"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> Mark Thorson > wrote:
>
>> Nearly half of their locations closed suddenly today,
>> taking even long-time employees by surprise. The company
>> is in Chapter 11, and more closings are anticipated.
>
>
> Mark,
>
> There was a Callendars on Wilshire Blvd next to the La Brea Tar Pits, Los
> Angeles. The food was always good. It was spacious, with high ceilings
> and tastefully decorated, easily making it one of the nicest places to
> eat in the area, and only two blocks from my house.
>
> I called them up yesterday and they were open for business, for now.
>
> We always enjoyed the free "bottomless" baskets of blue corn tortillas
> and salsa to munch while waiting for the meal to arrive.
>
> I'm in agreement with the other members about the abrupt unannounced
> closings. Talk about a slap in the face to so many employees!!!
>
> Even if there was a Callendars my area, I would no longer eat there,
> purely on principle.
>
> I wonder if this also means the end of their line of frozen foods, some
> which were very good. I won't be buying them anymore either.

I just looked it up and I didn't know this, but they also own Perkins which
is also closing. AFAIK there are no more Perkins in this area. But we sure
ate at a lot of them making cross country moves. And they were one of the
few places we could go to eat on Staten Island that wasn't Italian.