyrus992There’s tons of competition in the restaurant industry. You may have something specific in mind that I’m missing. In what way do you perceive less competition?
@@tonyfair487It’s not a question of justifying menu prices, but of supply and demand and trying to make a profit. Higher quality costs money. Would the customer prefer higher prices and higher quality, or lower prices and lower quality? If one restaurant offers higher quality food at higher prices than another, and people choose instead to frequent the lower quality low price option, they’ll go out of business.
Setting their own employee tips isn’t helping
Pizza Hut has been around since my youth, and I'm 64 now. There is still one in my area, and it's pan pizza is still a favorite. I'd hate to see it go away.
I've only been to Red Lobster'endless strimp once and everything was super salty I figured it was on purpose so folks wouldn't want a lot of it.
Rent to high reduces resources for everything.
Not been to subway for years as its rubbish
It's a terrible value
Nice, clean little corner restaurant just a very short walk to sit-down & eat. Friendly, personable staff. Good food. $12.50 for breakfast. Now two people plus drinks (coffee, milk, or tea) + tip = $47 I like the place but just can’t do it. A sub sandwich is now on a hotdog bun and the price is way, way up.
If I do eat out it's at a local place. The locally owned places usually have fantastic food. I always get my food to go. I really don't like eating at the restaurant.
The vast majority of these restaurants are in the Tampa/Clearwater FL region. It will become a
restaurant ghost town. This is sad..
Not a single surprise on this list. Actually, I thought a couple of them were already gone.
Make a segment about all the 70s 80s and 90s Awesome restaurants that already closed. I want to go back. In this list I'll miss Sborros
They didn't touch on pizza hut's biggest problem: decades of cutting corners on most everything from the dough to the sauce. It's so horrible anymore, not worth it either as they are expensive yet, use poor quality ingredients. There are far too many better options.
The Wall Street Journal food critic reviewed Red Lobster with the column title “They Dare to Call This Food” I tried their coupon special and I agreed.
left out a word, goofy
I love Boston’s market food. I wasn’t crazy about it as a kid but I love it as an adult. I can barely find any locations around anymore.
Chck E Cheese is more of Gen X not Millennial or Gen z 😂
Millennials born in the 80's definitely went to Chuck E Cheese.
Summary:
Here are the 15 restaurant chains listed from the transcript along with a summary of why they might close in 2025:
Red Lobster - Facing financial difficulties due to rising seafood costs, particularly for lobster and shrimp, unsustainable promotions like endless shrimp deals, and competition from fast-casual seafood concepts. The parent company, Thai Union, is restructuring U.S. operations due to significant losses.
Boston Market - Known for rotisserie chicken, it's grappling with lawsuits regarding wage theft and unsafe working conditions, coupled with declining sales and competition from home meal delivery and grocery store hot bars.
Applebee's - Suffering from high inflation affecting its middle-income customer base, the chain's signature deals are less attractive as prices rise, and younger consumers prefer trendier, faster dining options.
Chili's - Facing competition from fast-casual Mexican chains with lower price points, struggling with high costs for food, labor, and utilities, and seeing profit margins shrink to their lowest in decades.
Buffalo Wild Wings - Struggling with skyrocketing chicken wing prices, reduced alcohol sales, and a shift towards healthier dining options among younger customers, leading to fewer visits on game days.
Subway - Franchisees are dealing with lawsuits over predatory leases and mandatory upgrades, while customer dissatisfaction grows due to inconsistent quality and perceived disingenuous menu changes.
TGI Fridays - Experiencing declining customer traffic due to an overcrowded casual dining market, with closures due to unprofitability, and attempts to appeal to younger demographics not yielding significant results.
IHOP - Sales are declining as consumers opt for cheaper breakfast alternatives, with rising ingredient costs pushing up menu prices. The brand also faced backlash from the "IHOb" marketing stunt.
Checkers and Rallies - Hit by supply chain issues, competition from larger fast-food chains, and customer complaints about service and quality, leading to significant location closures.
Outback Steakhouse - Rising beef prices and a shift away from sit-down dining are impacting profitability. Efforts to modernize haven't successfully attracted younger diners.
Sbarro - The decline of traditional malls has affected its primary market, with competition from delivery-focused pizza chains and boutique pizzerias, alongside rising ingredient costs.
Ruby Tuesday - Struggling to recover from bankruptcy, facing high operational costs, and unable to compete with fast-casual trends, leading to a significant reduction in locations.
Chuck E. Cheese - Its business model is less appealing in a digital-first era, with declining foot traffic, high debt, and issues with location upkeep and legal troubles.
Hard Rock Cafe - Losing relevance as a themed dining experience, with high operational costs in prime locations and a lack of interest from younger generations amidst a slow post-pandemic recovery.
Pizza Hut - Losing market share to competitors with better delivery and digital strategies, coupled with quality control issues and rising costs, leading to location closures and strategic reconsiderations.
These chains are all navigating a challenging landscape marked by economic pressures, changing consumer behaviors, and intense competition.
I tried Sbarro for the first time 2 years ago and it was gross! How do you mess up pizza?
5 Guys?, dont support companies like this. We all know what the Problem is.
Personally, restaurants charge now more and offer less ( food quality, quantity). In a world where the cost of living is rising, I find that eating out is not an absolute need; but just a luxury.
I'm eating much less in restaurants, & now find that my weight is now down to more normal levels & I generally feel better ( I think my body thanks me for consuming less unhealthy foods).
We certainly will not have a general public starve because of restaurants vanishing in 2025.
The country is going to hell in a handbasket. I have never seen this country be so divided. United we stand divided we fall.
Penn Station East Coast Subs are mainly Michigan They are the best. Second best is Jersey Mikes Subs. They service a wider area.
I like Jersey Mike subs. Much better imo than cold ones.
There's a Subway in our small town I hope it doesn't close. I don't like Pizza Hut I like Dominos better and have been a loyal customer of Dominos since 1996
There's also a Subway in the small town that I live in. It's the only one in town. There are a few in Northwestern AZ (it's only 20-30 minutes away from my home). I loved Quiznos until they closed down most of their locations.
Subway is darn expensive now
Subways bread is loaded with sugar. Panera is more expensive but better.
Most of these restaurants food isn’t as good any more. Plus their service isn’t that great either. So expensive to go out to eat now plus a tip. My husband and I very rarely go to eat anymore. Something I used to love to do. Just can’t afford it.
😂😂😂😂 i guess trying to sell the new Z for 70k didn't work!!!!
My girlfriend and I went to Five Guys and for 2 burgers and Fry's and drinks it was $38 it was ridiculous yes it was good just to fucking expensive!!!
I need to drive over 80 miles one way to eat at any of these slop houses. So I chose to eat at home its easier cheaper and much better.
Red Lobster is on the out dated side. All these new local seafood spots are killing it.
Guess I'm glad we live where there are only four of these in town. [chuckle]
many of these disappeared from my area a long time ago(near Seattle). I hate to hear about the others failing.
I'm still trying to digest the fact that Pagliacci's that used to be on Lower Queen Anne closed up shop. That used to be my go to pizza place.
The more close the less we have
I think that's the plan.
If it's cheaper to get it from Amazon or Walmart with delivery to your house. Why wast time, which could be used for overtime, or sleeping.
Five Guys is no longer worth it. Their prices are a joke. I even talk to an employee that worked there after hours, bez place was empty. I thought about going, looked at prices, and said HELL NO. But, he said outside that he doesn't make enough money to afford their food. Only way he gets it, is using their employee discount. He said it's overpriced and doesn't even eat there.
$20 for a hamburger fries and drink at 5 guys is ridiculous.
They pay Fisherman nothing for their catch. I know, I was one
Chillis sure was crowded last week when we went. The food was all that though. I loved the fries
Not at all surprised at some of these potential closings. What I am surprised about is how they managed to stay in business as long as they did with over salted foods and some of the worst ingredients on earth. People just don’t want what they’re dishing out, especially since it’s so expensive..
Restaurants around me have their parking lots full.
CEO's are far to GREEDY
I really stopped eating out pre Covid, now I don't ever eat out😊
Greedy CEO'S CAN BE BLAMED
For as I'm concerned, Applebee's and chili's can both out of business
Applebees isn’t going anywhere!! The one next to me is always packed!!
We’re entering a new era💯
Ppl don't go out food , sit dwn prices 2 high, plus tip, poor quality food ,bad service, rising costs for restaurants is y cust pay so much ,
Lee's Sandwiches is the mcd's of banh mi here in california. Used to be $3.15 for a sandwich, and wasn't worth more than that. We tolerated the cheap prices on the agreement that the sizes weren't great. They're $12 now and...yeah, pretty bad.
Th3 video literally name all the resturant i know. Sounds like we wont have any franchise resturant by next year.
Skip Bayless, is that you???
Take a shot every time he says, "bygone era", "casual dining", or "relic."
Jersey mike is giving subway competition. I love like subway tho
Bidenomics in action!
Even with a great economy. All of these restaurants are way way over rated! No great loss
I used to really like Boston Market. They just closed anywhere near me. I never liked Applebees, Ruby Tuesday or TGI Fridays. I like IHOP. I like Sbarro. No one goes to Chuck E. Cheese unless they are having a kids party. For me the quality and taste of the food is key. I don't like the pizza from Pizza Hut. It is oily on the bottom and the crust is soggy. So many other pizza restaurants that are so much better.
Red Lobster, Boston Market, Applebees, Chilis, Buffalo Wild Wings, Subway, TGIF, IHOP, Checkers and Rallys, Outback, Sbarro, Ruby Tuesday, Chuck E. Cheese, Hard Rock, Pizza Hut. You're welcome.
I’m not surprised by rally’s. Their fries and banana shakes are great
pizza hut might as well go 18 dollars minimum to get delivery is stupid most competitors dont have that requirement
Applebees decidedly and deliberately had ZERO options for non meat. How’s that working out for them? I love these places who know BETTER than you what you want. Hate vegetarians? Pay the price …..
I'm shocked Boston Market made it this long 😲 Last time I went to Red lobster it was owned by General Mills and I ordered a lobster, snow crab meal. Once the waitress brought the food to the table I responded to her saying "Excuse me I ordered the lobster and snow crab, not the crawfish and twig meal😒 so disappointing. As for Sparro , just no.
Folks need to learn how to cook. The money spent at a restaurant in one day can be used to cook three days of meals.
I’ve never been to Applebees. There are no locations in Los Angeles
Wait, Chili's is up 70%, why is it being mentioned here?
Chili's isn't going anywhere
It's crazy to believe that Popeye's Chicken is out doing all 15 of these icon restaurants ! 😳
I guess da hood has it's own money 🤑💰
I never failed to get slow service from Popeyes. It’s too bad, because I like their food it’s always slow and always with a little bit of attitude.
I eat at home ,I never eat out …twice a year …tops
I didn’t see McDonald’s on the list🤷♀️….surprise!
What does Tom's Restaurant from 'Seinfeld' fame have to do with Boston Market?
What if all chains are survive by the end of that year?
People are learning to cook again. And this is good. We eat out 2 times a month…usually a soup and sandwich kinda place .. nothing fancy. It has lost its charm….too expensive and rarely is the food very good. I can cook a meal with four servings one night, eat the same meal as leftoversthe next night and maybe make pasta with whatever is in the frig the third night. three nights, six servings , about 25-40 bucks depending on the season.