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During the 2020 pandemic, [[Charlie L]] realized his lack of visits to casual dining national chain restaurants, and made a goal to visit each one with friends after the pandemic ended.

== Restaurants ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Record of restaurant visits
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! Restaurant name !! Location !! Date visited !! Attendees !! Grade !! Notes/photos/etc. !! Cory popped his straw
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Chili's|Chili's]] || East Side || {{Start date and age|2021|07|18}} || [[Charlie L]], [[Tristan]], [[Carly]], [[Travis]]  || B- || Food was great, ambiance was poor || {{No}}
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Texas Roadhouse|Texas Roadhouse]] || East Side || {{Start date and age|2021|06|06}} || [[Charlie L]], [[Tristan]], [[Cory]], [[Carly]], [[Travis]] || B || Massive beer spill next to our table, like 2 vegetarian options for Travis || {{Yes}}
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Applebee's|Applebee's]] || East Side || {{Start date and age|2024|01|20}} || [[Charlie L]], [[Cory]], [[Carly]], [[Travis]] || B- || Ambiance and server were great, but the food was unimpressive || {{Yes}}
|-
| [[Wikipedia:TGI Fridays|TGI Fridays]] || East Side || || || || || 
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Olive Garden|Olive Garden]] || East Side || {{Start date and age|2021|08|15}}  || [[Charlie L]], [[Tristan]], [[Cory]], [[Carly]], [[Travis]], [[Alyssa]] || A || Alyssa had like 4 soups, Charlie spilled pepper water into his soup || {{Yes}}
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Red Robin|Red Robin]] || East Side || {{Start date and age|2022|03|17}} || [[Charlie L]], [[Tristan]], [[Cory]], [[Carly]], [[Travis]] || A || Food was great, but there was one server || {{Yes}}
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Cracker Barrel|Cracker Barrel]] || East Side || {{Start date and age|2022|09|18}} || [[Charlie L]], [[Tristan]], [[Alyssa]], [[Carly]] || C+ || The ambiance couldn't help the awful service, bland food, and homogenous menu || {{No}}
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Longhorn Steakhouse|Longhorn Steakhouse]] || West Side || || || || || 
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Outback Steakhouse|Outback Steakhouse]] || East Side || {{Start date and age|2021|09|04}} || [[Charlie L]], [[Cory]], [[Carly]], [[Travis]], [[Josh]] || B+ || Cory ordered a massive bone-in ribeye and somehow finished it || {{Yes}}
|-
| [[Wikipedia:The Cheesecake Factory|The Cheesecake Factory]] || West Side || {{Start date and age|2023|03|16}} || [[Charlie L]], [[Tristan]], [[Cory]], [[Carly]], [[Travis]], Sunshine || A || We never got our appetizers, but the food came soon enough || {{No}}
|}