Which is your favorite restaurant chain?

[Bert Kemp]

Brian, If you and your family like seafood and are going to be in Eastern New England try these places. You can look them up on the web.
Legal Seafood- multiple locations in the Boston area and voted best seafood restaurant in America multiple times
Jimmy's Harborside Boston
Newick's Seafood Dover, NH and Concord, NH great seafood served on indoor picnic tables with plastic tablecloths. Excellent food

I'll add that if you travel northeast in New Hampshire to Maine via Rt-25 stop at the Bay Haven Lobster pound in Cornish Maine WICKED GOOD!!! seafood.

[Bert Kemp]

Let me just say this. If Brian is looking for good seafood in New England, Red Lobster ain't it! New England has some of the best seafood restaurants in the world! It would be a crying shame to go to Red Lobster instead of one of the local restaurants from Maine to New York.

I second that we do have the best seafood, I see Newick's was mention and I said Bay haven Lobster Lb in Cornish Me., Johnsons Steak and Seafood is good also . Murphy's and Browns in Seabrook.
But really Just drive US RT 1 anywhere along the coast of Maine, New Hampshire, RI, CT and stop at just about any non chain place and your gonna get good seafood.In CT Jimmys, or Turks if you can't get into Jimmy's in West Haven. I've had seafood in just about every place you can imagine from NY to the tip of the Gaspe Peninsula and back really haven't found a bad place."DON"T GO TO RED LOBSTER lol when in New England. I'm in NH now anyone want to go out for seafood lets do it and if you have an MC even better we'll ride.

[Mike Null]

Our favorite restaurant here in St. Louis is Brio. It's Italian, based in Columbus, Ohio and always busy. it's attractive, well situated and has killer lasagna. They are also affiliated with Bravo restaurants. Their people are well trained, very courteous and professional. It's also clear that they have a good executive training program in place.

I am also partial to Cracker Barrel for my pancake fix. If I go to a fast food place it's usually Steak n Shake but they are a very sloppy operation. If you want seafood around here you're almost forced to Red Lobster. For pizza, we're fans of Cecil Whitakers and the St. Louis thin crust. My son's barbeque ribs beat any restaurant.

I can't think of a single locally owned restaurant here that I can say is outstanding. One exception to that is Sam's Steakhouse. Great steaks and drinks but pricy.

Maybe I'm not Italian enough to appreciate the "authentic" Italian restaurants on "the Hill" but I haven't found one that's calling me back.

[Michael Liechty]

Cafe Rio, which is just in a few of the western states. I like their pork taco's but everything is good. The place is packed at all times.

The barbacoa is outstanding too

[David C. Roseman]

My wife and I try to not eat at chains when we travel. We just like to try different things. But, sometimes, nothing beats a country fried steak, okra, green beans, and fresh biscuits from Cracker Barrel...

Don't forget their warm apple dumpling topped with vanilla ice cream for dessert. Whatever one thinks of Cracker Barrel, there's nothing quite like it. Ask for two spoons, because it's too big for one person to finish and still walk to the car.

David

[Mike Henderson]

I saw this review of Olive Garden's "Never Ending Pasta" offering and thought about this thread. It's an interesting story.

Mike