"Julie Bove" wrote in message
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"Goomba38" wrote in message
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"at"?? I prefer in, but that's neither here nor there. I actually was
impressed with the place as a chain. A HUGE step up from the Applebees,
Ruby Tuesday type fern bars.
I recognize it for what it is and the limitations ....and it still was
very good!

Anything is a step up from Applebees. Never been to a Ruby Tuesday. They
don't have them here. Maybe we're just lucky...


The names are interchangable. Friday's, Ruby Tuesday, Bennigan's, etc etc
etc....

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:16:11 -0500, Goomba38
wrote:

I think they all serve the same fake chicken breasts too.

fake?

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sf wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:16:11 -0500, Goomba38
wrote:

I think they all serve the same fake chicken breasts too.

fake?

well.. fake as in I believe they're all "reformed" (delinquent chickens!
lol) or processed in some fashion. They never seem to be the same solid
meat I buy. How else can you explain the texture and the 4928 identical
"breasts" served each day?

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Julie Bove" wrote in message
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"Goomba38" wrote in message
...

"at"?? I prefer in, but that's neither here nor there. I actually was
impressed with the place as a chain. A HUGE step up from the Applebees,
Ruby Tuesday type fern bars.
I recognize it for what it is and the limitations ....and it still was
very good!
Anything is a step up from Applebees. Never been to a Ruby Tuesday. They
don't have them here. Maybe we're just lucky...


The names are interchangable. Friday's, Ruby Tuesday, Bennigan's, etc etc
etc....

A place to get drunk and watch TV that happens to have a microwave to heat
frozen food products.

Goomba38 wrote:

sf wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:16:11 -0500, Goomba38
wrote:

I think they all serve the same fake chicken breasts too.

fake?

well.. fake as in I believe they're all "reformed" (delinquent chickens!
lol) or processed in some fashion. They never seem to be the same solid
meat I buy. How else can you explain the texture and the 4928 identical
"breasts" served each day?

Well, the commercially mass produced chickens are rather like that. Bred
and engineered for absolute consistency to allow fully automated
processing.

Julie Bove wrote:

"Goomba38" wrote in message
...

"at"?? I prefer in, but that's neither here nor there. I actually was
impressed with the place as a chain. A HUGE step up from the Applebees,
Ruby Tuesday type fern bars.
I recognize it for what it is and the limitations ....and it still was
very good!

Anything is a step up from Applebees. Never been to a Ruby Tuesday. They
don't have them here. Maybe we're just lucky...

My first and only visit to a newly opened (a few weeks prior) Applebees
was so bad in every possible way that I blacklisted the entire chain and
have never been to one since.

I've been to Ruby Tuesday a few times and it's been ok, just average
acceptable chain stuff. Comparable to Chili's, Olive Garden, Ground
Round and other basic chain places.

The Cheesecake Factory, Macaroni Grill, Magianno's and similar represent
and upper level of chain restaurant with pretty good food. Still chain
food, with nothing really outstanding and a consistent menu.

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:11:00 -0500, pltrgyst
wrote:

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 07:09:08 GMT, Just Visiting
wrote:

Ok, I learned that CF doesn't serve Dr. Pepper.... I can hardly wait
to see what I can't order the next time!

OTOH, I see that sbcglobal.net does serve morons.

-- Larry

Well, I never! I don't think your response is worth responding to so
I'm not going to respond!

"Pete C." wrote in message
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Julie Bove wrote:

"Goomba38" wrote in message
...

"at"?? I prefer in, but that's neither here nor there. I actually was
impressed with the place as a chain. A HUGE step up from the Applebees,
Ruby Tuesday type fern bars.
I recognize it for what it is and the limitations ....and it still was
very good!

Anything is a step up from Applebees. Never been to a Ruby Tuesday.
They
don't have them here. Maybe we're just lucky...

My first and only visit to a newly opened (a few weeks prior) Applebees
was so bad in every possible way that I blacklisted the entire chain and
have never been to one since.

I've been to Ruby Tuesday a few times and it's been ok, just average
acceptable chain stuff. Comparable to Chili's, Olive Garden, Ground
Round and other basic chain places.

The Cheesecake Factory, Macaroni Grill, Magianno's and similar represent
and upper level of chain restaurant with pretty good food. Still chain
food, with nothing really outstanding and a consistent menu.


These places are perfect for:

- when you're travelling, you're in an unfamiliar town, and way too
exhausted to go exploring. "Oh good - there's Ruby Tuesday. It's familiar."

- when you've been shopping way too long with children who are on the verge
of meltdown, and the safest bet is something familiar.

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:07:27 -0600, "Pete C."
wrote:

Julie Bove wrote:

"Goomba38" wrote in message
...

"at"?? I prefer in, but that's neither here nor there. I actually was
impressed with the place as a chain. A HUGE step up from the Applebees,
Ruby Tuesday type fern bars.
I recognize it for what it is and the limitations ....and it still was
very good!

Anything is a step up from Applebees. Never been to a Ruby Tuesday. They
don't have them here. Maybe we're just lucky...

My first and only visit to a newly opened (a few weeks prior) Applebees
was so bad in every possible way that I blacklisted the entire chain and
have never been to one since.

It doesn't take much to turn someone off. I was in Macaroni Grill
about 10 years ago and we each had a glass of wine from the table jug.
When the waiter asked how many glasses we had he questioned our
honesty. The jug wasn't full to begin with. That's all it took for
us to never return.

I've been to Ruby Tuesday a few times and it's been ok, just average
acceptable chain stuff. Comparable to Chili's, Olive Garden, Ground
Round and other basic chain places.

Not bad for food that comes out of big plastic bags. g

The Cheesecake Factory, Macaroni Grill, Magianno's and similar represent
and upper level of chain restaurant with pretty good food. Still chain
food, with nothing really outstanding and a consistent menu.

We were at the downtown Chicago Magianno's last week. Nothing special
except for a big bill. It didn't even smell like a restaurant.
Friends took us there for our birthday or I never would have gone.
There's too many better and cheaper places around here.

Lou

Lou Decruss wrote:

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:07:27 -0600, "Pete C."
wrote:

Julie Bove wrote:

"Goomba38" wrote in message
...

"at"?? I prefer in, but that's neither here nor there. I actually was
impressed with the place as a chain. A HUGE step up from the Applebees,
Ruby Tuesday type fern bars.
I recognize it for what it is and the limitations ....and it still was
very good!

Anything is a step up from Applebees. Never been to a Ruby Tuesday. They
don't have them here. Maybe we're just lucky...

My first and only visit to a newly opened (a few weeks prior) Applebees
was so bad in every possible way that I blacklisted the entire chain and
have never been to one since.

It doesn't take much to turn someone off. I was in Macaroni Grill
about 10 years ago and we each had a glass of wine from the table jug.
When the waiter asked how many glasses we had he questioned our
honesty. The jug wasn't full to begin with. That's all it took for
us to never return.

Well, I would have talked to the manager about that one.

My Applebee's experience was a bit different given that the location was
open only a few weeks and should have been under corporate oversight at
that point. Every possible thing was wrong from the service to the food,
it was bad enough that in a decent restaurant I would have expected the
manager to be over apologizing to all the various customers for the
problems. It wasn't just my party either, I noticed other parties with
issues, and the place was perhaps at 30% capacity.


I've been to Ruby Tuesday a few times and it's been ok, just average
acceptable chain stuff. Comparable to Chili's, Olive Garden, Ground
Round and other basic chain places.

Not bad for food that comes out of big plastic bags. g

Yep, adequate for a quick lunch or dinner if there isn't ambition to
find something better.


The Cheesecake Factory, Macaroni Grill, Magianno's and similar represent
and upper level of chain restaurant with pretty good food. Still chain
food, with nothing really outstanding and a consistent menu.

We were at the downtown Chicago Magianno's last week. Nothing special
except for a big bill. It didn't even smell like a restaurant.
Friends took us there for our birthday or I never would have gone.
There's too many better and cheaper places around here.

I think I've been to the Chicago location and it was good. Smith and
Wollenski is a better choice in Chicago I think. The Magianno's in
Buckhead (Atlanta) was pretty good and bustling, but everything around
there is.

Just Visiting was, like, all stupid:

Ok, I learned that CF doesn't serve Dr. Pepper. Well, they don't serve
fettuccine alfredo on the side either! At least the waitress was nice
when she said, "We don't serve it like that." I thought it was a bit
unusual but not enough to spoil the meal. I'll just have to get it at
another restaurant that does serve it on the side. I can hardly wait
to see what I can't order the next time!


Ya know what? I went into Cheesecake Factory and asked for an ostrich burger
with Santa Fe sauce and Southwestern cole slaw, with a side order of chiles
rellenos and an açai iced tea, and I DIDN'T GET WHAT I WANTED EITHER!

So what better place to complain about it than HERE?

Bob

Bob Terwilliger wrote:

Just Visiting was, like, all stupid:

Ok, I learned that CF doesn't serve Dr. Pepper. Well, they don't serve
fettuccine alfredo on the side either! At least the waitress was nice
when she said, "We don't serve it like that." I thought it was a bit
unusual but not enough to spoil the meal. I'll just have to get it at
another restaurant that does serve it on the side. I can hardly wait to
see what I can't order the next time!


Ya know what? I went into Cheesecake Factory and asked for an ostrich
burger with Santa Fe sauce and Southwestern cole slaw, with a side order
of chiles rellenos and an açai iced tea, and I DIDN'T GET WHAT I WANTED
EITHER!

Must have been the way you were dressed. I had that meal at the
Cheesecake Factory just last week. Except I had a Dr. Pepper with it.


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Bob Terwilliger wrote:
Just Visiting was, like, all stupid:

Ok, I learned that CF doesn't serve Dr. Pepper. Well, they don't serve
fettuccine alfredo on the side either!


Ya know what? I went into Cheesecake Factory and asked for an ostrich
burger
with Santa Fe sauce and Southwestern cole slaw, with a side order of chiles
rellenos and an açai iced tea, and I DIDN'T GET WHAT I WANTED EITHER!

So what better place to complain about it than HERE?



Maybe if you were polite about it they'd let you BYO.

gloria p

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:23:56 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
wrote:

Just Visiting was, like, all stupid:

Ok, I learned that CF doesn't serve Dr. Pepper. Well, they don't serve
fettuccine alfredo on the side either! At least the waitress was nice
when she said, "We don't serve it like that." I thought it was a bit
unusual but not enough to spoil the meal. I'll just have to get it at
another restaurant that does serve it on the side. I can hardly wait
to see what I can't order the next time!


Ya know what? I went into Cheesecake Factory and asked for an ostrich burger
with Santa Fe sauce and Southwestern cole slaw, with a side order of chiles
rellenos and an açai iced tea, and I DIDN'T GET WHAT I WANTED EITHER!

So what better place to complain about it than HERE?

Bob

That's not normal food.

In article ,
Just Visiting wrote:

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:23:56 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
wrote:

Just Visiting was, like, all stupid:

Ok, I learned that CF doesn't serve Dr. Pepper. Well, they don't serve
fettuccine alfredo on the side either! At least the waitress was nice
when she said, "We don't serve it like that." I thought it was a bit
unusual but not enough to spoil the meal. I'll just have to get it at
another restaurant that does serve it on the side. I can hardly wait
to see what I can't order the next time!


Ya know what? I went into Cheesecake Factory and asked for an ostrich burger
with Santa Fe sauce and Southwestern cole slaw, with a side order of chiles
rellenos and an açai iced tea, and I DIDN'T GET WHAT I WANTED EITHER!

So what better place to complain about it than HERE?

That's not normal food.

Sounds pretty normal to me. Just not what you'd expect in a chain
restaurant.

Miche

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