Did al copeland's death negatively affect his menus?

I used to really like Copelands, but the last several times I went to the Elmwood location, the food was dried out like it sat under a heat lamp for a month.

They're thin but they fries at CB were a lot thinner before.


And yes I know he didn't die yesterday. But nobody is going to take over a longstanding success and just say "let's change everything that's working!!"

I believe over time the new people started dropping certain items and using cheaper products. Things that weren't that noticeable alone, but to people who haven't been in some time you can tell its different.

Not sure if his death had anything to do with it, but i have seen a steady decline in both product and service. I have to totally agree with the heat lamp comment. Everything I had there last time was dried out.

No. Copeland's just sucks.

The one is Monroe is still good. The guy that owns it also owns one of the nicest restaurants in Monroe. Might be something to do with him knowing what he's doing though.

I think his death has somewhat to do with the quality and service dramatically decreasing at his restaurants. But I think it started going downhill before he died, in the past 10 years. I agree that the food items at regular Copeland's are better than CB and aren't coated in gloppy thick sauces as much.

I think they've become too 'corporate' in the sense that they are probably trying to cut costs and reduce the food quality. I find that the management and service is not very good either. Fwiw his son, Al Jr., runs the show now, but it's definitely a shell of its former self.