What are the popular restaurants around that you've never eaten at before or only had literally a handful of times? The places could also be currently in-or-out of business.

For me, most of these are because they aren't located near me:




- Friendly's (I had Friendly's once when I vacationed in Gettysburg around summer of 1999)


- Denny's (Had a handful of times when I visited New Jersey, but don't have it regularly)


- International House of Pancakes (IHOP)


- Dairy Queen


- Cracker Barrel


- Howard Johnson's (Had only once)


- Bob Evans Restaurants


- California Pizza Kitchen (They are around me, just never been there)


- Dave & Buster's (I've played their arcades, but never had the food)


- Shoney's


- A&W


- Chipotle (They are around me, just never had the desire for their food)


- Beefsteak Charlie's (Had twice in NYC during the mid-90s)

Macoroni Grill, Popeye's, Roy Rogers, Beefsteak Charlie's, Jack in the Box, Papa John's.

The Cheesecake Factory- this really needs to come to Fort Wayne, my most desired place to eat at. :( Cracker Barrel is really good, it is one of my favorites. And here I thought everyone had been to Dairy Queen.

Chick-fil-A
White Castle
Cinnabon
Popeyes
Panda Express
Jimmy Johns
Krispy Kreme
Long John Silvers
PF Changs

Uh, all of the them.:D

Starbucks

Popeyes

Chipotle

Cracker Barrel

Dunkin Donuts

Jimmy Johns
Firehouse Subs
Chipotle
Panera Bread
Red Lobster
I-HOP
In-N-Out Burger (location)
White Castle
Romano's Macaroni Grill
Chuck E. Cheese
Logan's Roadhouse
America's Roadhouse
Texas Roadhouse
Steak n Shake
Red Robin
Kenny Rogers' Roasters
Roy Rogers
Buffalo Wild Wings
Cheesecake Factory
Panda Express
Whataburger
Longhorn Steakhouse
Waffle House
Five Guys Burgers & Fries
Church's Chicken
Carl's Jr.
Del Taco (location)
O'Charley's
Boston Market
Tim Hortons (location)
Ruth's Chris Steak House
Krystal Burger (location)
A&W
Jersey Mike's
Raising Cane's (location)

Golden Corral, i see their commericals but i never been to it in person before

I was at a Hardee's once, but I never had their food.

There really aren't any in the Cleveland area...and I know there's none in New England!

And here I thought everyone had been to Dairy Queen.

Dairy Queen came to NYC in 2014, but I've never been there. There's one in Brooklyn, but it's not near me and there are a couple in Staten Island.

I thought everyone had White Castle, Dunkin Donuts, and Starbucks.

Dairy Queen came to NYC in 2014, but I've never been there. There's one in Brooklyn, but it's not near me and there are a couple in Staten Island.

I thought everyone had White Castle, Dunkin Donuts, and Starbucks.

There's a Dairy Queen out in Levittown on Long Island, which is the one we went to (only once).

Dairy Queen came to NYC in 2014, but I've never been there. There's one in Brooklyn, but it's not near me and there are a couple in Staten Island.

I thought everyone had White Castle, Dunkin Donuts, and Starbucks.Fort Wayne does not have a White Castle but I went there once in Indy. I was not impressed, several other burger places are better. There are several Starbucks in Fort Wayne but I am not interested since I don't care for coffee.

Red Lobster is one that I have never been to - mostly because I am deathly allergic to shellfish and would probably die in mere seconds as soon as I walk in the door; the cooking odors are enough to set off my reaction.

a lot of those places I've never heard of or just don't have around here, but more specifically, places I won't go to:

White Castle - yuck.
MacDonalds - their fries and MacNuggets are OK, but not into the rest of it - never had a BigMac in my entire life.
Chick FilA - no thanks
Starbucks - over-rated and way over priced
Raising Cane's - not my thing
Waffle House - only if I want to see bitches go ratchet and fight in the parking lot
Church's Chicken - no thanks - I'll stick to Popeye's
Chuck E Cheese - now that he's all growed-up he aint got time fo us kids no mo
Chipotle - BIG no thanks, I'll take my E. Coli and Salmonella regular instead of extra-spicy - or maybe just take a pass on it altogether
Godfather's Pizza & Papa John's - I personally think both of these chains make terrible pizza and even if someone offers it for free I'll pass.

ooh - I wanted to add Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken - never going back there because:

we went through their drive-thru one Sunday afternoon - just a regular summer day, nothing special, mind you - and the line seemed to be not moving at all and when we eventually got up to the speaker I started ordering what was supposed to be enough for a meal for my sister-in-law's family and us. So I start ordering and the kids says "Nah we don't got that." I pick something else "Nah, we don't got that" - this goes on for at least three or four minutes before I ask - "well, what DO you have?" - "Oh, we is all out of chicken, but we got fries and biscuits."

so I drove off and have never been back for their mediocre chicken again. Incidentally, when we left the line was about 8 or 9 cars long - I do not understand why they did not just close if they were out of chicken. That particular restaurant has shut down completely since then.

Chuck E. Cheeses

Church's

Krystal

ooh - I wanted to add Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken - never going back there because:

we went through their drive-thru one Sunday afternoon - just a regular summer day, nothing special, mind you - and the line seemed to be not moving at all and when we eventually got up to the speaker I started ordering what was supposed to be enough for a meal for my sister-in-law's family and us. So I start ordering and the kids says "Nah we don't got that." I pick something else "Nah, we don't got that" - this goes on for at least three or four minutes before I ask - "well, what DO you have?" - "Oh, we is all out of chicken, but we got fries and biscuits."

so I drove off and have never been back for their mediocre chicken again. Incidentally, when we left the line was about 8 or 9 cars long - I do not understand why they did not just close if they were out of chicken. That particular restaurant has shut down completely since then.You probably had a lot worse location than most. The Lees I have been to in Fort Wayne aren't that bad. And I like their chicken and that you can get it boneless, it is better than KFC's.

Godfather's Pizza & Papa John's - I personally think both of these chains make terrible pizza and even if someone offers it for free I'll pass.Is it the tomato sauce you don't like at Papa Johns? For a long time I didn't like them because of that, but a few years ago started ordering their pizza without sauce and liked it.

Sonic. We have one in our area but I've never been there. Also never been to Starbucks.

Golden Corral, i see their commericals but i never been to it in person before

Don't believe there commercials. They're food isn't that glamorous.

Sonic. We have one in our area but I've never been there. Also never been to Starbucks.

They have tater tots. The ONLY reason I go there.

I've only eaten a Godfather's Pizza once (No hard feelings). During a gathering of the American Coaster Enthusiasts at Arnold's Park, Iowa they served us lunch. There were only two choices, Cheese and Pepperoni, but they were good. There are no Godfather's Pizza in my area (Daytona Beach Florida, so I cannot try their other versions.

Has anyone ever eaten at Taco Cabana? IMO when it comes to Mexican fast-food restaurants this chain RULES! :thumbsup: No one else even comes close! If they ever open a restaurant in my area I'll eat out of their hands. :eat:

Is it the tomato sauce you don't like at Papa Johns? For a long time I didn't like them because of that, but a few years ago started ordering their pizza without sauce and liked it.

I swear that you can actually taste the aluminum from the can it comes from in their sauce, but that's not all I didn't like about it - it always seems like the dough and the vegetables are undercooked bordering on raw and it is too greasy - even for pizza.

maybe some people like their pizza or had a better experience at different franchises, but not for me. I prefer Me N' Ed's, Little Caesars, Donato's, Marion’s, Rapid Fired, I don't even mind Pizza Hut and Dominos is now edible.

I swear that you can actually taste the aluminum from the can it comes from in their sauce, but that's not all I didn't like about it - it always seems like the dough and the vegetables are undercooked bordering on raw and it is too greasy - even for pizza.

maybe some people like their pizza or had a better experience at different franchises, but not for me. I prefer Me N' Ed's, Little Caesars, Donato's, Marion’s, Rapid Fired, I don't even mind Pizza Hut and Dominos is now edible.


I never really cared for Papa John's pizza either! :p

Sonic. We have one in our area but I've never been there. Also never been to Starbucks.


You aren't missing much! Starbuck's is SO overrated!! First off the coffee isn't really even that good. Second they are so crowded , and who wants to stand in a long line just to get a cup of mediocre tasting coffee in a paper cup! ? I'm old school. I much prefer to go to a diner type place like Denny's and have a waitress bring me a cup of coffee in a regular coffee cup and saucer !! Or just have a cup of coffee at home!! ;)

I've never been to Chipoltle ! There is one really close to where I live but it doesn't appeal to me!:p Out here we have so many authentic taco stand Mexican food and little private owned Mom and Pop Mexican restaurants , I don't see going to a chain like that! Except I do like Taco Bell's bean burritos ! They are yummy!!:happyface

Has anyone ever eaten at Taco Cabana? IMO when it comes to Mexican fast-food restaurants this chain RULES! :thumbsup: No one else even comes close! If they ever open a restaurant in my area I'll eat out of their hands. :eat:I used to eat at Taco Cabana but the Fort Wayne locations closed a long time ago.

You aren't missing much! Starbuck's is SO overrated!! First off the coffee isn't really even that good. Second they are so crowded , and who wants to stand in a long line just to get a cup of mediocre tasting coffee in a paper cup! ? I'm old school. I much prefer to go to a diner type place like Denny's and have a waitress bring me a cup of coffee in a regular coffee cup and saucer !! Or just have a cup of coffee at home!! ;)


Did I tell you Baby T will be working at a Starbucks when she goes back to school? Haha, no really.:wave:

Living in a small Midwest community, there's lots of them I've never been to.

Popeye's, Church's, Friday's, Carl G's among them.

Also, never been to a Starbuck's. Then again, I don't drink coffee so I wouldn't go anyway. :)

Sonic. We have one in our area but I've never been there. Also never been to Starbucks.

I have not been to Starbucks, but I have been to Sonic and before I went to the one in Parma...all I can think of is this...
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McAllister's Deli
Red Robin Burgers
Fatburger
Marco's Pizza

Sonic, Popeye's, Chipotle, Applebee's.

Never been to a Qdoba, Drake's or Heine Brothers, although there are locations nearby.

Never been at or had food/drink from:

Starbucks
Chick-Fil-A
Sonic
IHOP
Outback
TGI Friday's
The Cheesecake Factory
Bob Evans
Hooters
Quiznos
In-N-Out Burger
Checkers

Arby's
Chipotle
Waffle House
Golden Corral
Sonic

Starbucks

Golden Corral

Red Lobster

Sonic

Arby's

Jack In The Box
Carl's Jr.(I don't live in the West)
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Moe's Southwest Grill
On The Border
Chili's
Ruby Tuesday
T.G.I. Friday's(though Claire did bring me food from one in South
Charleston, West Virginia a couple of times when she worked at an
office building with a Friday's next door)
Firehouse Subs
Jersey Mike's Subs
Penn Station East Coast Subs
Lenny's Sub Shop

my top restaurants lists
cheddar's any one got cheddars i like there chicken & waffles!! i also like there hambugers!!
Cracker Barrel just eat there today! there mostly like southern food!! they got hambugers chicken meat loaf steaks & lots more!
Five Guys Burgers & Fries i love five guys!! especially there fires! i also reocmmend there hot dogs!
Firehouse Subs this is me my moms favorite place to eat at!!
logans i like there roodies it there rolls on hamburger bun!!
popeyes i don't like popeyes there chicken too tough & hard to eat!!
Chick-fil-A i like chick fa la!! i like their chicken nuggets
zaxby's its kind of like chick fil a they got zaxbys sauce its really good!!
star bucks i don't like coffe
Long John Silvers its ok i think there going out of business but when i think of fish i think of captian D;s!!
captian d's if you like fish i highly roecmmend captian d'S!!
Panera Bread don't like it much!
hooters never been never cared too!! it more bar then rest rant!!
Jimmy Johns its ok i like fire house better!!
Krispy Kreme if your donut lover your love krispy kreme!
Chuck E. Cheese been there as an kid but i hadn't been in forever!! when i was there they still had the robots!!
Buffalo Wild Wings never been
Longhorn Steakhouse i like there hambugers & chicken fingers!!
Golden Corral i don't like them only been there once or twice!
Dunkin Donuts i like Krispy Kreme better!!
Red Lobster i don't like it but my dad loves red lobster
I-HOP one time my mom got chicken sandwich they gave her chicken with broccoli on it she didn't like it!! then one time i talked my mom going back it took forever!!
Jack In The Box i heard of it but we don't got any around here!!
Carl's Jr. heard of it but don't got one around here!!
Chipotle Mexican Grill never heard of it!!
Moe's Southwest Grill never heard of it
On The Border never heard of it
Chili's never heard of it
Ruby Tuesday its ok i hadn't eaten in years!
T.G.I. Friday's its ok i hadn't eaten in years!!

ones i like to eat at:
sonico i mostly get ice cream!! i do like there hambugers & chicken fingers!!
cheddar's i like there chicken & waffles!!
quiznos there kind of like firehouse!!
Cracker Barrel there really good mostly southern food!
krystal's my faovirte place to eat at!!
five guys love there hot dogs & fires!!
mcdonalds i like there big mac quarter pounder i also like there chicken nuggets & fish sandwich!!
fire house subs me my moms favorite place to eat at!!
arby's i like there subs & i now like there sliders i like pizza & roast beef sliderS!!
Hardee's i don't eat there much but i do like there new healthy burger!!

You aren't missing much! Starbuck's is SO overrated!! First off the coffee isn't really even that good. Second they are so crowded , and who wants to stand in a long line just to get a cup of mediocre tasting coffee in a paper cup! ? I'm old school. I much prefer to go to a diner type place like Denny's and have a waitress bring me a cup of coffee in a regular coffee cup and saucer !! Or just have a cup of coffee at home!! ;)


BUT if you work at Starbuck's, you can get balloon animals made for you, as my daughter and coworker had happen Saturday night, and it was only my daughter's second night working there.:wave:

(She took the pic with her coworker, and one of some of the balloon animals)

https://i.imgur.com/wipzH0O.jpg

I have been to Chipotle and IHOP since first making this thread.

I didn't really care for Chipotle as I prefer more authentic Mexican food and IHOP was pretty good.

Golden Corral

The Old Spaghetti Factory

Popeye's Chicken

Cheesecake Factory

Chipotle (the food looks NASTY, and if I want Mexican, I usually buy authentic Mexican food, not the fast-food Americanized garbage)

The Bahama Breeze

Cracker Barrel, Bubba Gump's

Chick Fil A, Olive Garden, Red Lobster