Jennifer and I were in the mood for some Americanized chinese food the other night. We have a couple Pickup Stix restaurants close to us and it’s easy to call ahead and pickup. We put the phone on speaker and dialed, hoping to order some chicken with vegetables and cream cheese wontons. We waited as the phone rang about ten times before a cheery gentleman answered the phone with the normal Pickup Stix opening. We asked to place an order for pickup and were greeted with, “Well, we just got the word today that all Sacramento stores are closed.” It hadn’t hit us yet so we asked why they closed early for the day. “Oh, no, we’re closed for good. Corporate decided we weren’t making money for them so they pulled out of the market.”
WHAT?!?
Granted, I could see the quality of their food and the service we received declining every time we ordered, but they’re a big chain and immune to this kind of thing, right? I guess not. Oh well, we’ll just have to find somewhere else to get our soy fix.
