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"I hate shitty chains. I'm open to the idea that there might be some unshitty chains, but I can't think of any because I don't really keep mental lists of that kinda stuff"

There are shitty chains, and good chains. They're not all horrible. Please don't be that guy.

6/1/2012 12:29:44 PM

It's right there in my quote that I don't think all chains are shitty by virtue of simply being chains.

6/1/2012 12:31:16 PM

But you just happen to not be able to think of any non-shitty chains.

ok.

6/1/2012 12:32:28 PM

Because I'm not trying to think of any, and because I really don't care. Those restaraunts aren't shitty because they are chains necessarily. And if you just want to play the game, I think Bocci opened another place in Cary which technically makes it a chain. So there you go, guy.

[Edited on June 1, 2012 at 12:35 PM. Reason : ]

6/1/2012 12:34:19 PM

Two locations don't constitute a chain, but nice effort all the same, guy.

6/1/2012 12:37:15 PM

It's a small chain.

6/1/2012 12:37:58 PM

nah

6/1/2012 12:44:46 PM

totally is.

6/1/2012 12:46:09 PM

nah

wikipedia agrees with me

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"A restaurant chain is a set of related restaurants with the same name in many different locations that are either under shared corporate ownership (e.g., Burger Kings in the U.S.) or franchising agreements"

6/1/2012 12:47:47 PM

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"I sure as hell wasn't. I might go there once in a blue moon if it cost $14 per meal instead of $50. It's not nasty, just stupidly overpriced and corny. I feel like the only way they survive is off high school kids, particularly when formal dances are happening."

i figured your post was sarcastic when i first read it, but then i saw other(s) post it too.

6/1/2012 12:49:49 PM

^^ merriam-webster

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"b : a group of enterprises or institutions of the same kind or function usually under a single ownership, management, or control <fast-food chains>"

6/1/2012 12:53:02 PM

I hear the Ethiopian place in Mission Valley is nice.

6/1/2012 2:22:51 PM

fuck the ppl who constantly hate on chain resturants.

6/1/2012 3:18:05 PM

theyre worse than sheep

6/1/2012 4:19:15 PM

I was going to say The Mint but i didn't realize they were temporarily closed to remodel

Also, Sitti

6/1/2012 5:45:05 PM

Sitti's yummy. I can't really think of any "classy" or nice restaurants in Raleigh. At least uptown. Everything is just casual and not horribly expensive.

6/1/2012 7:23:59 PM

The Mint is closed forever. It's being replaced by an actual restaurant.

6/1/2012 7:43:22 PM

Good.

6/1/2012 7:45:21 PM

Ruth's Chris still around? Went there once like 7 years ago.


But it's a chain...

6/1/2012 7:57:21 PM

Oro

6/1/2012 8:02:31 PM

I typically steer clear of chains. Not necessarily because they're all bad (some are good) but because they're not unique. If I'm visiting someone or taking someone out I don't want to go somewhere we could go to in any city in the country.

Now don't get me wrong I'll got to BLT or Capital Grill any day (both are chains) but wouldn't take someone there if they were visiting from out of town.

[Edited on June 1, 2012 at 8:03 PM. Reason : s]

6/1/2012 8:02:38 PM

I never understood why Ruth's Chris serves their steaks on a burning hot plate. Doesn't that overcook your perfectly rare steak?

6/1/2012 8:04:10 PM

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"I never understood why Ruth's Chris serves their steaks on a burning hot plate. Doesn't that overcook your perfectly rare steak?"

That it does. And the steaks aren't even that good to begin with. Instead of that chain I'd go to a different chain: Sullivans.

6/1/2012 8:10:29 PM

Had an awesome aged strip at Sullivan's tonight. Favorite steak in Raleigh

6/1/2012 10:08:15 PM

5 Star, in downtown Raleigh. Asian style food

Definitely classy, and it wont break the bank. I recommend the 5 Star Chicken (the best General Chicken you will ever eat, guaranteed).

6/1/2012 11:23:42 PM

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"I never understood why Ruth's Chris serves their steaks on a burning hot plate. Doesn't that overcook your perfectly rare steak?"

people love the "sizzle" factor i suppose.

it also prevents a proper resting for the meat... people dig in right when it shows up.

6/1/2012 11:38:38 PM

Where the hell are McCormick & Smicks and Flemings on you people's lists?

6/1/2012 11:48:51 PM

Fleming's burger special is a hell of a deal.

6/2/2012 12:22:55 AM

Take a look at the restaurants participating in restaurant week. I'd say at least half of them are classy enough to visit with a lady friend.

6/2/2012 10:09:52 AM

Crystal Palace!

6/2/2012 11:43:38 AM

Crystal Palace!

6/2/2012 11:43:38 AM

Flemings, expensive but well worth it.

6/2/2012 11:52:22 AM

dude I ate at Crystal Palace w/ the gf last weekend

I was impressed
it is about as classy as a buffet gets

it feels like a casino in there

6/2/2012 11:56:48 AM

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"Where the hell are McCormick & Smicks and Flemings on you people's lists?"

Nothing says "classy" like the mall.

6/2/2012 3:57:04 PM

before i even opened this thread i said "i wonder what vinylbandit will have to say" lol

[Edited on June 2, 2012 at 8:07 PM. Reason : ]

6/2/2012 8:06:58 PM

So I think Flights is the way to go. I wanna knock her panties off.

6/2/2012 8:13:24 PM

Went to Nofo tonight. Not classy, but the food (had shrimp and grits as well as their BBQ) was damn good.

6/2/2012 9:26:23 PM

The only time I go to Ruth's Chris is when I have a gift card and it's Triangle Restaurant Week

6/2/2012 9:29:23 PM

The one thing about Raleigh is that a lot of the restaurants with fancy food are still not "classy" places, because Raleigh is not a very formal town.

It's similar to the way Jaybee complains that Raleigh is a bar town, not a club town. Clubs are too fancy for us rednecks.

6/2/2012 9:37:56 PM

I agree with that

Like I'm always so shocked to see how people dress when they go to the theatre around here...always makes me sad

6/2/2012 9:42:23 PM

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"The one thing about Raleigh is that a lot of the restaurants with fancy food are still not "classy" places, because Raleigh is not a very formal town. It's similar to the way Jaybee complains that Raleigh is a bar town, not a club town. Clubs are too fancy for us rednecks."

Haha agreed. Come to Charlotte for the fancy/classy restaurants.

6/2/2012 10:08:29 PM

Last time I went to Flights, it was during Restaurant Week and it was amazing. Highly recommend.

6/2/2012 10:30:17 PM

Nothing in Charlotte is worth going to.

6/2/2012 10:30:36 PM

^dang, this mug is elite...


HOLLER AT MY BOYS AT VIC'S ITALIAN BISTRO if it hasn't been mentioned...get the lobster ravioli


Yadig?

6/2/2012 11:03:01 PM

^^haha someone's never been to Charlotte.

6/3/2012 1:02:37 PM

Second Empire

6/3/2012 1:04:05 PM

Sullivan's is good except when you're ordering your pre-meal salad and they're like "what kind of dressing do you want on your salad" and you're like "Ranch please" and they're like "oh I'm sorry, we don't have Ranch"

might seem like a petty complaint since all their other food is good, but wtf kind of restaurant doesn't offer ranch salad dressing

6/3/2012 1:17:32 PM

i bet those assholes don't have ketchup to dip your steak in either

6/3/2012 1:23:23 PM

clearly a great analogy

6/3/2012 1:27:28 PM

set em up

6/3/2012 1:54:42 PM