Shiny Happy Lobster

First opened in 1968 in a single location in Lakeland, Fl, Red Lobster, “the world’s largest casual dining seafood restaurant”, currently has almost 700 locations across the U.S. and Canada, with more than 63,000 employees. Owned by Darden Restaurants — which also owns Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse and named after Red Lobster founder Bill Darden — Red Lobster’s average sales per restaurant for this past fiscal year was $3.9 million. I haven’t been to a Red Lobster in more than a decade, but I always remember eating my belly out at that place and the garlic biscuits that they serve while you wait for your food are heavenly. It’s not 5-star dining, but it’s very decent, accessible seafood. Last week, Red Lobster debuted a new natio