Red Lobster. It's been a staple of strip mall casual dining for more than 50 years.

You might remember some of those classic ads.

Or we can try to eat the plants,

put them on a plate.

Home of the free cheddar bay biscuits, popcorn shrimp, the Admiral's Feast, brownie overboard,

an endless shrimp. But over the past few years, Red Lobster has been floundering.

It faced declining sales and aging restaurants.

And this spring, it looked like Red Lobster was cooked.

Red Lobster is officially under water.

The restaurant chain is filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

America's largest seafood restaurant chain.

Red lobster is in a serious financial pinch.

Branches in at least 27 states, suddenly closing.

The seafood chain was hundreds of millions of dollars in debt.

Dozens of restaurants were turning off the lights.

Some were auctioning off the microwaves, friars, and lobster tanks.

Amid all friars and lobster tanks.

Amid all these problems, one very important customer

started dining at Red Lobsters across the country.

He'd show up kind of incognito, sample the lobster tails, try the crab legs.

And so when you'd go in, would you normally sit by yourself?

Would you order the same thing?

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