re: Red Lobster goes vertical on plate to push quality. Wants to be Fine Dinning

quote:

---

Because it just exacerbates the proliferation of shitty chain restaurants

---

Which have no impact on my life at all. In fact, the more chains the better. They need volume to stay in business and the people who are celebrating their big life events ar Red Lobster and Olive Garden aren't going to the same places I eat at.

quote:

---

That's a market share that could easily be filled by local places that actually care about their menu.

---

There are tons of local places that absolutely suck. Just because it is local it doesn't mean it's better.

And besides, a "mom and pop" couldn't afford the rent in the majority of the places that harbor chain restaurants.

And not all chains are bad. Yeah RL and OG suck, but places like Bonefish, Carrabas, J. Alexanders (just to name a few) are pretty solid.