Olive Gardens suck.
The only chain restaurant people should go to is Dennys. Not only can you expect an adequate meal but you may also get a show too.
I can get great Italian food from two different local places for $3-$4 less per person than at Olive Garden. So there's basically no reason to go there.
i've only been to olive garden once to try out the infinite soup and salad and breadstick stuff.
i didn't really like their soup selection beyond the clam chowder. the salad was alright. the breadsticks were bread i guess
Guess what, sometimes something good happens to you and you want to celebrate with a family dinner at Olive Garden.
I can get great Italian food from two different local places for $3-$4 less per person than at Olive Garden. So there's basically no reason to go there.
Pretty much the only reason to go to Olive Garden is if you're lame.
Pretty much the only reason to go to Olive Garden is if you're lame.
Or if something good happens to you and you wanna celebrate with your family.
If you want to eat one shrimp with runes drawn all over the place fancily with ketchup, go to whatever downtown eatery you prefer and talk about Jonathan Franzen books with your learned associates.:lol :lol :lol
Olive Gardens suck.
The only chain restaurant people should go to is Dennys. Not only can you expect an adequate meal but you may also get a show too.
waffle house > denny's
ihop > denny's
cracker barrel > denny's
I ain't never seen shit pop off at an ihop or waffle house.
Never been to cracker barrel but I suspect that it's a place with more good whiteys then the ones that like to brawl.
Guess what, sometimes something good happens to you and you want to celebrate with a family dinner at Olive Garden.
:rofl
I nominate this for the newsfeed.
News: Guess what, sometimes something good happens to you and you want to celebrate with a family dinner at Olive Garden.
"oh look at me i'm an elitist who has to eat the best food all the time herp a derp"
Guess what, sometimes something good happens to you and you want to celebrate with a family dinner at Olive Garden. They use a bit too much salt but the food is great, the atmosphere is great, and you get all the bread sticks you can eat. If you want to eat one shrimp with runes drawn all over the place fancily with ketchup, go to whatever downtown eatery you prefer and talk about Jonathan Franzen books with your learned associates. As for me I'll go to my favorite restaurant, because when I'm there I'm family.
If you cant appreciate at least one shitty chain somethings wrong with you imo
all of these places are terrific when you're drunk:bow2
If you cant appreciate at least one shitty chain somethings wrong with you imo
You know what's even worse than Olive Garden? The mothafuckin' Cheesecake Factory. There's one in downtown Seattle, and whenever distant relatives come in to the city, they always want to go there. Fortunately, we know lots of great places that they end up loving, so I've been able to avoid eating there.
I remember walking by the Cheesecake Factory in Waikiki and seeing a huge line of people down the block waiting to get in. You go to Hawaii, and you end up eating at the fucking Cheesecake Factory? Really?
If you cant appreciate at least one shitty chain somethings wrong with you imo
Red Robin's is cool.
You know what's even worse than Olive Garden? The mothafuckin' Cheesecake Factory. There's one in downtown Seattle, and whenever distant relatives come in to the city, they always want to go there. It's crazy overpriced and really bland. Fortunately, we know lots of great places that they end up loving, so I've been able to avoid eating there.
I remember walking by the Cheesecake Factory in Waikiki and seeing a huge line of people down the block waiting to get in. You go to Hawaii, and you end up eating at the fucking Cheesecake Factory? Really?
You know what's even worse than Olive Garden? The mothafuckin' Cheesecake Factory. There's one in downtown Seattle, and whenever distant relatives come in to the city, they always want to go there. It's crazy overpriced and really bland. Fortunately, we know lots of great places that they end up loving, so I've been able to avoid eating there.
Cheddars is horrible.
Are those Italian places you were talking about in Krebs?
Cheddars is horrible.
Cheddars rocks. It's a total guilty pleasure meal though, because I almost always get stuff that's deep-fried and/or covered in cheese.QuoteAre those Italian places you were talking about in Krebs?
Nah, they're in Texas.
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/301/1273344/restaurant/Texas/Salis-Pizza-Restaurant-Denison
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/301/1273302/restaurant/Texas/Devollis-Italian-Restaurant-Denison
The latter is the better of the two, though.
Edit: There is another I got to sometimes, it's actually in Oklahoma:
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/241/1138865/restaurant/Oklahoma/Roma-Italian-Restaurant-Durant
If you cant appreciate at least one shitty chain somethings wrong with you imo
Red Robin's is cool.
Red Robin is very cool and they're from Seattle. I've been going there since I was a little kid.
If you cant appreciate at least one shitty chain somethings wrong with you imo
Red Robin's is cool.
Red Robin is very cool and they're from Seattle. I've been going there since I was a little kid.
I kind of adored red robin as a young kid for some reason. Maybe it was because it was the only restaurant I could remember that had the simpsons beat em up arcade game. I ended up liking it there so much that I forced my parents to host my birthday there...and than I cried like a bitch when they didn't have a red robin themed cake for me at the end. I guess my fanaticism for niche corporate brands started young.
You know what's even worse than Olive Garden? The mothafuckin' Cheesecake Factory. There's one in downtown Seattle, and whenever distant relatives come in to the city, they always want to go there. It's crazy overpriced and really bland. Fortunately, we know lots of great places that they end up loving, so I've been able to avoid eating there.
I remember walking by the Cheesecake Factory in Waikiki and seeing a huge line of people down the block waiting to get in. You go to Hawaii, and you end up eating at the fucking Cheesecake Factory? Really?
Claim Jumper is also one of those "this is why you're fat" type places.
You know what's even worse than Olive Garden? The mothafuckin' Cheesecake Factory. There's one in downtown Seattle, and whenever distant relatives come in to the city, they always want to go there. It's crazy overpriced and really bland.
:lol
But at least it's not as bad as Applebees!
Never heard of Claim Jumper... Pacific NW thing?
I've been trying out some different burger chains recently:
http://www.fiveguys.com/home.aspx
http://www.mooyah.com/
A bit on the pricey side [$11-$12 for burger, fries, and drink], but soooo good. They make all their fries on site from fresh potatoes and they have a ton of options for the burgers [which you simply pick from a list]. Still need to try out the new In-N-Out Burger that opened down in Allen, Texas.
Chicken Marsala at Olive Garden is god-tier. Everything else is pretty bad.
I think one of those buffets (Hometown, Golden Corral) would have to be the equivalent of Dining in Hades.
~$100 for 5 dinners is overpriced? I need to move out of ny
When you come to America, you should eat at the Heart Attack Grill for a true American experience.
Is it weird that when I visit the US I want to go to places like Cracker Barrel and Olive Garden? I hear about them all the time, I feel like I'm missing out
American food is basically just not very good. More is not better. Sweeter is not better. Cheesier is not better. Jazzing up junk food doesn't make it gourmet. It's basically setting global cuisine back about 200 years. :tophat
Oh yeah, Old Country Buffet was the absolute most painful place I've ever eaten... ate there once or twice in college and it was nasty, made me wishing for the dorm cafeteria it was THAT bad.
Chili's has gone to shit in the last five years as well. All of these chain restaurants have. It's a combination of the economy, rising food costs, and the increasing size of the restaurants groups that own them. The restaurants have no choice but to use the shittiest, cheapest ingredients possible, and make the cooking process so simple that any moron off the street that you pay $8/hr to will be able to make the menu items consistently and quickly so they can maintain their bottom line and deliver to stockholders. You end up with "food" that was made somewhere else and is basically just heated and assembled on the line. Stop eating at chain restaurants. You are wasting your money and destroying your body.Obviously the Biz is telling me to eat at more taco trucks. I'll do that, sir.
My biggest guilty pleasure is Taco Casa, all their food is drowned in cheese and grease but OOOOHHHH MAN is it so good.reminds me of Chicos Tacos in El Paso.
http://www.tacocasatexas.com/
There's some snooty ass people in this thread :lol
People ::)
I mean, I eat go downtown, get tapas, local food carts, etc. There's tons of awesome non-chain food in Portland. If you think you're too good for a chain once in awhile, you're just not.
American food is basically just not very good. More is not better. Sweeter is not better. Cheesier is not better. Jazzing up junk food doesn't make it gourmet. It's basically setting global cuisine back about 200 years. :tophatYOU TAKE THAT BACK!
I just dont think you can say 'I only eat at local places' without sounding like one of THOSE people
Hooters is a pretty nice chain.
Im not talking about anyone in this thread specifically- I was just wondering to myself if anyone on this forum could say that in this thread and get away without looking a certain way.
Haha, i forgot about that- a few years ago they opened up a cool red-brick open air shopping mall near the central market in mill creek- lots of neat local places and a few local chains i think- its where both Clay Pit and Frost donuts are located- both won Best of the Northwest awards from King5
There's a spot near me that sells awesome burritos 2/5$, perfect refried beans, cilantro, great beef, fixin's...but it bills itself as a mexican PIZZA joint. Who the fuck wants to have a mexican pizza? I hadn't even tried looking for actual mexican until I stumbled on this place on the way home. I eat there probably 2-3 times a week.
There's a spot near me that sells awesome burritos 2/5$, perfect refried beans, cilantro, great beef, fixin's...but it bills itself as a mexican PIZZA joint. Who the fuck wants to have a mexican pizza? I hadn't even tried looking for actual mexican until I stumbled on this place on the way home. I eat there probably 2-3 times a week.
Is it actual pizza, or mexican pizza in that grade school hot lunch menu kinda way where its a tostada with some beans on it?
There's a spot near me that sells awesome burritos 2/5$, perfect refried beans, cilantro, great beef, fixin's...but it bills itself as a mexican PIZZA joint. Who the fuck wants to have a mexican pizza? I hadn't even tried looking for actual mexican until I stumbled on this place on the way home. I eat there probably 2-3 times a week.
There's a spot near me that sells awesome burritos 2/5$, perfect refried beans, cilantro, great beef, fixin's...but it bills itself as a mexican PIZZA joint. Who the fuck wants to have a mexican pizza? I hadn't even tried looking for actual mexican until I stumbled on this place on the way home. I eat there probably 2-3 times a week.
Even Canadians eat Mexican? :yuck
Mmmmm Daves Killer Bread... But you can get that shit at Freddies around here..
Really id eat at more local places if I didnt have to FIND them first- there's a great indian place right next to me "Clay Pit" but thats about all I know of. The good italian place I know of ended up moving, and Jemmy's Wok was bought out by some generic thai place.
It's been awhile since I ate at Applebee's but I find it hard to believe that it's any worse than TGI Friday.
Applebees is the worst.
Applebees < Bennigan's < TGI Friday's < Cheesecake Factory < Chili's < Red Robin
I actually semi-like Red Robin.
Now let's do Japanese family restaurants!
Ringer < Hut Royal Host < Jonathan's < Denny's < Gusto
Gusto fuckin' rules
These days I kind of lean towards the elitist "I don't eat at chain restaurants" attitude. There are some local places that blow away chain restaurants. Some of these places have better food, more of it, and is usually cheaper.
These days I kind of lean towards the elitist "I don't eat at chain restaurants" attitude. There are some local places that blow away chain restaurants. Some of these places have better food, more of it, and is usually cheaper.
That's why it's good.
I'm good with any burger diner joint. I think Red Robin falls under that.
ps: I'm pretty sure hell looks like an Old Navy commercial.
Outback has gone to shit in California. It used to be decent when they first started expanding on the West Coast ten years ago.
-Bennigans - Is this place even around anymore? They closed the one closest to me. Used to go a lot in my college days, and I liked it then... but my tastebuds have changed considerably since those days when chain food was considered a treat.
our bennigan's closed, i miss the monte cristo :(The main company went bankrupt. I think something like 95% of them closed. Most of them in Michigan stayed in business because one franchisee owned almost every single one in the state and were granted some deal where they get to keep the name/history/menu/etc. There were only a few other similar one owner franchisees around the world that kept any significant amount of them open.
OH. I remember a chain I like now: Bucca di Beppo. Lots of good memories from late nights in college. It's pretty much the extent of my experience with Italian though SO.....
I just want some more In N Out Burger. Haven't had any since I was in LA in 93 :(
OH. I remember a chain I like now: Bucca di Beppo. Lots of good memories from late nights in college. It's pretty much the extent of my experience with Italian though SO.....
I ate there once, it was pretty good.
OH. I remember a chain I like now: Bucca di Beppo. Lots of good memories from late nights in college. It's pretty much the extent of my experience with Italian though SO.....
I ate there once, it was pretty good.
Bucca is OK. It's got good sized portions for sharing, but it's not particularly tasty. Lemon/Caper Chicken is tasty. When I've gone there, my favorite thing is being able to get 20 oz. Sam Adams on tap./
This whole thread is gross.
One of my friends, explaining how he knew that there was cheating going on in our social circle:
"They joined up with the rest of them after eating at Red Lobster, just the two of them. Red Lobster! The only reason I'd go to Red Lobster with someone was if I was going to fuck them afterwards!"
OH. I remember a chain I like now: Bucca di Beppo. Lots of good memories from late nights in college. It's pretty much the extent of my experience with Italian though SO.....
I just looked it up, looks like it just had a New Haven-inspired pizza on the menu. Not Apizza. :(the Scholl's? Not in Houston sadly. :( I had it in Memphis, TN.
Scholls looks authentic. Plain pizza is just tomato sauce!
Edit: The one I googled is in Portland. I can't find a site for one in Texas. Is it in Houston or maybe somewhere closer to Oklahoma (please please)?
troglodytes, all of youYO' MAMA
Isn't the YouPick2 only for half a sandwich? I am a MAN; that is not nearly enough food.
My inner fatty is becoming my outer fatty. =/
Meh, I get carded for lottery tickets and cigs still (I don't smoke fyi, if I buy for someone else). I get the triple ID check for alcohol at the ripe age of 26. 8)spoiler (click to show/hide)It's cause of my fat baby face. :([close]
Meh, I get carded for lottery tickets and cigs still (I don't smoke fyi, if I buy for someone else). I get the triple ID check for alcohol at the ripe age of 26. 8)spoiler (click to show/hide)It's cause of my fat baby face. :([close]
Meh, I get carded for lottery tickets and cigs still (I don't smoke fyi, if I buy for someone else). I get the triple ID check for alcohol at the ripe age of 26. 8)spoiler (click to show/hide)It's cause of my fat baby face. :([close]
You're 26?
Man, you live in a bourgeoisie state
Meh, I get carded for lottery tickets and cigs still (I don't smoke fyi, if I buy for someone else). I get the triple ID check for alcohol at the ripe age of 26. 8)spoiler (click to show/hide)It's cause of my fat baby face. :([close]
You're 26?
:(
Everytime you guys talk about age I feel like this forum's baby or something.
How come nobody has mentioned Bj's yet? There are many of them in California and I've seen some in Nevada and Arizona too.I like BJ's a lot. I like the beer, and their pizzas and burgers are mucho yummy.
Bucca is OK. It's got good sized portions for sharing, but it's not particularly tasty. Lemon/Caper Chicken is tasty. When I've gone there, my favorite thing is being able to get 20 oz. Sam Adams on tap./
I know you're stuck in Japan and all, but SMH.
Best place to get subs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehouse_Subs
they id me for cigs and booze all the fucking timeyou look like a baby :heart
How come nobody has mentioned Bj's yet? There are many of them in California and I've seen some in Nevada and Arizona too.I like BJ's a lot. I like the beer, and their pizzas and burgers are mucho yummy.Bucca is OK. It's got good sized portions for sharing, but it's not particularly tasty. Lemon/Caper Chicken is tasty. When I've gone there, my favorite thing is being able to get 20 oz. Sam Adams on tap./
I know you're stuck in Japan and all, but SMH.
Hey, papa gundam, I ever get to the pacific noffwest, you're going to have to show me the ways of true beer. I know how sad it is that Sam Adams seems like a treat, even when I'm stateside. I've paid US$25 at current exchange rates for a single bottle of Arrogant Bastard, and that's the best beer I've ever imbibed in Japan.
Good Japanese beers exist, but they're not common in Osaka. I've looked; most locally brewed beers are both mediocre and more expensive than buying an import Hoegaarden or Duvel.
I really like Baird's stuff, but it ends up being $5 for a 12 oz. bottle here.
Best place to get subs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehouse_Subs
this place owns