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re: When did mid tier restaurants go to complete trash?
Posted on 3/24/19 at 11:44 pm to Pettifogger
Posted on 3/24/19 at 11:44 pm to Pettifogger
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It's because they target middle class suburban people and that demographic has gotten much trashier
Since when and what is classified as middle class suburban as far as salary goes?
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Posted on 3/24/19 at 11:53 pm to fallguy_1978
Consistency is what brings me back to J Alexander’s. Excellent prime rib. That location at the MOL has stood over time. Whenever I’m back in BR I always stop in a couple times per week.
PF Chang’s and those lettuce wraps!
PF Chang’s and those lettuce wraps!
Posted on 3/25/19 at 12:11 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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Also, when did they start to put the calorie count after each item on the menu? Like these fatties care they are taking in 2000-3000 calories in one sitting.
2010?
Posted on 3/25/19 at 12:38 am to PortHudsonPlaya
I solely dine at Commander’s Palace.
Posted on 3/25/19 at 12:41 am to Mr Clean
Chili’s triple play is still legit for hangover days
Southwestern egg rolls TYFYS
Southwestern egg rolls TYFYS
This post was edited on 3/25/19 at 12:42 am
Posted on 3/25/19 at 12:43 am to Sun God
I’m a recovering alcoholic. 
Posted on 3/25/19 at 12:57 am to Mr Clean
That’s great to hear clean
Posted on 3/25/19 at 12:57 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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5 star type
3 star
Posted on 3/25/19 at 8:05 am to Mr Clean
Congratulations Clean.
Posted on 3/25/19 at 8:14 am to Cosmo
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Subtle brag right off the bat
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Blatant over exaggeration off the bat
FIFY
Posted on 3/25/19 at 8:30 am to VABuckeye
Talking about fine dining to people is like talking about high end audio to CAD. He has no point of reference and therefore thinks that a SONOS system sounds fantastic. It's the same with fine dining. If you don't have the same point of reference as the other person you're both looking at it from a different perspective.
I know of one person in this thread who has eaten at Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy. It's regarded as one of the top restaurants in the world.
That person may view fine dining much differently than another poster who hasn't had that type of dining experience. Doesn't make them any better but it does mean they've been exposed to a level that most never experience.
I know of one person in this thread who has eaten at Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy. It's regarded as one of the top restaurants in the world.
That person may view fine dining much differently than another poster who hasn't had that type of dining experience. Doesn't make them any better but it does mean they've been exposed to a level that most never experience.
This post was edited on 3/25/19 at 8:32 am
Posted on 3/25/19 at 8:30 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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When did mid tier restaurants go to complete trash?
When revenues began dropping in 2008. There was a huge drop in revenue in the casual dining industry from '07 to '08. The industry didn't recover until '13...by then, they had scavenged themselves and each other just to survive. Couple that with really low unemployment, and you have companies that aren't reinvesting like they used to and are employing people who know if they lose the job today, they will have another one somewhere else tomorrow. Look at the experience you had in these places in the early '00s to now, and it is entirely different.
Casual restaurant industry in the US from 2002 to 2020
Posted on 3/25/19 at 8:35 am to Breauxsif
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Consistency is what brings me back to J Alexander’s. Excellent prime rib.
Posted on 3/25/19 at 8:43 am to fallguy_1978
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It's the truth. He'll post about hitting on chicks at the gym, the next week he's married, a month later he's engaged. And he makes over 200k. If someone pays that dude 50k I'd be stunned. He's probably a busboy at Chili's in Sulfur. Not that there's anything wrong with that
anyone that's a regular on this website should know he's completely full of shite. He doesn't even try to keep up the consistency in his trolls
Posted on 3/25/19 at 8:48 am to PortHudsonPlaya
I mostly eat out at at a local establishments throughout the New Orleans area and the Northshore, and the more I eat at such places the more I wonder why mid tier chains are still in business. The wait staff at the local places take pride in their job, seeing the owner/chef work their arse off means a lot to me. The food is superior, and have reasonable prices, and at times the same or lower prices than the chains. I attended a jazz brunch yesterday for a family of four with bottomless mimosas for $70. The atmosphere was timeless and felt like I was on a vacation. You cannot get that charm from the chain joints.
I wonder why people still go to chains. This is my feeling:
-People do not know any better.
-They know what they are going to get. Consistency of menu items.
-They perceive the local restaurants as stuffy or pretentious, even though they are casual.
-They want their food now. Chains churn out food fast.
I wonder why people still go to chains. This is my feeling:
-People do not know any better.
-They know what they are going to get. Consistency of menu items.
-They perceive the local restaurants as stuffy or pretentious, even though they are casual.
-They want their food now. Chains churn out food fast.
Posted on 3/25/19 at 9:04 am to MF Doom
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Most of the cooks at those places are ex-cons
They gotta work somewhere...would you rather they work at a school?
Posted on 3/25/19 at 9:07 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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When did mid tier restaurants go to complete trash?
When they started accepting EBT cards
Posted on 3/25/19 at 9:19 am to PortHudsonPlaya
I’ll echo what I said last week in a similar thread. Once they started putting these chains in every suburban mall and shopping center restaurant culture changed for the worst. Going out to eat used to be a luxury and most places held some sort of reverence or formality about the experience. It’s been cheapened.
People go to places just to eat. While they throw aouround phrases like causal dining, fine dining, upper end, high tier, and what not most full service restaurants are still more like quick service or fast food than formal dining. Menu’s and service are basically designed to be quick and be done.
I personally miss the days when dining was and event in of itself. I very rarely visit most of the chains mentioned here but I also don’t have a chili’s, Olive Garden, roadhouse grill, Fleming’s, Pf Chang’s, etc within 200 miles of where I live. There’s an Outback but I’m pretty sure it’s on the same scale as denny’s by most people’s standards.
People go to places just to eat. While they throw aouround phrases like causal dining, fine dining, upper end, high tier, and what not most full service restaurants are still more like quick service or fast food than formal dining. Menu’s and service are basically designed to be quick and be done.
I personally miss the days when dining was and event in of itself. I very rarely visit most of the chains mentioned here but I also don’t have a chili’s, Olive Garden, roadhouse grill, Fleming’s, Pf Chang’s, etc within 200 miles of where I live. There’s an Outback but I’m pretty sure it’s on the same scale as denny’s by most people’s standards.
Posted on 3/25/19 at 9:21 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Buca di Beppo....same thing
Reminded me why I stopped going to chains
Reminded me why I stopped going to chains
Posted on 3/25/19 at 11:13 am to MF Doom
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Most of the cooks at those places are ex-cons
Doesn't matter what level of restaurant you're eating at: the majority of people in the kitchen have a record, a substance abuse problem, or both.
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