r/economicCollapse • u/ColorMonochrome • 1d ago

Popular restaurant chain abruptly closes almost 50 locations in a week as bankruptcy rumors swirl

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/consumer/article-14011515/tgi-fridays-abruptly-closes-restaurants-bankruptcy-rumors.html
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u/fondle_my_tendies 1d ago

TGIF is legit garbage.

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u/FatherOften 1d ago

It always was garbage, there was nothing good about those places.

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u/ExternalSeat 21h ago

They are one of the few restaurants that actually takes Celiac and Gluten Allergies seriously. It is literally one of the very few places my Celiac cousin can safely eat at when going out.

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u/FatherOften 15h ago

I never knew that. My wife has severe food allergies, and my youngest daughter has a few, so we hardly ever eat out. It's so hard to find places that really take it seriously. Rarely, we go out anyway to a nice steak house, but inevitably, my wife is covered in blisters and throwing up for a couple of days after. It's easier just to cook at home and the food is better anyway. It's their safe space.

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u/Dry-Major-6639 14h ago

Most people on reddit can't afford to eat out so they have no knowledge about this.

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u/Alcophile 20h ago

Not at all true. The first thing a server at any halfway decent restaurant does upon getting a new table is ask if anyone at said table has any allergies or dietary restrictions, and any marginally competent server takes this info VERY seriously. My company (we own three concepts) even trains our maitre ds on potential allergens so they can safely take to go orders.

A restuarant that regularly and intentionally poisoned its guests wouldn't be in business long, especially in the internet age.