Best chain restaurant

Here are the qualifiers.

1. It must have at locations in more than one decent sized city (50,000+)
2. It must have waitresses. This eliminates fast food chains.
3. You have to back up your selection with at least a couple of facts or maybe an amusing story or two.

Have at it.

 

1. Carrabbas. Period. Exclamation point. I will not argue.

 

So you like it then.

 

This might be harder to think of because we all seem to remember the crappy times more than the good times.

I will start nominate Baily's Sports Bar in Virginia and called Fox and Hound in other areas of the country.

It's a decent sports bar with some added touches that I really like.

1. Plasma TVs. So bright I can see the action from across the room without straining my eyes.
2. Good selection of beverages. If I can get my Shiner, I am a happy boy.
3. Food is pretty decent, although the bar is not set high.
4. You can stand at a raised bar area in the middle of the room so you can rest your drink.
5. Tons of seats. Usually you can plant yourself somewhere.
6. TVs are high in the air, so you can see almost all of them from wherever you are sitting or standing.


So my opening salvo is for Fox and Hound (or Baily's in you live in Jefferson's land).

 

Coltons. Throwing peanuts on the floor may not appeal to many, but their food makes up for it. Fantastic.

Bailey's is pretty good, too. In some of their places, they don't have plasma's but still a great place.

 

I can't think of a single damn chain restaurant where the food is anything but mediocre. None.

But then we don't have the same choices up here.

However, it's the same crap, different names.

 

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Anyhoo, Fuddrucker's and Casa Gallardo would be up there. Fuddruckers has great burgers and fries, and a decadent toppings bar. Casa Gallardo has Mexican food to die for.

 

I love Bennigans and Chilis...

 

I really only like one or two things at chilis. Honestly, I like the cajun chicken pasta and that's about it.

 

California Pizza Kitchen, if only for their Jamaican Jerk Chicken pizza.

 

But we are having places on this thread already that never graced the other thread.

That is interesting in itself.

I still like the mom and pop better, though.

 

How about Mortons or Ruth's Chris or even Cheesecake Factory? Step up people.