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re: How awful are “mom and pop” restaurant snobs?
Posted on 9/3/24 at 12:18 pm to cgrand
Posted on 9/3/24 at 12:18 pm to cgrand
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I do not eat at chains
Hard to live in Hammond and either not eat at a chain, or simply always eat at home
Tacos and Beer is pretty much our go to spot
ETA: not sure why I'm getting hate in the voting, but there is nothing good in Hammond
Cena ? Hand made pasta cooked by a high school kid..You guys know they haven't had a chef in years, right ?
Tope La ? get real
113? I'm not a 19 year old insta hottie
Tommys Pizza ? they literally just finished power washing the inside of that place, so maybe I'll try there again and not get the sweet sauce
China Wok? honeslty, no hate here..Easily get this every few months
That other pizza place on Thomas that is obviously a money laundering scheme...
BlackendBrew ? To be fair, i have not made the drive to the new site..Sucks that its not simply walkable anymore, they got us through Covid..
DineGnar ? hit or miss on this one, food is usually great but the beers have been lacking lately..I reallllly hate that they brought back that strawberry nonsense..
Honestly, Hammond has simply made us grill more..The marinaded fajitas from the little grocery over by the OMV place is nice..
This post was edited on 9/3/24 at 1:39 pm
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Posted on 9/3/24 at 1:08 pm to SixthAndBarone
Yea, i think a crowded lively restaurant is fun. If i want a nicer or quieter evening i can go to a different or more expensive spot.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 1:16 pm to TheWalrus
you are paying just as much if not more for inferior product. some of that shite is literally sysco mass produced frozen food fried or microwaved for your enjoyment.
it has nothing to do with calories or being a snob. its about not wanting to pay a premium for obvious garbage.
it has nothing to do with calories or being a snob. its about not wanting to pay a premium for obvious garbage.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 1:26 pm to TheWalrus
As bad as the craft beer snobs
Posted on 9/3/24 at 2:41 pm to TheWalrus
You just moved to an area with so many great mom and pops 
I agree with Sixth and Barrone on this one though. If I am traveling through in a hurry and have no time to research then a chain having consistency is great.
I agree with Sixth and Barrone on this one though. If I am traveling through in a hurry and have no time to research then a chain having consistency is great.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 3:11 pm to TheWalrus
There are some mom & pop restaurants that are total garbage, but chain restaurants are not better in general than a good local place.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 4:47 pm to TheWalrus
Well, you eat where you like and I'll eat where I like. I prefer supporting local businesses and not some national chain restaurant with the same menu choices in every outlet in the country.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 4:48 pm to SixthAndBarone
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you can go to a restaurant in Baton Rouge and have the same food as one in Los Angeles.
Why would anyone want this?
Posted on 9/3/24 at 7:29 pm to TheWalrus
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Hating on chain restaurants became the cool thing to do. Admitting that a meal at Applebees is enjoyable allegedly makes you unrefined swine.
Let’s don’t and say we did.
For what it costs to dine out today I’m careful where I want to spend my money. If I’m in town I’m going to my tried and true favorites and none are chains.
And none are Supper Club either.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 8:09 pm to cgrand
I'll occasionally eat at a chain if someone else is picking but I highly prefer local spots
The last time I went to a chain was a couple months ago I went to Salt Grass because my folks had a gift certificate they didn't want to expire on them.
The last time I went to a chain was a couple months ago I went to Salt Grass because my folks had a gift certificate they didn't want to expire on them.
Posted on 9/3/24 at 8:36 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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Hard to live in Hammond and either not eat at a chain
The northshore in 1 sentence
Posted on 9/3/24 at 8:55 pm to GrammarKnotsi
quote:coming up on 20 years here, we eat out all the time and never at a chain (except Waffle House). There’s plenty of good local options just like there are most everywhere
Hard to live in Hammond and either not eat at a chain, or simply always eat at home
Posted on 9/3/24 at 9:04 pm to cgrand
I've been in some cities with very few non chain options
But once you get above 100K population you'll usually have enough decent non chain options
I still occasionally eat at chains if I'm working on the road but hopefully I won't be doing that again for a while
But once you get above 100K population you'll usually have enough decent non chain options
I still occasionally eat at chains if I'm working on the road but hopefully I won't be doing that again for a while
Posted on 9/3/24 at 10:28 pm to Lester Earl
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The northshore in 1 sentence
Leave Mandeville out of this
Posted on 9/4/24 at 1:04 am to TCO
It's not snobbery, it's just that I get more for my money at a M&P. They never mind adjusting a little to make it more to your liking, it's not prefab, for stuff like salads, that's critical.
I went into George's on George O'neil and ordered a Reuben.
"No, you don't want that, I sliced it today and it's very fatty, I'm sending it back tomorrow". Thanks for the help.
Fast food used to be cheaper than ready made, not anymore.
The best thing I get is always being part of helping a small business survive.
I went into George's on George O'neil and ordered a Reuben.
"No, you don't want that, I sliced it today and it's very fatty, I'm sending it back tomorrow". Thanks for the help.
Fast food used to be cheaper than ready made, not anymore.
The best thing I get is always being part of helping a small business survive.
Posted on 9/4/24 at 7:35 am to cgrand
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coming up on 20 years here, we eat out all the time and never at a chain
I'm not doubting you, but I'd like you to name some of the places you go to, all the time, in Hammond that are not chains
Posted on 9/4/24 at 8:03 am to TheWalrus
81st downvote. I cast it with a big smile on my face based on the Subway reference alone. Subway is for scumbags.
Posted on 9/4/24 at 8:17 am to GrammarKnotsi
Knowing very little about Hammond and that I can be totally wrong in my thinking here, I would think (per capita) Hammond wouldn't be any more lacking in local restaurants than BR, no?
Posted on 9/4/24 at 8:25 am to LouisianaLady
Local places are great…until they open restaurants they have no business opening and charge prices like they are experts. Look at this fricking ‘sushi’ menu.
Have they ever been to high end sushi restaurant? None of that makes sense.
Have they ever been to high end sushi restaurant? None of that makes sense.
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