Springbone Manager In Training interview questions

Someone reached out to me on Indeed, with just a first name, asking to meet in a food court type area, saying to call when I arrive... it certainly wasn't the most professional start, but the guy doing the interview was very nice. He asked me ALL types of questions for an hour and 15 min. He asked for my references at the end and a couple days after, all 3 were called. I was asked to come in for another interview and met with a partner & Ops manager. Interview went well, 45 min, but I never heard back from them again. Now it's certainly not the first time I've been ghosted, that's an inconvenience for me, but I've never had anyone call all my references so early in the process... which would kinda be an inconvenience for them. The whole process screamed "inexperienced company", and by their own admission, many of their systems of operations weren't set up yet. Their soup is delicious however.