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Steve-o · 09-04-2007, 03:25 PM

Anyone else have Fazoli's and lose them? I loved their subs and spaghetti, its a shame they closed down.

foma · 09-04-2007, 03:37 PM

the "fast food" italian with the all you can eat bread sticks?

i live in west phx and the ones here are still open

i was just in austin/san marcos tx and the one there was open, too

gardener34 · 09-04-2007, 03:38 PM

I think they were owned by Mcdonald's (or some other big hamburger chain) and they decided to close them down. All the stores.

Steve-o · 09-05-2007, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by foma

the "fast food" italian with the all you can eat bread sticks?

i live in west phx and the ones here are still open

i was just in austin/san marcos tx and the one there was open, too

Yep, those are the ones! Man, I miss em! I guess with all the competition from other Italian eateries that they couldnt stay afloat in IL? Just a thought....

Steve-o · 09-05-2007, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gardener34

I think they were owned by Mcdonald's (or some other big hamburger chain) and they decided to close them down. All the stores.

Correct me if Im wrong, but werent they owned by Olive Garden? Can anyone back that up?

Wi_Girl · 09-05-2007, 03:59 PM

We still have Fazolis open here in Newport News, VA. They did change their menu around some. I LOVE eating there!!! Gotta love the free breadsticks.

Drover · 09-06-2007, 01:49 AM

Good riddance to the McDonald's of Italian food.

Drover · 09-06-2007, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve-o

Correct me if Im wrong, but werent they owned by Olive Garden? Can anyone back that up?

They are not and never were owned by either Olive Garden (itself a subsidiary of Darden) or McDonald's. They are owned by a private equity group. The McDonald's rumor started because the new CEO of the Fazolis group was once an executive for McDonald's.

Rcm58 · 09-06-2007, 06:46 AM

We had one in Bristol VA at exit 7 off I-81 and as far as I know its still open, I was never a fan but i'll make it a point of checking next time I go by there.

UnderTheLiveOaks · 09-06-2007, 08:21 AM

Actually, they were founded by Jerrico, the original parent company of Long John Silver's (which is now owned by YUM!, the Pepsi spinoff that owns Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, etc). That was in 1988, and Jerrico sold them in 1990, but lots of people associated them with LSJ for years afterwards.

The firm that owns Fazoli's now, Sun Capital, also just bought Boston Market.
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