# Is Arby's going OOB? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 10, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620 "2013-06-10T13:58:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/1 "2013-06-10T13:58:27Z")
I haven’t heard anything in the news about it, but the two nearest me just closed. ☹ (OK, Arby’s is not great culinary monument of Western civilization. But shaved-roast-beef sandwiches and potato-cakes are an occasionally-welcome variant on the standard burgers-‘n’-fries.) ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/2 "2013-06-10T14:15:33Z")
Arby’s has always been kind of third-tier and struggling. Most of the ones I’ve visited, across the country, seem to be run by East Indian families. At a guess, they are a franchise easy to get into but not very profitable in the long run, so they’re a good starting point for immigrants with a little capital who then move on to enterprises with a better return. ---
**Author:** ![mo50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@mo50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mo50)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/3 "2013-06-10T14:20:00Z")
All I got’s the Millhouse line from the Simpsons : “I’m so hungry, I’d eat Arby’s!” ---
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/4 "2013-06-10T14:21:21Z")
All the ones near me are not only in business but usually have a line out the door during the lunch rush. ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/5 "2013-06-10T14:22:19Z")
Near my office, there were two relatively close together (4ish blocks), a new one and an old one. They closed the old one… then remodeled the old one and closed the new one. The remodeled old one seems to have huge lines in the drive thru everytime I go past, to the point where, if I want Arby’s, I make a differnt choice as I don’t have time for that kind of line. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/6 "2013-06-10T14:28:46Z")
There’s every form of fast food known to man within about a three-block radius of me. Even despite all that competition, the Arby’s seems to be doing fine. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/7 "2013-06-10T14:29:03Z")
Most likely an issue with the franchisee. Here in Minnesota over the last couple of years, we’ve had a large number of different franchises just close up shop or drastically reduce their store count due to struggling franchisees. They get over their head buying too many stores and accumulating too much debt, then when trouble hits, they’re done. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/8 "2013-06-10T14:40:41Z")
Forbes reports that they have had 9 consecutive quarter increases in same-store sales. So, no GOOB. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/9 "2013-06-10T14:50:08Z")
Their new King’s Hawaiian Roll Roast Beef sandwich is pretty spectacular. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/10 "2013-06-10T15:06:33Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Their new King’s Hawaiian Roll Roast Beef sandwich is pretty spectacular. I stay with the basic sandwiches, but as I used to have one down the street and now the nearest is well over 30 miles away… King’s Hawaiian rolls are too bland and sweet for me. Here in the land of bland and sweet, I actively avoid anything known to be in that food group. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/11 "2013-06-10T16:42:58Z")
IIRC, the King’s Hawaiian I had had dill pickles on it, so it wasn’t overly sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/12 "2013-06-10T17:27:23Z")
> [@mo50](#): > > All I got’s the Millhouse line from the Simpsons : “I’m so hungry, I’d eat Arby’s!” and his dad’s solution to disposing of a dead animal: “Just throw it over the fence, let Arby’s worry about it.” ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/13 "2013-06-10T17:41:49Z")
> [@mo50](#): > > All I got’s the Millhouse line from the Simpsons : “I’m so hungry, I’d eat Arby’s!” That was the [twins](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vxQqdFOeoM) not Millhouse. 🙂 But yeah, the closest one to my house has closed down as well. I love me some Arby’s. I wish they’s bring back that 5 for 5 deal. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/14 "2013-06-10T17:52:17Z")
You forgot to mention Jamocha shakes. I haven’t been to one in a while but now that you got me thinking about Jamocha shakes… _shakes fist_ ---
**Author:** ![LaurenIpsum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@LaurenIpsum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LaurenIpsum)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/15 "2013-06-10T18:59:45Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > But yeah, the closest one to my house has closed down as well. I love me some Arby’s. I wish they’s bring back that 5 for 5 deal. That brings back memories. I worked at Arby’s in 1995/1996 during my senior year of high school. The “five for 5” gave you five Regular Roast Beef sandwiches for 5 bucks was really popular at our location, but only offered a few times a year. Several years later, I remember seeing it advertised as “five for $5.55” and a year or two ago I saw “five for $5.95.” ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/16 "2013-06-10T19:18:20Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > IIRC, the King’s Hawaiian I had had dill pickles on it, so it wasn’t overly sweet. I think the complaint is the roll itself is sweet. Never had the Arby’s version, but King’s are pretty friggin’ sweet as far as rolls go. Not that I don’t use them from time to time, but they are quite sweet, IMHO. I can’t see dill pickles cutting through that sweetness. It’s just “sweet and sour” then. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/17 "2013-06-10T19:20:45Z")
How can you be bland and sweet at the same time? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/18 "2013-06-10T19:28:42Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > How can you be bland and sweet at the same time? Sugar frosted cardboard. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/19 "2013-06-10T19:38:13Z")
I really didn’t find the roll to be too sweet at all. It was definitely sweeter than their normal bread, but not overly so. Also, it got a nice caramelization where they toasted it. I also liked the chewiness of the Hawaiian roll. I load my roast beef sandwiches with tons of Horsey sauce, so the sweet bun was a nice counter flavor to that. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620/20 "2013-06-10T19:44:05Z")
There’s one just a couple of blocks away from me. It’s pretty empty most of the time but lunch rush on the weekends is ridiculus. All the tables are taken and the line’s out the door. I’m addicted to their cream cheese jalapeno poppers. 100000000% better than the chedder ones which as soon as they cool get all hard. And the beef and chedders are really good. Although since the economy crapped the seem to put on about half the beef as they used to which is why I now by two and slap them together. Damn, now I’m hungry for some Arbys. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arbys-going-oob/660620.md?page=2)