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yellowfin 
Illinois Fan
Paige is Pretty
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| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 7:32 am to TexasTiger05)
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But i bet they have a bad arse dessert bar with soft serve. With gummy bears that you can put on your ice cream- as many as you want
spoken like a pregnant woman 
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TexasTiger05 
LSU Fan
Member since Aug 2007
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| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 7:33 am to yellowfin)
I was recalling a trip to Ryan's when i was a kid and wondering what weird o puts gummy bears on their ice cream.
but, srsly, do they have that? Just wondering....for research
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Patrick O Rly 
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y u do dis?
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| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 7:35 am to ehidal1)
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Worst:
Applebee's
Joes Crab
Red Lobster
Olive Garden
The thread title is...
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Best and worse national casual dining chains.
...and not...
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Best and worse places to take the wife on your anniversary. It's opposite day so put your best as your first and vise versa.
...but it should be.
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yellowfin
Illinois Fan
Paige is Pretty
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| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 7:40 am to TexasTiger05)
Last time I ate at Ryan's/Golden Coral(can't recall which it was) I was in high school and we had to travel to BFE North Louisiana for a playoff game and that's where the team ate lunch.....So I probably won't be much help
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Rohan2Reed
Grambling Fan
Auerbach's Tavern
Member since Nov 2003
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| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 7:41 am to mouton)
best: Houston's
worst: Cheddar's
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alajones
LSU Fan
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Member since Oct 2005
19258 posts
| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 7:42 am to OldTigahFot)
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Joe's Crab Shack
TGI Fridays
I've never had a bad meal at either of these.
Best: Genghis Grill
Worst: Applebee's
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yellowfin
Illinois Fan
Paige is Pretty
Member since May 2006
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| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 7:44 am to Rohan2Reed)
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best: Houston's
That place is terrible
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alajones
LSU Fan
Barksdale AFB
Member since Oct 2005
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| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 7:45 am to Jim Rockford)
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Stopped at a Crackerbarrel one time. Not my kind of place, but the group I was traveling with wanted to stop there. There was a no- shite 45 minute wait for a table, and more coming in behind us. It's not terrible food, but if I'm going to wait more than 15 minutes to be seated, it had better be a Galatoire's type experience.
I agree witrh you here. We still eat there plenty. Cracker Barrel's breakfast is just as good as many other places, but the dinner is meh.
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mmomike
New Orleans Saints Fan
Madisonville
Member since Mar 2012
90 posts
| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 7:47 am to yellowfin)
Best: J Alexander's
Worst: Red Lobster...
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Salmon
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| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 8:01 am to mouton)
Worst: Macaroni Grill - seriously this places makes OG seem amazing
Best: probably Outback or Carrabas
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ladytiger118
LSU Fan
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Member since Aug 2009
5345 posts
| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 8:02 am to mouton)
Is J.Alexanders similar to Houston's? I've never been to it.
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Panny Crickets
LSU Fan
Fort Worth, TX
Member since Sep 2008
1115 posts
| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 8:48 am to alajones)
You've never had a bad meal at Joe's Crab Shack?
I'm not buying it.
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wiltznucs 
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Apollo Beach, FL
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| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 8:50 am to mouton)
I've always had pretty good service and decent food at O'Charleys.
Best - Cracker Barrel? remarkably consistent from one location to the next. I'd put Carrabba's in 2nd.
Worst - Applebee's
This post was edited on 1/28 at 8:51 am
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TexasTiger05
LSU Fan
Member since Aug 2007
26639 posts
| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 8:50 am to Salmon)
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Macaroni Grill
you get a jug o' wine and can lie about how many glasses you've had when it's time to pay the bill
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Cracker Barrel? remarkably consistent from one location to the next.
Pretty sure all their stuff is made from scratch too. For a chain that's pretty impressive. I just hate going because you leave feeling disgusting from all the food.
This post was edited on 1/28 at 8:52 am
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Rohan2Reed
Grambling Fan
Auerbach's Tavern
Member since Nov 2003
58770 posts
| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 8:51 am to yellowfin)
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That place is terrible
their French Dip alone makes it the best
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LoneStarTiger
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| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 9:03 am to Rohan2Reed)
Best: overall, for me, BJ's. I'd love to have one in the town where we live. Of my local selections, Cheddar's has a few decent beers and some good burgers that are under $6
Worst: Olive Garden and Outback. I fricking hate those places.
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mouton 
Washington Fan
columbus,ga by way of Lafayette
Member since Aug 2006
13428 posts
| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 9:06 am to TexasTiger05)
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Pretty sure all their stuff is made from scratch too. For a chain that's pretty impressive
Impossible. All chain restaurants serve precooked reheated food.
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Cdawg 
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| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 9:12 am to Rouge)
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No hate for golden corral?
Went to the world's largest one in Branson, MO just b/c they advertised it as that. Now imagine yourself at an all-you-can-eat golden corral in Branson. Most memorable thing I did there.
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Paul Allen
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2007
19278 posts
| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 9:15 am to Rouge)
Fazoli's on Siegen lane was disgusting. Anyone remember this place?
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notiger1997
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| re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 9:18 am to Cdawg)
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Now imagine yourself at an all-you-can-eat golden corral in Branson. Most memorable thing I did there
Sounds like hell.
Last time I visited a Golden Corral was 10 years ago out in Kenner.
There were fat trashy people all over. A good 25% of the tables had not been busses, so there was crap every where. I almost slipped on chicken wings and noodles on the floor at the buffet. Watched a kids stick his hand in the buffet.
Just one of the most disgusting feelings I've ever had at a restaurant.
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