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Weaponized Autism posted:Nah it has to be Perkins. Wtf. Perkins is ambrosia compared to dogshit like applebee's. Like, they can't gently caress up pancakes
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Elviscat posted:I spent a week in a hotel in South Philly last year, and though I'd never usually eat at Traplbee's, it was the only restaurant in walking distance.
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Oct 8, 2020 13:40
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Friday's used to be my favorite sit-down chain restaurant but they went downhill. I link it specifically to the moment when they removed the parmesan-crusted sicilian chicken quesadilla from their menu and added a dessert called "Oreo Madness". For like $6 or something, you get an ice cream sandwich (cookies & cream on somewhat large Oreo cookies) that feels like it came straight out of a package, on a long plate with some chocolate syrup drizzled next to it. It literally felt like an insult on a plate. Houlihan's took its place in my book. I'm not sure how widespread they are though. And I haven't really been there in a few years. I suspect they'll all gradually shift down to Applebee's level.
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Oct 8, 2020 13:40
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InediblePenguin posted:the only reason to go to denny's is they used to be 24 hours when the other chain restaurants weren't so if you were out after a night of clubbing or a concert or something it was a good place to fill yourself with calories at 3 in the morning Denny's is a weird niche. You have the post high school 18-20 thing where, it's Saturday night after 9:00 and you don't want to go home, but really can't go anywhere else. How Rude posted:Wtf. Perkins is ambrosia compared to dogshit like applebee's. Like, they can't gently caress up pancakes I figured Perkins went out of business since the one near me closed like a year ago. I went there once after a goon talked it up in a post, and I wasn't that impressed, and never made a point at stopping again since Waffle House was in walking distance. Straight White Shark posted:the last time I went to Applebee's I ordered a cajun spice chicken breast Applebee's is pure boomer food. When I still lived with my parents, I swear that was the only place they'd go out to eat. They've moved a few times since then, and I think they only eat Little Caesar's now, my dad talks it up every time as if it was the best loving pizza ever invented.
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Oct 8, 2020 14:06
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I’ve only eaten breakfast at Perkins and it was fine Definitely above Denny’s
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Oct 8, 2020 14:07
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Iron Crowned posted:
Said goon was permabanned for this, right?
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Oct 8, 2020 14:37
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I feel like Denny's went seriously down hill somewhere around 2010. It was always junk food but if you just wanted some bacon, eggs, and pancakes sort of meal and didn't know of any local diners it was a decent option. But then their meals started resembling a deconstructed mcmuffin, quality-wise.
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Oct 8, 2020 15:10
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They got rid of the Breakfast Dagwood and it was all downhill from there.
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Oct 8, 2020 15:12
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I had the The Hobbit tie‐in breakfast for the novelty. It was surprisingly decent, but I haven’t set foot in a Denny’s since.
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Oct 8, 2020 15:33
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Platystemon posted:I had the The Hobbit tie‐in breakfast for the novelty. I haven't set foot in a Denny's since I moved to Cincinnati 8 years ago, there are no Denny's locations here, and the closest one is 45 minutes away, so gently caress that. If I"m going to drive 45 minutes for breakfast, I'm going to Tudor's Biscuit World.
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Oct 8, 2020 15:37
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Iron Crowned posted:I haven't set foot in a Denny's since I moved to Cincinnati 8 years ago, there are no Denny's locations here, and the closest one is 45 minutes away, so gently caress that. I would like to know more about this Tudor's Biscuit World.
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Oct 8, 2020 16:08
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I also worked at a steak n shake back in the day. It's fast food pretending to be a table service restaurant. It's ok for fast food, but it's a tier below Denny's.
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Oct 8, 2020 16:10
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Solice Kirsk posted:I would like to know more about this Tudor's Biscuit World. It's apparently a West Virginia chain, but there's a location in Xenia, Ohio.
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Oct 8, 2020 16:14
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Sir Lemming posted:Friday's used to be my favorite sit-down chain restaurant but they went downhill. I link it specifically to the moment when they removed the parmesan-crusted sicilian chicken quesadilla from their menu and added a dessert called "Oreo Madness". For like $6 or something, you get an ice cream sandwich (cookies & cream on somewhat large Oreo cookies) that feels like it came straight out of a package, on a long plate with some chocolate syrup drizzled next to it. It literally felt like an insult on a plate. I was a big fan of Houlihan's in college. Their food is definitely a step up from Applebee's/Fridays but mostly I really liked the half off drinks on Mondays. The two I knew about both closed recently though, so 
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Oct 8, 2020 16:20
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You know, despite living Near a TGI Fridays for quite a while, I don't think I've ever been inside of one.
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Oct 8, 2020 16:24
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Are there no Waffle Houses where you guys live????
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Oct 8, 2020 16:26
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Silly Burrito posted:Are there no Waffle Houses where you guys live???? There are here in Ohio, but there were none in both Kansas, and Washington, where I previously lived.
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Oct 8, 2020 16:31
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Steak ‘n Shake is good fast food and well priced. I wouldn’t put it in the Applebee’s category. They have had management and quality issues , noticeable as of a few years ago, so I have mostly stayed away recently. They closed down the chains here for a re model, so maybe they’re better now ? If I’m gonna pick a chain, I guess Red Robin ? Food is pretty good. My one brother in law loves it though, so I end up having way too many family things there (well, before Covid), so I’m a bit tired of it. Red Robin is also noticeably more expensive than the others too.
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Oct 8, 2020 17:02
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Isn't waffle house a southern chain or something? Or east coast. I've never seen one before (I live in MN)
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Oct 8, 2020 17:44
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How Rude posted:Isn't waffle house a southern chain or something? Or east coast. I've never seen one before (I live in MN) Their epicenter is somewhere in Georgia. You know you're in Georgia because there is a Waffle House at every single exit.
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Oct 8, 2020 17:47
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Silly Burrito posted:Are there no Waffle Houses where you guys live???? Yeah, but at least with other restaurant chains I'm (slightly) less likely to get shiv'd by the cook.
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Oct 8, 2020 18:02
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If there’s no chance of a man in his underwear falling out of the ceiling, what is even the point? https://www.al.com/news/2018/11/underwear-clad-man-falls-through-waffle-house-ceiling-in-alabama.html
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Oct 8, 2020 18:12
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yeah sometimes it's late enough that you want some diner food but you also don't have the energy for whatever may happen at waffle house
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Oct 8, 2020 18:14
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Waffle House is the only chain where there's a nonzero chance you'll have to walk back to the kitchen and make your own order, and that's powerful.
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Oct 8, 2020 19:42
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On the other hand, there is the Waffle House Index. It may not be the best option, but it may be the only option.
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Oct 8, 2020 19:53
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Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes. F that place. 35 years ago, a 16 years old Cat rear end moved with his parents and younger siblings to the Bay Area. For "reasons", once we arrived at our new home town, one of the only places open was Souplantation. We were tired, hungry, sick of travel and snapping at each other. We took one step inside, looked around, took a deep smell, and as a family all came to the same conclusion. This place was going to kill us all if we ate there. We left and never went back. Somehow it remained open until this year when the rona closed it temporarily, which was made permanent across all locations in May. Good riddance.
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Oct 8, 2020 20:11
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Ground Round was my favorite as a kid. Cartoons playing AND you could throw peanut shells on the floor? Amazing. Looks like they filed for Chapter 11 in 2004, but got bought.
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Oct 8, 2020 20:13
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It's strange, but of all the places I used to go and have a sit-down meal, Waffle House is in the top three of the places I miss. I didn't even go there all that often, but it's exactly want I want from a dine-in experience right now.
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Oct 8, 2020 20:19
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Cat rear end Trophy posted:Souplantation That reminds me, when we lived in Wichita, there was a place called "Souper Salad." It's just that, it's soup and salad. gently caress that place, my brother would insist we go there for his birthday, because he knew it didn't have anything I would like. It was literally a mediocre salad bar, and all the soups were terrible. The hosed up thing is he was like 20 at the time and still pulling petty things like that.
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Oct 8, 2020 20:25
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I was at a Waffle House when I got the phone call that my mom had died. Couldn't bring myself to eat there for like a year. When I finally suggested it, my husband got the warmest smile and gave me a big hug. On a less depressing note, the one we went to was right by Langley Air Force Base, and for the longest time the "L" in the sign was burnt out. It was naturally dubbed the Luftwaffe Haus.
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Oct 8, 2020 20:47
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Iron Crowned posted:That reminds me, when we lived in Wichita, there was a place called "Souper Salad." It's just that, it's soup and salad. gently caress that place, my brother would insist we go there for his birthday, because he knew it didn't have anything I would like. It was literally a mediocre salad bar, and all the soups were terrible.
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Oct 8, 2020 21:03
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Oh my God, Souper salad was so loving terrible I went there once and left legitimately pissed off
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Oct 8, 2020 21:05
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I have yet to find a single breakfast place that can make something as good and simple as the basic waffle house waffle. Original Pancake House is the closet I can get but it's just not the same.
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Oct 8, 2020 21:07
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I used to work at a soup and salad bar called Lettuce Souprise You, so I always liked going to Sweet Tomatos. I’m mildly sad it’s gone now. Tuna tarragon, I’ll miss you. We have a small fast food chain here called Martin’s. It’s food is completely unremarkable except everyday the breakfast drive-thru line stretches around the building and at least 20+ cars onto the street. Not even Chick-Fil-A has lines that long. I have no idea why their breakfasts are so popular.
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Oct 8, 2020 21:12
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hawowanlawow posted:Oh my God, Souper salad was so loving terrible I'm positive that the only reason my brother liked it was to piss me off. My parents probably genuinely liked it because they're boomers
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Oct 8, 2020 21:14
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Krispy Wafer posted:I used to work at a soup and salad bar called Lettuce Souprise You, so I always liked going to Sweet Tomatos. I’m mildly sad it’s gone now. Tuna tarragon, I’ll miss you. Despite being a picky eater who hated vegetables as a kid I somehow loved going to Lettuce Souprise You and Sweet Tomatoes
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Oct 8, 2020 21:15
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It amazes be that Sizzler still exists I remember being a kid in the early 90s and even at that time knowing it was bad
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Oct 8, 2020 21:16
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Sizzler is the choice of America
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Oct 8, 2020 21:23
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This isn't Sizzler but oh boy is it dead on for this discussion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=net7t1HjQxY DO YA LIKE HOT FUDGE SUNDAES?
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Iron Crowned posted:Their epicenter is somewhere in Georgia. You know you're in Georgia because there is a Waffle House at every single exit. It started in Decatur, eastern part of the Atlanta metropolis. The original one is now a museum that's never open. Some companies might think let's use our corporate wealth to buy that lovely tire store next door and turn it into a functional restaurant to lure people to our tourist trap, but not Waffle House. I don't know why Waffle House has a reputation for crazy beyond anywhere else that's open 24hrs. People get stabbed in the IHOP, too.
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