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Restaurant chains you wish you had near you

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St. Hubert's if you've ever been to Montreal. You get a LOT of food for $15.

More McDonalds. There aren't any close to my regular haunts or work. Stuck with Burger King, which I tolerate.
 
Anything I would want would never come here as far as chain resturaunts because I am in such a rural area, but here they are -

Nobu
In N Out
Jack in the Box

I would really like a real italian place around here though, no one around here does it any justice. Doesnt have to be a chain or anything, just something italian.
 
Rage187 said:
So much good food that I don't have access to, as for whatever reason, the chain does not have a local facility.

1. Panda express. When i lived in Nevada, I once ate there every day sometimes twice a day for a solid month.
2. Red Robyn. Good burgers and endless baskets of seasoned fries? Count me in.
3. Steak and Shake. Great small fries, excellent shakes and tasty burgers. I once drove 200 miles roundtrip to get a bag of burgers for my wife. That store has now closed. Gas was 1.10 back then.
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loki8481 said:
In and Out
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All the above. Chick-fil-a was on my list but I just discovered two in the Boston area.
 
surprised Dunkin Donuts hasn't come up from the west coasters, I'd be lost without it.

can't drive a mile in any directions in NJ without passing two.
 
Bateluer said:
They went out of business because you wanted convenience and started going to the chains.
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They went out of business because most people can't tell the difference between real food and fillers. Plus, they've been trained to eat anything that's nationally advertised because they're also afraid to try anything new.
 
Rage187 said:
So much good food that I don't have access to, as for whatever reason, the chain does not have a local facility.

1. Panda express. When i lived in Nevada, I once ate there every day sometimes twice a day for a solid month.
2. Red Robyn. Good burgers and endless baskets of seasoned fries? Count me in.
3. Steak and Shake. Great small fries, excellent shakes and tasty burgers. I once drove 200 miles roundtrip to get a bag of burgers for my wife. That store has now closed. Gas was 1.10 back then.
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Haha, the wife and I did this after watching Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. Nearest Steak and Shake is 2 hours away and it was around 1am when we left to go there.

What I wish is a place called Tasty Tacos..it's a local chain.
 
I've had:

In-N-Out - Best Burgers Ever.

5 Guys (several open near me now) - a close second. 5 guys has better fries.

Red Robin - Not impressed. Seems like a Chili's or TGIF without the fun, and a limited menu.

Panda Express - Horrific. Never had anything good here.

Steak and Shake - if you discount that a waiter stole my phone and sold the SIM that was used to call jamaica for $3344, than its good food, really terrible service. Seriously bad, like I see the folks in the drive through selling dope. Then again this is sofla. I've had good steak and shake elsewhere.

Pei Wei is passable. Its not quite great, but it will do very good for lunch.

Hungry Howies is great (they have one near me way deeeeeep south, local franchise). Its decent pie for what it is. It'll never beat any of the local places though.

Chik-Fil-A - OMG awesome! Eat here. Thankfully FL is full of em!

Krispy Kreme - Maybe 30 years ago, now they don't actually make donuts in the store, they just warm them over and are trucked in. They have krispy kreme in every single gas station everywhere. Its not good anymore.

DD - bigtime change from 10 years back. Donuts suck, coffee is swill. I can't get a proper balance anywhere I go, most of the time they want to make candy for me when I want coffee.

Jack-In-The-Box - Not bad fast food. I like it but it doesn't rise to the level of 5 guys or in-n-out.

Del Taco - I really really wish we had this. Taco bell is horrific. Del Taco is fresh and good.

Taco Bell - Looks and smells the same going in and out.

Krystal - (white castle clone) Not that great.

Checkers/Rally's (anywhere that doesn't have these fries is a place I won't move.)

I've yet to eat at whataburger.
 
I'd like a good fast food burger joint. Best we have in Minnesota is Wendy's.

I normally love little independently owned ethnic restaurants, and there are plenty of those near me. But sometimes a good fast food burger is all I want. I've heard good things about In-N-Out and Jack In The Box. Neither of which has a location closer than two states away.
 
jlee said:
This.

I'm moving, though, so the problem will be resolved. 😀
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You're moving to the land of chain restaurants, my friend. My inlaws live in Scottsdale, and they love all that stuff.

My brother in law took me to a place called Chino Bandido in Chandler. You gotta hit that place when you get out there.
 
For reference, Northern VA. So if anyone knows where I can find one of these close by, let me know:

Church's Chicken. The last time I had it was in Pennsauken, NJ, years ago. It shared space with a White Castle. Sadly, neither place is still there. The honey biscuits are just too damn good.

In-N-Out. I don't visit San Diego or Phoenix without going.

Come to think of it, those are the only 2. We have a lot of the chains here, and I don't really eat a ton of chain/fast food anyway.

EDIT: OMG. There is a Church's at Ft. Belvoir. I might need to go.
 
Round Table Pizza - Regional chain mainly west coast. Grew up on it and totally miss it.

Togo's - Northern California based chain, may be some in southern california now. Again grew up on it and miss it.

Chevy's - Wife used to work there in college when we lived in California, there there is some stuff on the menu we both miss
 
bobdole369 said:
Krispy Kreme - Maybe 30 years ago, now they don't actually make donuts in the store, they just warm them over and are trucked in. They have krispy kreme in every single gas station everywhere. Its not good anymore.
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While I agree the proliferation of KK's donuts selling everywher has not been a great move, too bad your KK stores quit making them fresh.

We've got two I know of that still do. What a glorious sight it is to be in a Krispy Kreme at 5AM, buying a cup of coffee and a fresh glazed KK donut, while you watch through a glass wall KK donuts being made.....the icing is the best part. Makes your teeth ache from just watching.
 
i have steak n shake and whitecastles near me. i wouldnt consider either one anything special though, odd anyone mentioned them. Can't really think of any place i ate elsewhere that i wished was near, maybe a Cracker barrels or Sonic i guess.
 
California -

White Castle/Krystal
CiCi's Pizza
WhataBurger
Arctic Circle - Blackberry Milkshake
Tommy Burger - chili burger goodness from LA
Buffalo Wild Wings
 
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