I noticed the sign in front of the Fern Creek Frisch's said something like "It's been our pleasure serving you." I guessed that meant they were closed as it was between 2-3 pm and the lights were out. The Frisch's at I-65 and Fern Valley was "temporarily" closed for the virus a while back, so I guess they're following the Steak n Shake playbook.
I can't say I'll miss them. I'd hit the breakfast bar maybe twice a year, but otherwise the food was unremarkable. Best I can say is that it was cheap. Steak n Shake had been a train wreck service-wise for years.
Shoney's is still giving it a go at Fern Valley, and it's the only one left in Louisville. I have no idea how they're going to make it considering the big draw was the breakfast buffet. I've heard some Golden Corrals are going to close altogether rather than try to adapt to a new service model, but I don't know what the local GCs are planning on doing. I'd also hate to see a couple Chinese buffets go out because occasionally I just want that ability to browse food rather than order off a menu.
I'd love to see a local take over one of these locations. I keep trying to convince the guy that owns Yummy Pollo to expand a little bit (not too much as that's usually when things go awry, but Carali's seems to be doing okay). Fern Creek just seems to be the place where developments go to die.