Posted on 05/14/2024 6:39:00 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
and not that long ago, the idiot CEO was blaming all you can eat shrimp.
My wife is a Filipina so she HAS to have a high amount of seafood in her diet. ($$ouch$$!)
To get it, she goes to the “International Store” at a nearby college town, or, occasionally, a local independent seafood vendor. The seafood from the former is usually frozen / imported from SE Asia (but usually not China) or the island nations (Philippines, Indonesia, etc.) The latter trucks the goodies up from Louisiana themselves. I don’t know exactly where they go, but the co-owner says they buy “right off the boat”, so it’s gotta be about 600 miles away.
Occasionally I catch and she’ll settle for bluegill / redear out of good water. I can’t handle either of her bluegill recipes though. (Too much vinegar!)
Unfortunately, wifey doesn’t like fried (breaded) fish, so catfish is out. Personally, I like good fried catfish out of clean water: Usually I marinate ‘em in club soda for a day at around 34 deg. F, and use a slightly spicy breading. A 2-5 lb. fish will be great!
I’ve not been there for a couple years, as even the lunch menu prices are just too high unless someone gives my wife a gift card, but our local Red Lobster is not too bad food quality-wise. It did have the same manager for quite a while.
First date 38 years ago and still married.
Since most entrees are about $30 a pop, we don’t go there.
Native New Englander here, too. I’ve never been to a Red Lobster, but I like the Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix.
With inflation, high cost of food and labor, they are charging way too much for mediocre food.
I’m not cheap, I just don’t think some food is worth that much money.
My Mom and I ate at a Red Lobster a few months ago. Not horrible, but overpriced for what we got.
Restaurants go out of business - Howard Johnsons et al
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