About a year ago, they closed the Krystal on Getwell Road across from the U of M's South Campus. I think when the other fast-food joints started keeping the drive-thrus open 24/7, that really hurt Krystal.

Omg, not really?

My first two years at UT, I lived in Dunford. Every night about 10 somebody would make a Krystal run or a deli run (depending on how flush we were feeling). I wouldn't attempt to estimate how many "gutbombs" I ate during that time period.

After I moved off campus, I ate many a Krystal late at night - or early in the morning - after a party.

Wonder what will take its place?

Noooooooooo!!!!!

What!!! So many good times very late at night.
This almost is in line with how I felt when Sam/Andy's/Roman Room closed. Also, Olie's Trolly. I really hated that one. Great burgers and fries.

In other restaurant closings (maybe), I noticed the brand new RT concept Marlin and Ray's on Lovell Rd is apparently closed already. At least the parking lot was completely empty. Or has it not even opened yet? Anybody know the scoop there?

I had my college times at the campus Greasetal too, but I don't miss it at all. I say let it go. (Not that I'd miss M & R's either, since I never went to it nor planned to go.)

P.S. A friend saw Bob Dylan in that Krystal "early one morning" (as the song goes) in the late '70s. Mr. Z had played a concert here that previous evening and my friend got his autograph on a Krystal napkin.

Pat Summit was not seen.

Yes, end of an era. Of course, then, Cumberland is so different now anyway. At one point there used to be cute little shops, not just restaurants and bars.

Oh, and I thought I remembered something not so good recently about this Krystal.

This Krystal received a Grade 60 from the Health Department just two weeks ago.

The narrow bar Krystal that was downtown, as discussed in several old threads, is the one I have fond memories for.

Maybe they'll build an Applebee's at the campus location! (/maximum snark)

But the recipe has changed and something is not right with them. They just don't taste as good as they once did and there's some kind of aftertaste that turns me off. Corporate cost cutting is the surest form of sabotage.

Damn college kids eating so healthy these days. Probably has something to do with this whole "eating organic" "eating local"...heh heh.

The thing missing here is the fact that there's no confirmation from the owners that the Cumberland Avenue location is closed for good. I have seen Krystal close, demolish, and re-build on the same spot before. The McDonald's next door just renovated, and Cumberland Avenue is up for various improvements. UT is in its summer lull. This would certainly be the prime time for that Krystal to do a re-build, if that's what they wanted to do.

Went by M & R's tonight and the parking lot was full! Seemed to be doing quite the dinner traffic. Can't figure why the parking lot was deserted yesterday around 1. It's Lovell Road, after all. There's still a lot of money to be made in generica "concept" dining. Too bad it's mostly a horrible way to eat. Given that, I feel fortunate to find that kind of thing a bad dining experience too.

Modern eating has become too much a quest for loading up huge portions with huge amounts of at least two out of the three main pleasure ingredients: salt, grease, and sugar. Spices and flavorings are then used just to differentiate one's food from all the rest. That ain't right.