re: Top 5 chain restaurant

Posted by J Murdah

Member since Jun 2008

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Posted on 5/28/21 at 7:15 pm to t00f

Can't argue with that

Posted by yellowfin

Coastal Bar

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Posted on 5/28/21 at 7:19 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55

Definitely from Arkansas

Posted by GreenRockTiger

vortex to the whirlpool of despair

Member since Jun 2020

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Posted on 5/28/21 at 7:19 pm to t00f

Joe’s Crab Shack is closed in BR, but you are not wrong

Posted by rebel cat

Member since Mar 2020

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Posted on 5/28/21 at 7:20 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55

1. Buc-ee’s

2. Chick-fil-a

The end.

Posted by bulldog95

North Louisiana

Member since Jan 2011

20727 posts

Posted on 5/28/21 at 7:20 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55

Really need to divide it up by food

Seafood
Burgers
Pizza
Wings
Mexican
Italian

Texas Roadhouse
Logan’s
Lonestar
Salt grass
Mcallisters

Posted by Kafka

I am the moral conscience of TD

Member since Jul 2007

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Posted on 5/28/21 at 7:21 pm to t00f

quote:
quote:
5. Red lobster
4. Chili’s
3. Joe’s Crab Shack
2. Texas Roadhouse
1. Buffalo Wild Wings
these also happen to be the top places to eat in Baton Rouge

Posted by Tridentds

Sugar Land

Member since Aug 2011

20492 posts

Posted on 5/28/21 at 7:28 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55

Ruths Chris
Perrys Steakhouse (small but a chain still)
Carrabas
Chik Fil A
PF Chang's

Waffle House deserves a spot somewhere.

Posted by t00f

Not where you think I am

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Posted on 5/28/21 at 7:30 pm to Kafka

Posted by diat150

Louisiana

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Posted on 5/28/21 at 7:40 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55

Not as big as the others but I really like chuys

Posted by Arbengal

Louisiana

Member since Sep 2008

3015 posts

Posted on 5/28/21 at 7:52 pm to James11111

2nd Ruth’s

Posted by Napoleon

Kenna

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Posted on 5/28/21 at 8:01 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55

5. Grimaldi's
4. COPELAND'S (nostalgia)
3. Torchy's
2. In and Out
1. Olive Garden

Posted by LSUSkip

Central, LA

Member since Jul 2012

17611 posts

Posted on 5/28/21 at 8:10 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55

Wife and I have taken a liking to Saltgrass.

Posted by SoFla Tideroller

South Florida

Member since Apr 2010

30237 posts

Posted on 5/28/21 at 8:11 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55

Ruth's Chris
Chicken Salad Chicks
Popeyes
Longhorns
Newks

Posted by shel311

McKinney, Texas

Member since Aug 2004

111119 posts

Posted on 5/28/21 at 8:23 pm to KISS ARMY

quote:

5. Cheesecake factory
4. PF Changs
3. Texas Roadhouse
2. Chili's
1. Outback

Fantastic list.

I could quibble with the order but probably would have the same 5.

Posted by Muthsera

Member since Jun 2017

7319 posts

Posted on 5/28/21 at 8:39 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55

Texas Roadhouse
Chili's
Carrabas
McAllisters
Mellow Mushroom

That's about as far as I go for national chains.

Ate at Ruth's Chris one time, and found it to be incredibly overpriced. The sides were flavorless garbage. The steak was good but not life changing. Felt like you were paying a super premium for consistency more than execution.

Posted by 3nOut

Central Texas, TX

Member since Jan 2013

28996 posts

Posted on 5/28/21 at 9:02 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55

BJs is a consistent meal for me.

Like others, I travel for for work and try to eat local but sometimes you just want to know what you’re getting and BJs is always good.

Posted by ghost2most

Member since Mar 2012

6662 posts

Posted on 5/28/21 at 9:16 pm to 3nOut

Chuys

Posted by OweO

Plaquemine, La

Member since Sep 2009

114036 posts

Posted on 5/28/21 at 9:42 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55

quote:
5. Red lobster

I live in South Louisiana. I refuse to go to a chain seafood restuarant.

quote:
3. Joe’s Crab Shack

I have gone here 2 or 3 times in my life (each time it was for someone's birthday or something. As mentioned above, I don't do chain seafood restaurants, but every time the decision was out of my hands) Each time I thought the food was disappointing.

quote:
1. Buffalo Wild Wings

I do not get the love for this place. Its chicken wings. I eat chicken wings, but I would never go out of my way to go to BWW.

And is it me or does every BWW has an echo inside? As in, when they convert a building into a BWW they use the cheapest material as possible and if there are a lot of people in there, the sound just starts bouncing everywhere.