Sbarro Inc. pizza chain closing 155 locations, mostly in mall food courts
Source: Associated Press
Sbarro Inc. says it's closing 155 of its locations, mostly in mall food courts where traffic has declined.
The Melville, N.Y.-based pizza chain said Wednesday the closures affect 1,400 workers. The move comes as the company is trying to improve its financial performance under its new leadership team that took over in 2013.
Jonathan Dedmon, a representative for Sbarro, says the targeted locations will close Thursday.
"The last day of business is today," he wrote in an email.
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Timez Squarez
(262 posts)There are a couple of Sbarro's around here...
marble falls
(62,992 posts)JI7
(91,277 posts)not sure how to describe it. i have gotten it about 3 years all spread out over years to see if i just had a bad slice or it was a bad location. but each time was not good.
and i'm saying this even compared to other chains including papa johns where it's not great but i could still eat it.
sbarro has always been bad.
wilt the stilt
(4,528 posts)papa John' s is basically Dominoes.
JI7
(91,277 posts)Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)soggy cardboard with watery ketchup and white Play-dough.
The new dominoes is quite tasty. Have you had it since the re-make? The sauce actually has a little kick.
So many 'haters'.
Now, i am with you on the uncooked dough though. Somtimes they bring it to me pretty un-done (i think they figure it'll cook a little more on its way in the delivery car, but it never quite does.. gotta ask them for 'well done')
wordpix
(18,652 posts)both the salad and the spinach calzone. Tried to eat as healthy as possible but it was horrible.
brush
(58,714 posts)you'd think that Sbarro, being a New York-based company, would know how to make tasty pizza.
Any corner pizza shop in any of the NYC boroughs puts out better pizza (I mean the thin crust, fresh from the oven, foldable to get a good mouthful, greasy, dripping with hot cheese and sold-by the slice variety) than Sbarro and any of the big national chains.
They don't even get close.
Sbarro somehow missed all of that. But Melville where they're based is on Long Island and miles from the city line. Maybe that explains it.
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)believe is "pizza." Very sorry for all of you. Also, for me, to have to witness a subthread comparing the relative merits of Dominoes to Papa Johns to Sbarro's (we actually have that one here; never been). Need to go gag now. (Coming up next, diphteria vs. cholera!)
Maeve
(43,104 posts)In many areas, the malls are dying. Shopping is not the great past-time it was and the money isn't there for food court food.
Brother Buzz
(38,180 posts)Renew Deal
(83,459 posts)Traditionally the problem with Sbarros was the price.
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)
Sbarfo's: proof that corporations can ruin even pizza. And that alone makes them evil incarnate.....
K&R
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)3 super thin slices of pepperoni adds $1.25 or $1.50 to the price of a slice. In other words 10 cents worth of processed pork fat and connective tissue and red food dye gets sold for $1.50.
1 in 8 Americans will eat pizza today, and most of that pizza will be mediocre yet people keep coming back. Pizza is the T-ball of retail food, so easy.
If they can't make a profit selling pizza then they SHOULD quit, but possibly this is all a play to get their rents reduced (or rolled back) and get other concessions from their vendors.
sendero
(28,552 posts)... and IMHO this is why they are failing. Yes, their pizza is mediocre, almost all mall food is mediocre. But they want $4 a slice for crap, people can get something better for $4.
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)no matter what people claim. Sad. Will just have to keep making my own, when the temps are under 90 here,
brush
(58,714 posts)HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)Yes there are NONE in SW Florida. Personally, I prefer MOM AND POP Pizza in NY than what most people consider "NY Pizza", anywhere else in the US or NYC, While in Florida, I will make MY OWN. Thank you, very much. I am also an Italian American.
brush
(58,714 posts)Nothing like good 'ol on-the-corner NYC pizza by the slice. I'm a transplanted New Yorker myself now living in Las Vegas.
And being a New York Italian American I bet you do make a mean pizza.
Can't get good pizza here either. And the bagels forget about it. They're just bread donuts here.
Inkfreak
(1,695 posts)*except for Sbarro
shenmue
(38,538 posts)There's one in my mall. I thought the food was all right, but the prices were a bit high.
I feel sorry for the people who are losing their jobs.
Left Coast2020
(2,397 posts)Cheese Burger pizza. Saw is advertised during Ed Show.
TeamPooka
(25,577 posts)yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)It was ok .it literally does taste like a cheeseburger. It was good but it can get overwhelming after so many pieces. Worth getting it just to try it.
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TeamPooka
(25,577 posts)Beacool
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Ironically, just a few weeks ago, Sbarro reopened in the Hoboken Terminal. The terminal was severely damaged after Sandy and only now are the shops starting to reopen. They were even selling the train tickets from a trailer. Now the waiting room is open again and the ticket booths are back in business.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)hard to say which is the worst, although the slight hint of aroma of urine from pizza hut's pizza is unique.
Renew Deal
(83,459 posts)Sharp is traditional pizza. The other two are variations on the original.
DebJ
(7,699 posts)JesterCS
(1,828 posts)RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)liberal N proud
(61,025 posts)I thought that and airports was the only place they had outlets.
I don't think I have ever seen a brick and mortar store.
Never eaten at one.
Renew Deal
(83,459 posts)I think I've also seen them at Atlantic City and rest stops.
liberal N proud
(61,025 posts)from a neighborhood pizzeria.
No chains when visiting New York.
Renew Deal
(83,459 posts)I also forgot that they are in airports
Renew Deal
(83,459 posts)The pizza isn't that bad. They were always on the expensive side, but the restaurants were big and nice.
Moliere
(285 posts)Been reading about how mid-range malls are suffering huge declines due to the disappearance of the middle class, leaving only dollar stores and high end malls where sbarro can't survive. Expect many more companies who sell to the middle class to face the same fate
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)judging from the comments here. Probably just an East Coast chain.
mainer
(12,278 posts)If you're at a highway rest stop, it's a healthy alternative to a burger and fries.
kwassa
(23,340 posts)I wonder if they closed it.
Loaded Liberal Dem
(230 posts)Even the "blowed-up" parts?