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Gladhands t1_j6p3szl wrote

BRGR was very much a 2010 restaurant. It was part of that bourbon-and-bacon semi-elevated comfort food wave. Even as a part of that movement, they weren’t very good. I’m surprised they lasted this long. I fully expect Milkshake Factory to join BRGR in the next year or two.

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PGHxplant t1_j6pevkz wrote

I thought Milkshake Factory's expansion always seemed bizarre and unsustainable. The East Liberty location opened in the dead of winter, exactly when everyone's jonesing for a milkshake. That one and downtown always look like the ultra-luxe stores at the mall--bright, clean, empty and with lots of dead-eyed employees milling around.

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lutzcody t1_j6p94kb wrote

Why do you think that? I’ve never been to milkshake factory when it wasn’t busy, even though the prices are outrageous.

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zip222 t1_j6pa4il wrote

My experiences with the Milkshake Factory are the exact opposite, I am always the only person there.

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Gladhands t1_j6pbrr4 wrote

I haven’t been inside one in years, but every time I walk past one it’s empty

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bugogkang t1_j6p5239 wrote

my sentiments exactly, i used to work there

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