Marie Calendar's is Closed

[stageidea]

I went to a lunch there maybe a year ago and found it to be dirty and little run-down.  The food wasn't memorable and the pies where maybe a baby-step from Village-Inn.. 

So why is this restaurant worth a writeup in TW?

http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=49&articleid=20110613_371_0_MarieC418590

[Gaspar]

We had a Marie Calendar's?

[TURobY]

I'll miss their fruit pies, but that's about it. Every time I ate there, it was looking more-and-more worn out; menus were always sticky; constantly had issues with inattentive wait-staff. I haven't been back to eat there in almost 2 years now, except to purchase a pie for my birthday and a couple pies for holiday seasons.

[dbacks fan]

Sounds like they are closing all of the Marie Calendars locations. The only thing they have left is Perkin's Restaurants in the US. I haven't been that impressed with them for about four or five years, and their frozen foods at the stores seem overpriced compared to others.

[sgrizzle]

No, really. I ate there once. Nothing special. Never went back.

[heironymouspasparagus]

No loss at all.

[zstyles]

Now in only Souper Salad would close..went there yesterday for my free birthday meal..and wow..GLAD it was free that place is a JOKE!

[Hoss]

Now in only Souper Salad would close..went there yesterday for my free birthday meal..and wow..GLAD it was free that place is a JOKE!

Better place is Salad Alley on Kenosha across from Rhema.

[Conan71]

Better place is Salad Alley on Kenosha across from Rhema.

There's still one out in BA?  I used to eat at the one at 51st & Sheridan.  They've got a parmesian dressing I'd kill for.

[stageidea]

.....and their frozen foods at the stores seem overpriced compared to others.

I believe they sold their frozen food business a few years back. 

[Hoss]

There's still one out in BA?  I used to eat at the one at 51st & Sheridan.  They've got a parmesian dressing I'd kill for.

Been a couple of months since I was out there but yes...

[stageidea]

Well, the whole company is in bankruptcy protection.  So who knows how many stores will be left in the end.  Does not look like they have secured exit financing as of yet.  Could always go the way of Borders and Circuit City. 


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303848104576383553668009680.html

[bmuscotty]

Report I saw on channel 2 also cited the road construction in the area hurting all the business at 51st and Harvard. Have people gotten to lazy or just scared driving into a construction zone? I have no problem getting to El Tequila.

[Townsend]

Report I saw on channel 2 also cited the road construction in the area hurting all the business at 51st and Harvard. Have people gotten to lazy or just scared driving into a construction zone? I have no problem getting to El Tequila.

Too many other options to deal with vehicle operators in that area.

[heironymouspasparagus]

Conan,
Start with Paul Newman's Italian Vinaigrette dressing and add freshly ground parmesan (or Kraft grated).  Makes an unbelievably good clone of Olive Garden dressing and if what you are talking about is the one I remember from Salad Alley, that one, too.