Any places that shut down due to covid and makes you a very sad panda??

Mabdog · 12-20-2021, 06:27 PM

I'm overall saddened by the death of buffets in my city. I used to love sweet tomato's. Also there was this amazing Mongolian bbq buffet nearby that shut down last week. Any of you guys lose any great places you used to visit?

PizzaLuigi · 12-20-2021, 06:38 PM

Souplantation closing made me pretty sad.

Plopilpy · 12-20-2021, 06:41 PM

For my city, no. There were some places that shut down here from covid though.

There was also this tim hortons that was previously a KFC, then they painted the big bucket into a coffee cup. A storm recently knocked that cup down and it's gone

Anthropophagus · 12-20-2021, 10:17 PM

Nothing has been shut down here for months. All of the local Pizza Huts closed shortly after the pandemic, however, and now I'd have to drive 30-40 minutes for one, versus 15 minutes before. It's weird but my theory is that certain fast food restaurants are considered low class - by who, I don't know - and, as a result, they slowly get bumped out of my general area, which is wealthy and being developed more and more each year, to poorer areas. Burger King was one of the first places to disappear. They're only in low income areas now. Same with Pizza Hut and Arby's, and I'm sure some other chains. We're left with Domino's, Papa John's, McDonald's, Wendy's, and Chickfila, mostly. Taco Bell used to be in the "poor" category but they've been coming back so they must have somehow earned a better public perception.

PaytonJerryM · 12-21-2021, 04:42 AM

Closing down fast food restaurants and Walmart

Lord Blazer · 12-21-2021, 06:23 AM

Indie Arcade / Bar that I helped start has been uhhhh struggling, after opening less than a year pre-covid

I fear that it will not survive another covid wave. Omicron is really shaking up New York right now

Mr Mong · 12-21-2021, 05:42 PM

Some of the old pubs have struggled a lot but the clever ones took that time to redecorate and refit another lockdown would finish them tho i bet

French Fry · 12-21-2021, 05:49 PM

They replaced my favorite Asian snack store with an automatic coffee shop.

12-20-2021, 06:27 PM	#1
Mabdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,670	Any places that shut down due to covid and makes you a very sad panda?? I'm overall saddened by the death of buffets in my city. I used to love sweet tomato's. Also there was this amazing Mongolian bbq buffet nearby that shut down last week. Any of you guys lose any great places you used to visit?
Mabdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,670

12-20-2021, 06:41 PM	#3
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105	For my city, no. There were some places that shut down here from covid though. There was also this tim hortons that was previously a KFC, then they painted the big bucket into a coffee cup. A storm recently knocked that cup down and it's gone
Plopilpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 3,105

12-21-2021, 05:42 PM	#7
Mr Mong Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,293	Some of the old pubs have struggled a lot but the clever ones took that time to redecorate and refit another lockdown would finish them tho i bet
Mr Mong Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,293

12-20-2021, 06:38 PM	#2
PizzaLuigi Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,144	Souplantation closing made me pretty sad.

12-20-2021, 10:17 PM	#4
Anthropophagus Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,997	Nothing has been shut down here for months. All of the local Pizza Huts closed shortly after the pandemic, however, and now I'd have to drive 30-40 minutes for one, versus 15 minutes before. It's weird but my theory is that certain fast food restaurants are considered low class - by who, I don't know - and, as a result, they slowly get bumped out of my general area, which is wealthy and being developed more and more each year, to poorer areas. Burger King was one of the first places to disappear. They're only in low income areas now. Same with Pizza Hut and Arby's, and I'm sure some other chains. We're left with Domino's, Papa John's, McDonald's, Wendy's, and Chickfila, mostly. Taco Bell used to be in the "poor" category but they've been coming back so they must have somehow earned a better public perception.

12-21-2021, 04:42 AM	#5
PaytonJerryM Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 311	Closing down fast food restaurants and Walmart

12-21-2021, 06:23 AM	#6
Lord Blazer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 16,879	Indie Arcade / Bar that I helped start has been uhhhh struggling, after opening less than a year pre-covid I fear that it will not survive another covid wave. Omicron is really shaking up New York right now

12-21-2021, 05:49 PM	#8
French Fry Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,962	They replaced my favorite Asian snack store with an automatic coffee shop.