It was Outback that killed them.
I mean for awhile there were so many places that were more or less competing for the same types of customers
Applebys, Fridays, Outback, Chilis, Red Robin,
Then you had the buffet chains
Then the mexican craze came and went
Then the older ones Ground Round, Ponderosa, Sizzler, that had been around awhile but were kind of tired and old compared to the others