Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:49     Subject: Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Our car broke down last week and while waiting on the tow truck we walked over to the Longhorn in the same shopping plaza. I have not been in years and it was so good. Extremely salty and terrible for you but I enjoyed everything we ordered.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:49     Subject: Re:Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Cracker Barrel and Olive Garden. Honestly at this point in my life I would take either of those over some allegedly “good” independent restaurant nine times out of ten.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:48     Subject: Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Anonymous wrote:I personally have a weakspot for:

Fish Taco
Cava
Popeyes

If I am going to go somewhere with a waitstaff, I'm not doing Olive Garden, Applebees or Cracker Barrel. Not to say that the food is inedible, but never feels worth it at the final bill.

Many, many years ago, I will confess that I didn't mind Denny's and Marie Calendars.


Cava does not even remotely count
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:48     Subject: Re:Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Chili’s and Cracker Barrel as my esteemed fellow posters have already acknowledged.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:46     Subject: Re:Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Anonymous wrote:Cracker barrel


Yeah, it’s our guilty pleasure. We only visit them in MD and PA though.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:39     Subject: Re:Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cracker barrel


Agree.


+1
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:37     Subject: Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Anonymous wrote:Cracker Barrel is better than people make it out to be. Just basic decent food, if you stay away from obvious calorie bombs.


Yep I agree. Also I like to browse the silly games and stuff in the gift store. It’s a nice way to break up a long road trip (plus they have clean bathrooms).
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:34     Subject: Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Cracker Barrel
Bonefish
Outback
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:20     Subject: Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Cracker Barrel is better than people make it out to be. Just basic decent food, if you stay away from obvious calorie bombs.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:19     Subject: Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Cheesecake Factory, and only for this one salad that I love. The dressing is addictive.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:18     Subject: Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Olive Garden and Texas Roadhouse. We had both in my Midwestern college town, and I would make sure I got to eat at both whenever my parents came to visit.

And once I turned 21 and could drink out of the honor system jug of wine, it was heaven!
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:17     Subject: Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Waffle house
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:16     Subject: Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Anonymous wrote:For fast food:
Chick-fil-A
Sonic
Shake Shack

For sit-down restaurants:
Buffalo Wild Wings
Red Robin


Ok yeah I will eat the hell out of a Red Robin burger
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:15     Subject: Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Texas Roadhouse is good! I’m a die hard Waffle House fan for life, love Taco Bell, and I’m not opposed to Olive Garden either
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2021 12:01     Subject: Favorite "bad" chain restaurants
Olive Garden. I always get the unlimited salad and soup. I’m embarrassed by how much I like it.