What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
Jan 18th 2006, 3:49 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
Originally Posted by USBound
we over use
Dennys
Hometown Buffet
TGI's
Chillis
Dennys
Hometown Buffet
TGI's
Chillis
Jan 18th 2006, 3:49 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
I refuse to use Outback on principle,they spent 100's of 1000's of dollars opposing a $1 increase in the minimum wage.
Jan 18th 2006, 3:50 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
Originally Posted by Big D
Like and use regularly:
IHOP
Outback
Chilis
Macaroni Grill
Avoid at all costs - Golden Corale!!!!
IHOP
Outback
Chilis
Macaroni Grill
Avoid at all costs - Golden Corale!!!!
When I eat out I like Mexican food...Tex Mex etc ..you can't beat that stuff...washed down with a margarita
Jan 18th 2006, 3:51 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
To be honest none of them are great -- not the truly national chains. Regional ones can be good.
If you want to bust your belt, there's a regional midwestern chain called The Machine Shed that is excellent.
http://www.machineshed.com/docs/MS%2...20DM%20dav.pdf
If I ate that #11 Hungry Man's breakfast, I wouldn't be able to eat for at least another day!
If you want to bust your belt, there's a regional midwestern chain called The Machine Shed that is excellent.
http://www.machineshed.com/docs/MS%2...20DM%20dav.pdf
If I ate that #11 Hungry Man's breakfast, I wouldn't be able to eat for at least another day!
Jan 18th 2006, 3:51 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
When hubby's away I take the kids to either Chilis, Olive Garden or Applebees. I only take them to Applebees because they do a few Weightwatchers meals which aren't too bad.
I've only been to Denny's once and when my breakfast came it was floating around the plate on a sea of grease. Never, ever again.
I've only been to Denny's once and when my breakfast came it was floating around the plate on a sea of grease. Never, ever again.
Jan 18th 2006, 3:52 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel
When I eat out I like Mexican food...Tex Mex etc ..you can't beat that stuff...washed down with a margarita
Jan 18th 2006, 3:52 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
Outback
Chilli's
TGI' S
Strange how TGI is so much more expensive in the uk.
Chilli's
TGI' S
Strange how TGI is so much more expensive in the uk.
Jan 18th 2006, 3:53 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
The title says it all, though I use the term restaurant loosely.
Chevy's (Tex/Mex) for me
Chevy's (Tex/Mex) for me
Jan 18th 2006, 3:53 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
I've no idea what Golden Corale even is (seafood by any chance) and haven't tried outback yet though I'd like to - fancy one of those onion things.
Oh, and Max and Erma's - i like them too
Oh, and Max and Erma's - i like them too
Golden Corale is a buffet with everthing on it.
Jan 18th 2006, 3:58 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
Originally Posted by ironporer
One of the things Cathy and I miss the most from St. Louis (where we moved to AL from) was Chevy's. Best damn Salsa I have ever had!!
Jan 18th 2006, 3:58 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
Originally Posted by snowbunny
To be honest none of them are great -- not the truly national chains. Regional ones can be good.
If you want to bust your belt, there's a regional midwestern chain called The Machine Shed that is excellent.
http://www.machineshed.com/docs/MS%2...20DM%20dav.pdf
If I ate that #11 Hungry Man's breakfast, I wouldn't be able to eat for at least another day!
If you want to bust your belt, there's a regional midwestern chain called The Machine Shed that is excellent.
http://www.machineshed.com/docs/MS%2...20DM%20dav.pdf
If I ate that #11 Hungry Man's breakfast, I wouldn't be able to eat for at least another day!
Definately not too worried about low cal/low fat.MMMMMMM
Jan 18th 2006, 3:59 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
Originally Posted by Thydney
Golden Corale is a buffet with everthing on it.
Jan 18th 2006, 4:05 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
I don't like buffets as I can never eat that much in one sitting so i always feel that i'm subsidising fat people when i go
Well thanks for that
I have to keep my weight up.
Jan 18th 2006, 4:05 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
I don't like buffets as I can never eat that much in one sitting so i always feel that i'm subsidising fat people when i go
besides it's worth it just to watch how much food they can actually manage to balance on the plate...it's an art form I tell ya!
there's a great chinese buffet called the Silver Palace..I'm not sure if it's a chain though
Jan 18th 2006, 4:06 pm
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Re: What's your favourite American chain restaurant ??
Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel
haha you tight sod!!!
besides it's worth it just to watch how much food they can actually manage to balance on the plate...it's an art form I tell ya!
there's a great chinese buffet called the Silver Palace..I'm not sure if it's a chain though
besides it's worth it just to watch how much food they can actually manage to balance on the plate...it's an art form I tell ya!
there's a great chinese buffet called the Silver Palace..I'm not sure if it's a chain though
Which reminds me - panda express kicks ass