I have a confession. I mentioned to my wife about going back to that Applebee's we took the grandkids, good, cheap prices.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.
She looked at me funny, then said, "that was a Chili's."
Okay, my streak of not having been to an Applebee's is intact.