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All you can eat: The tumultuous history of America’s favorite restaurant deal

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Jun 14, 2024

Endless shrimp, endless breadsticks, endless salad bar — they've nearly killed a lot of restaurants. So why do they keep coming back?

Red Lobster has shuttered more than 80 locations and laid off hundreds of workers, but all-you-can-eat shrimp? Still going.

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