For a ship’s main seawater system

They were 10 small shrimp. Try waiting 20 minutes when you have kids. One reorder, two max.

Stopped taking the kids there 20 years ago. Never went back.

We quit going years ago when the portions for all of their offerings became tiny (and they discontinued my favorite seafood marinara too). Funny that other restaurants that charge less for unlimited buffets including seafood have managed to thrive in our area.

We would show up with a cribbage board, if it wasn't for our bar bill we probably would have been tossed multiple times.

Just barely edible.

they come to your table less frequently, give out smaller portions, etc.

It involves an alien in (human form) at one of those buffets.

No spoiler, but let's just say, he can really put it away.

Great book of stories!
First time I saw The Matrix, I thought of “Wake Up To Thunder”.

they're running out of shrimp".
From a Sienfeld episode.

even at their "quality" of food.

a large percentage are quite large.

for the bottom line.Sounds kinda trumpian.

When businesses are run by investors and not be people who know how to rum a business, bad things can happen.

people there for the shrimp special so the other dishes I enjoy there as well as service suffers at my expense. Another special I hate is the endless crab legs that some put on too.

It's a shame, for I do like the variety of seafoods that they offer, and now they, as well as the ones partaking the endless deals, are going to have NOTHING left. No more Red Lobster, no more shrimp...serves them right.

The dodgy food in general that would have brought them down. It's always tasted of overpriced frozen food heated up for the clientele,

10/10

But we're not too proud to enjoy a casual dinner at places like Red Lobster (because she loves the lobster!), or even the DU-reviled Olive Garden.

We're both knowledgeable enough to know where to go when we want high-quality seafood or Italian food.

But sometimes, we just want a comfort meal at RL or OG.

Anyway, Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay biscuits are heavenly, and I'm not ashamed to say so.

But you'd think these places would remember the disasters previous 'all-you-can-eat' offers turned into. This is what happens when a restaurant chain is operated by a private equity firm instead of by people who understand the restaurant business. Incompetent, do-nothing executives coming up with cockamamie increase-profits schemes to justify their ridiculously high salaries.

Love the cheddar bay biscuits and the admirals feast. Used to be my bday go to. Haven’t been in a while but would go back, what I don’t get is why they just didn’t simply end the promotion when it became clear it was a disaster.

they limited it to three.

. . .though I've tried to get in a few times at one near my hometown way back when.

There had always been a line outside (and no reservations allowed); then from what I heard from others, the fare was not worth the delay.

No loss, AFAIC.

breast feeding/circumcision/pit bulls.

They discourage smoking, but only because of laws…they will sympathize with your cravings though.

Any utterance that their biscuits aren’t as good as Olive Garden bread sticks gets you a lifetime ban. Yes, lifetime. Be careful out there.