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'''Ruby Tuesday''' (NYSE: RT) is a Maryville, Tennessee-based casual restaurant chain with several locations in the [[Birmingham metropolitan area]] and a total of over 900 locations in 44 states and 13 countries. The first restaurant was opened in [[1972]] by five graduates of the University of Tennessee at a site adjoining the university's Knoxville campus. Its name was inspired by the Rolling Stones' [[1967]] song "Ruby Tuesday". | '''Ruby Tuesday''' (NYSE: RT) is a Maryville, Tennessee-based casual restaurant chain with several locations in the [[Birmingham metropolitan area]] and a total of over 900 locations in 44 states and 13 countries. The first restaurant was opened in [[1972]] by five graduates of the University of Tennessee at a site adjoining the university's Knoxville campus. Its name was inspired by the Rolling Stones' [[1967]] song "Ruby Tuesday". | ||
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==Birmingham area locations== | ==Birmingham area locations== | ||
* [[20th Street South]] at [[Highland Avenue]] ([[1994]] – [[2010]]) | * [[20th Street South]] at [[Highland Avenue]] ([[1994]] – [[2010]]) | ||
::The [[Five Points South]] location was built close to the sidewalk with parking in the rear under an agreement with the City of Birmingham in its efforts to promote urban, rather than suburban-style redevelopment in the area. | |||
* [[Eastwood Village]] (proposed, but unbuilt) | * [[Eastwood Village]] (proposed, but unbuilt) | ||
* 2000 [[Riverchase Parkway]] | * 2000 [[Riverchase Parkway]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* "[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruby_Tuesday_(restaurant) | * Nabbefeld, Joe (December 26, 1993) "Downtown revitalization notches number of gains." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
* "[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruby_Tuesday_(restaurant) Ruby Tuesday (restaurant)]" (March 2, 2010) ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'' - accessed March 6, 2010 | |||
* Cooper, Lauren B. (March 5, 2010) "Ruby Tuesday on Southside closes after 16 years." ''Birmingham Business Journal'' | * Cooper, Lauren B. (March 5, 2010) "Ruby Tuesday on Southside closes after 16 years." ''Birmingham Business Journal'' | ||
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[[Category:Restaurant chains]] | [[Category:Restaurant chains]] | ||
[[Category:1972 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:Five Points South]] | |||
[[Category:Parkway East]] | |||
[[Category:Chalkville Mountain Road]] | |||
[[Category:Village Drive]] | |||
[[Category:Fieldstown Road] | |||
[[Category:Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)]] | |||
[[Category:Cahaba Valley Road]] | |||
[[Category:Colonial Promenade Alabaster]] | |||
[[Category:Academy Drive]] | |||
[[Category:U.S. Highway 78]] | |||
Revision as of 13:38, 2 January 2011
Ruby Tuesday (NYSE: RT) is a Maryville, Tennessee-based casual restaurant chain with several locations in the Birmingham metropolitan area and a total of over 900 locations in 44 states and 13 countries. The first restaurant was opened in 1972 by five graduates of the University of Tennessee at a site adjoining the university's Knoxville campus. Its name was inspired by the Rolling Stones' 1967 song "Ruby Tuesday".
In 1982 the brand was bought by the Mobile-based Morrison Restaurants Inc. and placed in its specialty-restaurant division. In 1996 that division was split into its component companies. The resulting firm, Ruby Tuesday, Inc., managed operations of its own brand, as well as the L&N Seafood Grill, Silver Spoon Café, Mozzarella's Café, The American Café, and Tia's Tex-Mex. The company's restaurant support center moved from Mobile to Maryville, Tennessee in 1998. A training and development center was constructed as part of the new headquarters. The company sold its non-Ruby Tuesday holdings to Specialty Restaurant Group LLC in November 2000.
In 2007 Ruby Tuesday purchased a casual Asian restaurant in Knoxville called "Wok Hay". It converted one of its stand alone restaurants into a second Wok Hay location in 2008. Also in 2007 the Ruby Tuesday chain began a three-year, $75 million menu makeover and remodeling campaign. As part of the advertising campaign announcing the changes, the company created a web video purporting to show them demolishing the last "old style" Ruby Tuesday. Using special effects, the filmmakers made it appear as if the company had accidently demolished a neighboring restaurant.
Birmingham area locations
- 20th Street South at Highland Avenue (1994 – 2010)
- The Five Points South location was built close to the sidewalk with parking in the rear under an agreement with the City of Birmingham in its efforts to promote urban, rather than suburban-style redevelopment in the area.
- Eastwood Village (proposed, but unbuilt)
- 2000 Riverchase Parkway
- 9232 Parkway East, Roebuck
- 5957 Chalkville Mountain Road, near Trussville
- 2023 Village Drive, Leeds
- 425 Fieldstown Road, Gardendale
- 1041 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills
- 615 Cahaba Valley Road, Pelham
- 710 Colonial Promenade Parkway, Colonial Promenade Alabaster
- 808 Academy Drive, Bessemer
- 258 U. S. Highway 78 West, Jasper
References
- Nabbefeld, Joe (December 26, 1993) "Downtown revitalization notches number of gains." Birmingham News
- "Ruby Tuesday (restaurant)" (March 2, 2010) Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia - accessed March 6, 2010
- Cooper, Lauren B. (March 5, 2010) "Ruby Tuesday on Southside closes after 16 years." Birmingham Business Journal
External links
[[Category:Fieldstown Road]