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re: Is Walk-Ons Starting To Struggle?
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:03 pm to wutangfinancial
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:03 pm to wutangfinancial
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The ones in Arkansas are packed but not surprising given the obesity rates here
When you been eating chicken nuggets your whole life walk ons is like a gourmet restaurant.
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Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:03 pm to TheMT83
Walk Ons is Applebee’s with sports.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:04 pm to Rza32
Had dinner there a couple of weeks ago and it’s def heading in the wrong direction. Food was decent at best and with the waitstaff…….they should consider a uniform change.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:05 pm to TheMT83
Walk ins in particular…no.
The problem is that discretionary consumer spending is changing in this world of inflation. People are going out to eat less. Waitresses are earning less in tips for the hours they work. That’s bad for Walk On’s and all of their competitors.
The problem is that discretionary consumer spending is changing in this world of inflation. People are going out to eat less. Waitresses are earning less in tips for the hours they work. That’s bad for Walk On’s and all of their competitors.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:09 pm to TheMT83
This is my opinion of walkons. When it first opened, I am talking about the very first location near LSU's campus, it was pretty good concept. Near campus and it was a good place to go to drink and grab something to eat. I never thought of the food to be the primary reason to go there. You went there to watch games, drink and they served food if you wanted something to eat.. If that makes sense.
There has never been anything on the menu that was "oh I love the ______ at Walkons". I thought of it as a good place to be around a college campus. I don't know if their menu adapts to the location, but it doesn't surprise to hear of locations closing. Unless its in an area where its the only option, I don't understand picking to go eat there over other places.
I'd rather go eat at Chimes than Walkons. Past times has better food, hell I can name quite a few places with better food in Baton Rouge, but if you want to go watch games while eating its a great place to go.
There has never been anything on the menu that was "oh I love the ______ at Walkons". I thought of it as a good place to be around a college campus. I don't know if their menu adapts to the location, but it doesn't surprise to hear of locations closing. Unless its in an area where its the only option, I don't understand picking to go eat there over other places.
I'd rather go eat at Chimes than Walkons. Past times has better food, hell I can name quite a few places with better food in Baton Rouge, but if you want to go watch games while eating its a great place to go.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:09 pm to TheMT83
We'll always have the Chee Weez
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:15 pm to Captain Crown
My company has an office in Tyler. I cover that office sometimes. I was excited to try the walkons there. The first time I go I sit at the bar and hear the bartender talking with a customer about picking up drugs from New York. I thought about contacting Brandon but just said frick it.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:16 pm to TheMT83
I think they have a problem with the consistent quality of food across restaurants. What was great in Baton Rouge was not great in West Texas.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:16 pm to TheMT83
As long as they continue to have a very good burger, decent poboy, and some cute waitresses, they will be fine.
If people start going in the and some dude serves them a mediocre burger they are done.
They need to stop expanding tho.
If people start going in the and some dude serves them a mediocre burger they are done.
They need to stop expanding tho.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:16 pm to OweO
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There has never been anything on the menu that was "oh I love the ______ at Walkons".
The original grown up grilled cheese was great, the current version is just okay.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:17 pm to TheMT83
Could it be something as simple as the economy?
Food prices have gotten out of hand and the cost to keep employees happy and content to stay has gone so high that restaurants sometimes sacrifice food quality to squeeze a little profit.
Another area that can affect business is access to working capital, interest rates rising in the last year could catch a business off guard if they depend on borrowing to cover expenses during a slow month or major equipment failure.
Insurance costs are also increasing, making it difficult to find a profit.
Also, sometimes companies expand in places they shouldn’t or the market gets saturated with the same type of restaurant.
Food prices have gotten out of hand and the cost to keep employees happy and content to stay has gone so high that restaurants sometimes sacrifice food quality to squeeze a little profit.
Another area that can affect business is access to working capital, interest rates rising in the last year could catch a business off guard if they depend on borrowing to cover expenses during a slow month or major equipment failure.
Insurance costs are also increasing, making it difficult to find a profit.
Also, sometimes companies expand in places they shouldn’t or the market gets saturated with the same type of restaurant.
This post was edited on 11/20/23 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:18 pm to Jim Rockford
I can walk in, order a rare cheeseburger with fries, drink six Bud-heavys and go home with a sore neck because every sports bar mounts their tv`s way too high.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:18 pm to Twincam
I had the Buffalo Gator tacos the other night, and the food was fine. Server was also really considerate and good. Pleasant experience.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:19 pm to billjamin
quote:The only thing I get there is the Buffalo chicken sandwich and it has 2 large chicken breasts on it.
Do we have any data on the size of their chicken finger? Apparently that’s directly proportional to the billions the owners is worth
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:26 pm to TheMT83
I think a place like walk ons does well farther away from the coast where you can’t get gumbo/seafood/Louisiana style
Florida has places with way better seafood. Eating at a Walk Ons in Louisiana or Florida is like eating at Dickeys BBQ Pit in Memphis
Florida has places with way better seafood. Eating at a Walk Ons in Louisiana or Florida is like eating at Dickeys BBQ Pit in Memphis
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:27 pm to TheMT83
The portions sure have gone down..we get take out from there and I paid extra for onion rings and got 3...literally 3 onion rings. Also got a boom boom shrimp poboy I could count the shrimp on.
They've also started burning the shite outta those monz logs.
Buffalo ck sandwich is still high and awesome though
They've also started burning the shite outta those monz logs.
Buffalo ck sandwich is still high and awesome though
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:28 pm to Jake88
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The only thing I get there is the Buffalo chicken sandwich and it has 2 large chicken breasts on it.
Ain't making no $7.6B giving away that much value. Rookies.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:28 pm to deltaland
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Florida has places with way better seafood. Eating at a Walk Ons in Louisiana or Florida is like eating at Dickeys BBQ Pit in Memphis
Honestly, I never went to Walk-On’s for truly authentic food. It was good food at a fun place to watch a game.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:29 pm to TheMT83
As someone who has visibility in the food service space - I own a QSR and lend to the food service industry, amongst others - it seems most restaurants have been struggling.
Labor has been a major problem for 2+ years now and continues to be. Can’t find it and it costs more.
Im sure it’s no surprise to any of you but cost of goods/food have been skyrocketing for about two years.
Operators don’t want to raise their prices. Strategy on pricing varies by size of the operation. Everybody seems to be late on increases. It can really hurt the small guys immediately. The big guys can absorb some loss.
My recommendation if you’re looking to open a food business - open it as close to a high school as you can. People are used to going to that general area and lots of cheap labor from many kids who want play jobs and a few kids who actually want/need a job.
Labor has been a major problem for 2+ years now and continues to be. Can’t find it and it costs more.
Im sure it’s no surprise to any of you but cost of goods/food have been skyrocketing for about two years.
Operators don’t want to raise their prices. Strategy on pricing varies by size of the operation. Everybody seems to be late on increases. It can really hurt the small guys immediately. The big guys can absorb some loss.
My recommendation if you’re looking to open a food business - open it as close to a high school as you can. People are used to going to that general area and lots of cheap labor from many kids who want play jobs and a few kids who actually want/need a job.
This post was edited on 11/20/23 at 9:31 pm
Posted on 11/20/23 at 9:29 pm to TheMT83
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think this is the case as well. Especially in 2019 it seemed like they were determined to possibly go national which of course always ends up leading to bland mediocre food.
And leads to cutting popular menu items that are hard to supply quality ingredients all over. Such as the Gator wrap, and some seafood items.
So it ends up another shitty sports bar franchise with wings, burgers, fried fish and shrimp.
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