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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #15 on: March 01, 2007, 10:36:54 AM » |
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Cheeseburger in Paradise
There are probably other chains I'd like to see if I knew what they were.
We ate at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville in Las Vegas a few years back. Meh. (But at least one margarita cost $9, so it had that going for it.) |
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Walfredo
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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #16 on: March 01, 2007, 10:59:32 AM » |
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We actually have a Carrabas but I haven't eaten there. I'll check it out. I wish we would get a Champp's Americana http://www.champps.com/ |
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stroh
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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #17 on: March 01, 2007, 11:01:00 AM » |
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Yeah, Champps is cool. Great place to watch the Queens play.
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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #18 on: March 01, 2007, 11:23:26 AM » |
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Besides fast food and pizza, nothing closer than 60+ miles here.
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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #19 on: March 01, 2007, 12:02:22 PM » |
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Aske, Is this the Alexanders near Park Meadows? If so, we love the place.
And it is only 160 miles away.
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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #20 on: March 01, 2007, 12:34:45 PM » |
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We actually have a Carrabas but I haven't eaten there. I'll check it out. I wish we would get a Champp's Americana http://www.champps.com/Agree with stroh. Champp's is pretty good. Great place to grab beers and appetizers with a group. |
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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #21 on: March 01, 2007, 12:55:10 PM » |
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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #22 on: March 01, 2007, 12:58:51 PM » |
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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #23 on: March 01, 2007, 02:00:42 PM » |
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White Castle
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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #24 on: March 01, 2007, 02:53:05 PM » |
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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #25 on: March 01, 2007, 04:13:19 PM » |
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Goodburger I'll add Fatburger to my list. |
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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #26 on: March 01, 2007, 04:33:26 PM » |
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The IHOP near us has a large smoking section cordoned off from the non-smoking by a 3/4-height wall. Ceiling fans through it, but no blowers or air remediation devices. The whole place reeks of smoke. Just the place to take the wife and small child for a lovely brunch.
Personally, I extend my "Walmart" stance to eateries, too: frequent the independents, avoid the national chains.
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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #27 on: March 01, 2007, 07:19:53 PM » |
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National chain restaurants? There is such a thing?  Considering that there are 7 in this family, "eating out" is a huge expense so it doesn't happen very often. And with food sensitivities and allergies also needing to be taken into account, there's really only 1 restaurant we've found that everyone can enjoy. |
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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #28 on: March 01, 2007, 07:25:58 PM » |
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This is about the tenth thread in which I've bemoaned the fact that all the Baja Fresh stores in Utah closed on the same day.  |
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Re: the best "national" chain restaurants missing in your area?
« Reply #29 on: March 01, 2007, 07:28:35 PM » |
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This is about the tenth thread in which I've bemoaned the fact that all the Baja Fresh stores in Utah closed on the same day. I concur.  |
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