The Biggest Failed Chain Restaurants
For every Applebee's or Fridays, there are a few chain restaurants that didnt make it. Learn more about the chains that simply didn't make the cut.

We tend to think of the chain restaurant as a lumbering behemoth that rolls into town, opens with great fanfare, and then proceeds to serve the exact same food and drinks, with the exact same décor, service, and overall vibe, for years and years on end. But for every Applebee's or Fridays, there are the ones that didn't make it. So read on to learn about some chains that simply didn't make the cut. The next time you're at Applebee's, remember that one day it very well might go the way of Chi-Chi's.
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