What's your favorite restaurant chain?
What's your favorite restaurant chain?
I miss Fuddruckers and doubt anything will ever fill that hole in my heart.
It would probably be Cane’s, because I eat there a fair amount and it’s like B-tier fried chicken for an okay price. If we wanna go international, then it’s Kyochon. It’s a Korean Fried Chicken chain with 1 location in America and a bunch in Korea
Second would either be McDonalds or Dairy Queen for their McFlurry/blizzard or their super artificial ice cream. Honestly, I know there is better ice cream, but I have an Anton Ego flashback (from Ratatouille) whenever I take a bite/lick of ice cream and am reminded of the trips I took with my mom when we walked over to Dairy Queen together
I go to canes for their toast but their chicken is also very good. Honestly I like thier chicken more than any other place other than Chick-fil-A.
Cane's! Maybe it's just nostalgia for me, but in College (OSU) went to Cane's far too often on High Street.
The chicken is way better than other fast food places, fries are a carrier for the sauce and the toast is pretty good.
The McDonalds near me hasn’t had ice cream in a year. I reported them to corporate and they had ice cream again for like two weeks until they claimed their machine was broke again
Chipotle
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The chipotle/Qdoba near me has gone way too downhill in the past few years for me. The burritos used to be huge, now they're the size of a small potato. Also 50% of the time they mess up my order and I don't realize until I get home and open it up.
Din Tai Fung and Kizuki Ramen are my top chains.
I always catch myself about to abbreviate it DTF, and then I type out the entire name.
Chain?
I mean, sure the top restaurants on my list aren't chains, but if we're gonna restrict it, I'll say Macdonald's. It saved my ass at 2am once while traveling, that's worth a lot.
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McD is just there for you when you need it, and you know what to expect. I end up there way more than I should due to my work taking me on the roads, after a while you learn to game the menu a bit and order just enough that you've eaten, without indulging.
In my country the other options when on the road are gas stations which aren't more nutritive nor cheaper, or snack-bars with deep fried stuff.
The best is if I can hit it before 11am then I can get the breakfast things which are a good portion and cheaper than the lunch options.
Ezell's Chicken, but only in Seattle and Beaverton, OR.
There's one in Tacoma as well, it's pretty good!
That 3.8 rating had me a bit worried to try them.
The chicken is amazing, but there are issues with the original owner and a contentious lawsuit. :(
https://seattlerefined.com/eat-drink/pickin-chicken-ezells-vs-heaven-sent
Heaven Sent might be better, but they also aren't down here in Oregon yet. :)
I miss Quiznos.
I don't know if they are completely out of business, but they sure as shit don't operate anywhere within 100 miles of where I live anymore.
Their ribeye steakhouse sub was the best fucking thing ever.
Literally the only chain I would recommend. Everything else I love is mom&pop local dives and taco trucks.
IIRC, Company Man on YouTube had a video on the rise and fall of Quiznos
Boston Market still exists.
Back in the day I used to love Kenny Rogers Roasters. Their chicken was beyond next level. But that chain lasted for like five minutes.
Culver’s. Butter burgers, cheese curds, and custard all in one spot.
Jason's Deli has yet to disappoint me. It is not high-end cuisine, but they serve good food with consistent quality. They also have enough variety that almost anyone can find something.
They made a funny joke about them in the movie Idiocracy, they thought they'd be around forever; Evolution of Fuddruckers
Tbh, the only chain I eat at is a local chain that would tell anyone that recognizes the name more or less where I live. They make really good burgers
Jones' barbeque and foot massage?
Elevation Burger? I miss that place so much.
Morley's for the banger hot wings.
Dunkin. I don't really like many chain restaurants. I prefer local places. But Dunkin is pretty consistent with their coffee.
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El pollo loco
Cracker barrel is consistently good. And it's different than a burger or pizza.
I recently went into one for the first time in a long while and I struggled to find something on the menu that was adjacent to healthy. Granted, what I chose ended up being pretty tasty. I remember it fondly from my childhood for the checker boards and the jumpy table game, not so much for the food options.
If we're talking cheaper food but still pretty good quality, I'm going with Perkins.
My brother has told stories of other people he knows and have worked with (around his age) kinda equating and thinking of Perkins as more of an elderly people restaurant, which I could see.
Very specific to Hawaii but- Zippy’s.
Haha.
Red, Hot and Blue. Looks like there's only 5 left now, so I guess I'm in the minority.
Bbops in Iowa is amazing
Ruth's Chris. Best ribeye I've ever had at a chain restaurant. Also the most expensive. It's the only restaurant ribeye that has never disappointed me.
Papa John's. Far and away the best chain pizza, and the biggest topping selection of any pizza restaurant I've seen. I'd still say local pizza is usually better though, but Papa John's is good enough that if I don't want to fret over where I'm getting pizza from it's my pick.
I love Sukiya. Unfortunately I do not live in Japan.
Nando’s for sure - the one saving grace of having to to go back to the U.K. for business so often is a cheeky Nando’s each time
Elevation Burger - moved away and haven't had it in years. Great burgers, the best fries.
Chik-Fil-A. Sorry, I know they are politically dumb, but fuck me it's so good. The BEST honey mustard.
If they're near you, try Popeyes. Crispier chicken, with less homophobia.
The one time I've had Popeyes, the chicken flaked like fish. Chicken shouldn't do that.
I don't like crispy chicken. Also, Popeyes just doesn't hit the spot like Chik-Fil-A does.
Mustard with a side of bigotry.
You'll be hard pressed to find a giant corporation that isn't run by a conservative megalomaniac. It's how they got there after all.