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re: Chain Lovers Alert, Red Lob, Olive Grdn Failing
Posted on 8/2/12 at 1:31 pm to Powerman
Posted on 8/2/12 at 1:31 pm to Powerman
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Sure if you're in Huntington Beach or New Orleans the local stuff is probably going to be better. Try going to Casper Wyoming and get back to me on your idea that this situation almost "never occurs"
I just have to take the opportunity to point out that I know the Red Lobster GM in Casper. He's a Georgia native and an obnoxious, bitter UGA fan. He even barked at my family when we met him.
I've never in my life eaten at a RL. I plan on keeping it that way.
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Posted on 8/2/12 at 1:35 pm to LSUAfro
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The intricacies of the restaurant world in a macro scope. You've used your limited knowledge of your OG experience and expounded on it assuming the rest of the chains are as awesome as the OG.
Um. No. I mentioned that places like Applebees and Chili's offer lower quality food.
Posted on 8/2/12 at 1:51 pm to LSU lilly
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I was simply stating my opinion. You're the one who got all sassy first. And I don't know everything about the world. But I do know everything about my own opinion.
Yeah.. your smart arse, uninformed comment was quite the opinion. Brought a lot to the table .. considering it was factually incorrect.
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And that is, that Olive Garden pasta tastes similar to all the pastas I've had in every city you named, plus a few more.
Sounds to me like your palate is wrecked.
Posted on 8/2/12 at 1:52 pm to Powerman
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It's just rather amusing to me that people try to apply all of these different things as if they're exclusive only to chain restaurant dining.
I don't believe that, and it wasn't the point I was driving at. It's just that I think it's clear people go out to eat for a variety of different reasons, and it's not always the food. Some, like myself, could really care less for the ambiance or even service as I do the actual food itself. It's why I'm often just as content to get an amazing sandwich that's makes me jizz a little as I am in going to a fine dining restaurant and being seen or have smoke blown up my arse. I don't really need all that. The food is the reason. Don't get me wrong, I love good wine and appreciate high end service, but if push comes to shove I will take stellar food over anything else every single tim. I just don't think other people are fueled by that and why when people like myself give chains and BS food a hard time, they don't understand what fuels me perhaps as much as I can't understand what fuels them.
Posted on 8/2/12 at 2:39 pm to Rohan2Reed
I was absolutely not being a smart arse. When have I ever been a smart arse on here? 
I've actually been told I have an extremely sensitive palate.
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I've actually been told I have an extremely sensitive palate.
:This post was edited on 8/2/12 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 8/2/12 at 2:45 pm to Powerman
Pman,
I'm right
and...
You're wrong.
I'm right
and...
You're wrong.
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:01 pm to LSU lilly
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I've actually been told I have an extremely sensitive palate
....da fuq?
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:15 pm to Mike da Tigah
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I don't believe that, and it wasn't the point I was driving at. It's just that I think it's clear people go out to eat for a variety of different reasons, and it's not always the food. Some, like myself, could really care less for the ambiance or even service as I do the actual food itself. It's why I'm often just as content to get an amazing sandwich that's makes me jizz a little as I am in going to a fine dining restaurant and being seen or have smoke blown up my arse. I don't really need all that. The food is the reason. Don't get me wrong, I love good wine and appreciate high end service, but if push comes to shove I will take stellar food over anything else every single tim. I just don't think other people are fueled by that and why when people like myself give chains and BS food a hard time, they don't understand what fuels me perhaps as much as I can't understand what fuels them.
Sorry, depending on the occasion all of those other things matter. Particularly price.
If not, then why aren't you flying to eat at the French Laundry twice a month?
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:21 pm to Powerman
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Sorry, depending on the occasion all of those other things matter. Particularly price.
If not, then why aren't you flying to eat at the French Laundry twice a month?
For you perhaps, but not myself. I don't need fine dining French Laundry as I said. I'm just looking for serious kick arse food done by people who love what they put out. It doesn't take service, just love for cooking and love for food. What people put on a plate or in a bag says more about what value you place on food and if you really love it than anything you can say with words.
This post was edited on 8/2/12 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:26 pm to LSU lilly
I hope you are cute because I find people like you insufferable.
You just graduated college, is that correct? You're about .. what? 23? 24? In a few years you'll look at people who act such as you do with the same wariness and contempt that I do.
Not saying you know zero about food or wine or different cultures or the way of the world .. but please stay off the high horse when comparing your "experiences" with complete strangers. We get it. You went to Italy. Bravo. So have a ton of other people.
You just graduated college, is that correct? You're about .. what? 23? 24? In a few years you'll look at people who act such as you do with the same wariness and contempt that I do.
Not saying you know zero about food or wine or different cultures or the way of the world .. but please stay off the high horse when comparing your "experiences" with complete strangers. We get it. You went to Italy. Bravo. So have a ton of other people.
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:31 pm to LSU lilly
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And that is, that Olive Garden pasta tastes similar to all the pastas I've had in every city you named, plus a few more.
Sadly, it is indeed not difficult at all as a tourist to find crappy pasta in Italy.
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:35 pm to Rohan2Reed
It's so weird you're saying this, because you were the one on the "high horse." I just stated my opinion, that I find Olive Garden pasta similar to every Italian pasta I have ever tried, and then you had a meltdown because I'm not going to the your suggested restaurants in New Orleans.
We get it. You went to Italian restaurants in NOLA. Bravo. So have a ton of people.
I promise when I'm 30 years old (or however old you are), I will not have a stroke about a 23-year-old saying she finds Olive Garden pasta similar to real Italian pasta. But I'll keep this in mind.
We get it. You went to Italian restaurants in NOLA. Bravo. So have a ton of people.
I promise when I'm 30 years old (or however old you are), I will not have a stroke about a 23-year-old saying she finds Olive Garden pasta similar to real Italian pasta. But I'll keep this in mind.
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:36 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Very true. I went back in 2006 before web site reviews were as accessible and ubiquitous as they are today. Did a lot of asking around in the towns .. locals and tourists me and my buddy met who had been there for a while and had already found some good spots. Everyone was very helpful .. better than just wandering into some random place in Rome proper. Who knows what you're going to get.
The best food I ate in Italy was in La Spezia. Still have yet to find better pizza, pasta or bread anywhere else on the planet.
The best food I ate in Italy was in La Spezia. Still have yet to find better pizza, pasta or bread anywhere else on the planet.
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:36 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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Sadly, it is indeed not difficult at all as a tourist to find crappy pasta in Italy.
I don't know. We went to a few Michelin-rated restaurants, as well as a few spots that were suggested to us by locals. The cheese used in most dishes was amazing and VERY different from the USA, but I found the pasta to taste pretty similar to what's used at Olive Garden. Still delicious, but familiar.
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:36 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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Sadly, it is indeed not difficult at all as a tourist to find crappy pasta in Italy
If those places were named Olive Garden you could get a mediocre meal at a better price.
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:37 pm to LSU lilly
Relax, lilly. I'm not having a stroke over this. Just think you should try out some Italian places around where you live other than Olive Garden and Macaroni Grill before you make up your mind.
I'll take you A Mano or Domenica. Your choice. My treat. We'll write side-by-side reviews afterward.
I'll take you A Mano or Domenica. Your choice. My treat. We'll write side-by-side reviews afterward.
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:39 pm to LSU lilly
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The cheese used in most dishes was amazing and VERY different from the USA, but I found the pasta to taste pretty similar to what's used at Olive Garden. Still delicious, but familiar.
that's because cheese =/= pasta
cheese has a much larger range of flavor and texture
it's like comparing craft beer and orange juice
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:40 pm to Rohan2Reed
I'm a huge lasagna fan...like, there is no one that loves lasagna more than me. And I've legitimately had it probably at 95% of Baton Rouge Italian restaurants, and I ate it 20 times (yes, we counted) during the 21 days I was in Italy. Anyway, the best I ever had was in Florence. Not at Olive Garden.
I will allow you to try to put a stop to my Olive Garden love and broaden my horizon.
I will allow you to try to put a stop to my Olive Garden love and broaden my horizon.
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:42 pm to Rohan2Reed
I was strictly talking about pasta earlier. I think pastas have very different textures, and you can easily tell what is fresh. And differentiate between places and their pastas.
This is how much I love Italian food.
This is how much I love Italian food.
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:44 pm to LSU lilly
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I ate it 20 times (yes, we counted) during the 21 days I was in Italy. Anyway, the best I ever had was in Florence. Not at Olive Garden.
If you ate lasagna 20 of the 21 days in Italy, how were you able to get a sampling of the pastas available in Italy and compare it to Olive Garden?
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