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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:41 AM Original message |
Have you noticed all the restaurant chains going out of business? My question is |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. Money laundering? I don't know. It's a horrible restaurant. Everything they served, they buy |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. That's true, although their cheddar biscuits are baked on site. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I remember Red Lobster when it had very good quality. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. It's partly that they don't care, but there are other factors, as well. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. True. I'll bet you if they were able to compare Red Lobster before and the current mediocre RL... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. You could be right. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. Same here. nt |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
127. I grew up 12 miles from the first Red Lobster |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #127 |
135. Exactly! I live in Tallahassee. The Red Lobster here is horrible. nt |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:11 PM Response to Reply #135 |
139. I ddin't even realize it was still open. |
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Zebedeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Great post! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Hell, I'm an old fart myself. At 65, I find myself becoming more |
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mrcheerful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. You too huh? I watch my step son and friends eating spices, hot peppers |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:03 PM Response to Reply #35 |
118. I sit and watch in amazement |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #26 |
57. Im 61 and I love spicy food. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #57 |
159. Just turned 50 and suddenly food can't be hot enough LOL. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
58. Yeah, I hear you. I am 72 years old, and I love hot and spicy foods. |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. I am 70 and I love spicy food |
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Paka (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
106. I got you beat by almost 6 years, MineralMan, but I'm still |
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teenagebambam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. MM, you sound like a Mother-in-law's dream! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:00 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. She's a very nice person, so it's a pleasure. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. I've had that once at a family reunion, I thought it was pretty good. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #42 |
51. Yah, sure, you betcha. |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:53 PM Response to Reply #42 |
62. Odin2005 |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #62 |
84. Thanks! |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:13 PM Response to Reply #84 |
108. Odin2005 |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 02:26 AM Response to Reply #108 |
146. In Decorah, Iowa they serve rommegrot, varme polse, lefse, |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:51 AM Response to Reply #146 |
147. Hardrada |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #147 |
172. Hello to you, Diclotican! |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #172 |
173. Hardrada |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:51 AM Response to Reply #146 |
148. Hardrada |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
59. A couple of the restaurants in town serve that kind of sandwich. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:09 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. I've checked out some places that offer it, but it's not |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #59 |
69. If anyone lives in Pennsylvania or Ohio, Eat-N-Park serves the hot beef sandwich |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #69 |
113. +1 on that I was about to mention Eat n' Park |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:14 PM Response to Reply #113 |
140. I imagine it's all round or rump roast, lean but chewy as hell if it's |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
64. it is a beef manhatten-- |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:29 PM Original message |
Yeah, they call it that in some places. In most of the midwest, though, |
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Paka (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
110. Food, like nothing else can take you down memory lane. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
121. Hot Roast beef and hot turkey sandwiches are still a staple at diners around where I live |
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mrmpa (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
96. That sandwich, is often called a "Beef Manhattan" in |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #96 |
97. It's hard to find here in the big city. I suspect you can still find |
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mrmpa (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #97 |
102. Highfalutin or hifaluting................... |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:27 PM Response to Reply #97 |
120. The Whistle Stop In Benson serves the kind of food |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
107. You, Mineral Man, are a sweetheart |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #107 |
114. That's very kind of you to say. |
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Danmel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
138. Awww |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
39. I think it's because back in the 50s all that processed crap was seen as "progress". |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:05 PM Response to Reply #39 |
124. You make a very good point! nt |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Those cheddar buscuits are "heart attack" globs....but they do have an addictive quality. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I make my own, of course, too. I add Anaheim Chilis to mine. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 12:34 AM Response to Reply #12 |
144. Yum! nt |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
36. We have 2 really good sushi joints here in Fargo. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. Good deal. I'm not a roll sushi fan. My wife is. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:38 PM Response to Reply #45 |
56. Drunken Noodle has good nigirizushi. I had the octopus, once. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
125. I do like the biscuits. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 08:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
152. thank you |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Square Grouper? |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. LOL! Something like that. :) nt |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
126. Olive Garden and Red Lobster are both Darden restaurants. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:21 PM Response to Reply #126 |
131. I like Olive Garden. nt |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
132. Interestingly, having food pre-made is probably why Red Lobster is |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:32 PM Response to Reply #132 |
134. Maybe, but dammit how mediocre the U.S. has become. It's at the bottom of the barrel. nt |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 01:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
145. A lot of restaurants do that. |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
2. to say nothing of Olive Garden n/t |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. They closed all of them around here. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. They don't really handle raw food, which is the point - they open up the plastic packet that the |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
93. I suppose it depends on the chain. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
4. Restaurant snobbery. To a lot of people, including my family and friends, Red Lobster |
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CleanGreenFuture (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. I know, right? I guess us poor people just like to eat slop on special occasions. |
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SoutherDem (317 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. Restaurant Snobbery or Restaurant Ignorance? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. A big part of it is, when you have not much to spend on eating out, and |
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SoutherDem (317 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
52. I apologize if I mis-spoke |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:59 PM Response to Reply #52 |
63. Not at all--I wasn't offended. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #38 |
55. I agree with what you've written here, but that doesn't make people who eschew those chains |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #55 |
60. My wife and I have a small budget for dining out. So, we |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:35 PM Response to Reply #60 |
77. Living in a major metro does make that choice easier . |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #60 |
130. Have you ever been to Blue Nile on Franklin Ave. in Minneapolis? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 08:18 AM Response to Reply #130 |
149. Yup. We've been there, and enjoyed it very much. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 09:40 AM Response to Reply #38 |
160. It's Affirmation to Small Town Dwellers, As Well |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #160 |
164. Yes--there's the "you're not worthy" factor in smaller towns. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #164 |
165. You Get It |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:31 PM Response to Reply #31 |
133. Are there any good restaurants in the south, except for New Orleans? |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:19 PM Response to Reply #133 |
169. Yup... that's all we have. |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
50. You could spend the same amount of money, and get much better food at a non chain restaurant |
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SoutherDem (317 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. I agree |
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justabob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #53 |
80. because they ship it frozen on the truck |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #80 |
123. During what time-frame did this occur? When did chains quit actually cooking food in the RESTAURANT, |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #123 |
128. and I want to know |
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justabob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #123 |
137. well |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #50 |
67. I agree, you could spend the same money and get better food at |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
73. Oh, I don't know - I can get cheaper and better seafood and Italian at local restaurants |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:33 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. I've lived in many places where there aren't better and cheaper alternatives |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #76 |
129. The great thing these days is that reviews on sites like TripAdvisor, Yelp, UrbanSpoon make the |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:22 PM Response to Reply #129 |
141. Yep--I have been checking online for reviews before we try a local place. |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:48 PM Response to Reply #73 |
81. it was raining yesterday and I was running errands |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
115. those restaurants are not cheap, there are cheaper places with better food |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
5. Not here, I don't notice any chains going under |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
11. I've noticed chains are packed around here |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
13. "Sit down" chains yes, and a couple Fast-Food'ers .... |
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SoutherDem (317 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. I have wondered that myself... |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Corporate expense accounts keep the over-priced restaurants in business. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I ate at an Art Institute Culinary School restaurant once. Gross. |
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SoutherDem (317 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
48. Interesting take on the Culinary World. |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #48 |
116. there's a culinary school here |
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Populist_Prole (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
20. Around here the chain joints that close is related to urban sprawl - strip mining type development |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
24. Same reason .. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
25. Here is the deal on Red Lobster CatWoman |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
28. Quite the contrary in my town. |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. I wish people would discover the joys of independent restaurants. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Five Guys? |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #41 |
74. five guys rock my world |
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Kievan Rus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 08:41 PM Response to Reply #33 |
122. I agree |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
29. One of my favorite undergrad professors was vehemently opposed to RL |
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Cosmocat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
30. It has a good niche ... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
34. All but one of the eat-in Pizza Huts in the Fargo area have closed. |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #34 |
136. It is not seafood if it is fished out of your lakes. But I get your drift. nt |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
40. The Tacoma News-Tribune recently ran an article about how downtown Puyallup |
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stopwastingmymoney (66 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #40 |
163. Tacoma |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
43. People who don't live on the coasts aren't going to have access to fantastic local seafood |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
44. "Enjoy A 4-Course Seafood Feast For Only $15 At A Location Near You!" |
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bulloney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
46. Olive Garden is the most overpriced chain. Pasta's cheap and they charge steakhouse prices. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
47. Their biscuits! |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:17 PM Response to Reply #47 |
71. yep -- cheddar bay biscuits |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. yep |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #47 |
90. +5, Haven't been to a Red L. in years. what I remember about them is their cheezy bisquits |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
49. Wow, I guess I'm the only fan |
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Moosepoop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #49 |
111. Nah, make that two! |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
54. There are Red lobsters on Cape Cod, and people actually go there for their seafood lol. |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:12 PM Response to Reply #54 |
70. They just opened one here in Baton Rouge. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #70 |
82. They're going after the tourist trade. People who travel |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #82 |
89. Spot on post. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #89 |
95. When they come back, they tell all their friends about their |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. Your appraoch to it is exactly how I would go about it. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #98 |
99. Nice story. Yep. That's how it works. |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #82 |
92. I've noticed the same thing when I was in Europe. |
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Johnny Noshoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #82 |
157. Upthread... |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:22 PM Response to Reply #54 |
170. Lets see....cold water seafood or warm water seafood????? |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
61. I wouldn't know |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
66. "All"? |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #66 |
83. here in Atlanta, recent chains closed include |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:05 PM Response to Reply #83 |
88. Those were never good, not even 15 years ago. |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #83 |
91. Steak and Ale, Bennigen's and a couple of others closed in |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:23 PM Response to Reply #91 |
94. I like 5 Guys burgers |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 04:52 PM Response to Reply #94 |
104. Unless Guy Fieri is part of 5 guys, I think we're mixing up |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
72. How did Marie Callendar's make it for 40 years microwaving entrees ? |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #72 |
78. funny you should say that... |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:57 PM Response to Reply #78 |
85. did you get the ones where you peel back the foil around the dessert? |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:23 PM Response to Reply #85 |
119. Absitively! n/t |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 08:36 AM Response to Reply #72 |
154. potato soup and ham stack sandwich |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
79. No, but we never had much around here to start with. |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #79 |
101. boy are you lucky |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:50 PM Response to Reply #101 |
142. *sniff* Yeah, I know. *sniff* I miss Atlanta. *sniff* |
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udbcrzy2 (572 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
86. I believe they are selling bait for restaurant food n/t |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
87. Restaurants are hurting because of the bad economy? |
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Proles (229 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
100. It's because of their buscuits. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
103. Worst seafood anywhere, ever, unbelievably bad, flavorless, ruined... |
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Jello Biafra (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
105. Personally...I love shrimp |
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titaniumsalute (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
109. Yes Red Slobster is gross |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
112. CatWoman, you know why it's still open... |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #112 |
117. DUzy!!!! |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
143. Which chains have gone bust? |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
150. The great thing about Red Lobster? If you buy the cheapest thing on the menu, it tastes |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
151. How can crab legs be overcooked slop? |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 08:32 AM Response to Reply #151 |
153. a little touchy there, aren't you? |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 08:40 AM Response to Reply #153 |
155. not, alot touchy |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 08:53 AM Response to Reply #155 |
156. well |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #156 |
161. And I'm sure that there are alot of people that hate |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 10:22 AM Response to Reply #153 |
162. And oh yes, you would eat the free crab legs |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 06:52 PM Response to Reply #162 |
166. no I wouldn't |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:36 PM Response to Reply #153 |
171. wow, we have an H Mart here, and I haven't been to it. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
158. I remember thirty years ago when I was still single thinking I was in heaven |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 06:58 PM Response to Reply #158 |
168. my granddaughter used to work at Red Lobster |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
167. No chains going under around here, unfortunately |
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