Whats your favorite chain restaurant to eat at for your birthday or on special occasions?

[DizzyDesii]

Ya gurl is about to age up and I’m trying to decide where I’ll go eat. I’m tempted to spend this bday at the casino but I still love shopping, dinner and a movie too. I wish my dude wasn’t going to be away during the time, but its all good, we’ll makeup for it when I visit him at school. We’ll just have one loooong week of marathon xxx celebrating a late bday, late Vday and an early spring break 🤣🤷‍♀️ Plus I want to make sure I do something freakishly inappropriate to ensure his classmates never forget me. I’m always plotting. But back to the gist of the question. There is one really nice new local steak spot that I want to try, but in terms of chains, I was always obsessed with Olive Garden and Chili’s as a kid. Neither have tasted that great in a long time but I haven't been to OG since the pandemic hit and well I’m really craving their meaty pasta and pasta e fagioli. I mean I may as well choose a cheap spot since my fams gonna expect me to pay for everyones shopping/casino/dinner fees anyways #MyBirthday #FeelFreeToList

[MrOracle]

One that I like, but don't get out to very often since there isn't one close, is Buca di Beppo, which is an Italian-American place that specializes in family-style food - big plates of a dish that's designed to feed multiple people. You typically order several different dishes and then share them, so you get some spaghetti, some chicken parm, and some fettuccini (or whatever). The food is great and you get a lot of it, but you kind of need a larger group to get the most out of it, because you need to NEED enough food to order 3-4 or more dishes so that you can get a good variety.

One of the unique things about Buca di Beppo is that most or all of the restaurants are designed in such a way that you are walked through the kitchen on your way to be seated, so that you can see the chefs working on the food (and that the kitchen is clean), which is a cool thing.

[Jamie05rhs]

I like them! I ate at the one in DC. (Unfortunately they closed.)

[DizzyDesii]

Yea im familiar with Buca in Vegas. I've been wanting to try

[JustinTheGreat]

My last birthday I went to my favorite local spot. Their food is really good but the main reason I love them is the drinksss. They have really good cocktails.

As for chains, I like TGI Fridays. That was my favorite spot as a kid but they ended up closing all the locations near me.

I used to love Olive Garden but now i work there so it’s the last place i want to go lol. id only go for soup and salad. Pasta E Fagioli is also my fav soup but only when it’s brothy. I hate when it’s thick.

And girl, your family is gonna expect you to pay for everything on YOUR birthday? 😵‍💫

[DizzyDesii]

I like TGI’s ribs but hate that bourbon bbq sauce. And yep
My fam always expect that

[JustinTheGreat]

I loveeeee their Jack Daniel’s whisky glaze. I fuck their ribs uppp.
Another chain restaurant that i fuck with is Aroogas. That’s my husbands fav chain. Were sad cause they just announced that they’re closing as well. I don't know what’s up with all these chains closing down. I don’t get how all the good ones are closing but nasty places like Applebees are always packed 🤢🤢🤢
Applebees is truly deplorable… they’re only good for their cheap drinks.

[DizzyDesii]

Oh wow i never heard of Aroogas. But gosh i hate Applebees. I hated their ribs as a kid and now i dislike their overly sauced boneless wings too

[Dinklex3]

I used to think Olive Garden was so fancy as a kid 😅. Was my sister’s faaavorrittee restaurant.

Mmm.. I don’t really have one go to restaurant since I try to go somewhere out of town… but I really like to go out for Korean bbq at least once during my birthday week, so I’ll say KPOT! So yummy and convenient ❤️

[DizzyDesii]

Lmao yea it took college to realize it wasn't fancy

[Pink2000]

I love me some BJs. Definitely my fav. I get the Asian salad and avocado egg rolls.

[Jamie05rhs]

BJ's is awesome!

[DizzyDesii]

I wanna try an egg roll but wish they hd just a meat and cheese one 🤣

[Pink2000]

They got Philly cheesesteak eggrolls

[DizzyDesii]

Oooo i wanna try that

[Pink2000]

They got em at Walmart

[molonski2]

I only go healthy , so the only two I will use here that fit what I need are..

Sizzler or Black Canyon

In general however I avoid chains , so many options ( better ) here , but these two if you order correctly are okay , its eggs and salad at one , and Beef and salad ( no dressings ) at the other , or sometimes Salmon @ Black.

[DizzyDesii]

I see

[exitseven]

There is a local chain called the 99 that I frequent. They make great burgers, excellent prime rib, good fish and chips and good pizza.

www.99resraurants.com

[DizzyDesii]

Fck i wish we had one. The pretzel bites and tenders look good

[exitseven]

Really, everything is good. The place has been around since the 60s

[loveslongnails]

I surely don't have a favorite as I don't eat out dinners at chain restaurants unless there's no other option. Closest I can come to a fav chain would be in the sandwich department. My first choice is Jimmy John's, next would be Jersey Mikes. Subway is the worst.

[DizzyDesii]

Subway stale ass bread

[loveslongnails]

They do bake it on site so that shouldn't be a problem, but the quality of the food is very low. There's not a lot of flavor or taste to any of their meats or cheeses, and the veggies are hit and miss.

[DizzyDesii]

Their meatball sub always left me feeling sick

[loveslongnails]

LOL How many times did you try it?

[DizzyDesii]

At least 3 times

[loveslongnails]

So you said "always"; you got sick the first time, decided it was a one off and tried again and got sick again, and didn't stop at 2? :) :)

[DizzyDesii]

I thought it was for different reasons so i tried diff locations but its def the sandwich.

[loveslongnails]

It's all the same stuff, but you figured it out. What's your favorite sandwich place?

[DizzyDesii]

I dont like sandwiches. I haven't eaten from a sandwich place in years

[loveslongnails]

ok... do you eat out or take out from chain pizza restaurants?

[DizzyDesii]

Yea but pizza hut, papa johns, little caesars and dominos are all so disappointing

[loveslongnails]

I haven't bought chain store pizza but once in the last 10 years. They all suck.

[DizzyDesii]

They truly do

[electromagnetic]

I don’t have one honestly.
I used to be obsessed with chicken tenders from Jack Astors but that’s basically it. Never enough to commit t a whole franchise

[DizzyDesii]

Yea i can't stand chicken unless its tenders

[electromagnetic]

Me too! Which is probably the worse part of the damn chicken.

[KittygosMeoWW]

I don’t really go to chains anymore, they’re overpriced for the quality they have. If it’s something like a birthday I’ll do a local sushi restaurant or seafood boil place. The only chain restaurant I’ll eat at occasionally is raising canes.

[DizzyDesii]

I like their tea and bread but not the flavor of their tenders

[Jamie05rhs]

https://youtu.be/g4SlcBFbiJI?si=UPQpgKSVwK3-PmYX

[DizzyDesii]

Lmao i hated eating there as a kid 😭 but its so memorable

[Jamie05rhs]

Lol. I love it.

[RavVid]

I live in a cafe precinct so I'm not stepping out of it.

[DizzyDesii]

No chain restaurants there?

[RavVid]

No we ran Starbucks, Gloria Jean and a burger chain Hungry Jacks out of town years ago.

[DizzyDesii]

Oh wow

[Anpu23]

My favorite for fun is Old Spaghetti Factory. Good bar, and decent food for a good price.

[DizzyDesii]

Yes i been wanting to try them!

[Twalli]

I don't eat out anymore, but when I did with my girlfriend, we went to Olive Garden, because it was her favorite

[DizzyDesii]

Yea i used to love that place

[RHK36]

Honestly I don't really go out like that for my birthday. I'd rather grill something up and relax. Go somewhere for vacation or go hiking for my birthday. Food wise I don't have a spot. But I do have a bakery that I always get my cake from. So food wise I'm almost always eating burgers and maybe brats.

[jahaims]

Bdubs. I don't really like the food but it is nostalgic

[DizzyDesii]

I love their tenders

[DreamLife7]

Girl I love olive gardens salads and bread sticks omg yes. Also red lobster butter garlic biscuits

[DizzyDesii]

Love the breadsticks

[kellytheman]

Some Mexican restaurant. I love Mexican food and there is a couple near where I live. The two main ones is Rudy’s and Ganzos.

[slatyb]

I don't go to chain restaurants for special occasions. Mostly I don't go to them at all. It's easy enough to find local restaurants online.

[Kylie_Bug]

Mainstream chain? Olive Garden.

[DizzyDesii]

Yea same. What do you usually order? I wanna try their italian donuts this time

[Kylie_Bug]

They have Italian doughnuts? I haven’t been there in a while. Love me their fettuccine Alfredo. Also like endless soup and salad too.

[DizzyDesii]

I saw it on the online menu. I wanna try alfredo. The one we made in HS culinary arts tasted like ranch and mayo 😭

[Kylie_Bug]

Eww lmao. No, theirs is good. One of the better that isn’t all dry sauce wise.

[ImalwaysrightOK]

Honestly in Vegas you can't go wrong at any casino restaurant. Enjoy. Happy birthday.

[DizzyDesii]

Lol im not goin to vegas again anytime soon tho. And thank you

[Phoenix98]

O we usually do homemade dinners for our birthdays my mom fixes our favorite dish.

[DizzyDesii]

In that case everyday is my bday lol

[Phoenix98]

Lol fair enough.

[RedInnocent68]

Not so big in chains. Probably Red Lobster.

[DizzyDesii]

Does their lobster taste like real maine lobster?

[RedInnocent68]

I would say so, but never done a blind taste test of multiple lobsters…

[LiamS95]

The good places we have here are not in the US.

[DizzyDesii]

Thats okay. Just name a chain. Nothing local

[LiamS95]

They're chains but in Canada only.

[LiamS95]

Such as Swiss Chalet

[DizzyDesii]

Lol okay just name one. My dude goes there a lot so im sure he's mentioned one. Like for example USA and Canada both have Moxies

[LiamS95]

I did... Swiss Chalet they've been around since 1954 and serve great rotisserie chicken, BBQ ribs, prime rib roast beef and the best sauce and gravies.

[LiamS95]

They have 186 locations so not a huge chain but the quality is top notch and thr house wine is pretty darn good too

[DizzyDesii]

Shit anything more than 5 locations is huge in my book 😂

[Nikki1989]

Chain joints tend to be subpar at the best of times, so we never eat in them.