Retail News: Another Fudds bites the dust!

Another Fuddruckers “corporate-owned” location in the Houston area has shut down in the past couple of weeks. The location at 11445 Fountain Lake Dr, Stafford, TX 77477, was shut down just prior to a lockout by the landlord for missing multiple months’ rent, according to a sign posted on the door. While a handwritten sign from the Fudds crew indicated this was a temporary closure, the sad wording makes it seem like this may not be the case. This restaurant joins a long list of locations that were previously operating under Luby’s but have closed since finding new corporate ownership. Other well-known Fudds to close include the Greenway Plaza location and 290 and Antoine. Both of these locations initially used a similar “temporary closure” method to mask what has been a permanent shutdown. The Fudds properties that have since closed are mostly beleaguered, and those still operating have serious issues with consistency and product supply. While I sincerely hope the best for Fudds, seeing other options beyond the end of the chain is getting harder. It is worth mentioning that the Town & Country Fuddruckers at 10500 Town and Country Way, Houston, TX 77024, is not experiencing any of the issues its corporate-owned cousins are, as Pappas franchises it.