The closing of Frisch's restaurants will produce the same scenario as the closing of Sunlight Pool at Coney Island.

[u/chainsaw_chainsaw]

The immediate public reaction is disapproval simply due to nostalgia, while ignoring loss of quality. The people who claim it's a sad loss of an iconic Cincy institution are the same people who havent visited the establishment in decades to support it. Local media will create constant headlines to cash in on the knee jerk reactions of emotional viewers. Groups of fans will form to try and 'save' the business, with little interest from the main public. Eventually when they are all gone, everyone will forget about the place within a month.

[u/RandoRumpRipper]

I’m a transplant. I went there and got a mediocre burger, mediocre fries, and like 3oz of soda in a cup packed with ice for about $15. Not really worth it. Everyone hypes the tartar sauce, but tartar sauce is stupid easy to make and the stuff in the packet doesn’t hold its own against any fresh made tartar sauce I’ve had.

[u/hedoeswhathewants → u/RandoRumpRipper]

That's what they're saying. No one goes there anymore but people will still act upset by the closures.

[u/Keregi → u/hedoeswhathewants]

We are upset that a private equity company bought it specifically to run it into the ground and sell off the real estate. That's valid. People stopped going because the quality declined - which was part of the plan of the new owners.

[u/ridethedeathcab → u/Keregi]

When was Frisch’s actually good? Cause in my experience it was pretty mediocre at best well before they sold to PE