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OldBaldy1701E

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54. There are two.

Wed May 14, 2025, 01:52 PM

May 2025

Ronald's place. (Yuck.)

And, Church's Fried Chicken. (Bear with me.)

There was one in the (big) town near us in rural North Carolina. We went there once. Full disclosure, my father's mother made the greatest fried chicken in the world. Locally, she was a legend for it.

We get the bucket and sit down. I was handed a leg. It was dripping with grease. Like, I could literally wring it out.

I tried to eat it. We finally gave up and went to the drug store and got BLTs and handmade sodas.

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What is your least favorite chain restaurant? Mine is Chili's. stopped going there years ago. How about you? [View all] debm55 May 2025 OP

Every time I go to Chili's True Dough May 2025 #1

HAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you True Dough. debm55 May 2025 #3

I haven't eaten out sincepre-CoViD, and soldierant May 2025 #59

McDonalds -- except for the Egg McMuffin. no_hypocrisy May 2025 #2

Agree, Thank you no_hypocrisy. debm55 May 2025 #5

Five bucks. Used to be on the dollar menu. multigraincracker May 2025 #58

Oh, I remember! no_hypocrisy May 2025 #61

Agreed ILikePie92 May 2025 #4

Thank you ILikePie92. It used to be good when it first opened. Now the food is bland. debm55 May 2025 #7

McDonalds gab13by13 May 2025 #6

Thank you gab13by13 and I agree with you. debm55 May 2025 #8

Wendy's Keepthesoulalive May 2025 #9

Thank you , Keepthesoulalive. I sure do agree with you. debm55 May 2025 #10

as I don't eat out often, I now base my choice on their politics, Wendy's, too maga, McD's close Shellback Squid May 2025 #11

Thank you very much Shelback Squid. I agree. debm55 May 2025 #16

Tough question PJMcK May 2025 #12

Thank you PJMcK, debm55 May 2025 #17

All chain restaurant staff that invade the dining room Submariner May 2025 #13

Haha, Thank you Submariner debm55 May 2025 #18

Applebee's fargone May 2025 #14

Thank you very much, fargone. I agree. Long agree it was the place to go. Not any more. debm55 May 2025 #21

Chick-fil-a EYESORE 9001 May 2025 #15

Thank you very much for sharing, EYESORE 9001 debm55 May 2025 #24

+1000 LoisB May 2025 #50

It's a close race but... McDonalds padfun May 2025 #19

Thank you padfun. I agree that all three are terrible. I hate Wendy's the most. But the other two are very close. debm55 May 2025 #22

Applebees bottomofthehill May 2025 #20

Thank you very much bottomofthehill. Applebee's used to be the place to go around here. Now they suck. I am so sorry debm55 May 2025 #23

Applebees is gross Freddie May 2025 #29

Thank you Freddie. You are so right about Applebee's and TGI Fridays. YUK debm55 May 2025 #32

I haven't been in any of them for years. I think they are all pretty awful but I would LoisB May 2025 #25

Thank you very much LoisB. I agree with you. debm55 May 2025 #33

Popeyes chicken. Chipper Chat May 2025 #26

Thank you Chipper Chat. I have never eaten at Popeyes. I have heard so many bad things about it. debm55 May 2025 #34

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When Mr Fallout and I were first marries 30 blah-blah. years ago... FalloutShelter May 2025 #28

Thank you FalloutShelter. We used to eat at TGI Friday's long ago. Went recently and it is not like it used to be. debm55 May 2025 #35

Olive Garden, especially when in NYC! mentalsolstice May 2025 #30

I remember the Olive Garden being recommended in NYC. Thank you for the memories. debm55 May 2025 #36

There it is! flvegan May 2025 #60

Mcdonalds & KFC SheltieLover May 2025 #31

Agree and thank you SheltieLover. debm55 May 2025 #37

A good question would be what people's fav fast food is SheltieLover May 2025 #39

Will do SheltieLover. Thanks for the idea. debm55 May 2025 #40

Yw, Deb SheltieLover May 2025 #43

All of them Clouds Passing May 2025 #38

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA. Thank you Clouds Passing. I agree with you. debm55 May 2025 #42

McDonalds, especially when you get cold french fries. Emile May 2025 #41

Thank you so much, Emile. I totally agree. debm55 May 2025 #44

Once Chili's took their legendary chili-burger off their menu, I was through with them. Paladin May 2025 #45

Thank you Paladin. I totally agree with you. debm55 May 2025 #46

There are only two chains I like, First Watch and Newk's. Phoenix61 May 2025 #47

Arby's. Blecch. catbyte May 2025 #48

I used to go to Applebees. lucca18 May 2025 #49

All of them. pandr32 May 2025 #51

Road Kill Cafe. Second bites (it serves leftovers from other restaurants). The Chum Bucket. underpants May 2025 #52

I don't go to any of them anymore Ritabert May 2025 #53

There are two. OldBaldy1701E May 2025 #54

Long John Silvers. I last ate in one in 1982. rsdsharp May 2025 #55

That's terrible. I can see why you and Mrs. rsdsharp have not eaten at one since 1982 debm55 May 2025 #56

Taco Bell and their sawdust burritos. n/t Jacson6 May 2025 #57

All of them bif May 2025 #62