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re: Steak n' Shake coming to BR
Posted on 4/27/11 at 9:44 am to BlackenedOut
Posted on 4/27/11 at 9:44 am to BlackenedOut
Can we get our Rallys/Checkers back?
and a Taco Cabana?
and a Taco Cabana?
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Posted on 4/27/11 at 10:15 am to Lsupimp
quote:
Let me take out the SUNSHINE and add a little REALITY:
Steak ‘n Shake, the moderately successful Midwestern chain with minimal brand awareness and zero brand loyalty outside it's core area for its hamburgers and shakes, has contractually obligated it's sucker franchisee to open seven restaurants in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, which would be suicidal for the aforementioned franchisee. Bob Franke, senior vice president of franchise development for Steak ‘n Shake,who has ZERO skin in the game, says an agreement has been reached with a local franchise group to build a single location, operate it for one year, deplete his life savings and return his home to the bank. This is part of an myopic Utopian push by Steak ‘n Shake to open 1,000 new restaurants in the next couple of years, or fourteen, whichever comes first. Franke says the local franchisees are eyeing stand-alone locations with exorbanant build-out costs and restaurants inside strip shopping centers where they can lose their asses much faster. Indianapolis-based Steak ‘n Shake has nearly 500 restaurants but none in Louisiana, because no sucker has yet to take the bait. Franke says the plan is to open the chain’s first Louisiana restaurant by the fall if the franchisee does not run fleeing for his life.
Signed,
embittered failed franchise owner?
or... Five Guys manager?
Posted on 4/27/11 at 11:04 am to Elvis Parsley
quote:Really? Where?
Sorry but Red Robin came and went in BR 15 years ago
Posted on 4/27/11 at 11:07 am to BlackenedOut
They built one in Katy ,TX and the service is horrible & the food is horrible(we got sick both times we ate there).
I Pray to god one day I will see a White Castle here in Texas. I miss those.
I Pray to god one day I will see a White Castle here in Texas. I miss those.
This post was edited on 4/27/11 at 11:13 am
Posted on 4/27/11 at 11:27 am to potent357
I'm surprised there's so much love for Steak n' Shake here. Maybe the ones I've been to in ATL just are weak locations but I found the burgers and fries pretty mediocre. Shakes are pretty good though.
Posted on 4/27/11 at 11:30 am to TigerinATL
I'd rather a Crystal in BR.
Posted on 4/27/11 at 12:56 pm to potent357
In the Mall of Louisiana when it first opened, at the entrance between Sears and Dillards.
Posted on 4/27/11 at 1:50 pm to potent357
I've never been 
Posted on 4/27/11 at 2:18 pm to nolanola
NOPE!!
Posted on 4/27/11 at 2:51 pm to Elvis Parsley
quote:
Sorry but Red Robin came and went in BR 15 years ago
Where was it?
Posted on 4/27/11 at 3:29 pm to TigerinATL
quote:I just find it a step up from McDs, BK, Wendys and the like. Not a gourmet burger by any standard, but worth throwing a few bucks at every now and then. I like having more options myself. To each his own.
so much love for Steak n' Shake
Posted on 4/27/11 at 4:18 pm to potent357
I'm still surprised the Mall never found something to go into the Red Robin space.
Actually, I'm really surprised it didn't last there.
Actually, I'm really surprised it didn't last there.
Posted on 4/27/11 at 4:20 pm to potent357
My God, will the pain never end?
I guess it common knowledge just how open BR is to out of state chains.
I guess it common knowledge just how open BR is to out of state chains.
Posted on 4/27/11 at 5:21 pm to potent357
I've heard good things about Steak n Shake but have never had it. Looking forward to it. 
Posted on 4/27/11 at 7:24 pm to EZE
It's not too bad. Had it in Nashville. I remember the prices as being pretty cheap
Posted on 4/27/11 at 7:24 pm to EZE
Steak n' Shake is the shite!! I make sure to head over there anytime I'm in big Cypress Texas
Posted on 4/27/11 at 9:11 pm to Cosmo
I noticed NOLA in the OP too .. you guys are fricking loaded with chains ..
Posted on 4/27/11 at 9:16 pm to Mike da Tigah
do you NOT understand the reality that banks refuse to loan money to local restaurant concepts because of the horrific risk they pose ? steak 'n' shake will be another sales tax collecting entity for the state and parish, as well as an employer .. Jesus, please join reality ..
Posted on 4/27/11 at 9:37 pm to TigahRag
LOVE me some Steak n' Shake
Posted on 4/27/11 at 9:38 pm to GRITSBabe
quote:
Signed,
embittered failed franchise owner?
or... Five Guys manager?
Do you not realize what absolute HORSE shite that PR crap is ?
They plan on opening seven in south Louisiana in the next few years, and 993 in the other states right ?
Why didn't they just say "a bazillion" ?
I detest the way this game is played, the way The Daily Report spews this endless propaganda and the way so many mindless robots scoop this shite up.
Nothing against Steak and Shake, just this Daily Report silliness, that gets picked up on the wires and creates the ILLUSION that franchises create to mesmerize other franchisees.
I just know how this game is played....
This post was edited on 4/27/11 at 9:48 pm
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