It’s hardly been a boom period for restaurant growth.
One may assume this recorded restaurant malaise among consumers would also impact steakhouse chains considerably.
Incredibly, fall foot traffic even increased despite the latest in a steady stream of price hikes.
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Let’s take a look at four steakhouse chains falling out of favor with customers this year.
Outback Steakhouse
Something is amiss at the Aussie-themed steakhouse chain.
Outback started 2024 intent on expansion.
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Food critic Tom Sietsema wrote that STK’s New York strip was “all chew and zero flavor.
It was also grilled beyond the medium-rare we requested.”
Fast forward to 2024, and LongHorn has continued to enjoy strong sales and foot traffic.
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So, why then, does LongHorn Steakhouse find itself on this list?
Nothing turns customers away faster than a case of food poisoning.
The sick individuals dined at the restaurant around late September.
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The restaurant was closed Oct. 2, but reopened two weeks later following a thorough cleaning and sanitization.
A dozen patients had to be hospitalized due to the severity of their symptoms.
Found in feces, shigella pathogens often spread by dirty hands or contaminated water, food, and objects.
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Training sessions were also held with every employee to reinforce food safety and sanitation practices.
“I think with the reopening, I do believe in second chances,” one past customer toldKFVS-TV.
Unfortunately,Restaurant Businessreports that Black Angus is a possible candidate for bankruptcy in the near future.
The chain’s debt is reportedly trading for pennies on the dollar.
Just last year, sales decreased by 1.5%.
