I once sat next to Peter Taber (I think that's how it's spelled), the founder of Hobee's, at a political luncheon at another restaurant when we were served rubber chicken. It was funny to hear him comment on that -- he said that the one thing he would never compromise on is the quality of the ingredients used in his restaurants. As far as I can tell, Hobee's restaurants -- all of which are pretty funky looking -- stick to that commitment to this day.

The very first Hobee's is on Central Expressway in a very nondescript strip mall at Rengstorff. Stop by sometime and see how it all began (but totally avoid the Chinese place in the same strip mall no matter how long the line at Hobee's).