I'm a big fan of the quick-casual style for lunch (Chipotle, Boston Market, Panera). I don't eat at Chipotle nor Panera much anymore because it's so bad for you. Boston Market really isn't. I get 3 sandwich sliders (usually turkey or bbq chicken) plus a drink and a side for $5.50 plus tax. I always get a cornbread, and they charge for it about half the time. Now they have punch cards where your fifth meal is free, so it works out to about $5.00 a meal. You can't eat at McDonalds for that.

Oklahoma Joes. Their pulled pork is amazing. Their short ends are really good as well, but they're a little salty.

For the price, I never knew how overrated the Olive Garden was until I went to Bravo for the first time a few years ago.... now if someone brings up the Olive Garden I'll immediately suggest Bravo.

I think it was the short ends I had. It was a few years ago. I just didn't love it like I'm supposed to being from the heartland and near KC.

No person who has ever had their orange chicken can resist it. There's some kind of witchcraft involved, I'm sure of it.

You're dead to me.

It's been a few years since I've been. It was not bad, but don't really remember it in detail.

I always knew you were a homo

LMAO

THATS your chain 'chef'.

Y'know, this would be a fun new tournament for the offseason. Anyone mind if I start one up to identify our favorite chain restaurant? Here's a pretty big list of chains:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._United_States

I'd choose Bravo! over Olive Garden every time. I love their diablo sauce.

You'll get over it during the KU game tonight.

:thumb:

Look at it this way... if I'm not eating BBQ that leaves more for you.

Exactly

I think you would have to do brackets based on type of cuisine. American, Mexican, Italian, Steak, Seafood, etc.

And then have the top 2 or 3 in each category meet for the finals.

Hmm. Let me ponder that. You're right in that we wouldn't want someone's current hankerin' for some food to affect their decision, but that'll ultimately happen anyway.

The other challenge is that there are a whole lot of chains, and in looking at the list I suspect that many are regional and thus unfamiliar to significant numbers of us. Lemme think about how to structure this.

I'd also need to figure out how to ask the question so that everyone doesn't just go for the most expensive place, especially if we have fast food competing against non-fast food.