Hi all. I'm currently visiting family in Florida, and many of the nearby dining options fall into the "casual dining" category...a term which I used Google to identify.

Anyway, the suspects on the list include Applebee's, Ruby Tuesday's, TGIF, O'Charley's, Chilli's, Outback, Hooter's, Cheesecake Factory, Olive Garden, etc (i.e. I'm sure I'm forgetting some, especially regional chains).

I'm starting this thread because I'm curious to hear opinions about the pros and cons of the various options in this segment. As far as I can tell, they are all more or less the same, but some seem to have a bit of unique character.

If I had to pick one from the above list, and taking value + intra-chain variances into account, I'd probably go with Chilli's because I like their bbq stuff, but it's a narrow preference.

ETA: Here is a list of relevant chains that I will try to keep up to date:

Applebee's
Bertucci's
Bonefish
Carrabba's
Buca di Beppo
Cheesecake Factory
Chilli's
Claim Jumper
Henry J Beans
Hog's Breath
Hooter's
Longhorn
Maggiano's Little Italy
O'Charley's
Olive Garden
Outback
PF Chang's
Red Robin
Ruby Tuesday's
Stanford's
TGIF