Biggest rip off restaurants - Page 17

BIG_DADDY · 08-07-2007, 11:22 AM

It's either got to be one of them damn noodle houses or the Olive Garden. Personally I think it's probably the Olive Garden.

BucEyedPea · 08-07-2007, 02:42 PM

Ruby's has a great crab cake for an appetizer that's priced at what a lunch would cost. It's mostly all crab too. Looks good and from what I hear tastes fabulous. Comes with a small side of field greens.

BIG_DADDY · 08-07-2007, 02:42 PM

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There is a place I used to hate, Ruby Tuesdays. Went twice and everything was pretty terrible. Said I wouldn't go back. This past fall my buddy got a manageer job with them to help open a new one up in Tulsa. They had him train on the one in Springfield while he finished up school. I told him about my experiences and he talked about how they restructured, changed their menu, basically everything was different.

I went out and was impressed as far as franchises go. Had a really tasty Chicken Oscar. Tasty crab meat...asparagus went with it. Nicely plated and good service. I went last week with my mom and had another good experience.

That place always looked awesome and I wanted to try it, guess not.

**Baby Lee** · 08-07-2007, 02:43 PM

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Indeed, you can write that down.

Yah stutterin' prick'ya!!!

|Zach| · 08-07-2007, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

That place always looked awesome and I wanted to try it, guess not.

I would give it a whirl. Excellent salad bar. Quality salads. IMO. It is worth sitting down for lunch I would say. They are doing things right.

**Lzen** · 08-07-2007, 02:47 PM

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The Dish Pizza is overpriced also. You can pay $18 for a medium supreme and wait 30 minutes to get it, or you can walk across the parking lot to Price Chopper, buy the same thing for $8 and go cook it yourself.

Panera's sandwiches are good, but are way overpriced.

Starbucks isn't a restaraunt, but I will add it to the list anyway. Every Saturday I go to QT and get a 44oz cup of coffee, and have the option of putting in 100 different flavors if I wanted. My wife goes to Starbucks and gets a 14oz White Chocolate Mocha Venti, Skinny, and it is $4.50! Than those greedy bastard have the nerve to put a tip jar in the drive through, and expect you to tip for an overpriced cup of coffee that they don't even fill to the brim.

Ha ha ha, that reminds me of the Uptown Theater. I was there just last night. They charge $10 for a 24oz beer and then have the nerve to put several tip jars on the counters. Screw that, they aren't getting a tip from me with those ridiculous prices.

Eleazar · 08-07-2007, 02:47 PM

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Tony Roma's, their slogan is 'Famous for Ribs'. Their ribs suck. They tried to open one in Overland Park about 12 years ago and they lasted about a year. The locals in San Diego think that their ribs are great.

If you tell people your stuff is great, they will more often believe it's great. I think that often we find whatever we want to find. If a vegan were made to eat a Big Mac, they'd probably tell you it was disgusting. If you pulled your average fatass off the street, they'd tell you it was pretty good. These two people aren't getting a different product. Their preconceived notions direct them to each of these.

Simply Red · 08-07-2007, 02:48 PM

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Have you now?

Since umm, we're pointing out typos.

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Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY
In all fairness I haven't eaten there in 4 years now. Their big promotion is all you can eat pasta, lettuce and bread sticks. Has been for awhile now. The 2 times I did go the food was the worst Italian food I have ever seen. Chef Boyardee in the house. My dog eats better than that.
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Why do you keep calling it lettuce?
In the panoply of chain italian restaurants, OG is one of the few to go beyond lettuce, to include red onion, artichoke hearts, black olives, tomatoes and pepperocini.
Like I said, we don't have an OG nearby, and all the italian restaurants we have nearby, including a 'gourmet' non-chain restaurant, actually are lettuce and dressing only. They don't even have pepperocinis in the building [I've asked]. The 'gourmet/upscale' restuarant actually has a decent salad of heart of romaine, pancetta and site made dressing, but they don't have anything to add to it. Take it or leave it.

Spell much? : )

Eleazar · 08-07-2007, 02:49 PM

I also found PF Chang's to be overpriced and bland. The same thing I can get at the moderately frightening buffet down the street.

BIG_DADDY · 08-07-2007, 02:53 PM

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I would give it a whirl. Excellent salad bar. Quality salads. IMO. It is worth sitting down for lunch I would say. They are doing things right.

They go on and on about the burgers, are they all that?

**Baby Lee** · 08-07-2007, 02:54 PM

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Since umm, we're pointing out typos.

Good one, my mouth was open and everything.

Seriously though, I posted Zach's as much as anything because I spent like 30 seconds saying 'what the eff is he trying to say here?' Wasn't until I excised it from the rest of the sentence that I figured out that he'd just repeated himself.

|Zach| · 08-07-2007, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

They go on and on about the burgers, are they all that?

Tried them twice. The first time I came away thinking wow...that was a really incredible burger.

The second time I liked it but there wasn't that wow factor.

Simply Red · 08-07-2007, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Good one, my mouth was open and everything.

Seriously though, I posted Zach's as much as anything because I spent like 30 seconds saying 'what the eff is he trying to say here?' Wasn't until I excised it from the rest of the sentence that I figured out that he'd just repeated himself.

LOL, Trust me one could find plenty of errors in plenty of my posts.

Just having fun. ; )

|Zach| · 08-07-2007, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Good one, my mouth was open and everything.

Seriously though, I posted Zach's as much as anything because I spent like 30 seconds saying 'what the eff is he trying to say here?' Wasn't until I excised it from the rest of the sentence that I figured out that he'd just repeated himself.

I type with hooves. It is the cross I bear.

|Zach| · 08-07-2007, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Simply Red

Just having fun. ; )

Well, don't.

**Baby Lee** · 08-07-2007, 02:59 PM

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I type with hooves. It is the cross I bear.

Bears have paws, not hooves, cross-eyed or not.

View Poll Results: Biggest rip off restaurant.
Noodle house	1	4.17%
Olive Garden	12	50.00%
Other / specify	11	45.83%
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08-07-2007, 11:22 AM
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BucEyedPea Here comes Peter Cottontail! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: None of your business Casino cash: $-200037	Ruby's has a great crab cake for an appetizer that's priced at what a lunch would cost. It's mostly all crab too. Looks good and from what I hear tastes fabulous. Comes with a small side of field greens. __________________ Hello, Bearcat. Two Questions: Are you Malcor? Because call-out threads don't get moved to the Romper Room, but asking who Malcor is, as in being mult was moved there. Only a mod can do that. Why is DC getting over-moderated these days?
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08-07-2007, 02:49 PM	#248
Eleazar Beyond the Rapids Join Date: May 2003 Location: Langley, VA Casino cash: $-370000	I also found PF Chang's to be overpriced and bland. The same thing I can get at the moderately frightening buffet down the street.
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