Black Angus in the Red
Jan 16, 2009 | 11:38 pm
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Black Angus in the Red
Black Angus parent files bankruptcy. Is this because I've never eaten there? Is Stuart Anderson still alive? Will this turn of events be detrimental to his health?
Jan 18, 2009 | 3:09 pm
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Black Angus parent files bankruptcy. Is this because I've never eaten there? Is Stuart Anderson still alive? Will this turn of events be detrimental to his health?
I ate in their Fresno location a couple of decades ago - I remember it being barely OK. My mother and brother went to the same location within the last couple of years, and said that it was terrible - cold, bland food served by indifferent waitstaff.
Jan 18, 2009 | 3:29 pm
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I've gone into the one in Vallejo quite a bit for lunch with friends or relatives (they run coupons for $7 lunches pretty frequently). Can't think of a time when I haven't had excellent service and a pretty good meal. That location has always appeared to do good business, so I'm a little surprised about the bankruptcy filing. Even at night their parking lot was full.
Jan 18, 2009 | 5:53 pm
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I've gone into the one in Vallejo quite a bit for lunch with friends or relatives (they run coupons for $7 lunches pretty frequently). Can't think of a time when I haven't had excellent service and a pretty good meal. That location has always appeared to do good business, so I'm a little surprised about the bankruptcy filing. Even at night their parking lot was full.
Jan 21, 2009 | 7:59 pm
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Black Angus parent files bankruptcy. Is this because I've never eaten there? Is Stuart Anderson still alive? Will this turn of events be detrimental to his health?
Honestly, the food there is terrible really IMHO, and it will always be remembered by my wife and I as the place we went to, got seated and then were ignored for 45 minutes. Not a single person came to the table, talked to us, brought water, NOTHING for 45 minutes. After a while, we just kept sitting there to satisfy a perverse urge to see how long it would go. We finally overcame the urge and left.
Jan 22, 2009 | 2:46 am
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I've seen Black Anguses all over the Lower 48, but up here we have a Cattle Company (same parent company). It's not half bad (as far as chain steakhouses go for us, it's either that, Lonestar, or Outback up here), but I don't know how it compares to a Black Angus.
Are there Cattle Companies anywhere else out there?
Are there Cattle Companies anywhere else out there?
Jan 22, 2009 | 5:19 am
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I've eaten at their Bellevue, Washington location once. The food was mediocre but I fondly remember my wife being 9 months pregnant (it was actually 2 days before she gave birth to MileageAddict Junior). She was feeling great after not eating much for a number of weeks. I remember her pounding away a monsterous steak, baked potato, etc.
Jan 22, 2009 | 9:57 am
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They DO give a lot of food. They always had that deal where you got 2 steaks, a "Wagon Wheel Sampler" with a ton of appetizers, two salads, mashed potatoes and veggies and a giant chocolate cake all for like 30 bucks. Mediocre, but plentiful.
Jan 22, 2009 | 11:12 am
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There's one off the interstate north of Seattle, but it hasn't been updated in years. Black Angus is one of those elderly brands that sells value over quality and you're surprised to see around still, like Howard Johnson's or Morrison's.
I think they also experimented with lodging in the distant past. There's an old "Black Angus" motel on a strip in north Seattle with weathered signage similiar to the restaurants.
I think they also experimented with lodging in the distant past. There's an old "Black Angus" motel on a strip in north Seattle with weathered signage similiar to the restaurants.
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Jan 22, 2009 | 12:07 pm
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There's one off the interstate north of Seattle, but it hasn't been updated in years. Black Angus is one of those elderly brands that sells value over quality and you're surprised to see around still, like Howard Johnson's or Morrison's.
I think they also experimented with hospitality in the distant past. There's an old "Black Angus" motel on a strip in north Seattle with signage similiar to the restaurants.
I think they also experimented with hospitality in the distant past. There's an old "Black Angus" motel on a strip in north Seattle with signage similiar to the restaurants.
Jan 22, 2009 | 12:09 pm
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It goes way back, but my only recollection of Black Angus was in Virginia Beach, possibly 1978-1979. I remember an interior dominated by the color red and nothing about the meal.