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Schlotzsky's - Why doesn't it work in BR?

Posted on 6/1/23 at 1:35 pm
Posted by jmorr34
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2004
2890 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 1:35 pm
Seems like Schlotzsky's cant make it here in BR. One on Jefferson was around for a bit and the one on Essen didn't last very long. Why is that?

Few years ago we lived in Houston for about 5 months while our son was at Texas Children's. Ate at the one near NRG Stadium quite a bit. Turkey Bacon Club on Jalapeno Cheese bread.
This post was edited on 6/1/23 at 1:38 pm
Posted by JW
Los Angeles
Member since Jul 2004
4766 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 1:37 pm to
My great grandmother loved it when she lived at Jefferson Place ..... 29 YEARS AGO.

I think it's working

Posted by jmorr34
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2004
2890 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 1:40 pm to
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My great grandmother loved it when she lived at Jefferson Place ..... 29 YEARS AGO.

I think it's working


The one on Jefferson has been closed for quite a few years now. I also lived in Jefferson Place 20 years ago.
Posted by BigBinBR
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2023
4202 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 1:47 pm to
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The one on Jefferson has been closed for quite a few years now


It’s been a Jimmy John’s for the last 8 years.
Posted by financetiger
Member since Feb 2008
1675 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 2:09 pm to
I have wondered the exact same thing. I think it was bad management. We always make a point to stop at them when we see them while traveling. Dairy Queen had left BR and then came back and does pretty well now. They need to try again!
Posted by BigBinBR
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2023
4202 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 2:36 pm to
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Dairy Queen had left BR and then came back and does pretty well now.


That DQ is on life support now.

They tried reopening Schlotzkey’s again on Essen a few years ago (with a Cinnabon) and it didn’t last a full year.

I like Schlotzkeys, but it doesn’t seem like it is destined to make it here.
Posted by jfw3535
South of Bunkie
Member since Mar 2008
4665 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 2:41 pm to
Love me some Schlotzsky's. They need to come back to Baton Rouge.
Posted by dgnx6
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
68690 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 3:50 pm to
I used to like blimpies, they even had one in the student union at lsu some years ago.

Im assuming whoever had the schlotzskys franchise just didnt keep it up. I dont know if any of them are open around Louisiana anymore.

Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29206 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 4:12 pm to
They struggle everywhere. Not sure why.
It never crosses my mind to go there.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
48587 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 4:58 pm to
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Love me some Schlotzsky's. They need to come back to Baton Rouge.

They reopened one on Essen maybe 6-7 years ago but it only lasted a year or two. It was where Shipley's is now.
This post was edited on 6/1/23 at 6:15 pm
Posted by UnoDelgado
Covington
Member since Nov 2019
537 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 5:50 pm to
They expanded too quickly and brought on undercapitalized franchisees.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
18771 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 6:01 pm to
Schlotzsky's taught me that I am totally out of step with most others when it comes to fast food. I love their sandwiches and pizzas, and it's one of the few chains that I will visit. Even considered buying stock after my first meal(ticker: BUNZ), but I read the company was in trouble. It filed bankruptcy and wiped out the shareholders.

Boneheads Grilled Fish & Piri-Piri Chicken was another chain I really liked. Closed within several months.

If I like your chain concept, it is doomed.

Posted by tigers1956
baton rouge
Member since Oct 2008
4784 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 9:01 pm to
I like the bread….management and location was an issue
Posted by TheWalrus
Member since Dec 2012
40559 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 9:05 pm to
I love Schlotzsky’s, there’s just one left in Memphis and the owners kind of suck.

I’m still pissed about the demise of Quiznos.

There seems to be an inverse relationship in sandwich quality and franchise viability.
Posted by BigB0882
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2014
5308 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 9:38 pm to
I absolutely love Schlotzskys. I am from Beaumont and they have had one for as long as I can remember and it still does really well. Yet, somehow, Baton Rouge can’t support one. The one on Essen can be chocked up to location, IMO. Absolutely horrible to get in and out of. Especially if you are trying at lunch. I think that may have been enough to do it in. Every time I go home I try to get a Schlotzkys turkey original.
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
26455 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 9:55 pm to
There's one in Lafayette on Pinhook. The Johnston St. location closed last year when the owners retired.
Posted by MNCscripper
St. George
Member since Jan 2004
11709 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 9:58 pm to
There was one on Sherwood Forest ~15 years ago near Piccadilly
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
38723 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 10:15 pm to
Does Schlotzckys work anywhere now.? Back in the day I liked them but then the corporations bought them and dumbed down their product
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29206 posts
Posted on 6/2/23 at 6:16 am to
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Does Schlotzckys work anywhere now.?


Right. People blame location and it can be that sometimes. But I can think of 3 off the top of my head that shite down. 3 different cities.

Of course that still could be a location issue. A company that lets franchisees choose location when those people don’t have a clue.

Successful franchises choose the locations.

I also think the product is just not that special.
Posted by jamiegla1
Member since Aug 2016
6989 posts
Posted on 6/2/23 at 6:45 am to
I lived in Afton Oaks apartments off Sherwood in college. There was a Schlotzky's right up the road. I ate there at least 3 times a week. Havent thought about it in years but I loved it.
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