We’re not into chains (“food made somewhere else”) and seek out independent eateries.
Dutchman
August 28, 2015 12:39 pm
We like to cook. Have a 6 burner Viking range with grill and make up air for the ventilator, SMEG Italian oven that can cook pizzas (600 degrees).
When we do go out, it’s usually for something that is too difficult to make for two people. Ribs, sushi, Thai, from independent restaurants.
However we have had good luck at Ruth Chris.
The best sub you can get in Minneapolis is Jersey Mikes. Not like Phily, but the best you can get here.
SSS
August 28, 2015 12:40 pm
Chipotle Mexican Grill. Stop by every 5-6 weeks on the way to the commissary. The barbacoa burrito bowl is my favorite. And yes, Tucson has 2 million, maybe 3 million (heh), Mom and Pop Mexican restaurants which serve really tasty food, and we visit them more often, but that burrito bowl is Chipotle’s anchor dish, and it too is quite tasty. Plus you get to build it yourself. I always get the pinto beans, and the little woman goes for black beans.
Tucci78
August 28, 2015 12:44 pm
Offhand, I’d say iHOP.
They’re not much for ingenuity or breadth of menu, but generally I access chain restaurants primarily when I’m traveling, and that’s almost always on business, and what you want when you’re traveling is RELIABLE food.
I hate getting sick, and (thus far, at least) iHOP franchises have proven reliable.
BUCKHED
August 28, 2015 12:45 pm
Hmmm…Chain Restaurant….Ah…Marquis De Sade Cheesecake factory .
Tommy
August 28, 2015 12:53 pm
@Dutchman, the 8th St. Cafe down by the convention center has a walleye meal that is just unbelievable. Not a chain, but holy crap is it awesome. You know its good when I bring my wife there on my recommendation and she wants to go back. Give it a whirl, you won’t be disappointed.
Tommy
August 28, 2015 12:54 pm
Does Dairy Queen ice cream count……my wife thinks its a meal?!
michaelj007
August 28, 2015 1:01 pm
ChiPOOPle is off-the-chain in terms of chain restaurants. The Carnitas bowl is crazy good. Always ask for jalapenos and cilantro. Those fuckers keep the good FREE shit in the fridge. Slather that chipotle tabasco sauce and prepare for some quality protein, veggies, calories and an EPIC BM within 24 hrs…. if ur plumbing is still running efficiently.
Chick-Fil-A has the BEST chicken. Spicy chicken sandwich, epic coleslaw and unsweet ice tea with a bit of lemonade for sweetner. quality calories for all you fatties.
SSS
August 28, 2015 1:05 pm
Dutchman mentions a Viking range (a very pricey appliance) and Ruth Chris (a very pricey steak house chain). Name dropper.
First time I went to Morton’s, another pricey steak house chain where everything is a la carte, I ordered a filet, baked potato, and asparagus. The baked potato was 7 or 8 bucks (!!!!) and the size of a fucking football. Sheesh. It would have fed the Green Bay Packers.
NickelthroweR
August 28, 2015 1:19 pm
Greetings,
As a vegetarian, I do not like to eat out and spend excessive amounts of money for lettuce and rice. That said, when I do occasionally eat out, I like to go to Baja Fresh. They do not use MSG, Lard or other items not in my diet and I can stuff myself for under $10.
harry p.
August 28, 2015 1:23 pm
Fogo de chao
Araven
August 28, 2015 2:26 pm
Used to be Chipotle before they announced that they don’t want people who are carrying. I won’t go there again whether I’m carrying or not.
Dutchman
August 28, 2015 2:35 pm
Restaurants have gone down hill. Try Yelp, and sort by rating, low to high. Many places have 20% one star and maybe 20% four star. This tells you that they have a quality control / consistency problem.
IndenturedServant
August 28, 2015 2:36 pm
We stopped eating in chain restaurants years ago. We patronize a handful of locally owned restaurants but more often “roll our own” at home. My wife is an excellent cook and when I’m in the mood, so am I.
bb
August 28, 2015 2:52 pm
You pussies .Real Men eat Steak.Ryan’s Steak Houses. They are big in the Southern hemisphere.
Nickel Thrower , you are God’s gift to beans . You eat lots of beans. You dream about beans .No wonder you live on a boat by yourself.
What has happened to MEN in this society The John Wayne types have been replaced by wait….vegetarians.
Norman Orwell Body
August 28, 2015 3:26 pm
Billy Sims BBQ, bbq just takes too much time to cook yourself on a regular basis, I eat lunch there at least twice a week.
Personally I cant stand chipotle, been there twice wont be going a third time
Ruth Chris is very good, its also very expensive…
Ryans is good
TJF
August 28, 2015 3:28 pm
Chipotle. No question. The closest one is about 45 minutes away, so we don’t go there all that often. Everything closer is not a chain.
Guy
August 28, 2015 3:37 pm
I’m not sure if I have a favorite, but I like all of these: Outback Steak House, Five Guys, Chipotle, Cracker barrel, Chilis, TGIFridays
However I go to these places only a few times a year, usually while in an airport or while traveling. To me, the best places to go out to eat are local pubs with good beer selections and specialty sandwiches, or even better, gourmet brunch places on the weekend. Administrator, check out the William Penn Inn’s Sunday brunch if you haven’t yet.
Iska Waran
August 28, 2015 3:38 pm
Sober: KFC
Not sober: The Castle – drive-thru
Axel
August 28, 2015 3:56 pm
West Coast chains–Roberto’s Taco Shop (San Diego and Vegas) and Tommy’s (LA and Vegas). Best tacos and best chiliburgers of all time. For real sit-down dinner type restaurants, I avoid chains.
Stucky
August 28, 2015 4:06 pm
Last time I went to a chain, Wendy’s, it didn’t work out so well.
Ones we still go to OCCASIONALLY; Charlie Browns, Cheesecake Factory …. and I feel dirty when I do so. I can’t believe how many of you anti Big Biz people go to Big Biz chains. Do you feel dirty?
I’m with I_S …. support LOCAL establishments at every possible opportunity. Makes me feel clean.
constman54
August 28, 2015 4:11 pm
Inn-N-Out
SSS
August 28, 2015 4:17 pm
bb says:
“You pussies. Real Men eat Steak”
The barbacoa served at Chipotle’s is BEEF, namely a slow-cooked chuck roast which is then shredded. WTF is the difference? Beef is beef.
Now if you’re looking for “real men,” look up the
SSS
August 28, 2015 4:20 pm
definition of babacoa as it was originally known in Mexico – ground up parts of a cow’s head. Eeeeewwww!!!!
(Fucking jumping cursor on this site is driving me crazy.)
nkit
August 28, 2015 4:33 pm
Doc Hopper’s French Fried Frog Legs….the fries are excellent, too.
John Angelo
August 28, 2015 4:33 pm
Outback. I’ve never had a bad meal there. Texas Roadhouse and Longhorn are good too, but Outback is my favorite. Christian Chicken (Chick-Fil-A) if I’m in a pinch since I don’t like to order fast food.
yahsure
August 28, 2015 5:37 pm
I like Whataburgers,They make it after you order it.And make it how you want it.And the burger is large.
I also like Filbertos,We see these mexican food places with similar names.Robertos,Juanbertos.
When the wife was pregnant i was told she needed to gain weight,So i bought her Carnita burritos from a filberto’s,It had a lot of sour cream and Guacamole and that worked.
Cynical30
August 28, 2015 5:49 pm
Smokey’s Mama’s House. There’s only one location in the chain, but billions of men have been served.
….too soon?
SSS
August 28, 2015 6:08 pm
Look for the following sign in the best chain restaurants …….
“We serve only products made from certified GMO food grains. And our meats come from caged, force-fed animals injected with steroids that move the needle on a Geiger counter. Bon apetite.”
Dedicated to Stucky and a few others here. Heh.
BEA LEVER
August 28, 2015 6:52 pm
SSS is so old he can eat that GMO crap and nothing will happen but if you still have a few decades left here on planet Earff, don’t listen to him.
gm
August 28, 2015 7:17 pm
um im biased , WENDYS altho it depends on the management
Marty Jones
August 28, 2015 7:23 pm
My wife makes me go to DQ! 😉
SSS
August 28, 2015 7:28 pm
@ Bea Lever
Did you see that “heh” at the end of my comment. It was meant as an over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek joke?
Eat what you want. Let me do the same. I promise not to fuck with your food choices if you will simply grant me the same courtesy. That applies whether you’re 8, 18, 48 or 80. Get it, sport?
BTW, eat bacon.
EL Coyote
August 28, 2015 7:45 pm
You guys are making me hungry, well, not you but your selections. I went a few times to Ruth Chris on Victory, it wasn’t expensive at all. I haven’t been there in years. Popeye’s is my KFC substitute, KFC gives me heartburn. Applebee’s has a fish and chips that makes up for the old Yorkshire House fish and chips platter. Although YH still has a tasty Captain’s Platter, love those scallops.
You guys have not lived until you try the Levanta Muertos (Raise the Dead) seafood cocktail from Islas Marias. I has Oysters, shrimp, octopus and something out of a conch shell called Pata de Mula, all swimming in a a clam broth with lemon, diced onion, cilantro..They have a live Norteno (accordion) band on Saturday nights, the place beats anything found in San Antonio.
BEA LEVER
August 28, 2015 8:27 pm
SSS- My attempt to poke a little fun obviously looked mean-spirited to you, so solly. I saw that you were just joshing us. Yes, I will go eat some bacon now.
BEA LEVER
August 28, 2015 8:45 pm
Also SSS, I was not the one who downed your comment.
Do you eat cured or uncured bacon? I personally eat uncured from Trader Joe’s. Yum.
hardscrabble farmer
August 28, 2015 9:06 pm
I haven’t been to a chain restaurant in a long time, but for inexpensive road chow, definitely Cracker Barrel, for obvious reasons.
Upscale, I agree with whoever named Fogo de Chao- exemplary meals, beautiful seatings, high quality service. I’d love to visit one again and see if it’s the way I remember.
(I always enjoyed Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse before I became farmer, I wonder what I’d think of their beef now.)
EL Coyote
August 28, 2015 9:09 pm
Bea, stop sucking up, it’s embarrassing to read. Just tell SSS to bite you. Heh.
Stucky
August 28, 2015 9:14 pm
Ruth’s Chris steaks are great, imho, you can cut this with a fork.
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We stopped going there because I LOATHE paying nine fucking bucks for ONE fucking potato!!!!
Westcoaster
August 28, 2015 9:17 pm
In and Out Burger. Sorry you East coasters don’t have the pleasure.
EL Coyote
August 28, 2015 9:27 pm
Yeah, Westy but they have The Flying Tomato Brothers deep dish pan pizza. Oh, wait, that was in Austin.
Back in PA Mike
August 28, 2015 9:31 pm
In & Out is the winner, but y’all need to head to Carrabba’s & get the mussels!!!!
BEA LEVER
August 28, 2015 10:07 pm
Thanks for the tip Mike, I have a 50 dollar gift card to eat at Carrabba’s and I do like mussels.
EC- I am not sucking up to SSS, I really did not mean to get him all riled up.
fear & loathing
August 28, 2015 10:21 pm
i was with a group five years ago, they chose cracker barrel, i did not expect much, what a great breakfast, grits gravy everything deluxe, that is how good tips arrive. my choice is always small business for food or other items. made a comment today with a tank of propane i had filled, they posted the 11 commandants of who the customer is, i requested they create a copy for me to deliver to my insurer who after 30 years takes my business for granted. a claim less customer deserves a deal better than offered by the competition. all the more so since my driving record clean as a sliding board after lucking out for fifty one years. i am not a good driver, i just never get in a hurry. loyalty is a dead.
EL Coyote
August 28, 2015 10:32 pm
BEA LEVER says: EC- I am not sucking up to SSS, I really did not mean to get him all riled up.
Once again, scrotum brain, the H. e. h. at the end of a comment means you should not take the comment to heart.
How old are you, anyway? Do you have hairs on your ballsack yet? Heh.
BEA LEVER
August 28, 2015 10:40 pm
El Buttwipe- Believe it or not, I actually missed the (heh) at the end of your snark. Bite me……I am old and can barely see the screen. heh
IndenturedServant
August 29, 2015 5:12 am
I’ve never seen an In-n-Out Burger but I imagine it must be a lot like what Stucky had at Wendy’s.
IndenturedServant
August 29, 2015 5:31 am
Every now and then we buy a big bag of Penn Cove mussels and whip up a quick white wine broth with shallots, crushed red pepper, garlic & olive oil. Bring it to a scalding hot boil in a large pot. The level of the liquid is only abut a half inch or so. Dump in the mussels, cover quickly with the heat on high for a minute or three then let them sit on the burner with the heat off while we cut up some good crusty bread and open a cold beer.
We usually just stand over the pot on the stove and chow down using the bread to mop up the broth. Takes maybe ten minutes of prep, ten minutes of cooking, ten minutes of inhaling mussels and ten minutes clean up. It’s a fantastic lunch on a roadtrip if you can carry a small cooler, bottle of gas and a stout burner and prep the ingredients ahead of time.
Ronald McDonald
August 29, 2015 8:33 am
I notice none of you asshats mentioned the Golden Arches.
Well, scroooooooooo yewwww!!!!
BUCKHED
August 31, 2015 12:15 pm
WestCoaster….Fat Burgers….chili-cheese burger with chili-cheese fries…you can check your cholesterol with a dip stick after eating there .
We’re not into chains (“food made somewhere else”) and seek out independent eateries.
We like to cook. Have a 6 burner Viking range with grill and make up air for the ventilator, SMEG Italian oven that can cook pizzas (600 degrees).
When we do go out, it’s usually for something that is too difficult to make for two people. Ribs, sushi, Thai, from independent restaurants.
However we have had good luck at Ruth Chris.
The best sub you can get in Minneapolis is Jersey Mikes. Not like Phily, but the best you can get here.
Chipotle Mexican Grill. Stop by every 5-6 weeks on the way to the commissary. The barbacoa burrito bowl is my favorite. And yes, Tucson has 2 million, maybe 3 million (heh), Mom and Pop Mexican restaurants which serve really tasty food, and we visit them more often, but that burrito bowl is Chipotle’s anchor dish, and it too is quite tasty. Plus you get to build it yourself. I always get the pinto beans, and the little woman goes for black beans.
Offhand, I’d say iHOP.
They’re not much for ingenuity or breadth of menu, but generally I access chain restaurants primarily when I’m traveling, and that’s almost always on business, and what you want when you’re traveling is RELIABLE food.
I hate getting sick, and (thus far, at least) iHOP franchises have proven reliable.
Hmmm…Chain Restaurant….Ah…Marquis De Sade Cheesecake factory .
@Dutchman, the 8th St. Cafe down by the convention center has a walleye meal that is just unbelievable. Not a chain, but holy crap is it awesome. You know its good when I bring my wife there on my recommendation and she wants to go back. Give it a whirl, you won’t be disappointed.
Does Dairy Queen ice cream count……my wife thinks its a meal?!
ChiPOOPle is off-the-chain in terms of chain restaurants. The Carnitas bowl is crazy good. Always ask for jalapenos and cilantro. Those fuckers keep the good FREE shit in the fridge. Slather that chipotle tabasco sauce and prepare for some quality protein, veggies, calories and an EPIC BM within 24 hrs…. if ur plumbing is still running efficiently.
Chick-Fil-A has the BEST chicken. Spicy chicken sandwich, epic coleslaw and unsweet ice tea with a bit of lemonade for sweetner. quality calories for all you fatties.
Dutchman mentions a Viking range (a very pricey appliance) and Ruth Chris (a very pricey steak house chain). Name dropper.
First time I went to Morton’s, another pricey steak house chain where everything is a la carte, I ordered a filet, baked potato, and asparagus. The baked potato was 7 or 8 bucks (!!!!) and the size of a fucking football. Sheesh. It would have fed the Green Bay Packers.
Greetings,
As a vegetarian, I do not like to eat out and spend excessive amounts of money for lettuce and rice. That said, when I do occasionally eat out, I like to go to Baja Fresh. They do not use MSG, Lard or other items not in my diet and I can stuff myself for under $10.
Fogo de chao
Used to be Chipotle before they announced that they don’t want people who are carrying. I won’t go there again whether I’m carrying or not.
Restaurants have gone down hill. Try Yelp, and sort by rating, low to high. Many places have 20% one star and maybe 20% four star. This tells you that they have a quality control / consistency problem.
We stopped eating in chain restaurants years ago. We patronize a handful of locally owned restaurants but more often “roll our own” at home. My wife is an excellent cook and when I’m in the mood, so am I.
You pussies .Real Men eat Steak.Ryan’s Steak Houses. They are big in the Southern hemisphere.
Nickel Thrower , you are God’s gift to beans . You eat lots of beans. You dream about beans .No wonder you live on a boat by yourself.
What has happened to MEN in this society The John Wayne types have been replaced by wait….vegetarians.
Billy Sims BBQ, bbq just takes too much time to cook yourself on a regular basis, I eat lunch there at least twice a week.
Personally I cant stand chipotle, been there twice wont be going a third time
Ruth Chris is very good, its also very expensive…
Ryans is good
Chipotle. No question. The closest one is about 45 minutes away, so we don’t go there all that often. Everything closer is not a chain.
I’m not sure if I have a favorite, but I like all of these: Outback Steak House, Five Guys, Chipotle, Cracker barrel, Chilis, TGIFridays
However I go to these places only a few times a year, usually while in an airport or while traveling. To me, the best places to go out to eat are local pubs with good beer selections and specialty sandwiches, or even better, gourmet brunch places on the weekend. Administrator, check out the William Penn Inn’s Sunday brunch if you haven’t yet.
Sober: KFC
Not sober: The Castle – drive-thru
West Coast chains–Roberto’s Taco Shop (San Diego and Vegas) and Tommy’s (LA and Vegas). Best tacos and best chiliburgers of all time. For real sit-down dinner type restaurants, I avoid chains.
Last time I went to a chain, Wendy’s, it didn’t work out so well.
Ones we still go to OCCASIONALLY; Charlie Browns, Cheesecake Factory …. and I feel dirty when I do so. I can’t believe how many of you anti Big Biz people go to Big Biz chains. Do you feel dirty?
I’m with I_S …. support LOCAL establishments at every possible opportunity. Makes me feel clean.
Inn-N-Out
bb says:
“You pussies. Real Men eat Steak”
The barbacoa served at Chipotle’s is BEEF, namely a slow-cooked chuck roast which is then shredded. WTF is the difference? Beef is beef.
Now if you’re looking for “real men,” look up the
definition of babacoa as it was originally known in Mexico – ground up parts of a cow’s head. Eeeeewwww!!!!
(Fucking jumping cursor on this site is driving me crazy.)
Doc Hopper’s French Fried Frog Legs….the fries are excellent, too.
Outback. I’ve never had a bad meal there. Texas Roadhouse and Longhorn are good too, but Outback is my favorite. Christian Chicken (Chick-Fil-A) if I’m in a pinch since I don’t like to order fast food.
I like Whataburgers,They make it after you order it.And make it how you want it.And the burger is large.
I also like Filbertos,We see these mexican food places with similar names.Robertos,Juanbertos.
When the wife was pregnant i was told she needed to gain weight,So i bought her Carnita burritos from a filberto’s,It had a lot of sour cream and Guacamole and that worked.
Smokey’s Mama’s House. There’s only one location in the chain, but billions of men have been served.
….too soon?
Look for the following sign in the best chain restaurants …….
“We serve only products made from certified GMO food grains. And our meats come from caged, force-fed animals injected with steroids that move the needle on a Geiger counter. Bon apetite.”
Dedicated to Stucky and a few others here. Heh.
SSS is so old he can eat that GMO crap and nothing will happen but if you still have a few decades left here on planet Earff, don’t listen to him.
um im biased , WENDYS altho it depends on the management
My wife makes me go to DQ! 😉
@ Bea Lever
Did you see that “heh” at the end of my comment. It was meant as an over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek joke?
Eat what you want. Let me do the same. I promise not to fuck with your food choices if you will simply grant me the same courtesy. That applies whether you’re 8, 18, 48 or 80. Get it, sport?
BTW, eat bacon.
You guys are making me hungry, well, not you but your selections. I went a few times to Ruth Chris on Victory, it wasn’t expensive at all. I haven’t been there in years. Popeye’s is my KFC substitute, KFC gives me heartburn. Applebee’s has a fish and chips that makes up for the old Yorkshire House fish and chips platter. Although YH still has a tasty Captain’s Platter, love those scallops.
You guys have not lived until you try the Levanta Muertos (Raise the Dead) seafood cocktail from Islas Marias. I has Oysters, shrimp, octopus and something out of a conch shell called Pata de Mula, all swimming in a a clam broth with lemon, diced onion, cilantro..They have a live Norteno (accordion) band on Saturday nights, the place beats anything found in San Antonio.
SSS- My attempt to poke a little fun obviously looked mean-spirited to you, so solly. I saw that you were just joshing us. Yes, I will go eat some bacon now.
Also SSS, I was not the one who downed your comment.
Do you eat cured or uncured bacon? I personally eat uncured from Trader Joe’s. Yum.
I haven’t been to a chain restaurant in a long time, but for inexpensive road chow, definitely Cracker Barrel, for obvious reasons.
Upscale, I agree with whoever named Fogo de Chao- exemplary meals, beautiful seatings, high quality service. I’d love to visit one again and see if it’s the way I remember.
(I always enjoyed Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse before I became farmer, I wonder what I’d think of their beef now.)
Bea, stop sucking up, it’s embarrassing to read. Just tell SSS to bite you. Heh.
Ruth’s Chris steaks are great, imho, you can cut this with a fork.
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We stopped going there because I LOATHE paying nine fucking bucks for ONE fucking potato!!!!
In and Out Burger. Sorry you East coasters don’t have the pleasure.
Yeah, Westy but they have The Flying Tomato Brothers deep dish pan pizza. Oh, wait, that was in Austin.
In & Out is the winner, but y’all need to head to Carrabba’s & get the mussels!!!!
Thanks for the tip Mike, I have a 50 dollar gift card to eat at Carrabba’s and I do like mussels.
EC- I am not sucking up to SSS, I really did not mean to get him all riled up.
i was with a group five years ago, they chose cracker barrel, i did not expect much, what a great breakfast, grits gravy everything deluxe, that is how good tips arrive. my choice is always small business for food or other items. made a comment today with a tank of propane i had filled, they posted the 11 commandants of who the customer is, i requested they create a copy for me to deliver to my insurer who after 30 years takes my business for granted. a claim less customer deserves a deal better than offered by the competition. all the more so since my driving record clean as a sliding board after lucking out for fifty one years. i am not a good driver, i just never get in a hurry. loyalty is a dead.
BEA LEVER says: EC- I am not sucking up to SSS, I really did not mean to get him all riled up.
Once again, scrotum brain, the H. e. h. at the end of a comment means you should not take the comment to heart.
How old are you, anyway? Do you have hairs on your ballsack yet? Heh.
El Buttwipe- Believe it or not, I actually missed the (heh) at the end of your snark. Bite me……I am old and can barely see the screen. heh
I’ve never seen an In-n-Out Burger but I imagine it must be a lot like what Stucky had at Wendy’s.
Every now and then we buy a big bag of Penn Cove mussels and whip up a quick white wine broth with shallots, crushed red pepper, garlic & olive oil. Bring it to a scalding hot boil in a large pot. The level of the liquid is only abut a half inch or so. Dump in the mussels, cover quickly with the heat on high for a minute or three then let them sit on the burner with the heat off while we cut up some good crusty bread and open a cold beer.
We usually just stand over the pot on the stove and chow down using the bread to mop up the broth. Takes maybe ten minutes of prep, ten minutes of cooking, ten minutes of inhaling mussels and ten minutes clean up. It’s a fantastic lunch on a roadtrip if you can carry a small cooler, bottle of gas and a stout burner and prep the ingredients ahead of time.
I notice none of you asshats mentioned the Golden Arches.
Well, scroooooooooo yewwww!!!!
WestCoaster….Fat Burgers….chili-cheese burger with chili-cheese fries…you can check your cholesterol with a dip stick after eating there .