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Title: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: rpm on August 05, 2008, 12:20:16 PM
 I stumbled across this watching Tony Bourdain. One of the commercials was about blowing up the last "old" Ruby Tuesday. To be honest, I've never eaten there. Apparently I'm among the majority in this respect. Heck, I never heard of them before last year and could care less if they've remodeled. But throw in some high explosives and a live netfeed and you've got my attention!

This afternoon at 2pm Central they will put fire in the hole, live at RubyTuesday.com  (http://www.rubytuesday.com/) .

Investors in the struggling chain may get a perverse pleasure out of watching as Ruby Tuesday's performance has been among the poorest in the casual dining category. Earlier this month, the chain released its annual fiscal 2008 report, which saw revenue decline 3.5%. Fourth-quarter same-store restaurant sales fell 10.3% and 7.2% at company-owned and domestic franchise respectively. For Ruby Tuesday's fiscal 2009, it is projecting a decline of low to mid-single digits for the year with next quarter's sales to be down 8-9%.

Translation: That's worse than Bennigan's numbers.

I'm sure I could work in a bit about them dropping the minimum pieces of flair, but I've got a stack of TPS reports to get done and I really just don't care.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Ripsnort on August 05, 2008, 12:26:05 PM
I've eaten there....ONCE. Once is enough.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: 007Rusty on August 05, 2008, 12:26:15 PM
          :O    1 hour 34 min. left till BOOM  :rofl   :aok
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Spikes on August 05, 2008, 12:28:18 PM
That was basically the only commercial that was shown when I was on the plane out to AZ on jetBlue. I've eaten there, good food.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Steve on August 05, 2008, 12:35:36 PM
That was basically the only commercial that was shown when I was on the plane out to AZ on jetBlue. I've eaten there, good food.

Yup.  I ate there.  Had a good burger.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: zoozoo on August 05, 2008, 12:52:34 PM
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooo i liek ruby tuesday burgerz  :cry :cry :cry
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Mickey1992 on August 05, 2008, 12:53:56 PM
I don't know about the "old" ones, but I go to a new one near me quite a bit.  Their salad bar rules.   :rock
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Motherland on August 05, 2008, 01:12:17 PM
I like Ruby Tuesdays. Apparently it's pretty popular in our area since there're two of them within driving distance of me.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Spikes on August 05, 2008, 01:15:01 PM
Yup.  I ate there.  Had a good burger.
When I travel I always look for a TGI Fridays or a Ruby Tuesday's, both of which have very good burgers.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: CAP1 on August 05, 2008, 01:17:21 PM
I stumbled across this watching Tony Bourdain. One of the commercials was about blowing up the last "old" Ruby Tuesday. To be honest, I've never eaten there. Apparently I'm among the majority in this respect. Heck, I never heard of them before last year and could care less if they've remodeled. But throw in some high explosives and a live netfeed and you've got my attention!

This afternoon at 2pm Central they will put fire in the hole, live at RubyTuesday.com  (http://www.rubytuesday.com/) .

Investors in the struggling chain may get a perverse pleasure out of watching as Ruby Tuesday's performance has been among the poorest in the casual dining category. Earlier this month, the chain released its annual fiscal 2008 report, which saw revenue decline 3.5%. Fourth-quarter same-store restaurant sales fell 10.3% and 7.2% at company-owned and domestic franchise respectively. For Ruby Tuesday's fiscal 2009, it is projecting a decline of low to mid-single digits for the year with next quarter's sales to be down 8-9%.

Translation: That's worse than Bennigan's numbers.

I'm sure I could work in a bit about them dropping the minimum pieces of flair, but I've got a stack of TPS reports to get done and I really just don't care.


i ate at one in franklin mills once. the food sucked, the service sucked, the portions were too small, and they were too expensive.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Spikes on August 05, 2008, 01:20:35 PM
i ate at one in franklin mills once. the food sucked, the service sucked, the portions were too small, and they were too expensive.
It depends on where you go I suppose. I went to at least 4 different ones and everything was the opposite of your experience.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Ripsnort on August 05, 2008, 01:21:54 PM
i ate at one in franklin mills once. the food sucked, the service sucked, the portions were too small, and they were too expensive.
Ditto for Puyallup, WA location.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Vudak on August 05, 2008, 01:22:23 PM
IMO, Ruby Tuesday's has better food than a place like Chilli's, but they don't give you anywhere near as much of it.  The portions are very small.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Slamfire on August 05, 2008, 01:50:33 PM
IMO, Ruby Tuesday's has better food than a place like Chilli's, but they don't give you anywhere near as much of it.  The portions are very small.

Ate there only once in my life - I thought the entire menu was weak, so I had a Buffalo burger - it was darn good.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: 007Rusty on August 05, 2008, 01:52:14 PM
8 min till boom  :rofl
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: bongaroo on August 05, 2008, 02:10:50 PM
Applebee's is worse.  But yes, Ruby Tuesday sucks something awful.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Reschke on August 05, 2008, 02:22:35 PM
I like their salad bar and mini's as an appetizer/meal setup. I don't care about portion size as long as the food is good and the service is outstanding. The one's near me have all had great service.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: ian5440 on August 05, 2008, 02:26:17 PM
Also no more Bennigans  :cry
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Slash27 on August 05, 2008, 02:58:45 PM
Also no more Bennigans  :cry

Good. Only thing worse than Bennigans is Applebee's
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Fulmar on August 05, 2008, 03:22:45 PM
It's just another Applebee's, Chili's, TGI Fridays, etc etc etc.

They're all the same place....won't be missed.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Hornet33 on August 05, 2008, 03:25:27 PM
Make sure your wearing at least 9 pieces of flair :D
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: DEAR98 on August 05, 2008, 03:51:36 PM
Got Their own them song so they cant be that bad.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Chalenge on August 05, 2008, 03:54:37 PM
We lost our Ruby Tuesdays AND Smokey Bones (best St Louis Ribs I found in the real south).
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: CAP1 on August 05, 2008, 03:58:39 PM
Good. Only thing worse than Bennigans is Applebee's

AND RUBY TUESDAYS
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: Ripsnort on August 05, 2008, 05:12:47 PM
"Cheeky's Bar and Grill". Pfffht! What a crock of a publicity stunt.
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: JB88 on August 05, 2008, 05:37:42 PM
"Cheeky's Bar and Grill". Pfffht! What a crock of a publicity stunt.

word.

 :mad:
Title: Re: Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Post by: rpm on August 05, 2008, 09:36:07 PM
"Cheeky's Bar and Grill". Pfffht! What a crock of a publicity stunt.
Yup. :mad: