Anyone had a good meal at a restaurant lately?

[hunt]

Ain't no uncle Tom's here man.

i know it's cool to hate on chain restaurants, anything that's mass produced, & pretty much everything that's popular...but if you like the food, eat there.  don't feel guilty.  do what you want.  this is 'merica!

[smeags]

Hey man, it's rare but I will rip through a QPC at Mickey D's. So damn good.

[hunt]

Hey man, it's rare but I will rip through a QPC at Mickey D's. So damn good.

true story...i chipped my tooth on one those a few years ago.   
i'm with you though...sometimes you're in a hurry & looking for something quick/convenient to stuff in your face.  i don't always have time to seek out some obscure,  locally owned place where the owners serve food cooked in their own kitchen with locally grown, organic ingredients & serve rare microbrews. 

[smeags]

Obviously that makes you a major MA. 

[hunt]

Obviously that makes you a major MA. 

would it have helped if i said "toof" instead of "tooth"?   

[smeags]

You may need to check with the resident MA investigator on that one.

[ice grillin you]

Ain't no uncle Tom's here man.

i know it's cool to hate on chain restaurants, anything that's mass produced, & pretty much everything that's popular...but if you like the food, eat there.  don't feel guilty.  do what you want.  this is 'merica!

its not so much that its cool its that fast food restaurants are by and large atrocious as are chains....if they made good food that would be one thing...the problem is MA thinks its actually good because they have never had good food

[Sgt PSN]

You fatasses know you can buy the biscuit mix in the stores, right?

Yup. We make them maybe 2 or 3 times throughout the year. Yesterday was probably the 2nd time in the last 10 years I've been in a RL.  It's nice to have at least 1 thing to enjoy when going to those places. I really can't think of any other chain joint that has so much as a single item that I would consider a silver lining for having to go there. I guess the bread at Outback isn't completely zesty.  I hear they've got banging kids meals though.

If someone can explain Jersey Mike's or Subway's existence in Philly or South Jersey, I'd appreciate it. 

Thx.

If Subway and Ruby Tuesday and Dominoes can exist in the heart of NYC,  then Jersey Mike's and Subway aren't going to struggle to survive in Philly.

Anyone remember a small, local chain called Philly Steaks?  Pretty sure they're all gone now. I remember one opened in Norristown when I was like 6. I think it was out of business by the time I turned 7 or 8.

[Sgt PSN]

Ain't no uncle Tom's here man.

i know it's cool to hate on chain restaurants, anything that's mass produced, & pretty much everything that's popular...but if you like the food, eat there.  don't feel guilty.  do what you want.  this is 'merica!

All in all, I agree. If you like it, do your thing. I certainly don't look down on people who like chain joints. I don't avoid them because I think the food is bad...it's usually not. Most of the times I've eaten in chains the food is tasty and I enjoy the meal.  But it's also largely forgettable.  I've never been wowed by a chain meal.  If you ask me what menu items I've had from Applebee's, I couldn't tell you because I forgot about the meal by the time I got home.  I avoid them because (a) I'd much rather support a local restaurant over a corporation,, and (b) the mom and pop joints are the ones with the wow factor.  Sometimes the wow factor isn't good. But at least it's there.

[smeags]

All this chain talk has made me hungry. Im heading to five guys.

[Rome]

Hillary Clinton is a chain candidate but you'll all take her and shut the farg up about it.

[smeags]

Hillary Clinton is a chain candidate but you'll all take her and shut the farg up about it.

The big Mac of the election.

[Rome]

McCankles?

[ice grillin you]

hillary is ruth chris steakhouse

[smeags]

McCankles?

I like it, trademark that.