http://www.ibtimes.com/ruby-tuesday-close-95-locations-after-declining-fiscal-years-2015-2016-2400950
Used to eat there all the time in my travels about 15-20 years ago when it was a casual place with a Friday's type atmosphere. Then they decided to get all upscale and pricey, and that turned me off. Just saw they closed one not too far away from me in Enfield, CT last week (rough year for Enfield Square as it already lost its Macy's in January). Was one of the few that had video trivia back in the day.
They also had one of the most expensive salad bars, at a time when salads from similar restaurants were free. While they did eventually roll back the price, it was just one of a number of missteps they company made. As mentioned, they tried going upscale. Then they tried being a place for burgers. Instead of being them, they tried being everyone. Rarely does that work out well...
One of my local Ruby Tuesday restaurants in Bel Air, Maryland is now an IHOP. To add a roadgeek element to this post, it's along an auxiliary U.S. route: U.S. Route 1 Business.
Quote from: epzik8 on August 16, 2016, 12:15:36 AM
One of my local Ruby Tuesday restaurants in Bel Air, Maryland is now an IHOP. To add a roadgeek element to this post, it's along an auxiliary U.S. route: U.S. Route 1 Business.
Actually ate at that one once way back before Ruby's went fancy. The Friday's across MD 24 had a much better atmosphere. A couple of Ruby's in Southington and Waterbury, CT also became IHOPs.
I remember eating at one as a kid and complaining that the reason it was called Ruby Tuesday was because it took until Tuesday for the food to be delivered.
Regardless of cost, I always thought the salad bar there was worth it.
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 16, 2016, 04:41:43 AM
I remember eating at one as a kid and complaining that the reason it was called Ruby Tuesday was because it took until Tuesday for the food to be delivered.
What if you were dining there on a Tuesday...?
QuoteRegardless of cost, I always thought the salad bar there was worth it.
So did I. I prefer putting my own together vice going with whatever the restaurant default is.
Inconsistent service (wait times, serving times, portions) seemed to be common at most Ruby Tuesdays my wife and I would visit. I'm not talking about +/- 5 minutes, more like +20 minutes without any notification; I understand that anyone can have a bad day, but this seemed to be every other visit at various locations. Finally, hair in our food and serving our appetizers after the main course (after another lengthy wait) meant we closed the book on any future visits. Management wasn't helpful...while not rude, they didn't offer any discount. They finally said they'd cut the bill when we said "well, we refuse to pay" (something I've never done before nor since).
Good riddance.
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on August 15, 2016, 06:48:50 PM
http://www.ibtimes.com/ruby-tuesday-close-95-locations-after-declining-fiscal-years-2015-2016-2400950
Used to eat there all the time in my travels about 15-20 years ago when it was a casual place with a Friday's type atmosphere. Then they decided to get all upscale and pricey, and that turned me off. Just saw they closed one not too far away from me in Enfield, CT last week (rough year for Enfield Square as it already lost its Macy's in January). Was one of the few that had video trivia back in the day.
This actually surprised me. My girlfriend told me that it had gotten too expensive for a Friday's style casual restaurant and I was surprised.
Quote from: AlexandriaVA on August 16, 2016, 07:52:49 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 16, 2016, 04:41:43 AM
I remember eating at one as a kid and complaining that the reason it was called Ruby Tuesday was because it took until Tuesday for the food to be delivered.
What if you were dining there on a Tuesday...?
I was like eight and didn't think it through that far. And I think we were there on a Wednesday or a Thursday.
Needless to say, the fact that the long wait time is the only memory I have of the place doesn't cast them in a good light.
Quote from: froggie on August 16, 2016, 02:03:25 PM
QuoteRegardless of cost, I always thought the salad bar there was worth it.
So did I. I prefer putting my own together vice going with whatever the restaurant default is.
I third that. It's a little pricey but I think it's one of the better salad bars as far as a straightforward salad. If my wife wants to go to RT for dinner, I often get just the salad bar because everything else on their menu is loaded with fat/grease/sauces.
Quote from: froggie on August 16, 2016, 02:03:25 PM
QuoteRegardless of cost, I always thought the salad bar there was worth it.
So did I. I prefer putting my own together vice going with whatever the restaurant default is.
The Annapolis Tuesday's is on Md. 2 (Solomons Island Road) across from Parole Plaza south of Md. 450 (West Street). I always found the service there to be decent.
Maybe because there is a lot of nearby competition, including Chili's, Friday's, Applebee's and a fairly new Gordon Biersch Brewing Company.
Ruby Tuesday's salad bar wasn't all that competitive compared to Charlie Brown's (NJ local chain). The latter went through a bankruptcy due to the CEO accepting kickbacks. Its still going strong and reopening locations that were shuttered during the reorganization.
Guess this gives new meaning to the song's lyrics.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 17, 2016, 07:00:07 PM
Guess this gives new meaning to the song's lyrics.
The Rolling Stones predicted it, even before the restaurant chain started :D
I've never eaten at a Ruby Tuesday, but I did go to TGIF for the first time in April in Williamsport, PA. I thought the food was pretty good, and my brother and I thought the blue slushies were cool. We often get them at the movies, but this was the first time we've ever seen them at a sit-down restaurant.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 17, 2016, 07:00:07 PM
Guess this gives new meaning to the song's lyrics.
I've been using that for years and no one ever caught it. Now it seems everyone is using it. :(
Fayetteville and Bentonville, AR just announced closings today. Fort Smith is still open...for now
3 casualties now in my area (CT/western MA): The aforementioned Enfield, plus Newington and Trumbull. The latter 2 are no longer on their website.
The only time I ate at a Ruby Tuesday's was when my GF had to temporarily relocate to Atlanta several years ago to care for her father, who had fallen very ill. One was on US 78 out in Snellville, close to his residence, so the first time I went back for a visit, we dined there a couple of times. My recollection was that it was pretty expensive for what you got -- it did have a decent salad bar, but if you went there for dinner rather than lunch, it certainly wasn't worth the price of admission. Not surprised to hear the chain's fallen on hard times!
In the wake of the recent closings; only 4 Ruby Tuesdays, including the one nearest to me, in the Delaware Valley remain open (3 in southeastern PA & 1 in South Jersey).
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 17, 2016, 07:00:07 PM
Guess this gives new meaning to the song's lyrics.
I was thinking the same thing when I saw this topic.
The one in my old stomping grounds (Goldsboro, NC) just closed.
http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2018/08/28/ruby_tuesday_closes/ (http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2018/08/28/ruby_tuesday_closes/)
It looks like all of the Chicagoland locations are closed - I knew the locations in Lincolnwood Mall and the Hampton Inn near Old Orchard closed (the former is a delicious Cuban restaurant now).
It also looks like the location in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of DC closed.
I never liked Ruby Tuesday, had it a couple times over a Northeast trip but wasn't impressed. Once the prices surged I never returned
The one at the Mall at Rockingham Park, which is the only location I've seen one, is now a Red Robin. It happened about a year or two ago.
I recently visited the one in Concord, NH and it took an hour just to get the food. Service was incredibly slow, and the meal was quite pricy. The time it took for the food was unnaceptable, especially for those getting off the highway for a bite to eat. People have to keep traveling, and can't be halted because of slow service.
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on August 15, 2016, 06:48:50 PM
http://www.ibtimes.com/ruby-tuesday-close-95-locations-after-declining-fiscal-years-2015-2016-2400950
Used to eat there all the time in my travels about 15-20 years ago when it was a casual place with a Friday's type atmosphere. Then they decided to get all upscale and pricey, and that turned me off. Just saw they closed one not too far away from me in Enfield, CT last week (rough year for Enfield Square as it already lost its Macy's in January). Was one of the few that had video trivia back in the day.
I almost never stop in Enfield these days although I've driven past it a few times on treks up north. I had no idea that the mall was doing that poorly. But I think that the era of the mall is passing.
Quote from: WR of USA on August 28, 2018, 09:28:38 AM
I recently visited the one in Concord, NH and it took an hour just to get the food. Service was incredibly slow, and the meal was quite pricy. The time it took for the food was unnaceptable, especially for those getting off the highway for a bite to eat. People have to keep traveling, and can't be halted because of slow service.
Yeah, we made one trip where my wife ordered a flatbread pizza with arugula on it, and it was served with the arugula done to a crisp. I don't know how it was supposed to be served, but even the manager was like "WTF" when I pointed it out to him.
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
My parents enjoyed Ruby Tuesday, but I was never imporessed
This market segment simply doesn't exist anymore - the classic "missing middle" customer.
^^^^^^
Still, we're gonna miss you!
I think Ruby Tuesday is well good enough, but once their entrees started creeping into the mid-teens, we stopped going in favor of local joints with uniformly better food at lower prices.
Um, you guys do realize that they closed 95 locations in 2016 and we're two years later after the OP.
Quote from: Brandon on August 28, 2018, 08:48:47 PM
I'm, you guys do realize that they closed 95 locations in 2016 and we're two years later after the OP.
*shrug*
Quote from: ET21 on August 29, 2018, 09:28:15 AM
Quote from: Brandon on August 28, 2018, 08:48:47 PM
I'm, you guys do realize that they closed 95 locations in 2016 and we're two years later after the OP.
*shrug*
If someone posted a new RT thread, wouldn't someone else point out that "it's been done?"
Quote from: jon daly on August 29, 2018, 09:55:37 AM
Quote from: ET21 on August 29, 2018, 09:28:15 AM
Quote from: Brandon on August 28, 2018, 08:48:47 PM
I'm, you guys do realize that they closed 95 locations in 2016 and we're two years later after the OP.
*shrug*
If someone posted a new RT thread, wouldn't someone else point out that "it's been done?"
Indeed; however, there was only one location that anyone posted as closing afterward, and everyone is acting as if it's 2016 all over again without reading the initial date of the OP.
As the OP, even I was shocked that this was revived. That being said, I haven't been to a Ruby's since, and about half in my area that used to exist have closed. The one in my town is now an IHOP, but the very first that opened in my area in 1993 is still up and running.
I ate at Ruby Tuesday - the one outside of Altoona, PA, exactly once some years ago. Was less than impressed with the service and the food.
Quote from: Brandon on August 29, 2018, 10:41:46 AM
Quote from: jon daly on August 29, 2018, 09:55:37 AM
Quote from: ET21 on August 29, 2018, 09:28:15 AM
Quote from: Brandon on August 28, 2018, 08:48:47 PM
I'm, you guys do realize that they closed 95 locations in 2016 and we're two years later after the OP.
*shrug*
If someone posted a new RT thread, wouldn't someone else point out that "it's been done?"
Indeed; however, there was only one location that anyone posted as closing afterward, and everyone is acting as if it's 2016 all over again without reading the initial date of the OP.
Re-ignited the talk on a popular subject. Better than creating a new one, re-used and recycled old forum bytes ;)
In general, if there's any new applicable updates regarding a topic in a dormant thread; I usually use the term Update or Thread Bump at the beginning of my new post. Such clarifies that one is not re-hashing old info.
There's still a Ruby Tuesday in Midland, MI about 25 miles from where I live.
Quote from: Flint1979 on September 04, 2018, 11:45:58 PM
There's still a Ruby Tuesday in Midland, MI about 25 miles from where I live.
Cadillac, MI still has Ruby Tuesday as well. Oddly, Cadillac has never had Applebee's, while the much smaller community of West Branch does have one.
Quote from: ftballfan on September 05, 2018, 08:46:37 PM
Quote from: Flint1979 on September 04, 2018, 11:45:58 PM
There's still a Ruby Tuesday in Midland, MI about 25 miles from where I live.
Cadillac, MI still has Ruby Tuesday as well. Oddly, Cadillac has never had Applebee's, while the much smaller community of West Branch does have one.
That is kind of strange that Cadillac doesn't have Applebee's and it's in a wide open area where there are no other towns with an Applebee's nearby either. West Branch has two exits off I-75 I've seen them pop up at highway interchanges where other chain restaurants are around like Birch Run and Clio both have Applebee's two exits 5 miles apart. Then Pierson Road use to have one but that one closed. Gaylord has both Applebee's and Ruby Tuesday but Gaylord seems to be the city where everything is located in that part of the state since it's the biggest city on I-75 in northern Michigan until you get to Sault Ste. Marie which has an Applebee's too.
I know some people don't like Applebee's but I actually like it and you just have to know what to order I guess. It's a nice chain since they have locations pretty much everywhere.
I've eaten semi-recently at a nearby Ruby Tuesday but that's only because of two things: a free burger combo on my birthday and it's a short walk away from where I work. Haven't had any horror stories but it's quieter than it used to be there.
Quote from: nyratk1 on September 05, 2018, 11:47:57 PM
I've eaten semi-recently at a nearby Ruby Tuesday but that's only because of two things: a free burger combo on my birthday and it's a short walk away from where I work. Haven't had any horror stories but it's quieter than it used to be there.
I would eat at a Ruby Tuesday. I don't even know what their menu is like so I would get something different at least.
Quote from: Flint1979 on September 05, 2018, 11:31:19 PM
Quote from: ftballfan on September 05, 2018, 08:46:37 PM
Quote from: Flint1979 on September 04, 2018, 11:45:58 PM
There's still a Ruby Tuesday in Midland, MI about 25 miles from where I live.
Cadillac, MI still has Ruby Tuesday as well. Oddly, Cadillac has never had Applebee's, while the much smaller community of West Branch does have one.
That is kind of strange that Cadillac doesn't have Applebee's and it's in a wide open area where there are no other towns with an Applebee's nearby either. West Branch has two exits off I-75 I've seen them pop up at highway interchanges where other chain restaurants are around like Birch Run and Clio both have Applebee's two exits 5 miles apart. Then Pierson Road use to have one but that one closed. Gaylord has both Applebee's and Ruby Tuesday but Gaylord seems to be the city where everything is located in that part of the state since it's the biggest city on I-75 in northern Michigan until you get to Sault Ste. Marie which has an Applebee's too.
I know some people don't like Applebee's but I actually like it and you just have to know what to order I guess. It's a nice chain since they have locations pretty much everywhere.
Gaylord is the community in Michigan that was helped the most by a freeway coming to town, while Adrian and Manistee are the two that come to mind right away of being screwed over by the lack of freeway access
Quote from: ftballfan on September 08, 2018, 10:32:57 PM
Quote from: Flint1979 on September 05, 2018, 11:31:19 PM
Quote from: ftballfan on September 05, 2018, 08:46:37 PM
Quote from: Flint1979 on September 04, 2018, 11:45:58 PM
There's still a Ruby Tuesday in Midland, MI about 25 miles from where I live.
Cadillac, MI still has Ruby Tuesday as well. Oddly, Cadillac has never had Applebee's, while the much smaller community of West Branch does have one.
That is kind of strange that Cadillac doesn't have Applebee's and it's in a wide open area where there are no other towns with an Applebee's nearby either. West Branch has two exits off I-75 I've seen them pop up at highway interchanges where other chain restaurants are around like Birch Run and Clio both have Applebee's two exits 5 miles apart. Then Pierson Road use to have one but that one closed. Gaylord has both Applebee's and Ruby Tuesday but Gaylord seems to be the city where everything is located in that part of the state since it's the biggest city on I-75 in northern Michigan until you get to Sault Ste. Marie which has an Applebee's too.
I know some people don't like Applebee's but I actually like it and you just have to know what to order I guess. It's a nice chain since they have locations pretty much everywhere.
Gaylord is the community in Michigan that was helped the most by a freeway coming to town, while Adrian and Manistee are the two that come to mind right away of being screwed over by the lack of freeway access
I guess Gaylord being in the middle of everything up that way helps too and it's twice the size of Grayling. And plus they have both Meijer and Walmart.