This will answer everything

Well, you have to remember, this wasn't just a restaurant under the Darden brand, it was the very first restaurant that Bill Darden opened. He, his son and brother all directly managed it, so the tactics he would go on to spread were "honed" there.

Boy, could I tell some stories on these scumbags. Bill Darden is from my hometown and owned a restaurant that was widely known called "The Green Frog"; actually had this statue of a large green toad out front.