re: Who here has worked at a chain restaurant/what was precooked/frozen?

I worked for several large and small chains long ago

Back then most had off site commissaries s to make soups and salad dressings do the bulk of the prep work and raw meats were delivered frozen then cooked to order on the line in that kitchen BenniGans Cuco'so and later Chili's all were similar TGI Fridays did all fresh preparation of soups sauces salad dressings, even the onion rings garnish on every one of the 150 menu items was fresh from scratch Very labor intensive!

Today the Applebee's of the world had gotten to the point that everything is cooked in microwaves and boiling bags almost exclusively.

Customer feedback is now directing the chains that people expect that at minimum a grill operation is necessary; thus the recent resurrection of the "new Woodfield grills in all Applebee's


Been there doberman that