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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 8203382" data-attributes="member: 14159">Since some people here don't know what these restaurants are (they're all popular large US chains), I figure I'll give some explanation:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1. McDonalds. It's everywhere.</li> </ul>I do suspect that pretty much everyone knows what McDonalds is.  Largest fast food franchise in the world.  Low-quality food, but very uniformly made, and totally ubiquitous.  Popular with kids.  You can go almost anywhere in the world and find a McDonalds, and the food will be pretty much the same anywhere. <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2. Chipotle. So good you overlook the occasional food poisoning.</li> </ul>"Fast casual" chain selling burritos and similar Tex-Mex style food.  The burritos are the very large "mission style" burritos first created in San Francisco.  The food quality is usually pretty good and very delicious, but they've had some scandals with food poisoning in the past that has tainted their reputation a little.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">3. Cheesecake Factory. I trust in the Snarf.</li> </ul>Restaurant chain that specialized in sumptuous, huge, calorie-filled meals.  Tasty, but very fattening.  <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">4. Cracker Barrel. It has rocking chairs for the grognards.</li> </ul>A popular restaurant chain in the US specializing in "country" style cuisine, found mostly (but not entirely) in the southern US.  Rather like the food my grandmother used to make.  Known for having a fairly relaxed atmosphere, being popular with the elderly, and popular with country folks.  Each store has a country store selling old fashioned and nostalgic goods, including rocking chairs and old-style candy.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">5. Taco Bell. It's amazing if you don't think about what goes into it.</li> </ul>Popular US fast food chain.  Mass produced highly Americanized "Mexican" food that's okay, but of very questionable quality.  Open late at night, popular place to get food when the bars close.  Tends to give a lot of people some. . .unpleasant. . .gastrointestinal side-effects when eaten though.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">6. Outback Steakhouse. No rules, just right.</li> </ul>Australian-themed steakhouse chain in the US.  Not even remotely authentically Australian, but plays to American stereotypes of Australia being a relaxed, slightly wild and quirky place.  The marketing for them emphasizes it's a place you can come and relax and not worry about formalities and etiquette, just sit down and enjoy your meal.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">7. Denny's. It might be terrible, but you're there at 3am.</li> </ul>A diner chain that is open late hours and serves a broad, generic menu including breakfast and lunch/dinner foods.  Tends to be greasy and of questionable quality, but they're cheap and pretty much always open.  <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">8. Olive Garden. When you need to settle. And want breadsticks.</li> </ul>A chain of Italian restaurants that is rather something of a running joke for being very generic and faux-Italian in how it looks and acts.  Tries to create the illusion of an Italian bistro or family dinner.  Tends to be situated around other chain restaurants and malls, and is often a "compromise" choice when a party of people with diverse dining tastes each wants something different.  It's not the best, but most people think it's at least adequate enough to eat there.</blockquote>

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