Bennigan’s Out Of Business, Michigan Not So Lucky
You may have heard the good news: the restaurant that popularized if not actually originated the Crap-On-The-Walls style of theme restaurant is out of business.
You are probably at least as happy about this as I am. But, unfortunately, my plans to celebrate this happy occasion were cut short as I learned yet another reason Michigan is a depressed state:
“The trickle-down is that half of the Bennigan’s in the country close - that’s the bad news,” Hansen said. “The bad news is thousands of people lost their jobs today. The only good news is that none of them were in Michigan.”
-Tri-Cities Business Review
So franchise owners are free to continue operating as Bennigan’s, polluting the food supply with deep fried ham sandwiches covered in jam, while all of the corporate-owned establishments are mercifully closed, increasing the nutritional quality of the American foodscape by default.
Sucks for us, but still a good day to be an American on the whole.
I used Google maps to locate my nearest Bennigan’s. I won’t eat there, no, but I’ll drive by and wonder where they’ll get replacement crap for their walls.
Huh, that’s something. And I thought it was TGIFridays that was the progenitors of the crap-on-the-walls restaurants? I… I don’t really care.
I’ve only been to Bennigan’s twice: once, when KrazyQ put forth the idea of hitting one (during that completely unexpected blizzard of 2003, no less), and once shortly after with She Who Must Not Be Named, only cos I wanted another one of their incredible roast beef sandwiches (which wasn’t as good the second time round). From those two experiences, I cannot say I’ll miss Bennigan’s, but Michigan having any jobs being wiped out is nothing I can approve of.
As long as they don’t close Red robin, I’m happy. Those pepperjack burgers they have are *kisses fingertips*
Red Robin is alright, but its almost a meta take on the crap-on-the-walls theme.
Unlike TGI Fridays, Ruby Tuesdays, and Applebys, they have actual props and stuff…
There’s too much going on at those restaurants. Too many colours, sounds and shapes. People like those things, I guess. But you know what else people liked during a certain time period a couple of decades ago? They liked Hitler.
And I couldn’t remember the actual name and ingredients of that burger; it was the Red Robin bacon cheeseburger. O my god.
‘We claim this to be the best bacon cheeseburger in the city, state, nation and all the world! It is garnished in abundance with three thick slices of sizzling, hickory maple-smoked bacon, crisp lettuce, fresh tomatoes & mayo. You choose your favorite cheese: Cheddar, American, Swiss, Monterey Jack, Bleu, Provolone or Pepper-Jack.’
Sooooo good.
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