# Cooker restaurants have closed

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooker-restaurants-have-closed/242949>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 1, 2004, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooker-restaurants-have-closed/242949 "2004-05-01T06:02:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2004, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooker-restaurants-have-closed/242949/1 "2004-05-01T06:02:26Z")

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As we were driving past “restaurant row” tonight, critiquing the offerings, my daughter mentioned that she’d heard on the radio that Cooker’s closed all their restaurants yesterday, to the surprise of the employees. Their website confirms this [www.the-cooker.com](http://www.the-cooker.com) Any Dopers work for them, or know any more details?

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2004, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooker-restaurants-have-closed/242949/2 "2004-05-01T12:46:54Z")

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[http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section\_id=10&screen=news&news\_id=32754](http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=10&screen=news&news_id=32754)

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**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2004, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooker-restaurants-have-closed/242949/3 "2004-05-01T12:52:34Z")

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I am sorry to hear this. I have fond memories of Cookers in Tennessee from my college years. Two of my friends worked there, so my group of friends ate there a lot. In recent times, **RickQ** and I ate at the one in Troy quite a bit. They had a killer steak and asparagus salad.

RIP Cooker.

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**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2004, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooker-restaurants-have-closed/242949/4 "2004-05-01T20:12:36Z")

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Dang.

First Ground Round… now Cooker.

What’s next?  
Chi-Chi’s?

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**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2004, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooker-restaurants-have-closed/242949/5 "2004-05-01T21:28:40Z")

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> [@GrizzRich](#):
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> Dang.
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> First Ground Round… now Cooker.
> 
> What’s next?  
> Chi-Chi’s?

Probably. From what I hear, it’s in a deep hole right now.