worst sounding sushi roll at guy fieri's southern bbq & california style sushi restaurant tex wasabi's

the one time i ate at bertucci's was a little satyricon esque yes

this is the secret of all those casual dining chains, theyre wildly expensive, ever been to applebees goddamn

― lag∞n, Wednesday, November 14, 2012 10:19 AM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah for a lot of people it seems like this is kinda 'a night out' experience

ive never been to cheesecake factory either. so many missed chain food experiences in my life

Cheesecake Factory is kind of... amazing. Everything is a well-tested bomb of flavor, portions are huge, and the menu has ADVERTISEMENTS in it. Like car ads or something inside the cover

cheesecake factory is fine

ribs from applebees I don't even

are they trying to be chilis, that is a weird kind of aspirational

― under minnesota shakedown (mh), Wednesday, November 14, 2012 10:30 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

When I worked at an Applebee's about 10 years ago, they sold ribs.

bertucci's is gross but the rolls are fucking awesome

Cheesecake factory is ridiculous and serves you enough food for like 4 meals forget about one but Iatee's right - it's fine.

I really don't mind Cheesecake Factory! I'll probably end up going before the holidays with my mom for lunch when we hit the mall, but we sit at the bar and share an appetizer. They got a pretty great liquor selection.

See? You guys have not yet hit The Cheesecake Factory Breaking Point. It's a sad, sad day when that happens, you don't even want their cheesecake anymore (which is still genuinely delicious)

how's life has been holding out on us

There is this four cheese pasta thing that is straight up amazing.

guys let's not steer this thread too far off course okay

California Pizza Kitchen can fuck off from the jump, tho

I only had the cheesecake once - I was disappointed!

bertuccis used to be a kinda legit boston pizza chain when i was a kid didnt realize they went full on casual dining chain rip

lol DJP you're thinking of the cambridgeside and its shitty food options

picture of Fieri's sister-remembrance tattoo is... a thing

and yeah CPK is not good

SORRY STRONGO

best chain in Boston = the 99
2nd best = Pizzeria Regina

yeah I mean their portions and calories are what they are but its not like the food itself is revolting, whereas lots of these places the 2000 calorie entree actually doesn't even taste good

http://poormans-gourmet.com/funky-foods/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/the-homewrecker-hotdog-guy-fieri.jpg

there are many chain restaurant threads. this...this is what this one is all about.

bertuccis used to be good but seriously lost its way

best chain in Boston = the 99

This has got to be a fucking joke.

I am a guy who regularly douses himself in soy sauce but even I was all

http://i.imgur.com/EoS0i.jpg

when I went to applebee's and outback this year

THE 99?!

i've def been to worse places than the 99

strongo I hope this thread and your ensuing trip to Guy's Whatever Restaurant results in an exciting new round of updates to strongo's nuevo cuisine

ok yeah most of my bertucci's eating was back in the 90s when i was a kid, havent been recently except for take-out pizza and wld not be surprised if it sucks now that they've gone big

CAD I'm not sure that I have but maybe I just had a particularly horrific experience.

ew my god that cheese steak picture puke

was just trying to gauge olive garden's quality via comparison, out of curiosity

oh man i should really hit guy up for some venture capital

yeah I mean their portions and calories are what they are but its not like the food itself is revolting

oh dude, you are so lucky; remember these days because you will be pissed when you notice how much Cheesecake Factory's food fucking sucks (I think it was the thai chicken pasta that broke me, it basically tasted like someone had vomited peanut butter onto chicken alfredo)

also the 99 is going to be a nightmare if you don't eat meat

there was a 99 in south jersey once, it closed

i mean if anyone understands the d.s.n.c. aesthetic

Cheesecake Factory is kind of... amazing. Everything is a well-tested bomb of flavor, portions are huge, and the menu has ADVERTISEMENTS in it. Like car ads or something inside the cover

lol yes. A student of ours who works there (the tips are amazing, he says) claims that everything on the menu – everything – is cooked fresh on the premises, not frozen. Food prep people arrive at 3 a.m., he says.

I had a hamburger there that I wanted cooked medium rare and it came out well done

but let's get back to Guy's blue watermelon martini, because that looks amazing

I had a hamburger there that I wanted cooked medium rare and it came out well done

so what are you complaining about?

there was an article about the cheesecake factory and its machine-like-processes..where was it, the new yorker?

THANK YOU, DAN

there was an article about that recently, their training is insane and the food prep is incredibly good, delivering an amazingly consistent product, even across cheesecake factories

the product is unfortunately cheesecake factory food, though

yeah that was in the nyer

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/08/13/120813fa_fact_gawande

and the article was actually about health care i think? it was weird.

it was about applying cheesecake factory methods to the medical industry. tbh, it'd probably be better in the service of consistent medical care than in food

Not if medical care is as consistent as the Factory's taquito rolls.

Wait can we just - what is he even eating in that last pic? I do not understand what's happening there.