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re: Best and worse national casual dining chains.

Posted on 1/28/13 at 9:36 am to
Posted by HeadyBrosevelt
the Verde River
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 1/28/13 at 9:36 am to
Chili's skillet queso is awesome
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
21922 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 9:41 am to
Best. Ruth Chris

Worst Shoneys or I hop
Posted by WarSlamEagle
Manchester United Fan
Member since Sep 2011
24611 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 9:46 am to
Has anyone mentioned The Cheesecake Factory yet? One of my favorites.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83558 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 9:46 am to
quote:

Chili's skillet queso is awesome


velveeta + rotel + wolf brand chili
This post was edited on 1/28/13 at 9:47 am
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
97635 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 9:54 am to
quote:

est and worse national casual dining chains.


quote:

Best. Ruth Chris


Do you consider Ruth casual or did you not read the title?
Posted by bdevill
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2008
11806 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 10:19 am to

Worst is Golden Corral. Not only is the food horrendous but in the one experience I've had, I imagine it would be similar to eating in a mental institution.. I guess you do HAVE to be crazy to eat there.
Posted by hardhead
stinky bayou
Member since Jun 2009
5745 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 10:25 am to
best = Hooters

worst = applebees tied with joes crabshack
Posted by Dice410
Metro NashVegas
Member since Aug 2012
1260 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 10:58 am to
Best:
Carino's
BJ's Brewhouse

Worst:
Shoney's (why they are all starting to fold up)

Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
75431 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 11:09 am to
Shoney's is fricking terrible
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
36417 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 11:14 am to
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Fazoli's on Siegen lane was disgusting. Anyone remember this place?




Wow. Talk about a blast from the past
Posted by Patrick O Rly
y u do dis?
Member since Aug 2011
41187 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 11:28 am to
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Shoney's is fricking terrible


True story. I went to eat there about two years ago because that's where some friends wanted to eat for lunch. Their idea of cooking a hamburger is soaking it in worcestershire sauce for several days and then burning the shite out of it.
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
21922 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 11:32 am to
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Do you consider Ruth casual or did you not read the title?


I dind't see the casual part, although I have been in there with jeans, tennis shoes and a saints shirt after a game. More dressy casual than anything.
Posted by bdevill
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2008
11806 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 11:36 am to
quote:

dressy casual


Posted by bobbyleewilliams
Tigertown
Member since Feb 2010
8267 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 11:40 am to
quote:

Worst is Golden Corral. Not only is the food horrendous but in the one experience I've had, I imagine it would be similar to eating in a mental institution.. I guess you do HAVE to be crazy to eat there.


Bingo!
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
81197 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 11:43 am to
Lots of Carrabas in here. Idk.. I've been so turned off to the place the last couple times I went. Admittedly, it was more the fault of surrounding patrons than the food.

I really like me some Bonefish. Never actually had an entree there. At least once a month, we'll go sit at the bar and have their exceptional steamed mussels, dip our bread in it, and have drinks. You get full and buzzed for less than $20
Posted by mouton
Savannah,Ga
Member since Aug 2006
28276 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 12:14 pm to
quote:

re: Best and worse national casual dining chains. (Posted on 1/28/13 at 9:46 a.m. to HeadyBrosevelt) quote: Chili's skillet queso is awesome velveeta + rotel + wolf brand chili This post was edited on 1/28 at 9:47 am


No it's not. Why do people insist on making shite up?
Posted by TexasTiger05
Member since Aug 2007
28326 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 12:16 pm to
quote:

J Alexander's
awhile back they had this tuna steak on orzo dish that was really great.


and their club is pretty bad arse. It's a club, not like they're hard to mess up but this one was particularly good. I like their mini fries too
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
47377 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 12:53 pm to
I think you find something acceptable at most chains. That being said, the only ones I can think of at which I've eaten in the past 10 years or so are Outback and I've been to Cracker Barrel for breakfast some time in the past 4 years or so. I went to P F Changs about 4 or 5 years ago, I believe.

I like the pork tenderloin at Outback. It's a nice meal. Nothing spectacular, but a nice meal. I like breakfast at Cracker Barrel. It's good. I had apps at P F Changs and enjoyed all of them. Better than some local places I've been to.

When I used to go to Chili's, I always got the skillet queso. Loved it for what it was. I don't think the cheese was Velveeta. Looked more like a Mexican melting cheese to me.

I'd throw Copeland's in the mix of national chains and, again, it just depends on what you get there. I've eaten there in the last year. Some of it was good and some not so much.

I haven't been to an Olive Garden but one time. You can get a decent salad and some sort of pasta that's fine, I'm sure. Not out of this world but good.

Oh, I went to that Longbranch or Longhorn steak place this past year. I can't even think of the name of it, but it was very good for a chain. There was a shrimp app that was good and the steak was good. Not Ruth's Chris, but good.

Posted by Rohan2Reed
Member since Nov 2003
75674 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 12:54 pm to
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I'd throw Copeland's in the mix of national chains and, again, it just depends on what you get there. I've eaten there in the last year. Some of it was good and some not so much.


the croissant burger is good

quote:

Oh, I went to that Longbranch or Longhorn steak place this past year. I can't even think of the name of it, but it was very good for a chain. There was a shrimp app that was good and the steak was good. Not Ruth's Chris, but good.


Longhorn. best steaks of all the steakhouse chains, IMO. (outside of Ruth's).
This post was edited on 1/28/13 at 12:57 pm
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83558 posts
Posted on 1/28/13 at 12:57 pm to
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No it's not. Why do people insist on making shite up?


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