Scott Steiner is having to close his Shoney's restaurant

[bob]

it's rough out there for all people in the food industry

I feel bad for Big Poppa Pump

[Hypnosis]

Aug 3, 2020 8:20:28 GMT -5 @knapp said:

I've never been to a Shoney's.......is this just a regular sit down restaurant? Or a buffet? Because...........well, hell, these days both those types of places are suffering.

Aug 3, 2020 7:15:39 GMT -5 bigfatpaulie said:

What they meant to say was "We are closed due to being a Shoney's that somehow hadn't gone out of business yet."

From what I'm reading, they were on the brink of extinction circa 2000 when they went bankrupt (one of those "they simply opened too many and it cost them"). They were at 168 in 2006, doesn't seem like it's climbed up from that since (locations in 16 states, currently in 17 states).

And I can't believe this sentence exists (from their Wikipedia pg):

At its peak in 1998, the restaurant chain operated or franchised over 1,300 restaurants in 34 states. None of those businesses remains a part of the Shoney's restaurant enterprise today.

.....no Shoney's that existed in 1998 exists in 2020. Good grief.

The closest Shoney's to me in my state changed to a Japanese restaurant two decades ago, which is still around.

[corndog]

Aug 3, 2020 4:49:57 GMT -5 Feyrhausen said:

Aug 2, 2020 19:28:29 GMT -5 XIII said:

Sucks. Covid is costing a lot of people a lot of money and in some cases their livelihood. I’m sure that Poppa Pump will be fine, but hopefully his employees can bounce back.

A lot of businesses will have to change considerably after this. Buffet restaurants like Shoneys I feel will have to either close them or restructure to more of a cafeteria setup. Also being a fast casual roadside place you have to potentially deal with out of state people who are not keen on following your states mask order. I had this problem at a Cracker Barrell.

I work in a restaurant and we had to shut our salad bar down indefinitely. A Chinese buffet in town opened up during this and they got shut down. As you said buffets would have to restructure to more of a cafeteria style to even be able to be open. Plus business is already down because of the pandemic. The restaurant business is definitely getting hit hard, unless you do mostly carryout, those types of restaurants are actually doing better. I was making pizzas during the shutdown and they were very busy, especially on the weekends.

[jason1980s]

I thought his place was open a bit longer than 4 years. I remember the commercial with him and Rick where it called Scott "Lover of Shoney's." I'm guessing on the road this was his favorite restaurant. This is a shame but not unexpected. I hope he can find a way to bounce back or come back or even rent the property as a wrestling museum. I know Scott isn't the most pleasant and I do believe his wife did a lot of work at the place. She did all the yelp responses so at least she was active. Wasn't Bob's Big Boy the original Shoney's?

[jason1980s]

Aug 3, 2020 7:27:11 GMT -5 @uppitynerd said:

One time I guess we had just missed him, but any staff I talked to said Steiner was a jerk, and his wife ran the place.

Any specific stories? I know Scott can't find a middle ground between his non wrestling persona and his character so I'm guessing he was pretty tightly wound.

[Deleted]

He thought they would be able to stay open, but after doing Steiner Math he realized it wasn't feasible.

[Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks]

No longer is he doin' anyone an egg.

[Susan "Poison" Candy]

[111111]

I’ve always wanted to go on a pilgrimage to this Shoneys and visit the shrine to the big bad booty daddy.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Damn, I drove past in 2019 on a road trip from Detroit to Disney, but it’s location didn’t work out timing-wise for a meal.

And I was with my wife, kid, and my parents too and didn’t want to make them all do a detour/overly long wait for dinner just for me to stop at a wrestler’s restaurant.

[edgestar]

Aug 3, 2020 2:29:50 GMT -5 nm said:

I've known you all my life
At least that's how it seems
Never known another way
Living out a dream
Now I know you're leaving me and I'll never understand
Before I let you walk away, I have one last demand

Tell me a lie and say that you won't go
Look in my eyes and hold me even though
I realize you have to walk away
No more yesterday

You always were my angel
Flying high above
Always looking out for me
Angel that I love
But now my dreams are fading like age old photographs
That hurt too much to look at now, remind us of our past

Tell me a lie and say that you won't go
Look in my eyes and hold me even though
I realize you have to walk away
No more yesterday

Maybe we could stay together
Maybe it could last forever
Maybe if you just tell me a lie
Maybe then, we'll never say goodbye

I never get enjoyment out of someone losing work, but this song is hilarious.

[The Heartbreak TWERK]

This is what happens when you let John Silver handle the money.

[fortknox]

Here are some reviews,

m.imgur.com/a/Xpn3oYL

internetisinamerica.blogspot.com/2016/08/i-went-to-all-you-can-eat-buffet-owned.html?m=1

www.fanbyte.com/wrestling/a-pilgrimage-to-scott-steiners-shoneys/

m.yelp.com/biz/shoneys-acworth

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Aug 5, 2020 18:18:54 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

Damn, I drove past in 2019 on a road trip from Detroit to Disney, but it’s location didn’t work out timing-wise for a meal.

And I was with my wife, kid, and my parents too and didn’t want to make them all do a detour/overly long wait for dinner just for me to stop at a wrestler’s restaurant.

I felt this story in my soul, hard, and then thought to myself... how is this what wrestling fans are?

[Facetious]

I forgot this was happening and now I'm even more depressed.

[salz4life]

I think on What Happened When, Conrad said that Steiner was going to open a sports bar now.

[fortknox]

The real reason it's closing is because Steiner has no sugar.