Ruby Tuesday, 7490 Garners Ferry Road: 10 July 2026 2 comments
Curiously, I was at this restaurant on, I think, 23 June. I used to drive to the Devine Street Ruby Tuesday 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.
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.
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.
Here's the story in the Post & Courier.
(Hat tip to commenter Trevin)
2 Responses to 'Ruby Tuesday, 7490 Garners Ferry Road: 10 July 2026'
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Mr Bo
14 Jul 26 at 7:50 am
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I would go there every once in a while whenever they had a new version of cheese fries, always take-out. But, yeah, the salad bar was pretty pitiful, and the service even worse. For a good long while, you hardly ever saw many cars there, and I really wonder how it lasted as long as it did. Service has been really bad for at least five years, but it was actually pretty decent 15 or so years ago.
badger
14 Jul 26 at 8:36 am
I went there only once over a decade ago. That was enough for me as back then, the salad bar was in the shape you described today.
Also this one and the old Devine street locations menu never really impressed me. Mediocre offerings at a high price.
I hope something interesting fills this space. Something not Pizza, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, BBQ, Fast food, Donuts, Coffee shop, Sandwich, or wings. The market on Garner's Ferry is already crowded in those areas