Red Lobster’s Endless Shrimp Is Back. Employees Are Horrified. That Probably Explains the Internal Document They Sent Me.

Food Another Round! Red Lobster’s accursed Endless Shrimp promotion is back. Employees are horrified. So was I—until I learned a little secret. By Luke Winkie Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Sign in or create an account to better manage your email preferences. Unsubscribe from email alerts Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from email alerts for Luke Winkie? May 01, 202610:00 AM Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Getty Images Plus. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Streaking atop the Red Lobster website is a wraparound banner, divided into four frames, each containing videos of starry-eyed diners stuffing their faces with impossible amounts of shrimp. The shellfish is prepared in all applications: There is shrimp linguini, shrimp scampi, and deep-fried butterfly shrimp—bisected along the spine, opaque with breading, and submerged in marinara sauce. There is coconut shrimp with a sweet Polynesian glaze and “Marry Me Shrimp,” as in shrimp served in a tomato cream sauce, gesturing toward the viral chicken recipe of the same name. All are served on cerulean-trimmed platters piled high with wedged lemons and steamed broccoli. “YOU