[dennisw]

Darden executives said Red Lobster management had badly miscalculated how many times customers would refill their plates after paying $20 for an "endless" crab entree. Meanwhile, crab prices were going up, sending the profit margin crashing. ....................


Dunno. The Chinese buffets seem to make it work. Some have snow crab legs and you can eat as many as you want.

[scab4faa]

Dunno. The Chinese buffets seem to make it work. Some have snow crab legs and you can eat as many as you want.

I'm not sure excatly how far you want to annalyze that..

[StriperSniper]

The Chinese buffets seem to make it work.

In the NYC area the Asian fish markets are notorious for buying from poachers. I'm sure that helps the margins.

[blam]

"Dunno. The Chinese buffets seem to make it work. Some have snow crab legs and you can eat as many as you want."

I have a Chinese friend with a Chinese restaurant. He says he loses money every Friday night on 'snow crab claws night.' His main competition here, right on the coast, is seafood restaurants.

[Sir_Ed]

"Dunno. The Chinese buffets seem to make it work."

We've got one of those Chinese buffets here in town, and it is one weird place.

The staff literally gets replaced EVERY week! We go there about two times a week, and every week there is a new manager and new waitresses...it's spooky! I finally asked one of the few people who spoke a little bit of English where everybody went that was there the week before and he said "They miss their villages."

And not a single one is an Oregonian, nor have they ever lived in Oregon. I asked one of them if the buffet is the same one as the one in Medford, and he just stared at me, I said "You know, Medford, 30 minutes away?" and he said he didn't know where it is. I don't think any of them lived in Oregon before they got their jobs, and I dunno, it's just weird!

But the food is sure good, I don't see how they make money...they have crabs, prawn, crayfish, salmon, ribs, really expensive food, and lots of it, all for less than $8.00.

Ed

[Ichneumon]

Dunno. The Chinese buffets seem to make it work. Some have snow crab legs and you can eat as many as you want.

Yeah, but they have 99 other kinds of food for you to fill up on also. Not many customers will fill up on nothing but crab.

But if a restaurant is stupid enough to have an all-you-can-eat crab-and-only-crab special...

[KneelBeforeZod]

here in california there are tons of "hot pot" places. And a foul place called "Todai"

you cook at your own table on a little grill...but its all you can eat for $17-25...

all you can keep down maybe is a better description. but endless piles of chicken, seasoned chicken, lamb, pork, seasoned pork, beef, seasoned beef, sushi, random fish, crab, lobster sundays, salads, and even creme brulee

[metesky]

dennis, Red Lobster sucks out loud anyway. If anyone thinks they're getting fresh seafood from Red lobster, they're sadly mistaken.

Red Lobster had franchises in Hyannis and Bangor. Neither one could compete with real seafood and closed their doors.

Maybe it works in St. Louis, but not on the coast.

[Stultis]

The Chinese buffets seem to make it work.

Not for some people they don't.

http://www.johnpinette.com/clips/chinesebuffet.wma

[PJ-Comix]

Dunno. The Chinese buffets seem to make it work. Some have snow crab legs and you can eat as many as you want.

Super King Buffet and Emerald Coast restaurants. YUMMIE!!!