Denny's acquired for $620 million and going private.

[CKN]

AI says 740 calories …

Might be a little low-
https://www.dennys.com/sites/defaul...19305.714182.1670836210-1018302506.1670836210

Not counting for butter or syrup BTW. Easily another 200.

 

[PF52]

My go to was the Super Bird.

Super Bird! I'm pretty sure that's the only thing I've ever had there. Been a bunch of years however.

I've never had breakfast at Denny's.

 

[paulo57509]

I haven't been inside a Denny's for over 2 decades.

 

[CleanSump]

I haven't been inside a Denny's for over 2 decades.

About 10 years ago, the last one I was in had a drunk manager and the waitress said we could only get pancakes and eggs. It was after 2 AM so not many choices. We went the extra few miles to the iHOP. No Waffle Houses in the area.

 

[paulo57509]

About 10 years ago, the last one I was in had a drunk manager and the waitress said we could only get pancakes and eggs. It was after 2 AM so not many choices. We went the extra few miles to the iHOP. No Waffle Houses in the area.

IHOP is the typical go-to these days. It used to be Perko's until they all turned into Huckleberry, breakfast and lunch only. BOO

 

[CleanSump]

Perkins!!! Yes, Country Fried Steak and a pie to go.

 

[The_Jeff]

They usually don't. They strip it of assets, burden it with debt, then spin it off, then it usually declares bankruptcy. Something like that.

Yeah, sell the real estate to a third party, lease it back at a subsidized/ contracted rate for five years, then when those five years are up, struggle mightily.

They'd probably w***e out the brand name as well, selling Dennys pancakes in the freezer section at your local supermarket and syrup next to Aunt Jemima.

 

[The_Jeff]

That $1.99 price was well into the late 90s. But it wasn’t all hours. Maybe 5 AM to 4 PM. I used to go after playing pickup games and the location near the gym had a late night menu starting at maybe 9 PM. The Grand Slam breakfast was on the menu but maybe $9. My go to was the Super Bird.

Their menu was super confusing to me. All kinds of catchy names, depending on if you got two or three sausage links, two or three bacons, eggs, toasts, etc. It's rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

 

[stormgol]

the only time i went there, there was a young waitress who took orders with no pen and no paper. only by memory. and she never missed anything. i saw her took 12 orders in one take no mistakes. about 20 years ago in California. one of the most impressive thing i ever saw.

 

[jws926]

You said exactly what I was going to post. The exact moment I heard Private Equity.. it's Gordo Gecko from the movie Wall Street all over again! Going to say goodbye to Denny's.. sad because around here they're actually really good!

And for this PE firm owning PF Chang and TGI Fridays? They're all gone! Closed! What an awesome track record! sheesh..

PF Chang's is still here, they havent gone anywhere, the portions have gotten smaller though. TGIF, yeah, not in good shape, flied bankruptcy in 2024 and like half of the locations in US were shut down( including the ones in AZ)

 

[Egg_Head]

I was on a project in Bakersfield, CA for a week. The only restaraunt near the hotel was a Denny's. Ate 1 or 2 meals there every day for 5 days straight. Absolutely destroyed my transmission.

 

[PF52]

Their menu was super confusing to me. All kinds of catchy names, depending on if you got two or three sausage links, two or three bacons, eggs, toasts, etc. It's rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

I take it you're not a fan of "Moons Over My Hammy"?