Local Eateries Feeding Delmarva

        Sunday March 30 was the last day of operations for the Salisbury, MD branch of Famous Dave's BBQ, that had been at the same location in the Salisbury Centre Mall parking lot for 6 years. In the same block adjacent to the mall, there are also Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, and Red Lobster locations. Though Dave's has been the only one of the four to shut down, recent rumors from Darden Restaurants, who owns chains such as Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, and Red Lobster, point to a possible closure of all 3 of the chains that are left standing off of route 13 and Centre Rd.

Famous Dave's of Salisbury shut down in late March of 2014

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        While big chains on the Shore are being closed down or threatened of the same fate, numerous local competitors are giving Delmarva residents the food they want to spend money on. All one needs to do is look up restaurants in Salisbury on the popular food rating site Yelp and its apparent that the little guys are taking over. While the large chain restaurants aren't doing too hot, local eateries are popping up all over town. In the last few years, places like The Irish Penny, Evolution Craft Brewery, Back Street Bar & Grill, Sobo's, and Specific Gravity have been built and flourishing, giving Salisbury and Eastern Shore residents new dining options. Stay tuned to hear what Salisbury residents are saying about their new weekend hangouts.

*McDonalds in the Centre at Salisbury Mall, and Quizno's down the street from Salisbury University have also recently closed. However, these are not traditional casual dining restaurants, so they were not included in the story.