A closing, a sold out promotion, and a new mascot. Just another day in the world of food joints in Grand Rapids. First, the closing.

Kinda bummed to see this. Without warning, the Quaker Steak and Lube on 28th Street abruptly close last night. Employees showed up this morning to find the doors locked, and the place shuttered. Channel 8 "Quaker Steak and Lube closes in Kentwood" has this to say.

"Some Quaker Steak & Lube employees contacted 24 Hour News 8 Monday to say they arrived at work only to find out the restaurant had closed. Another employee told 24 Hour News 8 outside the restaurant that a manager came in Monday morning to announce the business was closing. The company’s website has removed the Kentwood location from its restaurant listings. There are no other Quaker Steak & Lube locations in Michigan."

Next, Olive Garden just spent the best $10,000 dollars a company has spent in a long time. I give you, the "Never Ending Pasta Pass"

"Olive Garden announced on its website late Monday that the restaurant chain sold out of all 1,000 of its Never Ending Pasta Passes within two hours of the promotion’s 3 p.m. EST starting time. According to Business Insider, the site began crashing as soon as the passes went on sale, which led people on the Internet to do what people on the Internet do: GET REALLY MAD.

Previously: You can stop that summer diet immediately: swimsuit season is over and Olive Garden is offering unlimited pasta for seven whole weeks.

Starting Monday at 3 p.m. EST, the Italian food chain will start selling its new “Never Ending Pasta Pass,” an unprecedented marketing ploy that may help ensure America’s obesity rate never plummets: for $100, customers can order unlimited pasta dishes and unlimited Coca-Cola drinks for nearly two months."

Hmmmm. How did I miss that?

And finally, Checkers has a new mascot. A talking bag. And so it goes.

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