Favorite Chain Restaurants

[rapmarks]

It is funny, because when we stop at Cracker Barrel we always get the fish, trout or haddock,and they used to have walleye.
In Wisconsin we go to UNOs or Sprecher’s. We used to get pizza from a Rocky Roccoco, but they closed.
In Florida
When ruby Tuesday has the salad bar for $5 we go for lunch, but most of the other food is not too good.
As someone mentioned, we go to Red Robin during our birthday month.
We do like Carrabas, especially their chicken Marsala, not their red pasta sauce much though.
We go to Aurelios for pizza, Joe Aurelio was a lifetime friend of my father.
If we had a White Castle, I would pick some up
We do go to Culvers at both homes, but never to McDonald’s or Burger King, and I don’t like Applebee’s either, or ihop or Dennys.
We go to Ruth Chris too, and when we go to the one in Wisconsin, we get walleye instead of steak.

 

[wackymother]

We have (had?) an Original Pancake House that we passed by regularly several houses ago, I did not realize they were a chain. I'm not sure if it is still there or not. Went once and never again because prices at that time were more than double going anywhere else. I'm thinking 20 years ago, $10 for a pancake breakfast that would have been far less at Denny's or IHOP. In our current home we prefer Denny's because it is larger and newer than the IHOP half a block down the street. Of course prices have crept up and we now don't mind that Denny's costs us about $30 for two breakfasts by the time tax and tip is added.

Honestly, there's no comparison in terms of quality. OPH food is fantastic and made with very high-quality ingredients.

 

[PcflEZFlng]

I also like Original Pancake House but their portions are enormous so we always split. Then the price is fine.

Not only that, but their food is in a totally different universe than Denny's or IHOP. Twice the price but eight times better!

 

[clifffaith]

Not only that, but their food is in a totally different universe than Denny's or IHOP. Twice the price but eight times better!

But it's still pancakes! Any restaurant can make pancakes better than what we are able to produce at home. Don't know how they get them to rise up like they do. Ours are always as flat as a, well, pancake.

 

[PcflEZFlng]

I don't normally eat pancakes, so I can't speak much about those (although the apple one that DW always gets looks fabulous). For me personally, it's everything else on their menu, starting with the omelettes. Way better than the other chains, plus I can get 2-3 meals out of them!

 

[Glynda]

Not many of them left, but I miss the chain cafeterias. Especially the chicken and dumplings at K&W Cafeteria in NC. Next to my mother's, the best. Cracker Barrel's are pretty bland. We had a Morrison's Cafeteria in FL when I was growing up and went often. There's an old S&S in Charleston but my experiences there have not been good.

 

[Luanne]

Not many of them left, but I miss the chain cafeterias.

I loved Clifton's Cafeteria as a kid. A huge treat was when my mom would take my sister and I into downtown Los Angeles where my dad worked and we'd have lunch with him at Clifton's. The food would come by on a conveyor belt and you'd just take off what you wanted.

 

[Glynda]

I loved Clifton's Cafeteria as a kid. A huge treat was when my mom would take my sister and I into downtown Los Angeles where my dad worked and we'd have lunch with him at Clifton's. The food would come by on a conveyor belt and you'd just take off what you wanted.

Conveyor belt! I haven't ever been to that kind of cafeteria.

 

[Luanne]

Conveyor belt! I haven't ever been to that kind of cafeteria.

This was back in the 1950's. There is still one of their restaurants around, but it's been completely redone. I tried to find a photo of the conveyor belts and couldn't.

 

[bluehende]

Ok I will be the first.

I do like taco bell.

 

[silentg]

Wendy’s is good for salads and cod sandwich but it’s only available during lent!

 

[WinniWoman]

Never go to any. Been many years. Exception- McDonald's sometimes when we are on the road ( I get a salad, but sometimes I am bad and will get the fish sandwich), but that is even very rare. I love the fries and the coffee is good.

 

[dayooper]

Never go to any. Been many years. Exception- McDonald's sometimes when we are on the road ( I get a salad, but sometimes I am bad and will get the fish sandwich), but that is even very rare. I love the fries and the coffee is good.

+1 for McDonalds coffee.

 

[susieq]

Gimme a local, one- or-two off that has a sign outside saying something like "Serving you since 1947" and a parking lot full of local license plates- THAT's where I want to eat!

Jim

Funny ............... that's what DH says all the time!!!! And always right on the money too!!!

 

[MULTIZ321]

This was back in the 1950's. There is still one of their restaurants around, but it's been completely redone. I tried to find a photo of the conveyor belts and couldn't.

Pics of Clifton's thru the decades - in the group is a shot of the conveyor belt.

https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/photos-historic-cliftons-cafeteria-through-the-decades

Richard

 

[dioxide45]

I almost forgot about this one, I guess it qualifies for a chain now as they are expanding but we love Giordano's Pizza.

 

[Kel]

Filippe's (best pasta dishes in our area) small local chain
Red Robin (burgers and fries)
Rubios (Baja fish tacos)
Panda Exress (orange chicken and rice)
Outback Steakhouse (great steaks)
Babe's (great baby back ribs)

 

[OldGuy]

So many chains I've never heard of.

 

[Krteczech]

The Whopper at Burger King. We don’t frequent any chain restaurants except when traveling.

 

[WVBaker]

So many chains I've never heard of.

https://www.cooksongold.com/blog/jewellery-tips/different-types-of-chain

Chain Guide For Beginners

Oh.... you meant food chains.

Sorry Captain, couldn't resist.

 

[Glynda]

Never go to any. Been many years. Exception- McDonald's sometimes when we are on the road ( I get a salad, but sometimes I am bad and will get the fish sandwich), but that is even very rare. I love the fries and the coffee is good.

I like McDonald's Egg McMuffin and also their vanilla ice cream cone. I don't know if they are still making them, but their oatmeal raisin cookies are/were great!

 

[WinniWoman]

I like McDonald's Egg McMuffin and also their vanilla ice cream cone. I don't know if they are still making them, but their oatmeal raisin cookies are/were great!

Haven’t had one in a long time, but I liked their shakes.

 

[Karen G]

I like McDonald's Egg McMuffin

I like the sausage & egg mcmuffin special of two for $4. They won't sell you one for $2; you have to buy two for $4. But they're so good!

Another place we like that hasn't been mentioned is Raising Cane's for chicken fingers.

 

[dioxide45]

I do love the sausage, egg and cheese McGriddles...

 

[mentalbreak]

I like McDonald's Egg McMuffin and also their vanilla ice cream cone. I don't know if they are still making them, but their oatmeal raisin cookies are/were great!

Egg McMuffins have always been my favorite. I was happy when they started offering breakfast items anytime. Before that McDonalds was not a viable mealtime stop for our family with their lunch/dinner menu.
Except over the last year I was 3-for-4 on having egg shell in my McMuffin. My theory is that daytime workers just haven’t developed the cracking skills. So I have given up.