On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 03:12:46 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>Applebees kills me. I can't say I've ever really had a BAD meal there but I
>can't say I've had a great or good one, either. And if you find something
>on their menu you like you can pretty much count on it not being on the menu
>the next time you go there.

Well, they do have specials that change monthly. I was cheesed off when
they took away the 20 ounce porterhouse steak. I loved having leftovers the
next day.

The good thing about chain restaurants is you can rely on getting edible
food wherever you run into them. They're reliable. Mediocre for the most
part, but reliable. If you haven't had time to research restaurants before
you go somewhere, or you've not a huge budget for nice meals, they're a
little comforting in their ubiquity.

--
Siobhan Perricone
"You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair; then I
thought, 'Wouldn't it be much worse if life *were* fair, and all the
terrible things that happened to us come because we actually deserved
them?' So now I take great comfort in the general hostility and
unfairness of the universe."
- Marcus, Babylon 5, "A Late Delivery from Avalon"