Originally Posted by fredmartens
Steak: I'll take the Keg (Baseball Sirloin). Not into overpriced steak joynts.
Quickie chains: Portillo's Hot Dogs, (man is that chocolate cake good there)
or a DoubleDouble at In-N-Out.
Gyros: The Smokehouse in Wheaton, IL. The gyro plate is about a pound... yikes...(well, not really a chain, they have 2 of 'em).
Honorable mention: McCormick & Schmicks.
Thanks for the recommendation on The Smokehouse...I'll check them out.
I love the beef-n-cheddar croissant at Portillo's too...and another Chicago-area joint called Brooster's Chicken...my god, I can't get enough of their chicken.
When visiting my parents who now live in Canada, Earl's and Montana's are the two places we usually go out for a nicer meal.
Unlike most people, I just don't have much of a problem with Chili's and TGI Friday's. I rather like Friday's, to be honest.