favorite & worst chain restaurant

[renovation]

what would say is your favorite one to eat at. mines Ruby Tuesday
worst one i will eat at is Jack in the Box (if push come to shove.

[ramazank2]

Top and worst 3 (Fast Food):
Favorite - Del Taco,Chipotle,Jack in the Box
Worst - Starbucks,McDonalds,Burgerking

[DarkFury]

Favorite... hard to say, as I like alot of different things.

Worst: White Castles... hands down for me.

[chrissy]

My favorite is Memphis bbq ( a local chain, does that count?) It would be 17th street bar and grill in STL area, fast food would be sonic - when I really want something bad for me, it's cheesy, chili tots and a large diet dr. pepper with vanilla

I can't stand McDonalds or dominoes or pizza hut.

[uncledaddy]

Favorite... hard to say, as I like alot of different things.

Worst: White Castles... hands down for me.

OMG...if only there was a White Castles here!

Favs: Panda Express, Pizza Hut, Burger Queen.
Worst: Taco Bell, El Torito, Applebee's.

[Jeffbx]

Fav: Corky's BBQ. Alas, there are none in Michigan...

Worst: Olive Garden

[cheapie]

just fly through memphis on NWA. i think there's a corky's there.

[mojo]

favorite- texas roadhouse
worst- applebee's

[DarkFury]

OMG...if only there was a White Castles here!

Why subject your digestive system to that crap?

Seriously, I think they come with a razorblade in every pound of beef (or is that horsemeat?)

[baggio248]

(I guess most of these are regional chains. You never really miss them until you can't have them...damn you Oregon)

Best: Wahoos, Fuddruckers, Zippys, Rubios

Worst: Taco Bell, Burger King, L&L

[cheapie]

yeah. you poor thing. you've only got mt. hood, mt. bachelor, the columbia river, vineyards galore producing fantastic pinot noir, etc.

[guiseppewv]

Fav: Fuddruckers, Red Robin, Chik-Fil-A

Worst: Ruby Tuesday, Olive Garden, McDonalds

[uncledaddy]

Why subject your digestive system to that crap?

Seriously, I think they come with a razorblade in every pound of beef (or is that horsemeat?)

It's probably the fact that I only taste the burgers if I buy them from the grocers freezer (not quite the same), which is like once every year or so. They were an acquired taste from my father, I guess. He loved them.

[Showtime]

1 kind is In & Out and the other is mcdonalds.

[chrissy]

uncle, try this:

Ho-made sliders

a pound of hamburger
1 packet of lipton onion soup mix
1egg
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup bread crumbs

mix together and press into a jelly roll pan (cookie sheet with lip)
bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees

remove from oven and cut into small squares, look at your buns first to gage size. You can use most dinner rolls, hot dog buns cut into thirds.

Onions- mince onions (and you can use dried minced onions) and cook them in a little beef broth.

Place a pickle and mince onions and meat pattie on a bun.

[ski]

Pros:
In-N-Out (unavailable in DC)
Fazoli's (unavailable in DC)
Chipotle
Del Taco (unavailable in DC)

Cons:
McDonald's
KFC



Sit-down: Chili's huge bacon burgers really impressed me. Red Robin never lets you down. I love the Zuppa Toscana soup at Olive Garden!

[oblongmelon]

worst: MCDONALDS-GROSS
best: texas roadhouse, applebees (for their pecan crusted chicken salad)

[ShawnLee]

I'm in Korea... I miss all my back home foods and won't disparage a single one while I'm out of the country.

I miss too many... Ah...

[Sirrich3]

Pros: In/Out, Joey's BBQ, Chilis, Fridays

[uncledaddy]

uncle, try this:

Ho-made sliders

a pound of hamburger
1 packet of lipton onion soup mix
1egg
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup bread crumbs

mix together and press into a jelly roll pan (cookie sheet with lip)
bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees

remove from oven and cut into small squares, look at your buns first to gage size. You can use most dinner rolls, hot dog buns cut into thirds.

Onions- mince onions (and you can use dried minced onions) and cook them in a little beef broth.

Place a pickle and mince onions and meat pattie on a bun.

Thanks, chrissy.

So this should be close right? I'll give it a try.

[chrissy]

it's very close. I mean, there is no White Castle here and I *might* get it when I visit STL once a year.
They are much better than the frozen variety.

[Markel]

uncle, try this:
...

Huh? No holes punched in the meat?

[baggio248]

When I was in LA i never really ate at In N Out. In Pasadena we ate at Hi Life. It's better than In N Out, and its cheaper. But now that I can't get In N Out I plan on eating a lot when I come home to CA next month.

[GraingerGuy]

Best: Taco Bell, Chili's, CPK, and Acapulcos

Worst: McD, Applebees,

[chrissy]

When I was in LA i never really ate at In N Out. In Pasadena we ate at Hi Life. It's better than In N Out, and its cheaper. But now that I can't get In N Out I plan on eating a lot when I come home to CA next month.

I hear ya. We haven't ate there (In and Out) in a while and now that we are moving away, I KNOW I need to go at least once more and then *cry* miss it for ever!

[Maarchk]

When I was in LA i never really ate at In N Out. In Pasadena we ate at Hi Life. It's better than In N Out, and its cheaper. But now that I can't get In N Out I plan on eating a lot when I come home to CA next month.

I never knew of hi life. But then again it's in S. Pasadena, and we don't go down there...

I'll have to try that place next time I'm around.

Why do people love In n Out so much. It's better than mcD's but what isn't. I guess it never really did anything for me. The shakes are probably the best part.

[uncledaddy]

Why do people love In n Out so much. It's better than mcD's but what isn't. I guess it never really did anything for me. The shakes are probably the best part.

I always thought it may be the sort of nostalgic atmosphere, that they make everything fresh themselves from grinding their own chuck to baking their own buns, and fresh in-store cut fries.

And it seems trendy to eat at IN & Out.

[Paymaster]

"I'm so hungry, I could eat at Arby's!" - Homer Simpson (and I have to agree).

Fav? Maybe BJs. For the beer.

[Markel]

Does Morton's count as a chain?

[baggio248]

I never knew of hi life. But then again it's in S. Pasadena, and we don't go down there...

It's good and cheap. Bring cash, it's cash only.

Does Morton's count as a chain?

How about Ruth's Criss??