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union_maid

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25. Before we ever had Taco Bell a place opened up here

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 07:48 AM

Feb 2013

It was an independent place, but worked a lot like Taco bell. Difference was, it was really good. I'd never had a taco or burrito before and it was revelation. Then Taco Bell came in, that place went out of business and it was years before there was someplace good to get casual, fast Mexican food again.

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Survey Suggests That Republicans Flock to Olive Garden for the Very Best in "Ethnic" Dining [View all] name not needed Feb 2013 OP

As a Italian american Olive Garden food isn't authentic. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #1

Who cares, I love it. n-t Logical Feb 2013 #16

Good for you. Your missing some great food. Olive Garden not so much. But hey it floats your southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #17

Olive Garden couldn't make it in north Jersey where there is real Italian food everywhere Jersey Devil Feb 2013 #27

Funny I thought it was greek at first myself. Your right NYC or Jesery no way, no how. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #32

Repukes think Taco Hell is Mexican food KamaAina Feb 2013 #2

Hey, I see many Mexican day laborers stop by the local Taco Bell for a quick bite every day. Must demosincebirth Feb 2013 #8

It's quick ... and it's there. zbdent Feb 2013 #10

I see them same type of laborers at McD and Burger King lunasun Feb 2013 #11

you brought us a wonderful example of piss poor journalism dsc Feb 2013 #3

My first thought as well. tritsofme Feb 2013 #5

Maybe the writer is a DUer, making an inside joke. Quantess Feb 2013 #13

So let's see what my party affiliation is... Bay Boy Feb 2013 #4

Olive Garden is NOT Italian food. appleannie1 Feb 2013 #6

It's NOT Food Period! n/t HangOnKids Feb 2013 #7

Olive Garden is a good place for Republicans to go jmowreader Feb 2013 #9

and their parent corp,Darden is a corporate member of ALEC so makes sense lunasun Feb 2013 #12

If it's in the south, especially Texas, good Italian food is very very hard to find LeftInTX Feb 2013 #14

It's all over the place in Knoxville, TN Fawke Em Feb 2013 #33

Where on earth did you get the stats that say virgogal Feb 2013 #15

Foreign travel isn't something conservatives do jmowreader Feb 2013 #19

I'm in MA. The conservatives around here are Boston Brahmins or WASPS. They virgogal Feb 2013 #22

There are conservative ways to do foreign travel union_maid Feb 2013 #24

What I don't understand about Olive Garden union_maid Feb 2013 #18

Same reason as Taco Bell in El Paso, I suppose. Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #21

Before we ever had Taco Bell a place opened up here union_maid Feb 2013 #25

I was in Italy last September and looked everywhere for an Olive Garden! zappaman Feb 2013 #20

No matter what the polls say, being a Conservative is simply living a bland fucked up life DainBramaged Feb 2013 #23

It a place where you wonder what color underwear the waitress is wearing BeyondGeography Feb 2013 #26

Olive Garden bashing is getting annoying oberliner Feb 2013 #28

Asians also dig McDonald's fries Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 #29

Isn't Chef Boyardee French? jberryhill Feb 2013 #30

That's the goofiest set of numbers I've ever read tularetom Feb 2013 #31

Pubbies proly also think Taco Bell sells Mexican food. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #34