1) Chili's - Quite good for a chain restaurant IMO.2) Applebees - Good (somewhat boring) menu, good prices.3) TGI Friday - good food, but entirely forgettable.4) Rock-Ola Cafe - Haven't eaten here in forever. Cheesy ripoff of Hard Rock cafe (which is pretty cheesy itself).5) Ruby Tuesday - Boring and overpriced menu, mostly just sandwiches and salads.6) Bennigans - Who?
8/11/2008 4:59:31 PM
red robin - very overpriced but god damn delicious.
8/11/2008 5:01:09 PM
Applebees (at least the ones around here) should be the lowest on the list.
DO NOT WANT: Chilis, applebeeds, TGIF, Rockola, Ruby Tuesday, Bennigans
8/11/2008 5:01:13 PM
chili's>all the others you listedapplebees is the worst
8/11/2008 5:01:29 PM
I have a six-way tie for [no]
8/11/2008 5:01:48 PM
bennigans is "irish"I do agree on chilis above and beyond the others but would have fridays 2nd ruby 3rd
8/11/2008 5:02:15 PM
What aboutUno Chicago Grill?
8/11/2008 5:04:44 PM
I haven't visited any of those establishments in 2+ years, but if I were to rank them, it would pretty much be in reverse order of what you have up there.
8/11/2008 5:04:48 PM
i agree with simonn...i was actually going to post that when i first read this, but i thought people would say it didn't count or something
8/11/2008 5:05:01 PM
places i don't want to go for 100, alex.
8/11/2008 5:05:09 PM
8/11/2008 5:05:56 PM
Red Lobster?
8/11/2008 5:06:18 PM
I've never been to red robin, so I didn't rank it.^ Seafood[Edited on August 11, 2008 at 5:06 PM. Reason : ]
8/11/2008 5:06:37 PM
ummBennigan's has the Monte Cristoso it wins automatically
8/11/2008 5:09:17 PM
O'Charlies isn't that great to me. Neither is TGIFridaysmy wife and I split a burger when we go to red robin. i can never eat the whole thing b/c they are so rich
8/11/2008 5:10:50 PM
There are certain things that I LOATHE with no real good reason. One of those is Applebee's.
8/11/2008 5:11:07 PM
applebee's is fucking grossthis is how my list would go:would eat:chili'swould maybe consider eating:rockolaruby tuesdaywould not eattgi fridaysapplebees and i haven't seen a bennigans in a hot minute so i'm not putting that one on the list.
8/11/2008 5:12:10 PM
this thread makes me hungry even though I'm not hungry
8/11/2008 5:12:17 PM
i would only go to any of the original six reluctantly, even if i wasn't paying.red robin i'd go to willingly if someone else was paying. i'm more reluctant if i have to pay the $9 for a burger.
8/11/2008 5:12:21 PM
i like applebees when they have the three-course meal thing or the choose 3 entrees special...other than that, their menu isn't that great
8/11/2008 5:13:08 PM
fuck all this shitjust go to cookout
8/11/2008 5:13:19 PM
someone help me out, this guy recommended me a burger joint saying it has the best burgers around, its in cary and its called five something somethingor something like that
8/11/2008 5:15:10 PM
I like the ribs at Chili's.Although the commercials for all of these annoy the hell out of me.
8/11/2008 5:16:21 PM
^^ Five Guys?
8/11/2008 5:17:39 PM
^^^ five guys?[Edited on August 11, 2008 at 5:17 PM. Reason : lol tie]
^^ Five GuysThere's one in North Hills too.
8/11/2008 5:17:41 PM
five guysbeside macaroni grill and barnes and noble
8/11/2008 5:17:47 PM
saps,abbey road is my fav burger joint.i don't know one with 5 in the name except for 5 guys[Edited on August 11, 2008 at 5:18 PM. Reason : other ppl]
^ Abbey Road is hands down the best burger I've had in Cary.I love that place
8/11/2008 5:18:30 PM
8/11/2008 5:18:47 PM
Irish eh?I guess that shows how much of an impression it made on me.
8/11/2008 5:25:33 PM
Max & Erma's über alles
8/11/2008 5:26:03 PM
^HA! charlotte ftlactually, that food is pretty much italian, isn't it? i'm trying to remember. ouch.
8/11/2008 5:27:11 PM
ya five guys, thanks guys
8/11/2008 5:27:56 PM
Nah, burgers & ice cream... the "garbage burger" is awesome, since most any foodstuff from the kitchen goes in it
8/11/2008 5:28:09 PM
Macado's is a really small chain, but I enjoy it.It's mostly sandwiches, but there are like 800 different sandwiches on the menu.Plus there's good daily drink specials. $4.50 Dos Equis pitchers FTW.
8/11/2008 5:28:33 PM
XXOMG
8/11/2008 5:29:00 PM
8/11/2008 5:30:09 PM
i like french fry wraps
8/11/2008 5:30:30 PM
i like french fry wraps as well
8/11/2008 5:31:13 PM
That is the shittiest list I have ever seen and that includes the list that ranked various shades of shit.
8/11/2008 5:33:51 PM
8/11/2008 5:34:26 PM
red robins ftw. I wish their veggie burger was vegan though
8/11/2008 5:40:29 PM
Red Robin is the model that all these chains should follow. Pick something painfully simple, use decent ingredients, hire a decent staff, and keep the prices under $10. It's hard to fuck up a hamburger.
8/11/2008 5:43:11 PM
Their crack team of 8-year old chefs (cheves?) are geniuses!]
8/11/2008 5:44:39 PM
8/11/2008 5:54:25 PM
A good friend of mine use to work at the Chili's in Gville...and lets just say after having him tell me about what really goes on back in the kitchen. I dont get queasy easy, but Ill be damn if I eat at anymore Chilis EVER! Rockola's and Red Robin are American eateries that I still eat at....and the oh and u guys forgot 'Lonestar Steakhouse"....the ones Ive been to have normally been really clean (ncluding the restrooms) and the food has always been tasty as hell! I always judge a restuarant on how clean their restroom is! And dont forget to look at the health ratings when you guys go dine in...
8/11/2008 5:57:33 PM
Hate to crush your appetite, but the same things go on in every kitchen.I didn't mention Lone Star because it's a steakhouse like LongHorn, Logan's, and Outback
8/11/2008 6:01:50 PM
didn't rockloa on avent ferry close?
8/11/2008 6:10:43 PM