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! Restaurant name !! Date visited !! Attendees !! | ! Restaurant name !! Location !! Date visited !! Attendees !! Grade !! Notes/photos/etc. !! Cory popped his straw | ||
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| | | [[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}} | ||
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| | | [[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}} | ||
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| | | [[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}} | ||
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| | | [[Wikipedia:TGI Fridays|TGI Fridays]] || East Side || {{Start date and age|2024|11|16}}||[[Charlie L]], [[Carly]], [[Travis]]||B-||Food was very good, but steak was a bit undercooked. Poor ambiance. || {{No}} | ||
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| | | rowspan="2" |[[Wikipedia:Olive Garden|Olive Garden]]|| rowspan="2" |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}} | ||
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| | |{{Start date and age|2024|09|2}} | ||
|[[Charlie L]], [[Cory]], [[Carly]], [[Travis]] | |||
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| We went because Travis made a joke about the Sonic movie. | |||
|{{Yes}} | |||
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| | |[[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}} | ||
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| | | [[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}} | ||
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| Outback Steakhouse || || || || | |[[Wikipedia:Longhorn Steakhouse|Longhorn Steakhouse]]||West Side|| || || || || | ||
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|[[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}} | |||
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|[[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}} | |||
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|[[:en:Hooters|Hooters]] | |||
|East Side | |||
|{{Start date and age|2025|02|06}} | |||
|[[Charlie L]], [[Cory]], [[Travis]], [[Preet]], Vee, Greg | |||
|B+ | |||
|Good wings and service, our table had hospital lighting | |||
| {{No}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 7 February 2025
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
| Restaurant name | Location | Date visited | Attendees | Grade | Notes/photos/etc. | Cory popped his straw |
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| Applebee's | East Side | January 20, 2024 | Charlie L, Cory, Carly, Travis | B- | Ambiance and server were great, but the food was unimpressive | Yes |
| Chili's | East Side | July 18, 2021 | Charlie L, Tristan, Carly, Travis | B | Food was great, ambiance was poor | No |
| Texas Roadhouse | East Side | June 6, 2021 | Charlie L, Tristan, Cory, Carly, Travis | B | Massive beer spill next to our table, like 2 vegetarian options for Travis | Yes |
| TGI Fridays | East Side | November 16, 2024 | Charlie L, Carly, Travis | B- | Food was very good, but steak was a bit undercooked. Poor ambiance. | No |
| Olive Garden | East Side | August 15, 2021 | Charlie L, Tristan, Cory, Carly, Travis, Alyssa | A | Alyssa had like 4 soups, Charlie spilled pepper water into his soup | Yes |
| September 2, 2024 | Charlie L, Cory, Carly, Travis | A | We went because Travis made a joke about the Sonic movie. | Yes | ||
| Cracker Barrel | East Side | September 18, 2022 | Charlie L, Tristan, Alyssa, Carly | C+ | The ambiance couldn't help the awful service, bland food, and homogenous menu | No |
| Red Robin | East Side | March 17, 2022 | Charlie L, Tristan, Cory, Carly, Travis | A | Food was great, but there was one server | Yes |
| Longhorn Steakhouse | West Side | |||||
| Outback Steakhouse | East Side | September 4, 2021 | Charlie L, Cory, Carly, Travis, Josh | B+ | Cory ordered a massive bone-in ribeye and somehow finished it | Yes |
| The Cheesecake Factory | West Side | March 16, 2023 | Charlie L, Tristan, Cory, Carly, Travis, Sunshine | A | We never got our appetizers, but the food came soon enough | No |
| Hooters | East Side | February 6, 2025 | Charlie L, Cory, Travis, Preet, Vee, Greg | B+ | Good wings and service, our table had hospital lighting | No |