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re: Why do people eat at chain sit down restaurants like Texas Roadhouse, Olive Garden, etc
Posted on 11/17/25 at 4:22 pm to ClemsonKitten
Posted on 11/17/25 at 4:22 pm to ClemsonKitten
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I’d rather just eat McDonalds
Alcohol is a requirement for me to sit down and eat
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Posted on 11/17/25 at 4:26 pm to ClemsonKitten
McDonald’s is almost as expensive as Texas Roadhouse while tasting like absolute garbage.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 4:38 pm to Lakeboy7
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They must do a deal on birthdays, everybody having a birthday.
I went to the one on the Westbank during HS graduation season. It was a fun scene.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 4:43 pm to yellowfin
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Alcohol is a requirement for me to sit down and eat
Thank you! People get annoyed when I don’t want to go out to Swagat (Indian) or Vietnamese. They don’t have alcohol!
Posted on 11/17/25 at 4:56 pm to ClemsonKitten
I don't tolerate Texas Roadhouse slander
Posted on 11/17/25 at 6:50 pm to ClemsonKitten
quote:You are probably too busy blowing a cafeteria worker.
I’m not blowing 20 plus on cafeteria food
Posted on 11/17/25 at 8:39 pm to ClemsonKitten
This is a silly premise.
There is a place for the occasional Roadhouse or OG trip, especially for a family with kids.
And they’re both miles better than freaking McDonalds
There is a place for the occasional Roadhouse or OG trip, especially for a family with kids.
And they’re both miles better than freaking McDonalds
Posted on 11/17/25 at 8:56 pm to ClemsonKitten
Because my 11 year old niece lives Olive Garden. So, we take her there for dinner sometimes.
And occasionally it’s nice to have someone else cook and clean the kitchen.
And occasionally it’s nice to have someone else cook and clean the kitchen.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 9:13 pm to ClemsonKitten
Well there are 349,000 chain restaurants in the US so there must be a good reason.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 9:52 pm to ClemsonKitten
They're certainly not my first choices of restaurants, but everything has a time and a place. And honestly, most of the time I eat at one of those places, I usually end up thinking "that was actually pretty decent for my expectations going in." Is it the French Laundry? No, but there's a reason they're called casual sit down restaurants.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 10:06 pm to ClemsonKitten
Texas Roadhouse definitely does have their shite together. I’m pretty sure the key is their limited hours and abundance of staff.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 10:29 pm to kayjay
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Well there are 349,000 chain restaurants in the US so there must be a good reason.
And many of those are locally owned. That being said, many chains are not as bad as people want to make them out to be
Posted on 11/18/25 at 3:59 am to ClemsonKitten
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McDouble and small fries bro
What does your husband order?
Posted on 11/18/25 at 5:35 am to ClemsonKitten
Because of the 20 oz bone-in ribeye and the endless breadsticks!
Posted on 11/18/25 at 8:03 am to ClemsonKitten
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ClemsonKitten
You've obviously never had a good cinnamon butter roll with a cold beer.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 8:12 am to ClemsonKitten
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I’d rather just eat McDonalds or cook at that point
$15 for a shitty burger/fries or $20 for a better (not Michelin stars better) meal at a sit down restaurant. This begs the question of why people even go to fast food anymore? It's basically the same price as Roadhouse, and at Roadhouse you get a way better burger
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:28 am to LSUGUMBO
that's why Chili's is making a comeback now. Their ads directly attack BK and McDonalds. Why pay for a crappy product when you can pay just about the same price and get a much better product?
Fast food is overpriced
Fast food is overpriced
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:43 am to ClemsonKitten
I've never eaten at Olive Garden, Applebee's, or Red Lobster, but Texas Roadhouse is frickin awesome. No slander allowed
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:51 am to Carson123987
quote:had to spend a bunch of time with my elderly in-laws this past year in Virginia, they like a lot of people are most comfortable eating at chains. The roadhouse is pretty damn good and runs like a sewing machine. I’ve never seen such efficiency in action at a restaurant. Plus the beer is COLD
but Texas Roadhouse is frickin awesome
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:03 am to cgrand
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had to spend a bunch of time with my elderly in-laws this past year in Virginia, they like a lot of people are most comfortable eating at chains. The roadhouse is pretty damn good and runs like a sewing machine. I’ve never seen such efficiency in action at a restaurant. Plus the beer is COLD
I've only ever eaten at the one in Lafayette and it's one of the best-run restaurants I've ever seen. Place runs like a top - staff are all excellent and well-trained
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