{"id":25651,"date":"2026-07-13T22:58:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T02:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=25651"},"modified":"2026-07-13T22:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T02:58:29","slug":"ruby-tuesday-7490-garners-ferry-road-10-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=25651","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Tuesday, 7490 Garners Ferry Road: 10 July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Curiously, I was at this restaurant on, I think, 23 June. I used to drive to the Devine Street Ruby Tuesday<\/a> once a week for the salad bar to give my 1980 some highway time. After that closed, this one was just a little too far to get to often, and I believe that before my june visit, the last time I was here was during the tail-end of the Pandemic in 2020. At the time, they were doing a bit of innovative entrepreneurship. If you will recall, the retail channel for many items, most famously toliet-paper had become dysfunctional while the janitorial supply-chain was still working, and in fact under-stressed with so many people working from home instead of offices. Anyway, this location (and I believe a number of others nationwide) was selling toilet-paper and a number of other items along with their regular menu. I don't know how long that lasted, probably no more than a few months I guess, but it was good hustle.<\/p>\n

But, getting back to the main thread, it had been quite a while since that visit, and out of the blue I had a hankering for the salad bar, so I drove out for lunch that day.<\/p>\n

Immediately as I stepped inside, I had the feeling of a restaurant on its last legs. The floor was dingy and sticky, and the staff was apathetic. It took me several minutes to get recognized and greeted, and I was finally seated at a dirty table and had to request a table wipe. It took quite a while for the waitress to get back, and when I put in my order for the salad bar, I went over and found it rather disheveled with wilted and spotted lettuce and number of other items that needed tending to. Then when my tea came, it tasted very odd. I picked through my plate, and decided that this place was off the list. As it turned out, a week or two later it was off everyone's list.<\/p>\n

Here's the story in the Post & Courier<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Hat tip to commenter Trevin)<\/p>\n

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