Discover 20 defunct restaurant chains with the strangest gimmicks in history—unusual themes and bold ideas that failed but left lasting impressions on food lovers everywhere.

Rainforest Cafe, a tropical-themed restaurant chain, reopened its doors in April in Katy Mills Mall after a brief closure for renovations. An Aztec theme was incorporated to the entrance and ...

She also voiced Lydia Deetz in the cartoon series Beetlejuice from 1989–1991 ... Just be sure to budget for those Dole Whips and the Sparkling Volcano Dessert from the Rainforest Cafe—a Mickey ...

The Rainforest Cafe at Menlo Park Mall in Edison New Jersey has closed, to the shock of many New Jersey millennials who have come to see the restaurant location as a staple for nearly three decades.

Rainforest Cafe is a crown jewel among themed restaurants—and it’s one of the last of its kind left. It evokes memories of crowded malls, sticky birthday parties, and a featured cameo in 2009 ...

Upon entering the Rainforest Cafe, I was greeted by a talking tree that rattled off a slew of plant-related factoids. Pumped-in fog and canned thunder rang out, as a hostess led me through an ...

Michelin-snubbed establishment that is the Rainforest Cafe. Sean, Justin, and I had the unique privilege of shepherding Ray into his first-ever Rainforest Cafe experience, which quickly catapulted him ...

Getty Images No monkey business. New Yorkers will get their first taste of the Rainforest Cafe when the classic theme restaurant opens on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building the first week ...