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Ruby Tuesday: Should I bother?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by OTD, Oct 30, 2008.

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  1. friend of a friend

    friend of a friend Guest

    Yeah, what's this platonic shit?
     
    friend of a friend, Oct 31, 2008
    #49
  2. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    His favorite drink: gin and platonic
     
    dooley_womack1, Oct 31, 2008
    #50
  3. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Ruby Tuesday's retooled the menu and went for an upscale look.


    It sucks.
     
    slappy4428, Oct 31, 2008
    #51
  4. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member



    Ruby Tuesday . . . "upscale"

    Oxymoron.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Oct 31, 2008
    #52
  5. Smasher_Sloan

    Smasher_Sloan Active Member

    Naw, that was her favorite. He wanted scotch and sofa.
     
    Smasher_Sloan, Oct 31, 2008
    #53
  6. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    My daughter manages a Ruby Tuesday. I tried hard not to but I pretty much gagged when she called to tell me. "Daddddddd," she said in her exasperated voice, "it's not like that joke of a restaurant near the house. They're changing things."

    She's right. I've been in to see her and eat about 10 times. Upscale? No. Better? Yes. Much better. Decent variety on the menu, reasonable prices. The salad bar is always very full and very fresh.
    Would I go out of my way to eat at any other RT? Probably not. But it isn't hard to handle eating and visiting my kid. I always order extra so she can stop by and nibble if she gets time. Been in there with my wife, my wife and son, myself and with friends.
     
    Moderator1, Oct 31, 2008
    #54
  7. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Salad bar IS solid, you're right. But not at 8.99 as a stand alone...
    They scaled back the menu and not impressed with the choices that were left. They tried to go one up from a Fridays or Bennigan's or Chili's and in this case, less is not more.
    One by me changed the interior, from things like local sports heroes from back in the day with newspaper clips and photos that I thought were cool. Last time we went, it was all gone -- the menu had changed and the prices were too high.
    Rarely say this about a restuarant, but we won't be going back to any of them...
     
    slappy4428, Oct 31, 2008
    #55
  8. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    That's a lot of dining guest combos Moddy. Have you tried Dog / sons Girlfriend/ Boss ? 2 coworkers/ 2nd cousin / dentist?

    I think Ruby is the best of the sit down chains. Their Triple prime burger is the one to have for that once a month red meat feast. Their bison burger is very good also.
     
    Boom_70, Oct 31, 2008
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  9. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member


    Friday's . . . Ruby's . . . Houlihan's . . . go for the throat on their menu prices (vis a vis what you get) . . . Friday's is couponing more than usual, no doubt given the economy . . . Houlihan's
    non-Happy Hour bar prices are absurd. You can drink in New York
    for parallel money, and get a measure of genuine ambience.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Oct 31, 2008
    #57
  10. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    I run with a varied crowd.
    Haven't been in with son's girlfriend yet. Or mine. Not ready to spring her on my daughter. No co-workers yet and the dog died, so that wouldn't make for a very pleasant dining experience.
     
    Moderator1, Oct 31, 2008
    #58
  11. forever_town

    forever_town Well-Known Member

    Still I'm gonna miss you.
     
    forever_town, Oct 31, 2008
    #59
  12. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    My sister was the Waitress Manager at the original RT, located on Cumberland Ave in Knoxville -- opened sometime in the late 70s or so, then became an anchor restaurant at the World's Fair there.

    FWIW, she won't eat there anymore.

    IIRC, RT was the first restaurant w/ a salad bar.
     
    TigerVols, Oct 31, 2008
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