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      05-21-2022, 08:55 PM   #23
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Do guys go to Hooters for wings?
I actually like Hooter’s wings. I’ve ordered them to go before.
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Do guys go to Hooters for wings?
I did when I was younger and was “inspired” for a new concept similar to Hooters but where the patrons were provided squirt guns. But I never got it together to startup Nips and now I think the political correctness window has closed.
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Really? I’ve never heard anyone say that. There was one open near me and it closed within 2 years. I thought it was the worst Italian food I’ve ever had.

For OP’s original question, I think the fast casual chains like Fridays, Chili’s, Outback, etc. are all tired and can’t remember the last time I went to one. It’s not that I hate them all, but just prefer local restaurants.
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He kept my iced tea glass full, which was all that mattered to me after a hot day at the track.

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Really? I’ve never heard anyone say that. There was one open near me and it closed within 2 years. I thought it was the worst Italian food I’ve ever had.

For OP’s original question, I think the fast casual chains like Fridays, Chili’s, Outback, etc. are all tired and can’t remember the last time I went to one. It’s not that I hate them all, but just prefer local restaurants.
Same. That is why I was laughing a few years ago when they were blaming millennials or whatever for the death of fast casual. It was stupid.

What killed fast casual was the bifurcation of the market. The middle class is dividing into upper and lower and each had more specific needs and wants. The poorer families were not splashing out on red lobster, they had to go cheaper/simpler to get the kids fed. Then wealthier childless weirdos like myself pivoted to "experience eating" where we didn't want simple consistency but something better.

So ina given Tuesday middle class families are doing Chick Fil A while I'm meeting my friends at the oyster pub or the new fancy brewery they built in a rehabbed 100 year old bus depot with garage doors that open to a city view deck. Hipster shit.
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Only time i ever go to big chain restaurants would be in a travel situation where a quick meal is needed and options are limited or unknown. Flight just arrived and need something to eat before bed? I know what to expect at the local chili's. Other than that, I never go to those type of restaurants. Unhealthy, low quality, high sodium meals.
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Do guys go to Hooters for wings?
It was the ONLY place open within walking distance to our hotel on a recent business trip. Believe me we tried to go somewhere else.

Got the wings. Thankfully that was the tenth and not earlier into the meal.
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Depends. Things like Fridays or Chilis I just don't care for that type of food. Then places like Olive Garden I have plenty of better Italian places around. However certain things like steak I tend to go to chains because there aren't many great local options at reasonable prices. I love me a NY strip from Longhorn but they HAVE to make it with their 7 pepper seasoning, otherwise I don't care for it. Just recently we found a local place that makes a decent steak and isn't insanely priced, but a meal there is still probably double what it costs to go to Longhorn. While the steak is better at the local place, I'm not sure it's twice as good.

We also do smaller chains, like I love Burgerfi burgers and when we can't really decide on anything we tend to go to Duffys which I believe is more of a local chain. However I would say most of our meals out are at local places.
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Hurricane Wings and Grill (a mostly Florida chain) opened a restaurant near us in NY state about 5 years ago. Went there with my best friend a few weeks after they opened. The sign says "wings and grill" outside (*). He ordered some special that was neither, and was extremely disappointed. He told the manager that he should look for a new job, because that restaurant concept didn't work in NY and would be out of business in three months.

Five years later, the restaurant is still open...and my best friend is gone due to COVID.

(*) What is it with people who go into a chinese buffet and complain that their pizza sucks? Order what their sign says, not what they put out on the buffet to say that they have an option for some picky rug rat that won't eat chinese food!!!!!
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Hurricane Wings and Grill (a mostly Florida chain) opened a restaurant near us in NY state about 5 years ago. Went there with my best friend a few weeks after they opened. The sign says "wings and grill" outside (*). He ordered some special that was neither, and was extremely disappointed. He told the manager that he should look for a new job, because that restaurant concept didn't work in NY and would be out of business in three months.

Five years later, the restaurant is still open...and my best friend is gone due to COVID.

(*) What is it with people who go into a chinese buffet and complain that their pizza sucks? Order what their sign says, not what they put out on the buffet to say that they have an option for some picky rug rat that won't eat chinese food!!!!!
Don’t worry, they suck down here, too. I went a second time thinking I just had a bad first experience - the food just isn’t good.
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Only a few chains I enjoy and most would be for lunch.
Cheesecake Factory
Brio/Bravo
Fords Garage
Ruth’s Chris steakhouse
Chains can be good because you know what you're getting, but I tend to eat in one off's, my wife and I like eating out and enjoy a variety of different places, fine dinning to food trucks and greasy spoons.

I was in Vegas in April, first time I'd ever eaten at Ruths Chris, it was ok but for the money not worth it in my opinion.
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When we were on the road yesterday, I wanted to stop at Chick-fil-A for a quick lunch since we don't have any back home. Didn't happen though, because the entire chain is closed on Sundays!

Seriously though, I've had it twice before, and wouldn't have stopped even if they *were* open.....
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Its funny because its the ONLY time I seem to want CFA is on a Sunday, so I rarely eat it.
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Chains I like:

McDonald's
5 Guys
P.F. Chang's
Potbelly's
Giordano's
Jet's Pizza
Chik Fil A

Chains I don't like:

Cheesecake Factory
In n Out Burger
Denny's
Arby's
Burger King
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When we were on the road yesterday, I wanted to stop at Chick-fil-A for a quick lunch since we don't have any back home. Didn't happen though, because the entire chain is closed on Sundays!

Seriously though, I've had it twice before, and wouldn't have stopped even if they *were* open.....
I don't see the hype. It's a freaking chicken sandwich. Their nuggets are pretty greasy and give me instant heart burn. The few times I've been there the service was excellent, but I only need so much service when going to a fast food drive through. They also typically have a big ass line, I don't do lines. So yeah I almost never go there.

Fast food I'll take Culvers, Burgerfi (semi-fast) or for some tenders I like me some Zaxbys or Boojangles. In NC I find people seem to LOOOOVE some chain called Cookout. OMG there's a million of them and they always have a line. I have not eaten there, but when nephews were visiting we stopped and they got a burger and some tenders I believe. Didn't seem like anything special from the looks of it.
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Really? I’ve never heard anyone say that. There was one open near me and it closed within 2 years. I thought it was the worst Italian food I’ve ever had.

For OP’s original question, I think the fast casual chains like Fridays, Chili’s, Outback, etc. are all tired and can’t remember the last time I went to one. It’s not that I hate them all, but just prefer local restaurants.
You are correct. Grossly overpriced Italian food with blah taste.
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I don't get any of those US fastfood chains which I love such as Jack in the Box and Carl's Jr. I think In 'n Out is overrated, don't get the hype there at all.
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When we were on the road yesterday, I wanted to stop at Chick-fil-A for a quick lunch since we don't have any back home. Didn't happen though, because the entire chain is closed on Sundays!

Seriously though, I've had it twice before, and wouldn't have stopped even if they *were* open.....
You would think they were giving away crack down here. The lines at the Chicfila's at lunch are insane! They turn and burn people out though
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Chick-fil-A is the only chain I venture to, and often just for a quick and easy lunch. Always did chains growing up. Middle of PA didn't have much to offer. Now in Charleston I always try to go to a different restaurant (unless family or for business because I want to ensure I pick somewhere I know is good).

I really just like variety, especially with the number of fantastic restaurants in this area.
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Fast food I'll take Culvers, Burgerfi (semi-fast) or for some tenders I like me some Zaxbys or Boojangles. In NC I find people seem to LOOOOVE some chain called Cookout. OMG there's a million of them and they always have a line.
We tried to stop at Cookout last spring to find out what the hype was, but they were closed due to COVID!

There's actually a Culvers down the street from our hotel in SC, and I plan on trying them tomorrow for dinner. I'm munching down the last of my Zaxby's chicken strips as I type this. We had Bojangles last year, and it was good.

The one that bothers me is Sonny's BBQ. Tried it three times at different locations, and it was always dry and meh. In comparison, we stopped at a hole-in-the-wall independent BBQ buffet off of I-95 in the center of some town, and would absolutely make that detour again just for the hushpuppies.....
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I just don't enjoy the experience any more, its ABSURDLY expensive. For 2 adult and 2 kids it's very, very easy to spend $100 on lunch ffs. Nothing fancy, 4 drinks, 4 burgers or whatever and wham, $92. No thanks.
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