![]() ![]() Schussler considers drawing a mob to be a foregone conclusion,īragging that T-REX will be a "blockbuster hit" thatĬould be around for 50 years. Patrons daily and entice them to spend some serious money, industry experts Justify that investment, T-REX will have to draw thousands of Made its debut in the mid-1990s at the Mall of America. The 20,000-square-foot T-REX cost in excess of $15 million dollars,įar more per square foot than a typical freestanding restaurant and alsoīigger in size and cost than Schussler's first Rainforest Cafe that Than reasonable for the quality of the food, ranging from $8.99 to $22.99. Desserts include ChocolateĮxtinction and Build-Your-Own-S'mores. Margaritas, Mammoth Mushroom Raviolis, Triassic Tortellini, the Brontoīurger and Macadamia Nut Crusted Snapper. Drinks and dishes at T-REX include Mastodon "People will come once for the 'wow' factor,īut they will come back for the great food and quality service," according Restaurant consultants based in Winter Park, Florida. Time," said Rick Van Warner, president of the Parquet Group, They forget that food and service are what bring people back a second Some themed restaurants have that they are so reliant on the theme that In the early 1990s and has closed several restaurants, including oneĪt the Mall of America. ForĮxample, Planet Hollywood has gone bankrupt twice since it began ![]() ![]() The décor and not enough quality and value with the food. Of earlier defunct themed restaurants that offered too much flash with Say they have planned T-REX so it won't make the mistake Schussler and his partner in the venture, Landry's Restaurants, Toured with fascinating crystals and gems. There is a mining sluice to find treasures and small caves that can be Would-be-paleontologistsĬan practice their skills in a dinosaur dig with replicas of fossil bones Workshop developed the store in partnership with T-REX. Where dinosaur fans can take home their own personalized dinosaur. There's the gift shop and a Build-A-Dino store T-REX Café offers more than just dining with theĭinosaurs. Room, Geo-Tech Room, Aqua Room and an outside deck for al fresco dining. Other dining areas include the Shark Room, Fern Forest Room is the home of a Triceratops and its infant, along with a 2,000-gallonįish tank. Mammoth, complete with baby and machine-made snow. T-REX seats 375 and is divided into separate, distinctively themedĭining rooms with animatronic creatures. Animatronic dinosaursĪre placed amid cascading waterfalls, ice caves, bubbling geysers, and ![]() In a way, you might call it a prehistoric RainforestĬreated by Steven Schussler, also the creator of the Rainforest Café, T-REX is built around water, fire and ice, which work together to take visitorsīack to a time before people walked the earth. Named T-REX after that mostįamous of dinosaurs, the restaurant has taken themed restaurants to the Opened at the Legend's at Village West lifestyle shoppingĬenter in Kansas City, Kansas. July 25, 2006, was the date that the latest themed restaurant concept
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