"James Silverton" > wrote in message
news:nANki.40104$sq4.8095@trnddc05...
> Goomba38 wrote on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:51:39 -0400:
>
> G> notbob wrote:
> ??>> From my Outhouse thread, name five Franchise eateries you
> ??>> like.
> ??>>
> ??>> Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream (Baseball Nut)
> ??>> In-n-Out (Double Cheese n' Coke, no fries)
> ??>> Mimi's Cafe (Cobb salad, otherwise still leary)
> ??>> Subway (the $3 daily, only)
> ??>>
> ??>> That's it! ....see I can't even come up with 5. :\
> ??>>
> ??>> nb
>
> G> Bahama Breeze
> G> Arby's currently I'm nuts about their wonderful chicken
> G> salad sandwich but I don't get anything else there.
>
> There are a number of places that I have to grit my teeth and use when I'm
> in a hurry. Subway("Hold the Mayo!") and even MacDonald's Grilled Chicken
> Sandwich ("Hold the Mayo", too and blot the chicken with a napkin) are not
> too bad but I can't say I'm enthusiastic about any franchise. There are a
> number of chains that are not franchises, AFAIK, like Legal Seafoods, that
> are quite good if not what they were when they began.
>
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland


At least with Legal Seafood, you get something dependable and fresh, if
you're in a town whose small seafood joints you're not yet familiar with.
Can't hold a candle to Christfield's for atmosphere, though.