Phone: (309) 663-9405 Address: 714 Eldorado Road Bloomington, IL 61704
Information about Red Lobster
Red Lobster is a United States chain food restaurant. They also serve food in Canada, Japan, and in some Arabian countries. It is aimed at the mid-level "casual dining" and the menu includes a variety of specialty seafood and non-seafood entrees, appetizers, salads, and desserts.History of Red Lobster
Red Lobster was founded in 1968 by entrepreneurs Bill Darden and Charley Woodsby. Red Lobster was originally for "Seafood lovers", and the first restaurant was built in Lakeland, Florida. In 1970, General Mills bought Red Lobster and greatly expanded in the 1980’s. By 1995, Red Lobster (along with Olive Garden and other sister chains) became part of Darden Restaurants.
Menu
The menu lists items including appetizers, entrees, side-dishes, and sauces with the calorie count, total fat and saturated fat, sodium and carbs. Red Lobster is aiming for delicious food, yet healthy at the same time. Their Cheddar Bay Biscuits, which Red Lobster is known for, are delicious and also endless. The biscuits weren’t introduced until the early 1990’s.Awards
• "#1 Best Seafood" in a 2009 Zagat Consumer Survey • "Healthiest Sit Down Chain Restaurant in America" from Men's Health magazine's 2010 • "Eat This, Not That" guide and Restaurants & Institutions' Consumers' Choice in Chains award in the seafood category • Guest satisfaction scores have also climbed nearly 10 percentage points to 78% in 2009.Zach Barnes
