Franchises/American chains you've never been to or don't care about (2 Viewers)

[Underachievers]

Culvers food is OK, but their frozen custard is awesome! @Underachievers opinion? We go there every once in a while when visiting in-laws near GB.

We were never allowed to go to RR when one of my kids was little. We were visited by the mascot one time, and it scared him to death!!

Agreed.  The custard is great but the rest has become nothing special.   Their mushroom and swiss burgers used to be top-notch but now they're just bland like their signature butter burgers have become.

 

[SFBayDuck]

Shake stands for Shakers, not Quakers. 

It's a burger joint. Not sure what else there is to know.

One just opened in Larkspur, there’s a line of 20 people out the door.  Am I missing out?

 

[El Floppo]

One just opened in Larkspur, there’s a line of 20 people out the door.  Am I missing out?

meh. the custard shakes are pretty ####### great though (said in john travolta $5 milkshake voice).

 

[Major]

I've been on this earth four decades and still have yet to step foot into Long John Silver 

 

[El Floppo]

I've been on this earth four decades and still have yet to step foot into Long John Silver 

euphemism.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Never been to Arbys or Red Lobster.

arby's potato cakes with both the red sauce and horsey sauce is one of my favorite fast food things - and their regular roast beef sandwiches are good too (of course with lots of red/horsey sauce).  

the potato cakes are like the largest, best hash brown patties you've ever had (and they are always made fresh ...not sitting around).

I want you should try this meal getz.  

 

[Binky The Doormat]

We just got a shake shack around here - besides 'going,' what else do I need to know?

get the steak cheeseburger, their fries and whatever flavor malt you like.  

 

[Osaurus]

Del Taco

 

[Osaurus]

Agreed.  The custard is great but the rest has become nothing special.   Their mushroom and swiss burgers used to be top-notch but now they're just bland like their signature butter burgers have become.

Familiar with the original Wisconsin locations, but now they’ve made it into FL.  Went there for the first time a few weeks ago and had the most bland sourdough burger I’ve ever had.  It’s like they went out of their way to make it flavorless.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

I've been on this earth four decades and still have yet to step foot into Long John Silver 

About once a year I crave LJS. Then I eat it and remember why it's been a year since I've had it.

It's good imo, but man it tears me up

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Never been to Arbys or Red Lobster.

Roast beef drenched in butter saturated lobster bits.  Yum.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

This thread made me hungry for Arthur Treachers.  I see that there is still one in one of my old "hometowns", Cuyahoga Falls, OH - my in-laws still live there.  Will definitely hit it up this summer.  

 

[Franknbeans]

never been to Taco Bell

wish I had never been to Applebees

 

[SWC]

outback is austrian duh take that to the bank bromigos

 

[shuke]

arby's potato cakes with both the red sauce and horsey sauce is one of my favorite fast food things - and their regular roast beef sandwiches are good too (of course with lots of red/horsey sauce).  

the potato cakes are like the largest, best hash brown patties you've ever had (and they are always made fresh ...not sitting around).

I want you should try this meal getz.  

Who the #### calls Arby's Sauce "red sauce"?

 

[Ilov80s]

Who the #### calls Arby's Sauce "red sauce"?

Pretty obvious Blinky is not a person but an alien sent to approximate a human. 

 

[Major]

Outback is incredible if you don't order the steak.  Chicken and/or Shrimp on the barbie, blooming onion and free brown bread + butter.  Not a better fast casual chain for the price.  

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Who the #### calls Arby's Sauce "red sauce"?

I was just lazy - alright!!!!?????

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Man people here just love to hate stuff, huh?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Bob Evans or any of the other terrible sit down places along the highway.

Bob Evans biscuits and gravy is legit

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Never been to Big Lots, Art Vann, rent-a-center, Panda Express, Wells Fargo (criminals), Red Robin, Burlington Coat Factory, jeff’s Models, or IHOP. 

 

[EYLive]

never been to Taco Bell

How is this even possible?

 

[sports_fan]

I’ve never been to a Fazolis nor had any desire to

also In N Out sucks

The only thing I remember about Fazolis are the breadsticks. Basically like eating a stick of butter. I doubt I've ever had another breadstick with half as much butter.

 

[Chaka]

FIGHT ME

I'm as big of an In'N'Out wonk as there is on the board but I have really come around to the notion that their fries are mediocre at best.  I get them well done, which helps but the fact that they even offer that "off menu" preparation tells us that they know their standard fry isn't good.

 

[Snoopy]

Chili's - I can't handle spicy food

No In N Outs here.

 

[shuke]

Chili's - I can't handle spicy food

Click

 

[Osaurus]

Runza.  Name says it all

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Runza.  Name says it all

bad name, but those sandwich tubes look pretty damn good.  

 

[pollardsvision]

Click

Yeah, that was curious. I've been to Chili's once, about 20 years ago, but I doubt very many (any?) chain restaurants have anything on the menu that's remotely spicy. I'd imagine anything carrying a hint of capsaicin is going to be more than balanced out by mayo or sugar, or both. They'll ride a sriracha or habanero fad every once in a while, drowned in other crap to mask any true heat, but it'll obivoulsy never be hard to a non-spicy option at a chain restaurant. Even if the name and logo might imply spicy.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Man people here just love to hate stuff, huh?

Or they just hate to love stuff.

 

[mr roboto]

Chili's - I can't handle spicy food

No In N Outs here.

 

 

[moleculo]

If I never visited a chain restaraunt again, I wouldn't be disappointed.  I mean, sure...some places are better but I have no attachment to any of these.

I eat fast food for convenience. I eat at chain restaraunts for familiarity.  I don't go to any chain restaraunt because I actually want to.

 

[Da Guru]

I’ve never been to a Fazolis nor had any desire to

also In N Out sucks

Are Fazolis in every airport in the USA?

 

[Jobber]

In n Out sucks, as does Moes.

Never will I bother with Bob Evans either.

 

[hagmania]

Boy do I ever regret going to Captain D's. Wretched.

Never been to Del Taco, think that's a regional thing.