Red Lobster's Times Square Closure: A Sad Goodbye to Endless Shrimp and the World's Most Confusing Tourist Trap
In a move that has left both seafood lovers and meme historians scratching their heads, Red Lobster has officially shuttered its Times Square location, ending a decade-long run of serving Cheddar Bay Biscuits to bewildered tourists who thought they were walking into a Broadway theater. The irony is palpable: a chain known for its "endless shrimp" couldn't survive in a neighborhood where everything is endless—except, apparently, the lease. Social media erupted with tributes, with one user lamenting, "Now where will we go to overpay for frozen shrimp while staring at a giant billboard of a lobster in a top hat?" Another quipped, "The real tragedy is that the Cheddar Bay Biscuit recipe is now a lost treasure, buried under a pile of Times Square raccoon nonsense." The closure marks the end of an era where the only thing more confusing than the menu was why anyone thought a seafood chain from Florida belonged next to a M&M's store.