You can eat nothing but food from 5 chain restaurants for the rest of your life

[soccerdad72]

Is Friendly's still around?? They are long gone in our area.

They specifically only closed all the Ohio locations for some reason.

 

[Skippy918]

Texas Roadhouse
Salata
In n out
Via 313
Torchy’s Tacos

 

[Walt's Dream]

Texas Roadhouse...steaks, hamburgers, and baked potatoes
Cracker Barrel...includes the Gift Shop!
Whataburger
El Pollo Loco
Kneaders

 

[Adelle Dazeem]

I tend to like sandwich shops, so:

Chicken Salad Chick
Schlotzsky's
Potbelly
Jimmy John's
Chick-fil-A

And I reserve the right to Earl of Sandwhcih when at Disney World. I don't have one here and htey don't have exaclty a large footprint, so I am sliding it in.

Wow - you still have Schlotzsky’s??? I haven’t seen one of those in years - or decades!

 

[AustinTink]

Via 313
Torchy’s Tacos

I almost chose both of these, but I don't think they are national. Either way, they are both favorites of mine.

 

[Lisa_lvspplmvr]

Carrabba’s
Culver’s
Cracker Barrel
Lou Malnati’s
Jimmy John’s

 

[BrianL]

Wow - you still have Schlotzsky’s??? I haven’t seen one of those in years - or decades!

We do and I go there all the time. There is only one in town though.

 

[leebee]

Legal Seafood
Longhorn
Olive Garden
*Someplace Mexican
*Someplace Chinese

*I have no idea what Mexican or Chinese places would be "big" enough to qualify- I have no idea what a chain for either of these would be- but I'm not giving up Mexican or Chinese food!

 

[dioxide45]

Chick-Fil-A
Chilis
White Castle
Chuy's
Saltgrass Steakhouse

 

[dioxide45]

*Someplace Mexican
*Someplace Chinese

*I have no idea what Mexican or Chinese places would be "big" enough to qualify- I have no idea what a chain for either of these would be- but I'm not giving up Mexican or Chinese food

For Mexican it would probably have to be Chuy's (it's more TexMex) and for Chinese, perhaps PF Changs?

 

[mrodgers]

Is Friendly's still around?? They are long gone in our area.

We usually don't do breakfast on vacation, usually one morning. A couple mornings I'll run out and get donuts.

Our breakfast last year at Myrtle walking a mile I think down to the pier to find it wasn't open for breakfast had us looking on the walk back. I was shocked to notice a Friendly's so we definitely had to eat there. My youngest high school daughter loved it. The food was simple of course but delicious and amazingly cheap.

 

[dioxide45]

Is Friendly's still around?? They are long gone in our area.

In Orlando, just about any chain is still around. We always joke that if something went out of business in your home town, you can find it in Orlando. The exception seems to be Shoney's. They all closed in Orlando.

 

[AustinTink]

We do and I go there all the time. There is only one in town though.

We go to Schlotsky's all the time as well. They are from Austin originally, so there are still plenty of shops around here.

 

[amcnj]

Maggianos
Pollo tropical
Chilis
Texas Roadhosue
Pei Wei

 

[Meriweather]

Wow - you still have Schlotzsky’s??? I haven’t seen one of those in years - or decades!

We have several in my area

 

[BrianL]

We go to Schlotsky's all the time as well. They are from Austin originally, so there are still plenty of shops around here.

Oh yeah, they are from your area. I find their sandwiches to be dleicious - pizzas too actually. It's one of my favorite lunch spots.

 

[mjkacmom]

They specifically only closed all the Ohio locations for some reason.

Our friendly’s closed 2 months ago.

 

[MillauFr]

French Laundry
Bouchon
Charlie Palmer Steak
Joel Robuchon
Guy Savoy

 

[MillauFr]

And Los Pollos Hermanos

 

[TwoMisfits]

So, this is hard with my allergies, but I'm gonna give places that give me tons of options (and stick to casual price points)...Edit b/c I saw Cinnaholic now has coffee and teas (and plant based milk)...

1. BD's Mongolian Grill - all my fresh meats, fish, veg, carbs, sauces, etc - 100 ways to eat the food every day
2. Five Guys - burger bowls with tons of fresh veg is where I live
3. Benihana or some Japanese hibachi/sushi place - miso, sushi, nice veg - win/win. I'd say Todai before, but they went out of business
4. Subway - Lunch and a great menu for allergies, too - and some fruit
5. Cinnaholic - enough vegan/allergy treats to keep me happy - and my teas and coffee - breakfast and dessert is done