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What foods or resturuants make you scream GROSS!? (1 Viewer)

I had a steak from Outback that was inedible. The meat was grey and should have been discarded. I can't wrap my mind around a kitchen staff deciding to cook the piece of steak I was served. 

 
Now that we've transitioned from overrated, and fast food to restaurants... I'll lump together Applebee's, TGI Friday's, Ruby Tuesday's, and I'm sure I'm leaving out a couple of similar places.  They are not completely gross (marginally better than some fast food, but I at least understand the appeal of fast food for convenience), but, if you are going for a sit-down meal, I find them gross relative to the food you can get at a local pub/restaurant in just about every town.

I can count on one hand the number of times that I've eaten at one of those places in the past decade, and I think they all involve being stuck in an airport where it was my best option for grabbing a drink and food while waiting on a flight.

 
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Cracker Barrel. It's just kind of gross inside and I just imagine the cook is a toothless hag drooling into the food. 

 
General Malaise said:
I like fried chicken fine, but how in the hell are you eating this in a stadium seat?  It's such a messy endeavor with grease and bones and all the napkins needed to stay somewhat clean.  I can't for the life of me imagine trying to eat fried chicken with a stranger nestled in right next to me.
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It was in a restaurant inside the stadium.

 
Godsbrother said:
I haven't been to an Applebees / TGIF style restaurant in ages.  Have they gotten any better? 
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I think most are closing aren't they? I keep seeing articles about how millennials are driving them out of business.

 
Ilov80s said:
The weird cheap antiquing vibe does not make hungry- quite the opposite.
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Well, if tha's what you meant be being gross inside, then ok I guess. Otherwise, if you were referring to the dining area, I still don't get it. Personally, the store is just something I walk through in order to reach the dining room. So I guess it doesn't bother me much.

 
DallasDMac said:
Well, if tha's what you meant be being gross inside, then ok I guess. Otherwise, if you were referring to the dining area, I still don't get it. Personally, the store is just something I walk through in order to reach the dining room. So I guess it doesn't bother me much.
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I don't like how they intentionally make you wait, despite plenty of tables being available, just so you'll spend time shopping while you wait.

 
Politician Spock said:
I don't like how they intentionally make you wait, despite plenty of tables being available, just so you'll spend time shopping while you wait.
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We love their breakfast always stop on our travels north. We noticed them doing this as well and just seat ourselves if it is more than 2 minutes and they aren't busy. 

 
Politician Spock said:
I don't like how they intentionally make you wait, despite plenty of tables being available, just so you'll spend time shopping while you wait.
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I've honestly never noticed this. Ours is always quite busy (right off the highway) and usually has a line, so it seems to occur naturally I guess. No need to artificially delay folks. I'd probably speak up if I noticed that. Ok, admittedly I wouldn't need to. My wife is a pit bull about that sort of thing.

 
Papa John's pizza has a very weird aftertaste that's off-putting. I would rather not eat and wait a few hours than have to suffer through whatever that flavor is that lingers after each bite.  :X

 
i haven't been to applebee's/tgif/ruby tuesday for about 10 year.  i remember not liking applebees and ruby tuesdays, but found tgif to be a tier up and palatable (nothing great, but fine for happy hour).  how about you guys?

 
Agree Applebee's and TGIF are crap.   I actually don't mind Chilies and Red Robin

Usually I'm only eating at these types of places if I'm traveling and they're in the hotel complex

 
Dan Lambskin said:
Agree Applebee's and TGIF are crap.   I actually don't mind Chilies and Red Robin

Usually I'm only eating at these types of places if I'm traveling and they're in the hotel complex
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Occasionally we take the grand-kids to Red Robin cause they'll eat the food and like playing the on-table video game.  However I am continually surprised at how mediocre the food is.   It really isn't tough to make a decent hamburger or chicken sandwich but theirs are so-so at best.  Also their "steak fries" aren't that good either: thick, undercooked and usually lukewarm at best.

I think the major problem with these chains is the people making the food have little to no culinary skills.   They will hire anyone off the street for a cook position and most have no business being in a restaurant kitchen.

 
Gonna go out on a limb here and say I’m not a big fast food guy but I am a fan of the Whopper. Reminds me of Whataburger a bit. Blows away anything from the other Big 3 (McDs and Wendy’s) 

The fries suck, but given the choice between those 3 for a burger, I’m getting a whopper. 

 
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General Malaise said:
I thought about this on Saturday as I went to Whole Foods knock-off New Seasons and grabbed some soups to go.  There is really nothing in between the public and a bucket of soup to safeguard you.  Nobody watching over it.  I suppose since it's a fancy, hippie-dippie, over-priced grocery store that management expects its customers to have a higher degree of standards.  But with higher prices, shouldn't they have a soup person doling out the soups?  That's one hell of a trust system they have in place to ensure their customers aren't mis-touching the ladles or sneezing into the soups.  Really appalled by this procedure to get soup to go.
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Now imagine that "soup bar" was inside a Rite Aid.  Change your opinion?

 
Here in ATL we're inundated with fast casual burger places that blow away any fast food establishment's burgers, fries or shakes. Bobby's, Burger Fi, and Burger 21 are three places that have opened near us recently. Also a fast foot place called Freddy's that makes insanely good burgers, though I hate their shoestring fries. If I wanted a quick burger I'd hit up any of these places over a McDonald's, Wendy's or BK.

 
Godsbrother said:
Occasionally we take the grand-kids to Red Robin cause they'll eat the food and like playing the on-table video game.  However I am continually surprised at how mediocre the food is.   It really isn't tough to make a decent hamburger or chicken sandwich but theirs are so-so at best.  Also their "steak fries" aren't that good either: thick, undercooked and usually lukewarm at best.

I think the major problem with these chains is the people making the food have little to no culinary skills.   They will hire anyone off the street for a cook position and most have no business being in a restaurant kitchen.
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It's horrible.  Also, I believe their recent advertising is "burgers and brews".  Stopped there with some co-workers on a trip recently and they had no craft beers, nothing local, not even an IPA.

 
DallasDMac said:
Ilov80s said:
Cracker Barrel. It's just kind of gross inside and I just imagine the cook is a toothless hag drooling into the food. 
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What? Cracker Barrel is one of the higher end chain breakfast places.Way better kept than others of the ilk.
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I'm impressed by how they run their operation. Every time I go, it's busy as all hell but from a guest's perspective, everything runs smoothly. They got the greeters, the seaters, the servers, the bussers, the runners and a kitchen all operating and communicating together.

 
Waingro said:
I'm impressed by how they run their operation. Every time I go, it's busy as all hell but from a guest's perspective, everything runs smoothly. They got the greeters, the seaters, the servers, the bussers, the runners and a kitchen all operating and communicating together.
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Gross.  I want delicious inefficiency. 

 
McGarnicle said:
Here in ATL we're inundated with fast casual burger places that blow away any fast food establishment's burgers, fries or shakes. Bobby's, Burger Fi, and Burger 21 are three places that have opened near us recently. Also a fast foot place called Freddy's that makes insanely good burgers, though I hate their shoestring fries. If I wanted a quick burger I'd hit up any of these places over a McDonald's, Wendy's or BK.
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No shtick I got Burger Fi once and I thank it ran me like $20 (well actually my coworker paid because he bet on the Lions like an idiot) 

 
Godsbrother said:
Occasionally we take the grand-kids to Red Robin cause they'll eat the food and like playing the on-table video game.  However I am continually surprised at how mediocre the food is.   It really isn't tough to make a decent hamburger or chicken sandwich but theirs are so-so at best.  Also their "steak fries" aren't that good either: thick, undercooked and usually lukewarm at best.

I think the major problem with these chains is the people making the food have little to no culinary skills.   They will hire anyone off the street for a cook position and most have no business being in a restaurant kitchen.
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While not a foodie, I haven't had issues with Red Robin.  Now, I haven't been for a couple of years, so it might have gone down hill.  My only complaint when I did go was that the bottomless fries was the traditional crap offer.  They weren't around frequent enough to get another order in while you were still working on your burger, so by the time the brought another serving, you were full and ready for the check.

Ironically enough, the last time I wanted to go to a Red Robin, I was just killing time while my oldest was at a basketball practice.  This is a Tuesday night, but I drove in to the parking lot and there literally wasn't a spot to park. This clearly wasn't going to be a quick meal, even by myself, so I drove around a while instead.  I found a "brew pub" and went in with limited expectations as it was located in a suburban strip mall.  They had six home brews on tap, and the food, while slightly over priced, was amazing.  Another vote for local eateries blowing away the chains.

 
I never have high expectations for Red Robin. I don't really consider them  exactly fast-food since they have a bar that sort of puts them in a different category than BK/McD/etc.

I also prefer local eateries but I'm usually too rushed at lunch and those places in my town are too packed (normally a good sign) for a regular lunch.

For drive thru I could eat Chick-Fil-A every day (I don't, but I could). Love the waffle fries, and yes if you eat them with mayo you're a sick disgusting animal but hey, you do you.

 
Steak and Shake should be called Diarrhea and Shake. I'll pass(but not as quickly as their burgers will.)

Sonic is good for their drinks but I wouldn't dare try their food.

And I'm sorry Dairy Queen, 90%+ of adult males do NOT go to sports bars for Honey Barbecue wings.

 
I know 4 people who have been hospitalized for food poisoning from Arby's.   :X

Personally, Buffalo Wild Wings has never been a good experience.  Can't bring myself to eat there... I stick to beer.

 
matuski said:
I know 4 people who have been hospitalized for food poisoning from Arby's.   :X

Personally, Buffalo Wild Wings has never been a good experience.  Can't bring myself to eat there... I stick to beer.
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I ordered the Ultimate Nachos there on happy hour once.  Might have been the grossest thing I've ever tried to eat a restaurant.  

But I enjoy their traditional wings with a light dusting of a dry rub (desert heat and chipotle bbq are good) and then a side of Asian Zing and Caribbean Jerk for dipping.  Their wraps are decent too.  The ones here have outstanding beer selections and this month, they have Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA talls for $4.95 during happy hour.  That's a great deal.

 
Anybody try the venison sandwich from Arby's last Saturday? I did and it was good.

The sandwich alone was $7. :bag:  

 
Tom Servo said:
Anybody try the venison sandwich from Arby's last Saturday? I did and it was good.

The sandwich alone was $7. :bag:  
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I would never eat venison by choice (I've tried it, won't get fooled again).  But I will admit the mountain of Italy or whatever it was called was pretty good, but the most greasy mess I've had in a long time.  Arby's I think is better than most people give them credit for, but is certainly not health food.

 
Da Guru said:
What fast food places are highly rated? I only eat fast food when I am desperate. or driving on a long trip and don`t want to sit for an hour.

Even then I try to look for heathier options.  I will do Chick-Filet, Q-Doba, Arbys. Jersey Mikes for sure but then we are getting into subs.

Try to avoid Wendys, McDonalds, Taco Bell, if you ever opened up a Taco Ball item and looked at the so called meat it is purge garbage...it does taste decent but it is garbage.
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How can you possibly criticize meat from Taco Bell when you called Arby's a "healthier" option????

 
Godsbrother said:
 Take a look at these meats.

You may like the taste but that is not high quality deli meat. No ham is rectangular.  All it is all chopped up pieces held together with gelatin & bindings then cooked in loaves.   Also "hot ham" is not even close to capicola.  I'm assuming the cheese is not very good quality provolone either.

If you enjoy it that is great just don't think you're eating real Italian deli meats & cheeses.
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They do roast their own roast beef....I had no idea until I went in for a #9 and they told me I had to wait for the roast to finish cooking.

 
matuski said:
I know 4 people who have been hospitalized for food poisoning from Arby's.   :X

Personally, Buffalo Wild Wings has never been a good experience.  Can't bring myself to eat there... I stick to beer.
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I've always been unimpressed with BWW.

 
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