James Silverton wrote:

> Becca wrote on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:16:49 -0500:
>
> B> Some of these are local chains, so they are not nationwide.
> B> Some are not located near me, but I eat there when I travel.
> B> At home, I eat at Mom & Pop restaurants most of the time.
>
> Those may be chains but are they *franchises"? Those are privately owned
> restaurants using methods an recipes licensed from the owner of the
> name. Isn't there supposed to be a guiding principle for travellers:
> "Never eat at a restaurant called Mom's".
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

They are all franchises, but none of them are nation wide.

Becca