Changing Tastes

Food sucked. Prices moderate service stunk. Case closed! No consistency between restaurants...one decent the other awful.

Well actually they do have a vegetarian option; I get it every time I go. The black bean Morningstar burger???it is delicious!

Well actually they do have a vegetarian option; I get it every time I go. The black bean Morningstar burger???it is delicious!

the food at B was always good but it took 2 days to get the check to my table. What's the purpose of that?

Four years ago I went to Bennigans for lunch with some coleleagues & was shocked to find not a single vegetarian dish on the menu - worse, the staff was not interesed in helping me. No wonder I never returned The place here closed 2 years ago! Overpriced, unhealthy food & bad service - a wining combination..

The Bennigan's closest to me has already shut down and I am going to be VERY upset if I can no longer get my Monte Cristo sandwhiches. They are one-of-a-kind and oh so delicious! I actually crave them sometimes! Bennigan's, like many other businesses, had it's issues. Yes, they should have upgraded several things such as their look and menu, but they should leave the signature Monte Cristo dish alone. Any business who is failing right now in this time of a TERRIBLE ECONOMY should do what they can to provide a great experience for their guests with quality food and service. Unhappy guests will drive your business into the ground whether or not the economy is doing well or poorly, so I don't think it was just the economy's fault that Bennigan's is going under. If that were the case, why are so many other high-priced restaurants thriving? There are many factors to consider. All-in-all, I'm sad to see it go. :(

These chains are riddled with 18 year old kids and what appears to be a staff who cares less because most adults can not live off of the two dollars and something an hour, the terribly erratic hours, the "don't-spend-it-all-in-one-place" 25 cent tips, and the verbal abuse that most higher than thou patrons dish when their steak isn't medium rare enough to satiate their egos. Never mind the fact that upper management is comprised of unsympathetic men & women with sociopathic tendancies. I'm confused as to why those of you with such exquisite and premium palates are eating at chain restaurants to begin with. Oh, the horror. With your quixotic taste you should be eating at Le Fancy Crepe...or something.

I'm not surprised. The Bennigan's in my area were never quite aweful, but the serve left much to be desired. The worst was when a coworker suggested we go there for a dept. lunch. Little did we know that none of the cooks showed up for work and the manager was doing all of the cooking...alone! Did the server tell us this when we requested the time crunch lunch? No, as a matter of fact, 45 minutes later when our food still hadn't arrived, she told us she knew we weren't going to get our food in time and that the manager had been giving away free lunches all afternoon. Needless to say, we finally "got the message" and stopped going to Bennigan's.

Twenty year ago we used to go to there to have drinks and meet guys. The drinks were watered down and overpriced, the bartenders didn't want you to order at the bar if you were not sitting there, and the drinks were not made to order if you placed them with the waitress. SO.... I go to places that appreciate my business and don't try to rush me if I choose to eat there at well as drink.

Dear Chucksnews,

Typically I like to rate a restaurant by the type of people that come in. For example if im eating at Taco Bell and there arent any Mexicans there at the time, the food just doesnt seem to taste as good! So I agree with you! The fact that there werent any Irish people at Benningans when I ate there appauled me! and most importantly made the food taste icky! but then again i didnt check everyones green card. Maybe you got crappy service because you are an A-Hole... food for thought =) tee hee!

Your Pal
Jack Danger

Like the guy said: just another restaurant. Add to that the fact that most of these guys take all the profits and give nothing back, I am sure helped it along. Just go look at the property these guys live in, and own, and the cars they drive. They just don't give a rat's ass what happens once they hit that platitude.

i believe the major reason bennigan's went under is really POOR SERVICE ..... we used to LOVE going there when they were still good. things like not getting a spoon with your soup, and after asking for one having to wait for the next 15 minutes, etc. very frustrating...... with so much competition today, they still haven't figured it out..... too bad

I used to go to Benningans in Oak Lawn IL many years ago, and I actually stopped going because the last time I was there, not one thing on the menu was vegetarian friendly. There should always be one option on the menu for us non-carnivorous people.

Sorry, becca051, your post just happened to be at the top of the list when I was reading the posts.