Charleston's last Ruby Tuesday closes its doors permanently

CHARLESTON — A restaurant chain known for an all-you-can-eat salad bar, burgers, ribs and more has shut down its grills.

Ruby Tuesday closed its 1953 Savannah Highway location for good, according to a sign posted on the door.

“We thank our loyal guests for many years of patronage,” the sign read.

It’s unclear when the restaurant’s last day of service was, and the West Ashley location is no longer on the Ruby Tuesday online restaurant locator. The sign encouraged patrons to visit the Walterboro and Orangeburg locations, which are the closest ones to Charleston.

Ruby Tuesday did not respond to a request for comment.

Earlier this year, two Ruby Tuesday locations closed in the Columbia area in a similar fashion with signs posted on the doors. And in July, the Summerville’s Ruby Tuesday shuttered amid plans to demolish the property to make room for 7 Brew Coffee’s second location.

Ruby Tuesday, the casual dining chain with the motto “simple, fresh American dining,” was founded in Tennessee in 1972. It expanded to South Carolina in the early 1980s. There are seven remaining Ruby Tuesday restaurants in the state, with others in Florence, North August, Rock Hill and Lexington.