Denny's is closing 150 locations in the latest sign of the squeeze on family dining

[Strapped]

Good , one less racist institution

 

[Sbp]

Trash food high prices and poor service it's inevitable

 

[WaveMolecules]

The last time I went to Denny's Hoobastank had a signature burrito there.

Congratulations if you're old enough to remember Hoobastank.

Hoobastank burrito are words that DONT belong together.

 

[Tribal Outkast]

Denny’s is run down and the food ain’t all that. These localized joints like sunrise breakfast are getting them tf out of here because they’re cheaper and the food taste better

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

don't think it's just inflation...I think that going to these places are not seen as cool/nice by younger heads now. If it's not a more upscale place you can brag about on social media, it's heavily looked down upon. Even by broke mufukkaz.

Eeeehhhhhhhhh............I see your point but don't know. People still hit up Denny's after hours. I think the number of options hurt them.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Eeeehhhhhhhhh............I see your point but don't know. People still hit up Denny's after hours. I think the number of options hurt them.

Didn't say it was the sole factor, but also contributes too.

 

[wire28]

This and Trump losing might be too much for MAGA to handle

 

[chineebai]

Not surprising because the food is mediocre at best.

 

[Rusty$hackleford]

Legendary after the club spot. Cali tradition

AZ too, one right off mill across from ASU stayed popping after hours

Lol yall stay blaming social media. Their problem ain’t “young people” or social media and not being upscale enough. Because if that were really the case, why tf is Waffle House booming despite it being considered cheap, low class and ghetto.

The problem with Denny’s is that some of their locations are TRASH. How are people supposed to have a fine dining experience sitting on the edge of a busy ass interstate? In some bumblefukk ass cac area? They either gon fly right by that shyt or have a hard time actually getting into that mf. Why drive a quarter mile just to bust a U turn when I got a WH or a Chick fil A over here to my right? Lol. A lot of the diner restaurants down here in the South are relics from a time when interstates and highways weren’t a thing. When family road trips were a staple of American culture and you stop by good ol Denny’s or whoever for a meal on the side of the road.

I found a pic of a Dennys I ate at not too far from me that they JUST closed. Look lol

How tf is anybody suppose to know that shyt is there this nikka had to get OUT his car on the fukking interstate just to see that bih. I’m crying lmao

Sounds like they heard you loud and clear breh

Denny’s says it expects to close 150 locations by the end of 2025​

FILE - A Denny’s restaurant is shown Sept. 14, 2017, in Cranberry, Pa.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
BY DEE-ANN DURBIN

Denny’s says it’s closing 150 of its lowest-performing restaurants in an effort to turn around the brand’s flagging sales.

About half of the closures will happen this year and the rest in 2025, the company said during a meeting with investors Tuesday. The locations weren’t revealed, but the restaurants represent around 10% of Denny’s total.

Stephen Dunn, Denny’s executive vice president and chief global development officer, said in some cases, the restaurants are no longer in good locations.

“Some of these restaurants can be very old,” Dunn said during the investor meeting. “You think of a 70-year-old plus brand. We have a lot of restaurants that have been out there for a very long time.”

Others saw traffic shifts during the pandemic that have yet to reverse, he said.

On Tuesday, Denny’s reported its fifth straight quarter of year-over-year declines in same-store sales, which are sales at locations open at least a year.

Restaurant inflation is outpacing grocery price inflation, which makes it harder for some customers to justify eating out, Denny’s said. And when they do eat out, they often head to fast-casual brands like Chipotle or fast-food chains. Denny’s said family dining — the category in which it competes — has lost the most customer traffic since 2020.


Still, Denny’s said it has bright spots, including a value menu that lifted sales in its most recent quarter and growing sales of its delivery-only brands like Banda Burrito.

Shares in Denny’s Corp., which is based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, tumbled almost 18% on Tuesday

Denny's says it expects to close 150 locations by the end of 2025

Denny’s says it’s closing 150 of its lowest-performing restaurants in an effort to turn around the brand’s flagging sales.

apnews.com

 

[Tanahashi Coates]

What the fukk is up Denny's?

 

[Phantum]

Dennys is like the Sears of dining.

 

[Huda2daf]

I can’t get catfish and cheese grits from dennys but I can from the black spot nearby.

 

[Roger king]

This is called the free market and business and competition, when you limit your clientele to certain demographics alienating others and cant be competitive you fail as a business.

 

[Wild self]

Waffle house took over

The Psychology of social media and restaurants is still phenomenonal to see

 

[feelosofer]

Hoobastank burrito are words that DONT belong together.

You what's wild. It was pretty good either that or the breh that was on the grill knew what he was doing.