💬 Ya got three choices. They have to be a member, active, here. Who are you taking to a ball game? (The criteria has changed a bit, now it's a box.)

When I was single, I used to stop by Applebee's on way home every night and this waitress would bring me beer and meal and we ended up going home together almost everyday for a month. It was good time. ;)
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When I was living in Tuscaloosa that was O'Charley's on McFarland for me...my apartment was less than a 1/4 mile from there when I started...then got the duplex that was just past the stop light at 15th.

It's funny thinking about it now...got the choice of hitting "The Strip" or that place...and look what I chose.

I sorta want to cuss you right now...they open at 11 and now I'm thinking about potato soup and I don't have any...
 
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When I was living in Tuscaloosa that was O'Charley's on McFarland for me...my apartment was less than a 1/4 mile from there when I started...then got the duplex that was just past the stop light at 15th.

It's funny thinking about it now...got the choice of hitting "The Strip" or that place...and look what I chose.

I sorta want to cuss you right now...they open at 11 and now I'm thinking about potato soup and I don't have any...
That's a chain I wish would finish its death throws. I've never had a good meal there, probably because the guy who led their initial expansion was a Shoney's guy. I think they got to over 200 locations at one point, down to about 60 now, and they are out of Alabama, I think.
 
About 1,500 in the United States.

I hadn't eaten there in over five years, but we took the grandkids there last month. Cheap, basic, not bad actually. We actually discussed putting it in our retirement rotation - but we haven't made it back yet. We really do trend toward independently owned/operated spots.
I looked. The one I referenced is still open. Even if I take the back roads it's 20 minutes to get there. I know the area...traffic isn't worth it. There's another in Moncks Corner (now we're talking 20 miles or so.) However, there's a great bait shop up there. Grabbed some 10lb line the other day for just over a buck that's about five at Walmart. Just good prices. I've got a Black Widow for Crappie...they were five bucks the last time I was in the store. Most want fifteen or more...

Casey says the Cajun stuff is back...may stop in the next time I'm up there.
 
That's a chain I wish would finish its death throws. I've never had a good meal there, probably because the guy who led their initial expansion was a Shoney's guy. I think they got to over 200 locations at one point, down to about 60 now, and they are out of Alabama, I think.
I don't disagree with you. Except.

On a cold winters night, coming home from a Bama basketball game, that potato soup just hits the spot. It's simple. They don't screw it up...still chucky with chives and cheese and their bread. I'm not even looking at their menu...the only reason I'll stop in is for that soup.

Ruby Tuesday's fits this category. I didn't look at their menu when I went there. It was only for the cold salad/pasta bar. I'm trying to think of the name of the steakhouse. Can't. They had an all you can eat salad bar for the longest time. I wouldn't touch a steak there. I wouldn't touch any meat there. But, I'd eat four of five plates of salad.

Goldan Corral was another with their "all you can eat seafood" thing on Friday's. Nope. They added steaks. Nope. But I tore the hell out of that salad bar.
 
That's a chain I wish would finish its death throws. I've never had a good meal there, probably because the guy who led their initial expansion was a Shoney's guy. I think they got to over 200 locations at one point, down to about 60 now, and they are out of Alabama, I think.
BTW, I attribute their "death throws" to location, location, location. If they aren't a tenant, they are closely located to shopping malls. I don't know the occupancy rate now a day...I know the one down the street from me has ONE store that means something: a book store. I don't give a shit about getting a tattoo while getting a fade...
 
I don't disagree with you. Except.

On a cold winters night, coming home from a Bama basketball game, that potato soup just hits the spot. It's simple. They don't screw it up...still chucky with chives and cheese and their bread. I'm not even looking at their menu...the only reason I'll stop in is for that soup.

Ruby Tuesday's fits this category. I didn't look at their menu when I went there. It was only for the cold salad/pasta bar. I'm trying to think of the name of the steakhouse. Can't. They had an all you can eat salad bar for the longest time. I wouldn't touch a steak there. I wouldn't touch any meat there. But, I'd eat four of five plates of salad.

Goldan Corral was another with their "all you can eat seafood" thing on Friday's. Nope. They added steaks. Nope. But I tore the hell out of that salad bar.

Was it Western Sizzler or Bonanza, now Ponderosa is some places?
 
Was it Western Sizzler or Bonanza, now Ponderosa is some places?
Yes. That sounds right. I believe it started out as a WS and then it was a Ponderosa when they had the specials. I was working for a guy doing a rebuild on a Nissan dealership that was right next door. I thought it was a bit of a joke to put food, and there, in in my proposal when I took the job. He didn't blink. So, free food. And yes, I took advantage.

Here's the rest of the story...

It's now closed. But, not really. It's a funeral home now. So, the refrigeration that kept food now...
 
Applebees has it. My wife and daughter in law order it sometimes and I still drink water.
I had to go look ... it's Ruby Tuesday's. I have a "copy cat" recipe saved on my Kindle. It's easy. E.A.S.Y. If you don't know how to make a good Alfredo...walk away. Fresh, is a must...especially with the hearts.
 
@Justneedme81 been considering...

If you were in town, I'd take you (first) to a place where the food was questionable, at best. Just to watch you bitch. Then I would take you to a place where it almost stinks of seafood...something you would bitch about. Yes, you are sitting at a pinic table with a hole in the middle that is a garbage can.

But then you eat the food. Crosby's, as one example, stinks. But good lord the fried okra and mushrooms...then we'll get to the lobster.
 
@Justneedme81 been considering...

If you were in town, I'd take you (first) to a place where the food was questionable, at best. Just to watch you bitch. Then I would take you to a place where it almost stinks of seafood...something you would bitch about. Yes, you are sitting at a pinic table with a hole in the middle that is a garbage can.

But then you eat the food. Crosby's, as one example, stinks. But good lord the fried okra and mushrooms...then we'll get to the lobster.
This is a table @Krimson would be at...Brandon is a definite...not sure about the third. @bama alum comes to mind because he's been traveling and eating lately. (Although, he hates places tourists don't know about.)
 
@Justneedme81 been considering...

If you were in town, I'd take you (first) to a place where the food was questionable, at best. Just to watch you bitch. Then I would take you to a place where it almost stinks of seafood...something you would bitch about. Yes, you are sitting at a pinic table with a hole in the middle that is a garbage can.

But then you eat the food. Crosby's, as one example, stinks. But good lord the fried okra and mushrooms...then we'll get to the lobster.
Joke on you. I'll eat anything once. I once had a glass shot of tequila with scorpion in it when I was in Nashville and someone bet me 100 dollar.
 
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Joke on you. I'll eat anything once. I once had a glass shot of tequila with scorpion in it when I was in Nashville and someone bet me 100 dollar.

 
Joke on you. I'll eat anything once. I once had a glass shot of tequila with scorpion in it when I was in Nashville and someone bet me 100 dollar.
Seriously. No. I can't imagine, even for money, that happening. No. Just like the grandmother on Spruill Avenue would tell you...I'll eat anything. But.
 
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