Originally Posted by
stemor
Smokey Bones opened a new shop up in Memphis a few years ago on Winchester Rd. in east Hickory Hill. I thought at the time that they (or their franchisee?) might be a bit too overconfident. Sure enough, they closed not long thereafter.
I likened it to opening a Red Lobster in PWM's Old Port, or a P F Chang in any given China Town.
Same thing happened in Austin, TX...yup..TEXAS. Smokey Bones openned 2 places in the area where there are probably 50 good, local BBQ joints of all shapes and sizes. What were they thinking? Needless to say they did not last long - about a year. One of the locations became a Trudy's in S.E. Austin which was a welcome addition to the area.