This may sound silly, but you know what was, and may still be, a good barometer for your restaurant? Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo was the per capita leader of the world when it came to restaurants versus population. I've heard it said many times that Toledo was looked upon by the restaurant industry as a "if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere" market.
Of the 10 chains listed in the article, all either are not located in Toledo or have all gone out of business in Toledo.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
Country Kitchen will be around as long as there are old people who can't drive.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."