Originally Posted by
KNRG
Wow, elite snobbery at its best....
Btw, places like Cheesecake Factory and California Pizza Kitchen are chains too.
If I lived in a place where there were only chains I would suck it up and eat there or just cook at home.
However, since many of us live in areas with a wide variety of cuisines and price points from which to choose, settling for a chain really isn't the recommended way to go. Besides, if the price point is the same, who wouldn't want to patronize their local small businesses?
CPK is actually a decent chain at their price point. Cheesecake Factory...well others have commented them already.
Originally Posted by
pinniped
You don't need to live in New York to find really good food.
Cheesecake Factory has got to be the single most overrated restaurant on the planet. I remember the first time I took a New York friend of mine to the Plaza in Kansas City and saw people waiting for hours to get a table at the Cheesecake Factory. .........
People wait in line for the Cheesecake Factory in Union Square in San Francisco too...