I appreciate the consistency thing which is why I referenced it, but why settle for something consistently mediocre or bad when you could possibly eat something good or great.
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Support small business, eat out at a local restaurant.
Because many small businesses fall into the "mediocre or bad" category.
So then don't go back there either. Just like you wouldn't go back to a mediocre chain restaurant.
So then don't go back there either. Just like you wouldn't go back to a mediocre chain restaurant.
well, that's what I was saying. When you are visiting some unknown town, you can't really know if those small places are shit or not. Your risk of disappointment is far greater there when comparing to a known quantity.
But that known quantity is often poor. Just the same poor.
Live a little outside the consumer capitalism brand name bubble.
You'll probably end up enjoying it.
Plus we have things called Yelp. Use them.
Plus we have things called Yelp. Use them.
It's not poor for the person that actually likes that stuff. I'm only making an argument for the typical consumer and why this model has become so popular. I'm not making a value judgment on taste for one place to another. That person actually prefers to go to a known place like Cheesecake Factory because they actually like it.
26th I think.this reminds me--when teh fuck is that fried chicken taco coming out, this weekend?
I think in general I am flummoxed by the popularity of pretty must most large sit-down chain restaurants out there. They generally all suck. There is a tipping point at where you have too many restaurants and have to sacrifice quality for consistency, and then you fuck it all up. It's probably easier in fast casual places. I mean shake shack has it down pat and they have a number of locations. I like Jersey Mike's subs also, but have only been to three of their joints. Even though Shake Shack is better, I always had a good experience at an In n Out when I traveled to the west coast.
Once in a while I guess you may crave crap. I still have a soft spot in my heart every few months for a few soft taco supremes at Taco Bell. But around me to go to a sit down restaurant there are too many other options than to go to a TGIF, Olive Garden, Cheesecake Factory, Outback, Red Lobster or what have you. I haven't been to one of those in many many years, except once or twice when a date out in the burbs requested we meet at one of those places. For drinks, not dinner.
Having 18 billion menu items doesn't help either. Your staff has to be competent at making items that they might make once or less in a day. No great restaurant is going to have so many items.
who needs to be competent at making stuff? just boil water, take the bag you get from the central commissary or sysco truck, heat that shit up, pour it into a bowl, and sprinkle some parsley on top. viola, dinner is served.
"Waiter couldn't stop hitting on my GF but the food was delicious. 1 star."
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Yup. Very clearly places like Cheesecake Factory and BJ's appeals to a certain segment of the population. The proof is in their massive restaurant sizes and ability to pack said massive restaurants to the gills on weekend nights.
Maybe some of you are ...well...just hard to please. When I go out of town, I purposely avoid chain places and go for local small mom and pop places. I've rarely been disappointed. It's really funny when I visit my folks and I take them somewhere down the road from them that they've never been and they end up really liking it and going back all the time.
Also, there really is nothing wrong with Cheesecake Factory. The food in my experience has been really good. As with any place they are probably better at some things than others, and also location quality may vary place to place. Where I live there are some really crappy restaurants, but there are also some great ones.
I've been to some 4 and 5 star restaurants and have to say in many cases, they aren't for me. Overpriced, usually more about making the food look pretty than tasty. Not always the case though.
Sorry you're saying the whole meal is frozen and they don't prepare anything? I highly doubt that and I'd put even thing their food is really that good but of course they are going to have frozen ingredients, but the whole meal comes pre frozen.All these chains serve frozen food. Nothing is from scratch anymore. But I still go there once in a while.
All these chains serve frozen food. Nothing is from scratch anymore. But I still go there once in a while.
well, that's what I was saying. When you are visiting some unknown town, you can't really know if those small places are shit or not. Your risk of disappointment is far greater there when comparing to a known quantity.
All these chains serve frozen food. Nothing is from scratch anymore. But I still go there once in a while.