Restaurant industry icons where Americans went out for decades for wings, dinner, and celebrations are facing a crisis.

When casual dining chains close, fast-food and fast-casual restaurants have been replacing them —usually with drive-thru stores. Chick-fil-A, for example, is taking over a shuttered Red Lobster ...

That includes frequenting fast-food chains ... image became out of touch with modern consumers.Hooters is planning a family-friendly makeover once it emerges from bankruptcy.Red Lobster was ...