Ruby Tuesday Makes an Explosive ‘Oopsie!’

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Like a teen burning high school paraphernalia in (futile) hope of evolving as a human being, Ruby Tuesday decided to blow up one of its old restaurants “to mark our departure from the sea of sameness within the casual dining industry.”

But oops, it blew Cheeky’s up instead. Har har. See apology.

All this to tell you Ruby Tuesday’s changed its decor and menu. From the BooneOakley pressie: “Makeover was designed by Pentagram, and driven by the fact that the various competing casual dining chains, including Ruby Tuesday–had all become indistinguishable, whether to diners or to demolition experts.”

What a relief that at least one establishment is picking up the slack for the menagerie of demented, ’50s-inspired, totally flammable monotony. All this time I thought it was my fault for thinking Molotov cocktails were racy aperitifs! There’s an order I won’t make a third time.

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