Worst Chain Menu
Aug 3, 2007 | 12:48 pm
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Worst Chain Menu
Two of my kids and a number of their friends have worked at Ruby Tuesdays in the past. As a result, I have patronized their restaurants more than I would have otherwise cared to.
I think I was last in a Ruby Tuesdays a couple months ago and walked out when I was told they no longer (this specific location) carried Sam Adams on tap.
I did look at the menu though, and was astonished at how spare it was. This place is like a pricy Burger King. Is there a chain with a skimpier, more limited, more unappetizing menu?
I think I was last in a Ruby Tuesdays a couple months ago and walked out when I was told they no longer (this specific location) carried Sam Adams on tap.
I did look at the menu though, and was astonished at how spare it was. This place is like a pricy Burger King. Is there a chain with a skimpier, more limited, more unappetizing menu?
Aug 3, 2007 | 3:16 pm
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I go to Ruby Tues for mostly the salad bar and ribs. Occasionally the salad bar and the big burger and dont do booze in chains. Basically I never read their menu. Watching the better built waitresses hustle about is often a free plus never seen in a BK.
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Aug 3, 2007 | 3:20 pm
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I can honestly say I've never been to a Ruby Tuesday's.
I had never been to an In-N-Out Burger till my recent trip to San Francisco and have to say I loved the fact that there were only a few things on the menu. What do you go to a burger place for? A burger. There is no need for chicken sandwiches, wraps, etc. or even twenty different kinds of burgers... Just give me a burger, some fries, and a drink and I'll be on my way
I had never been to an In-N-Out Burger till my recent trip to San Francisco and have to say I loved the fact that there were only a few things on the menu. What do you go to a burger place for? A burger. There is no need for chicken sandwiches, wraps, etc. or even twenty different kinds of burgers... Just give me a burger, some fries, and a drink and I'll be on my way
Aug 3, 2007 | 3:29 pm
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This might strike some of you as sad, but this winter MrLapLap and I passed many Howard Johnsons (EDIT: WRONG NAME - it was supposed to be Tim Hortons) between YYZ and Minden out in the Ontario country. I'd never been to one, but they were obviously very popular. I couldn't wait to find out what it would be like to eat at one.
Good grief, what a non-event that was...
Most unappetising menu (and food) of any place I've ever dined at. Anywhere. Ever. (And I'm including 70s London here)
Good grief, what a non-event that was...
Most unappetising menu (and food) of any place I've ever dined at. Anywhere. Ever. (And I'm including 70s London here)
Last edited by LapLap; Aug 5, 2007 at 10:29 am
Aug 3, 2007 | 5:15 pm
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Having lived in Ontario all my life I can't remember the last time I ever saw a HoJo's...many years ago they used to be at the rest stops located on the 400 series of major highways.
The worst chain experience I ever endured was a Perkins off of I-75 somewhere in Kentucky last year...the grossest chicken dish I have ever eaten. Made the Colonel seem positively gourmet...
The worst chain experience I ever endured was a Perkins off of I-75 somewhere in Kentucky last year...the grossest chicken dish I have ever eaten. Made the Colonel seem positively gourmet...
Aug 4, 2007 | 4:59 am
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I went into one somewhere in Florida recently and was mightily impressed by the care this chain had taken in it design - until I had the meal which I have to say is probably the worst I've ever had in my life.
Aug 4, 2007 | 5:14 am
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I had never been to an In-N-Out Burger till my recent trip to San Francisco and have to say I loved the fact that there were only a few things on the menu. What do you go to a burger place for? A burger. There is no need for chicken sandwiches, wraps, etc. or even twenty different kinds of burgers... Just give me a burger, some fries, and a drink and I'll be on my way