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Flavor Flav, rapper and reality TV star, has emerged as an unlikely hero for America’s favorite seafood chain, Red Lobster. Facing financial troubles, Red Lobster’s future seems uncertain with an additional 100 locations facing closure. But Flav, a self-proclaimed superfan, isn’t ready to let the endless shrimp and cheddar bay biscuits disappear.
In a social media posted on Monday that has since gone viral, Flav declared his mission:
“Ya boy meant it when I said I was gonna do anything and everything to help @redlobster and save the cheddar bay biscuits.”
He simply: “Ordered the whole menu.”
And if you think he was crazy enough to attempt to eat the feast to himself, he clarified that brought his family in to help dine on the veritable feast.
In his post on X, Flav shared a photo of himself standing triumphantly over two tables overflowing with every dish imaginable from the Red Lobster menu – calamari, lobster, chips and dip, salad. You name it, he ordered it.
His daughter Dazyna joined in and echoed his sentiment in her own post: “Save the biscuits!!!!”
Flav’s dedication struck a chord with fans as the post promptly went viral, showering Flav with many a praise for his loyalty and attempt at saving the cheddar bay biscuits. Even Red Lobster itself took notice, replying with a playful tweet: “It’s flavor time, boyeeeeee! Doing my part too, Flav.”
Some of the comments posted to X include:
“Not all hero’s wear capes..apparently they wear clocks.”
“Yooo, Flav is going to singlehandedly save Red Lobster.”
“Venture capitalists destroyed Red Lobster, then blamed it on the shrimp. They but companies then tear them down from the inside and sell off the assets for a profit.”
“You’re a legend, a hero, and a real man.”
While Flav’s single-handed feast might not solve Red Lobster’s troubles, it has generated a wave of publicity. And one has to wonder, if maybe Red Lobster was in on the whole thing? It would make sense as the failing chain seeks to drum up positive PR rather than the recent negative press spurring from the May 19th bankruptcy filing. Then the multiple closures in 28 states hit around the same time. The most recent update is that a new document has been filed by the chain that would see an additional 100+ locations shutter their doors, if approved.
Will Flav’s mission to keep the cheddar biscuits flowing succeed? Red Lobster’s future might be hanging in the balance and if the worst case scenario does come to pass…there are plenty of the legendary biscuit recipes online to tie us over. What do you think? Will they sink or swim?
